Fifth Sunday After Easter: On the Conditions of Prayer ~ St. Alphonsus

About this sermon

What makes prayer truly powerful? Why do some prayers seem unanswered? In this deeply moving traditional Catholic sermon, we explore the THREE essential conditions of effective prayer: humility, confidence, and perseverance. Drawing from Sacred Scripture, St. Augustine, St. Bernard, St. Alphonsus Liguori, and the Fathers of the Church, this sermon reveals why God always hears humble prayer and how souls lose grace when they cease praying. This sermon explains: Why pride ruins prayer Why God never rejects humble souls How confidence in God unlocks grace Why perseverance in prayer is necessary for salvation Why some prayers are refused The importance of avoiding occasions of sin Why Our Lady’s intercession is so powerful If you struggle with dryness in prayer, unanswered prayers, temptation, discouragement, or spiritual weakness, this sermon will strengthen your faith and inspire perseverance. “Ask and you shall receive.” — John 16:24 00:00 – The Necessity and Power of Prayer 00:37 – God Never Refuses Humble Prayer 01:16 – The First Condition: Humility 01:56 – Prayer Pierces the Clouds 03:03 – The Second Condition: Confidence 03:39 – Believe and You Shall Receive 04:58 – Ask and It Shall Be Given Unto You 05:28 – “But I Am a Great Sinner…” 06:01 – Removing Obstacles to Grace 06:50 – Why God Refuses Certain Temporal Favors 08:14 – Spiritual Favors Should Be Asked Absolutely 09:15 – God Gives Grace Even to Sinners Who Ask 10:08 – The Third Condition: Perseverance 10:45 – If We Cease to Pray We Fall 11:28 – The Chain of Graces and Prayer 11:57 – The Friend Knocking at Midnight 13:18 – Holy Importunity Pleases God 14:07 – Pray Continually Throughout the Day 15:02 – All Graces Pass Through Mary https://sensusfidelium.com/meditations/st-alphonsus/st-alphonsus-sermons-for-every-sunday-of-the-year/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Prayer
• Easter