St. Jerome Emiliani (20 July): If You Want to Be More Perfect

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On the feast of St. Jerome Emiliani (Hieronymus Emiliani), this traditional Catholic homily reflects on the Gospel of Matthew 19:13–21, where Our Lord welcomes little children and encounters the rich young man seeking eternal life. Why does Jesus respond, "Why do you call Me good? Only God is good"? Does Christ deny His divinity? This sermon explains the profound meaning behind Our Lord's words, revealing that Christ is affirming His identity as true God while inviting the rich young man—and all of us—to something even greater than merely keeping the commandments. The homily also explores: The life and heroic charity of St. Jerome Emiliani, patron of orphans. The difference between keeping God's commandments and pursuing evangelical perfection. Why Christ calls some souls to religious life through poverty, chastity, and obedience. The beauty of total self-giving to Jesus Christ. Praying for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. St. Jerome Emiliani left wealth, status, and privilege behind to become a father to abandoned children and the poor. His witness reminds us that holiness is found in complete surrender to Christ. May this sermon inspire greater generosity toward God's call and a deeper love for Our Lord Jesus Christ. 00:00 Sponsor – Real Estate for Life 00:21 Feast of St. Jerome Emiliani 01:09 The Gospel of Matthew 19 01:23 Let the Little Children Come to Me 01:46 The Rich Young Man's Question 02:05 "Why Do You Call Me Good?" 02:49 Keeping God's Commandments 03:23 The Call to Perfection 04:01 Sell Everything and Follow Christ 04:33 Does Jesus Deny His Divinity? 04:59 Follow Me 05:31 Christ the Perfect Mediator 06:02 Leaving Everything for Jesus 06:16 Praying for Religious Vocations 06:59 Becoming Spiritual Fathers and Mothers 07:09 Final Prayer and Blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.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.com 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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StJeromeEmiliani #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #CatholicHomily #Matthew19 #RichYoungMan #ReligiousLife #Vocations #JesusChrist #CatholicFaith #SensusFidelium #CatholicSaints #TraditionalLatinMass #Holiness