The Four Degrees of Love | St. Mary Magdalene & St. Bernard's Path to Divine Charity

About this sermon

"Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much." (Luke 7:47) On the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, this sermon reflects on one of the most profound mysteries of the spiritual life: the relationship between forgiveness and love. Drawing from the teachings of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, we explore the famous Four Degrees of Love, revealing how the Christian soul progresses from natural self-love to the supernatural freedom of loving with the very love of God. Mary Magdalene stands as one of the greatest examples of repentance, conversion, and divine charity. Her life demonstrates that authentic love of Christ transforms the soul, restores peace, and leads to complete freedom in God. In this sermon you'll discover: Why Christ says, "She loved much." St. Bernard's Four Degrees of Love. The difference between natural love and supernatural charity. Why many Christians remain spiritually immature. What true Christian freedom really means. How repentance leads to perfect peace. The example of St. Mary Magdalene's life of penance. The call to lose ourselves in order to find ourselves in Christ. May St. Mary Magdalene intercede for us and obtain for us the grace to love Our Lord with undivided hearts. Glory be to Jesus Christ! 📱 ICatholic Mobile America's Catholic mobile phone company. Unlimited 5G talk, text, and data while supporting organizations that defend the Catholic faith. 00:00 ICatholic Mobile Sponsor 00:27 "She Loved Much" – Gospel Reflection 00:42 Introduction: Feast of St. Mary Magdalene 01:00 St. Bernard: Avoiding Sin Is a Greater Miracle 01:22 The Four Degrees of Love 01:42 First Degree: Loving Yourself for Your Own Sake 02:22 Second Degree: Loving God for Your Own Benefit 03:40 Third Degree: Loving God for God's Own Sake 04:55 Fourth Degree: Loving Yourself for God's Sake 05:43 "Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Safe" 06:00 Peace Through Perfect Charity 06:56 Freedom to Serve God Completely 07:15 St. Mary Magdalene's Life of Penance 07:58 Final Exhortation and Prayer 09:07 Download the Sensus Fidelium App For more please visit http://reginaecclesiae.com/ & remember to 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.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 #StMaryMagdalene #MaryMagdalene #StBernard #Catholic #CatholicFaith #SensusFidelium #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #CatholicSermon #CatholicHomily #DivineCharity #LoveOfGod #Forgiveness #Repentance #ChristianLife

Topics

• Love & Compassion
• Giving