{"podcast":{"title":"St. Josemaria Institute Podcast","slug":"st-josemaria-institute-podcast-173226","podcast_index_feed_id":173226,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1862514.rss","website_url":"http://www.stjosemaria.org/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/l0rcc9o6jbc49y3u7kx6ilzg40jf?.jpg","author":"St. Josemaria Institute","episode_count":665,"summary":"Tune in to the St. Josemaria Institute Podcast to fuel your prayer and conversation with God. On our weekly podcast we share meditations given by priests who, in the spirit of St. Josemaria Escriva, offer points for reflection to guide you in your personal prayer and help you grow closer to God. The meditations are typically under 30 minutes so that you can take advantage of them during your time of prayer, commute, walk, lunch, or any time you want to listen to something good. The St. Josemaria Institute was established in 2006 in the United States to promote the life and teachings of St. Josemaria, priest and founder of Opus Dei, through prayer, devotions, digital and social media, and special programs and initiatives.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:18:35.085131+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-josemaria-institute-podcast-173226"},"episode":{"title":"Journey to the Manger with the Shepherds | The Third Week of Advent","slug":"journey-to-the-manger-with-the-shepherds-the-third-week-of-advent","published_at":"2025-12-09T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-josemaria-institute-podcast-173226/journey-to-the-manger-with-the-shepherds-the-third-week-of-advent","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-josemaria-institute-podcast-173226","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1862514/episodes/18319405-journey-to-the-manger-with-the-shepherds-the-third-week-of-advent.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1862514/episodes/18319405-journey-to-the-manger-with-the-shepherds-the-third-week-of-advent.mp3","summary":"In this third meditation of our Advent series, Fr. Eric Nicolai invites us to contemplate the shepherds, who were the first to receive the news of Christ’s birth. Though they appear to be secondary figures in the Nativity story, their recognition of the Child wrapped in swaddling clothes becomes a powerful revelation: the newborn Jesus is the true Lamb of God, the light shining in the darkness, and God-with-us. As we follow their humble faith and joyful haste toward the manger, we ask f...","meta_description":"In this third meditation of our Advent series, Fr. Eric Nicolai invites us to contemplate the shepherds, who were the first to receive the news of Christ’…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1494,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/st-josemaria-institute-podcast-173226/episodes/journey-to-the-manger-with-the-shepherds-the-third-week-of-advent/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-josemaria-institute-podcast-173226/journey-to-the-manger-with-the-shepherds-the-third-week-of-advent.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}