Forgive from the Heart | On Mercy & the Wicked Servant

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In this Catholic sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, we reflect deeply on Our Lord’s parable of the wicked servant, a solemn warning about mercy, forgiveness, and the eternal consequences of hardness of heart. The Gospel reminds us that the servant who was forgiven a great debt failed to show mercy to his fellow servant. When the king learned of this, he delivered the wicked servant to the torturers. Our Lord concludes with a sobering warning: “So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.” This sermon emphasizes that forgiveness must be from the heart, not merely in words or in thought. True forgiveness is an act of the will, strengthened by God’s grace, humility, meekness, and charity. 📖 Key themes include: Mercy as a divine command Forgiving as we have been forgiven The danger of resentment and unforgiveness Charity covering a multitude of sins Meekness as the virtue that enables forgiveness Imitating Christ who is meek and humble of heart Turning to Our Lady, Mother of Mercy, for help in forgiving This homily draws from: The Gospel of St. Matthew The Gospel of St. Luke The Beatitudes The Our Father The teachings of Christ on loving enemies 🙏 Let us pray for the grace to forgive from the heart and to be merciful as our Heavenly Father is merciful. 00:00 Opening Prayer & Introduction 00:24 The Parable of the Wicked Servant 01:12 The Servant’s Lack of Mercy 01:38 The King’s Judgment 01:55 Christ’s Command to Be Merciful 02:14 Forgiveness in the Our Father 02:33 The Golden Rule Explained 02:51 Blessed Are the Merciful 03:09 How Often God Forgives Us 03:26 Eternal Consequences of Unforgiveness 03:50 Forgiving From the Heart 04:17 Forgiveness as an Act of the Will 04:45 Love One Another as Christ Loved 05:01 Examining Our Hearts 05:26 Love Your Enemies 05:38 Turning to Mary, Mother of Mercy 06:02 Meekness as the Key to Forgiveness 06:19 Imitating Christ 06:23 Closing Prayer For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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 #CatholicSermon #Forgiveness #Mercy #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHomily #SundayAfterPentecost #ForgiveFromTheHeart #ParableOfTheWickedServant #LoveYourEnemies #MeekAndHumbleOfHeart #CatholicFaith #CatholicTeaching #OurFather

Topics

• Love & Compassion
• Forgiveness
• Humility
• Service & Ministry