How to Pray So God Answers | Canaanite Woman Reflection – Thursday First Week of Lent

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In today’s Gospel reflection, we contemplate the powerful prayer of the Canaanite woman who cried out to Our Lord: “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me.” Why was her prayer answered — while so many of ours seem unheard? This traditional Catholic meditation explores the two essential conditions of effective prayer: 1️⃣ We must ask for what is just and good. 2️⃣ We must ask in a manner worthy of God — with humility, faith, and perseverance. Drawing from Sacred Scripture and the wisdom of the Fathers, this sermon explains: Why God sometimes refuses our requests The danger of praying for worldly goods How pride corrupts prayer The necessity of confidence in God's promises Why perseverance moves the Heart of Christ The Canaanite woman teaches us how to pray like saints — with total humility, unshakable faith, and relentless perseverance. As we continue through Lent, let us examine not whether God hears us — but whether we are praying rightly. “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God.” May this reflection strengthen your Lenten discipline and deepen your interior life. 🙏 If this meditation has helped you, please like, share, and subscribe for more traditional Catholic reflections. 0:00 – Introduction: “Lord, Son of David, Have Mercy” 0:37 – The Canaanite Woman Approaches Christ 1:13 – “It Is Not Right to Give the Children’s Bread to Dogs” 2:00 – Why Her Prayer Was Answered 2:54 – Two Lessons on How to Pray Well 3:19 – God’s Promise to Hear Prayer 4:25 – Why Our Prayers Seem Unanswered 5:37 – Praying for Evil Things 6:29 – Asking for What Appears Good but Is Harmful 9:37 – Why God Refused St. Paul 10:37 – Asking for Good Things with Wrong Motives 12:22 – The Model of the Our Father 13:02 – How to Pray Worthily 13:23 – The Necessity of Humility 15:44 – The Necessity of Faith and Confidence 18:14 – The Necessity of Perseverance 19:26 – The Example of Abraham 20:40 – Final Prayer To donate to the Church Restoration Project in Ireland please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/church-of-the-immaculate-heart-restoration & Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #Lent #CatholicPrayer #TraditionalCatholic #LentReflection #GospelReflection #CatholicSermon #PrayerLife #CatholicFaith #ChristianPerseverance #CatholicSpirituality

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