Rooted in Charity: St. Paul, St. Thomas, and the Way of Love

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In this powerful sermon, we reflect on St. Paul’s teaching that we must be “rooted and founded in charity”—the love of God that is both the foundation and the summit of the spiritual life. Drawing on Sacred Scripture, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, and St. Alphonsus, we learn how charity is the soul of every virtue and the key to holiness. 🙏 Key themes include: Charity as the beginning and end of the Christian life The role of sanctifying grace in keeping us united with God St. Augustine’s fourfold vision of the virtues as expressions of love St. Thomas Aquinas’ practical points on growing in charity The importance of daily meditation on the Passion of Christ St. Francis of Assisi and the gift of the Stigmata as a witness to God’s love Through charity, we learn to direct all our actions—whether great or small—for the love of God. This reflection reminds us that holiness is not complicated: love God, keep His commandments, and unite all things to Him. ✝️ Let us renew our commitment to charity and follow the example of the saints who lived and died for the love of Christ. 📌 Chapters 0:00 – Introduction: Rooted in charity 0:19 – Charity as foundation and summit 2:00 – Without charity, all is in vain (1 Corinthians 13) 3:30 – Sanctifying grace and living in God’s love 4:00 – St. Augustine: Virtue as the perfect love of God 6:00 – Four cardinal virtues as forms of love 8:00 – Directing all actions to God’s glory 9:50 – St. Thomas’ Four Ways to Grow in Charity 13:00 – Infinite goodness of God in the Eucharist & Confession 14:00 – Avoiding even small offenses against God 16:00 – Detachment from worldly goods 19:00 – Sacrifice as an expression of love 21:00 – St. Francis and the Stigmata 22:00 – The Passion of Christ: Center of devotion 23:30 – Closing prayer and call to love Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. #Catholic #Sermon #Charity #LoveOfGod #StPaul #StThomasAquinas #StAugustine #StAlphonsus #CatholicHomily #CatholicFaith #PassionOfChrist #StFrancis #ChristianLife #Virtue #Holiness 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

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