Overcoming Passions Through Grace & the Holy Rosary | On Sin, Virtue & Salvation

About this sermon

Are your passions serving reason—or ruling your life? This Catholic sermon explores the danger of disordered desires, the need for interior conversion, and the help we seek through the daily Holy Rosary and Our Lady’s intercession. Beginning with the Gospel account of the ruler pleading for his dying son, Father applies that urgent prayer to the spiritual life: we must turn to Christ when sinful attachments threaten our souls. Our passions are not evil in themselves. Properly ordered, they can serve the good. But anger, pride, lust, and other disordered attachments can cloud our judgment and lead us into sin. Drawing on Scripture, St. Jerome, and St. Thomas Aquinas, the sermon explains why genuine holiness requires the conversion of our hearts as well as our outward conduct. The concluding reflection turns to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Rosary as a spiritual weapon, and St. Louis de Montfort’s encouragement to persevere in daily prayer. The call is to seek the grace of repentance, amend our lives, and grow in fidelity to Jesus Christ. IN THIS SERMON • The ruler’s plea for his dying son • Passions governed by reason and prudence • The struggle between flesh and spirit • Divine grace, free will, and self-mastery • Interior mortification and hidden sinful attachments • Christ’s warning against outward appearances without inward conversion • Mary’s intercession and childlike prayer • The Holy Rosary as a spiritual weapon • St. Louis de Montfort and perseverance in devotion • Conversion, amendment of life, and hope for salvation 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Opening Prayer 00:37 The Ruler’s Plea for His Dying Son 00:54 When Disordered Passions Threaten the Soul 01:08 Passions Can Serve the Good 01:26 How Disordered Desires Cloud Judgment 02:00 Turning to Christ for Deliverance 02:23 Original Justice and Humanity’s Fall 03:00 The Struggle Between Flesh and Spirit 03:24 Resisting Temptation Through Divine Grace 03:58 Free Will and Self-Mastery 04:26 Interior Mortification 04:59 Outward Devotion and Hidden Sin 05:41 Christ’s Warning Against Hypocrisy 05:55 The Interior Beauty of the Soul 06:11 St. Jerome on Fasting, Pride, and Anger 06:35 Refusing to Let Sin Reign 07:01 St. Thomas on Governing the Passions 07:27 How Can We Break Free? 07:42 Our Lady’s Intercession and the Daily Rosary 08:13 Mary’s Purity and Maternal Intercession 09:03 The Rosary as a Spiritual Weapon 09:50 St. Louis de Montfort and Marian Devotion 10:14 The Rosary as a Crown of Roses 10:34 Finding Time for More Prayer 10:50 The Crowns of Jesus and Mary 11:15 Merit, Peace at Death, and Heavenly Glory 11:30 Perseverance in the Rosary and Hope for Conversion 12:14 Conversion and Amendment of Life 12:21 Closing Prayer Choose one recurring fault to bring before Our Lord today. Ask for the grace to resist it, examine your heart honestly, and pray the Rosary with attention and devotion. What helps you persevere in prayer when you are struggling with the same temptation? Share an encouragement in the comments. Explore more Catholic content: https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, pray for us. St. Louis de Montfort, pray for us. For more from this parish please visit https://institute-christ-king.org/oakland-sermons & please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #Catholic #Rosary #HolyRosary #CatholicSermon #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #CatholicHomily #StLouisDeMontfort #TraditionalCatholic #PrayTheRosary #CatholicPrayer #SpiritualWarfare #Catholicism #OvercomeSin 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

Topics

• Grace
• Salvation
• Repentance
• Holiness
• Overcoming Obstacles