The Faith of the Centurion: The Secret to Powerful Prayer

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The Gospel of the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost presents one of the most remarkable examples of faith found anywhere in Sacred Scripture—the Roman centurion who approached Christ with humility, confidence, and complete trust. When the centurion says, "Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof, but only say the word," Our Lord marvels at his faith and declares that He has found no greater faith in all Israel. This homily explores: ✠ Why true prayer begins with humility ✠ The meaning of "Lord, I am not worthy" before Holy Communion ✠ How the Our Father forms us into authentic disciples ✠ Trusting God's will instead of demanding our own ✠ St. John Chrysostom and the Fathers on the centurion's faith ✠ Why surrender brings the peace of Christ ✠ The Eucharist as our "supersubstantial bread" If you've struggled with prayer, anxiety, or trusting God's timing, this Gospel offers one of the greatest lessons Christ ever gave. "Only say the word, and my servant shall be healed." 00:00 Introduction 00:24 The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost 00:46 Who was the Roman centurion? 01:30 "Lord, I am not worthy" 02:21 Prayer is a gift from God 03:13 Living a life of continual prayer 04:23 Self-reliance: the obstacle to prayer 05:23 Childlike trust in God 06:02 Leaving behind our own agenda 07:34 The Our Father: Christ's school of prayer 08:11 Our Father who art in Heaven 09:29 Hallowed be Thy Name 10:07 Thy Kingdom Come 10:36 Thy Will Be Done 11:42 Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread 12:33 The Eucharist as our true Bread 12:40 Forgive Us Our Trespasses 14:12 Lead Us Not Into Temptation 15:09 For Thine Is the Kingdom 16:18 Adopted children through Baptism 17:18 Let the Our Father transform your prayer life 18:14 Conclusion For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@stjohnmelkite & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #OurFather #Prayer #Faith #Centurion #SundayGospel #CatholicHomily #GospelReflection #CatholicTeaching #Eucharist #HolyCommunion #ChurchFathers #ChristianLife

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• Faith
• Prayer