In this podcast, Fr. Donncha Ó hAodha offers a profound reflection on St. Josemaria Escriva as a great teacher of prayer to help us renew our awareness of the essential nature of prayer and how transformative it is. In society, we tend to measure things by people's doings and achievements. But what ultimately gives value to any life is communion with Christ. Without prayer, nothing! With prayer, everything! Prayer produces the fine wine of Christian holiness in and around us. Prayer fills ordinary life with the greatness of God. Our Christian faith teaches us that it is God who seeks man out. He does everything to seek us out and to win our hearts. Therefore, we don't want our prayer to be purely formal, routine, or superficial. We want our prayer to be a genuine conversation, an expression of love, and real communion. To learn how to do this well, we have the example of Our Lady, because there is nobody who surpasses her in the life of prayer. She also reminds us that a person who prays, who seeks an encounter with Christ, leaves a deep, lasting, and somehow eternal imprint on history. View Transcript Visit Show Page Support the showTHANK YOU FOR LISTENING Let us know that our podcast is important to you: Share your favorite episodes with others. And, leave us a rating or review. Also, if you enjoy the podcast, please consider helping us keep our episodes free and accessible for all our listeners: Give today! Stay connected with us on Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: www.stjosemaria.org