- Hi Father - Hi
A canoe is very symbolic for Canada, because it represents
one of the things we do here, which is ... canoeing.
It's very Canadian. As you can see, it's all made out of wood, hand-made.
As you can see by the water today, it's a very windy day.
What does a windy day mean? There's a lot of waves.
That's an obstacle when we do canoeing,
because the canoe is going against the waves.
You should also have a vision full of optimism, of hope.
Don't be discouraged by the difficulties you encounter.
We must go against the current.
That's why we chose to present it as a gift to the Father when he came to Montreal.
Saint Josemaria used to say "Think that Jesus went against the current".
"The Apostles went against the current", Saint Josemaria used to add.
And all those who have tried to be faithful disciples of the Lord have had to go against the current as well.
Can you tell us which book guides you in your conversation with God?
Do you always use the Bible? Do you sometimes use other books?
Saint Josemaria used to say "There are many ways of praying".
"But I would want for you the prayer of the daughters and of the sons of God."
In other words, it's a prayer full of trust, speaking to God confidently,
telling Our Lord in prayer what comes to our heart, what we are thinking about,
what we think we need,
with great confidence,
without any fear.
Reading the Gospel a lot, in order to get to know Jesus better,
in order to have a more personal relationship with Him.
Each one of us needs to find his or her own way of praying,
But let it always be a prayer that makes you
deeply aware of being a daughter of God and loved dearly by Him.
How can we talk sincerely of Jesus Christ to our friends who practice other religions,
such as Islam?
This lets us experience that the Work is a large family
and it's a real family.
How do we transmit that joy that you were talking about to our friends,
and also rediscover it every time that we visit Our Lord?
Let them see you very happy of having found Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church,
and letting your cheerfulness show, and what it is that makes you particularly happy,
of what you have found in the Church:
the universality of the Church, or especially Jesus in the Eucharist, for example.
Hello Father, "Buenas tardes, Padre".
We are very happy to have you here among us this afternoon.
We wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to share with you a bit of
our local culture: hockey.
So I will show you how to score a goal.
Our Father used to say: we need to have a sporting attitude,
even if we actually don't play any sport.
As a vital attitude, we should be like athletes.
The athlete, our Father used to say, is the one who is always willing to improve.
Thank you, Father.
As I was making progress in my studies, I started at this university, the ETS,
and I joined a student club that is called Rockets.
What I learned with this experience was the importance of team work,
how to organize and distribute tasks, the intensity of work,
learning how to work with people who are also passionate about this.
Something that moved me a lot during the get-together with the Father was that
he talked about apostolate, and the way he described it was that
the most beautiful apostolate is to grow in friendship.
In the environment in which you find yourselves, in your family, in your studies,
with your colleagues, your classmates, your neighbours,
everyone you encounter, and most of all your friends, with friendship,
which is the most important element for the task of apostolate. Friendship.
Talking individually with each person and transmitting what we have inside our heart:
the love of God, the knowledge of God.
Father, I have been a policeman for about 15 years.
It's a demanding job, but it also has a lot of positive aspects.
I have the chance of going to Mass during my breaks at work.
When I asked the Father my question, I mentioned that people are often surprised
to see me dressed in my uniform, going to a church in order to pray.
And people ask if there is a problem, or whether the church has received threats.
I answer that I am there only to receive Jesus.
When you see a church, don't simply say, ah well, there is a church.
No, it's an opportunity to realize that God is with us.
And if it's a Catholic church, that Jesus Christ is there, in the tabernacle.
We need to find ways of remembering the most fundamental: God is with us.
I understand their surprise, to see a police officer going in his uniform into a church.
I hope to change the world, even if it's just a little, change society,
and make it a better place.
To me, that is what the spirit of Opus Dei is all about.
Because we can transform everything into prayer: work, study, our relationships, if
it's accompanied by a personal relationship with Our Lord.
And we were married in 1963. We had two children.
And I never had my career singing, but I have never stopped singing.
And I would love to sing for you today.
He's got the whole world in his hands.
Father, in keeping with the coffee theme, I'm wondering if you know the answer to
this question. - Maybe I don't know it.
- What do you call a sad cup of coffee?
- A depresso!
- Father, one more question. Why did the espresso keep checking his watch?
- Why? - Because he was pressed for time!
Father, what would you like us to accomplish here? What is your dream for us in this country?
That from sea to sea, as the motto of this nation, "A mari usque ad mare",
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from South to North,
my dream is that the joy of the Gospel may reach every corner,
the joy of the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
And specifically, in what corresponds to the Work, that it may extend more,
not for the sake of being many, but in order to help people,
in order to make people happier.
It also means to spread this message that we must, that we can find God
in ordinary life, in work, in family life.
I dream ultimately about the mission of the Church, of the whole Church.
I never imagined the Father here - waiting for him - I can get emotional
It means to put Christ in the centre of everything that I do.
OK, I hope I did OK. I hope I didn't say anything wrong.
That's a cool camera...
... a large scale project. That's what... That's...
... Can I rephrase that?
- I'm looking here? -No, look at me. I'm the only one here.
-That's OK