Prophet Elijah (20 July): Fervent Prayers of Holy People are Powerful

About this sermon

What made the prayers of St. Elijah (Elias) the Prophet so powerful that they brought drought, rain, fire from heaven, miracles, and even the conversion of an entire nation? Drawing from St. James 5:16-18, this sermon explores why the Church proclaims that "the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." Through the life of the great Prophet Elijah, we discover the qualities of prayer that God delights to answer: holiness, unwavering faith, fervent love, zeal for God's glory, and selfless concern for others. Learn how Elijah confronted King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, defeated the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, raised the widow's son, ended the drought through prayer, and called Israel back to the worship of the true God. This timeless homily challenges every Christian to move beyond routine prayers and instead pray with the same faith, zeal, humility, and love that characterized one of the greatest prophets in Sacred Scripture. "The fervent prayer of a righteous man is powerful indeed." — James 5:16 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Opening Prayer 00:37 St. James on the power of prayer 01:10 Elijah prays for drought 02:03 The widow of Zarephath 02:32 Elijah raises the widow's son 02:55 The contest with the prophets of Baal 03:29 Fire falls from Heaven 03:52 Israel returns to God 04:15 Elijah prays for rain 04:37 Why Elijah's prayers were powerful 05:13 Elijah sought God's glory, not his own 05:43 Praying for the good of others 06:00 How Christians should imitate Elijah 06:59 "The fervent prayer of a righteous man is powerful indeed." 07:08 Final Blessing For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@st.johnchrysostombyzantine2197 & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest https://themartyrswalk.com/ https://realestateforlife.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.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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StElijah #ProphetElijah #Elias #Prayer #PowerOfPrayer #Catholic #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #BibleStudy #Scripture #James516 #MountCarmel #OldTestament #ChristianFaith #Homily

Topics

• Prayer
• Holiness