Grace Perfects Nature: Temperaments, Virtue & the Ten Lepers

About this sermon

Grace doesn’t erase who you are—it elevates it. Drawing on Luke 17:11–19 (“ten men… stood afar off”), St. Thomas Aquinas’ “grace perfects nature,” and the lives of St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and St. Francis de Sales, this homily shows how God’s grace works with our temperaments to produce lasting virtue. We explore confession, Holy Communion, devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, and the daily closeness of Jesus—plus practical steps: prayer to the Holy Ghost, good mentorship, and steady “hand on the plow” perseverance. What you’ll get: • How to move from “standing far off” to standing close to Christ • Why temperaments (phlegmatic, choleric, etc.) can be sanctified, not scrapped • The Thomistic principle: Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit (“Grace perfects nature”) • Saints as case studies: Jerome’s hot temper, Augustine’s mind, Francis de Sales’ meekness • Practical tools: Eucharistic devotion, confession, spiritual direction, and focused effort 00:00 Opening prayer & theme 00:12 Gospel: “ten men… stood afar off” (Luke 17:11–19) 00:52 Our flaws, dominant defects & spiritual distance 01:35 From “far off” to “right next to Him” (grace + elbow grease) 01:56 Horace & fallen nature: “Naturam expelles furca…” 02:33 Without faith, hope, charity: why defects keep returning 03:20 Temperament examples: phlegmatic & choleric 04:18 Virtues can form despite temperament 05:01 Grace + free will: sanctifying, not dissolving, temperament 05:23 Saints who changed: St. Jerome 06:03 St. Augustine’s conversion & depth of thought 06:32 St. Francis de Sales: 22 years to meekness 07:21 Aquinas: “Grace perfects nature” 07:55 Gardening the soul: from sour to sweet fruit 09:49 Grace normally works with nature (accept limits, be humble) 10:50 Need for a wise, balanced mentor/superior 11:41 Begging the Holy Ghost; sing the Veni Creator 12:16 Hand on the plow: fall and rise again 13:00 Contemplative gaze at the Sacred Heart & Blessed Sacrament 13:22 “Stay in the ballpark”: work with your temperament 14:23 Aim your tendencies toward the good (hate sin, love God) 15:05 Show Christ our “leprosy”; “Master, have mercy on us” 15:39 Cleansed & elevated nature; closing blessing For more please visit http://reginaecclesiae.com/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #CatholicHomily #TraditionalCatholic #BlessedSacrament #SacredHeart #StFrancisDeSales #StAugustine #StJerome #Thomism #Aquinas #SpiritualDirection #Temperaments #Virtue #Confession #HolyCommunion #HolyGhost #Luke171119 #Sanctification #DominantDefect #CatholicSermon 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/podc

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• Grace