Peter Denied Christ — How Many Times Do We? | The Power of the Jesus Prayer

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Glory to Jesus Christ. In today’s Gospel, we reflect on St. Peter’s threefold denial of Christ — and the bitter tears that followed. Peter, the rock, the one closest to Our Lord, still denied Him under pressure. How often do we do the same? We may not stand before a fire in a courtyard, but we deny Christ daily — in our words, our actions, and especially in our thoughts. Sometimes our hearts grow hardened, and we do not even realize we have done it. Yet there is hope. A newly commemorated Romanian saint reminds us that for modern life, God has given us a powerful weapon: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Or simply: “Jesus, have mercy on me.” This ancient prayer — known as the Jesus Prayer — softens the heart. Like water dropping steadily upon rock, it slowly breaks what is hardened within us. When Christ is constantly on our lips, we begin to: • Think differently • Act differently • Love more deeply • Judge less • Deny Him less This is not meant to cause anxiety — but to give us a beautiful challenge: To love Christ more today than yesterday. May this prayer transform your heart so that when temptation comes, you can say: “No. I am His.” Glory to Jesus Christ. Glory forever. 0:00 Glory to Jesus Christ 0:13 The Gospel: Peter Denies Christ 0:42 How We Deny Jesus Daily 1:11 If Peter Fell, What About Us? 1:31 The Goal: Deny Christ Less 2:01 The Jesus Prayer for Modern Life 2:47 How the Jesus Prayer Softens the Heart 3:20 Thinking and Acting More Christlike 3:45 Keep This Prayer Always 4:07 “I Am His” — Refusing to Deny Christ 4:16 Closing Prayer 4:24 Support Catholic Media For more please visit https://lifegivingspringspodcast.podbean.com/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. https://royaldoors.net/examination-of-conscience-for-adults/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #JesusPrayer #CatholicHomily #StPeter #CatholicFaith #Repentance #ChristianLife #LordHaveMercy #SpiritualGrowth #CatholicTeaching #CensusFidelium

Topics

• Prayer
• Jesus Christ