S15 E7 - The Sacred Heart - Dilexit Nos (Part 1)
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🗓️ 4 November 2024
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Summary
In this week's episode, we begin a three part series on Pope Francis’ recent encyclical Dilexit Nos (on the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus Christ). We discuss how God, as the Divine initiator, loved us first and continuously calls us deeper into His most Sacred Heart. We also reflect on the meaning of our hearts, being captivated by Jesus’ love, and the beauty of allowing Him to set our hearts aflame.
Heather’s One Thing - Man and Woman and the Order of Creation Conference at Franciscan University (view the livestream here)
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - Tomato Basil Soup
Michelle’s One Thing - The book Sons in the Son by Fr. Innocent Montgomery, CFR, and Fr. Angelus Montgomery, CFR
Other Resources Mentioned:
Journal Questions:
- Who am I, really? What am I looking for?
- What direction do I want to give to my life? Why and for what purpose am I in the world?
- How do I want to look back on my life once it ends? What meaning do I want to give to all my experiences?
- Who do I want to be for others?
- Who am I for God?
Discussion Questions:
- How do you belittle or dismiss the movements of your own heart?
- When do you feel distanced from your heart in this season?
- How can you minimize the distance you have from your heart this week?
- How do you self-protect instead of making a self-gift?
- What direction do you want to give to your life? Why and for what purpose are you in the world?
Quotes to Ponder:
“The heart is also the locus of sincerity, where deceit and disguise have no place. It usually indicates our true intentions, what we really think, believe and desire, the “secrets” that we tell no one: in a word, the naked truth about ourselves. It is the part of us that is neither appearance or illusion, but is instead authentic, real, entirely “who we are”.” (Pope Francis, “Dilexit Nos”, Paragraph 5)
Scripture for Lectio:
“He loved us first.” (1 John 4:19)
Sponsor - Reform Wellness:
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We invite you to learn more about Reform’s foundational course Reform Online which offers educational tools, best practices, and community through their nine wellness pillars centered in Christ. Reform is extending an exclusive discount for all our listeners on their upcoming Cohort: Reform Your Home and Family. We highly recommend this three-month foundational course; we’ve each taken Reform Online and still benefit from the fruits in our daily lives. Use code “Abide10'' for your exclusive discount through November 15.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Reform Wellness
01:39 - Intro
02:31 - Announcement and Welcome
05:04 - About the Encyclical
06:53 - The Importance of the Heart
11:16 - The Heart as the Locus of Sincerity
14:54 - Our Heart is Meant for Love
18:46 - Being Captivated by Jesus’ Love
24:20 - The Sacred Heart Aflame with Love
25:51 - One Things
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, friends. This week's episode is sponsored by Reform, a Catholic functional medicine practice and holistic wellness apostolate. |
| 0:07.2 | Reform defines health as the state of the body and soul and invites their clients to return to a life of simplicity centered on Christ. |
| 0:13.8 | Reform's mission is to help you reclaim your well-being in Christ and become the best version of yourself physically and spiritually. |
| 0:20.0 | Through their unique faith-based approach, |
| 0:21.9 | Reform addresses the root causes of disease and creates an environment internally and externally |
| 0:26.7 | to heal the whole person. Reform's work revolves around their nine wellness pillars, all centered |
| 0:31.5 | on Christ. With faith at the center, the other pillars include sleep, stress management, |
| 0:36.2 | personal growth, nutrition, play, |
| 0:38.2 | functional movement, community, and space. Reform works with men and women worldwide, including |
| 0:43.1 | lady, religious communities, and priests, both in person and online. Reform is offering an |
| 0:47.9 | exclusive discount for all of our listeners on their upcoming Reform Online cohort. Reform, |
| 0:53.0 | your home, and family. Healthy parents are essential for the |
| 0:56.3 | well-being and families, the church, and society. This cohort will help reorient your health, |
| 1:01.4 | home, and family toward Christ, bringing balance, order, and simplicity to your domestic church. |
| 1:07.0 | You will receive full access to their course, a 60-minute private consultation, resources to |
| 1:11.9 | implement healthy and sustainable habits, accountability with the community, and more. |
| 1:16.6 | We highly recommend their foundational course. |
| 1:18.7 | We've each taken reform online and are still benefiting from the fruits in our daily lives. |
| 1:22.9 | Use code Abide 10 for your exclusive discount through November 15th. |
| 1:27.0 | We invite you to learn more about reform |
| 1:28.4 | on their website, reformwellness.co, and on Instagram, at Reform underscore Wellness to pursue the |
| 1:35.0 | abundant life for which we've been made. We hope you enjoy this episode. Hi, friends. Welcome to the |
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