The Blessed Virgin’s Secret to Final Perseverance

About this sermon

On the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this sermon considers one of Our Lady’s greatest virtues: flawless perseverance until the end. Saint Thomas Aquinas teaches that continuing in a difficult task for a long time presents a special difficulty of its own. Unlike the angels, human beings experience instability, weakness, weariness, discouragement, and repeated falls. Yet Christian perseverance does not mean that we never stumble—it means that we continually turn back to God and rise again. This sermon distinguishes between heroic perseverance, found most perfectly in the Blessed Virgin and the saints, and ordinary perseverance, by which struggling souls continue fighting despite weakness and failure. “It doesn’t matter if we fall a thousand times, as long as we love the fight and do not love the fall.” Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, may we receive the grace to remain faithful, die in the state of grace, and persevere until our final hour. Download the Sensus Fidelium app and join the faithful today. Please like, subscribe, and share this sermon with someone who needs encouragement to keep fighting. Our Lady of Final Perseverance, pray for us. 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Opening Prayer 0:55 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1:00 “Blessed Are Those Who Keep My Ways” 1:09 Mary’s Flawless Perseverance 1:51 Why Perseverance Is Difficult 2:28 Persevering Until the End 2:48 The Stability of the Angels 3:34 Human Instability and the Weakness of the Flesh 4:26 Asking Mary for Final Perseverance 5:00 What Is Perseverance? 5:11 Two Types of Perseverance 5:17 Heroic Perseverance 5:41 Transforming Union and Fidelity to God 6:09 The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost 7:02 Ordinary Perseverance 7:43 Falls, Weariness and Discouragement 8:45 Continually Turning Back to God 9:37 Fall a Thousand Times—Rise Again 10:07 The Perseverance God Commands 10:35 Our Lady’s Abiding Love 11:12 Prayer for Perseverance Until Death 11:35 Sponsor Message 11:42 Download the Sensus Fidelium App For more please visit http://reginaecclesiae.com/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #BlessedVirginMary #NativityOfMary #FinalPerseverance #CatholicSermon #OurLady #CatholicFaith #MarianDevotion #SpiritualWarfare #SensusFidelium

Topics

• Perseverance
• Blessing & Favor