The Chains You Love Are Keeping You from God | St. Augustine's Powerful Warning ~ Fr. Perricone

About this sermon

Many Catholics worry about grave sins while overlooking the hidden attachments and habitual faults that quietly keep the soul in bondage. In this powerful sermon, we reflect on St. Paul's words that we have "not received the spirit of bondage," together with the wisdom of St. Augustine and St. John of the Cross. What are the "chains" we have learned to love? They may not always be mortal sins. They can be pride, impurity, comfort, resentment, vanity, distractions, or even seemingly harmless habits that keep us from fully loving God. Using striking examples—including a prisoner clinging to a spoon in Auschwitz and St. John of the Cross' image of an eagle restrained by a single silk thread—this sermon reminds us that even small attachments can prevent the soul from soaring toward God. True freedom is found in Jesus Christ, and the chains of sin are broken through sincere repentance and frequent, fervent Confession. "A man has as many masters as he has vices." — St. Augustine May this sermon inspire a deeper examination of conscience and a renewed love for the Sacrament of Penance. 0:00 Sponsor – iCatholic Mobile 0:27 Opening Prayer 0:40 St. Paul's "Spirit of Bondage" 1:06 St. Augustine and Loving Our Chains 1:48 What Are Spiritual Chains? 2:30 Habitual Sin and Bondage 3:13 The Auschwitz Spoon Story 4:22 Examining Our Attachments 4:38 St. John of the Cross: Silk Thread vs. Iron Chain 5:32 "A Man Has as Many Masters as He Has Vices" 5:50 Christ Alone Is Our Master 6:06 Confession Breaks Every Chain 6:23 Examine Your Conscience 6:53 Final Blessing 7:32 Sensus Fidelium App https://www.youtube.com/@MyDearCatholicFriends https://www.fatherperricone.com/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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, S cripture 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 #Catholic #SensusFidelium #StAugustine #Confession #CatholicFaith #ExaminationOfConscience #SpiritualLife #StJohnoftheCross #Repentance #CatholicTeaching #SacramentOfConfession #Holiness #ChristianLife #JesusChrist #TraditionalCatholic

Topics

• Love & Compassion
• Overcoming Obstacles