The Grace You MUST Pray For: Final Perseverance Explained

About this sermon

In this powerful sermon on the final Sunday of the Church’s liturgical cycle, we reflect on Christ’s words from the Gospel and His promise: “Whatsoever you ask when you pray, believe that you shall receive.” This homily explores the profound Catholic teaching on the grace of final perseverance—the essential grace needed to remain faithful to God until the moment of death. Drawing from Scripture, the Church Fathers, St. Thomas Aquinas, the Council of Trent, and St. Alphonsus Liguori, this sermon explains: • What final perseverance is • Why it is necessary for salvation • Why it cannot be merited by human effort • How we obtain it through prayer and God’s mercy • The importance of First Fridays, First Saturdays, and devotion to Our Lady • Why daily prayer for this grace is essential for every Catholic soul This message offers clarity, hope, and urgency: our entire eternal destiny rests on this grace. May all who hear this sermon be inspired to pray daily for perseverance, entrust themselves to Our Lady, and live faithfully in the grace of God. ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 00:21 – Words from St. Mark’s Gospel 00:46 – The Last Sunday of the Liturgical Year 01:01 – The Coming of Christ and the Final Judgment 01:30 – Our Personal Judgment Is Imminent 01:57 – Why We Must Die in a State of Grace 02:12 – Introduction to the Grace of Final Perseverance 02:20 – Definition by Fr. Hardon 02:59 – Part 1: Steadfastness in Good Until Death 04:08 – Example: St. Paul vs. Judas 05:21 – Part 2: Final Perseverance Is an Actual Grace 06:11 – Habitual vs. Actual Grace Explained 06:51 – Grace That Enables Good Actions 07:56 – Part 3: Why We Cannot Merit Final Perseverance 08:46 – Teaching of the Council of Trent 09:37 – Explanation from St. Thomas Aquinas 10:13 – Why Merit Cannot Guarantee Perseverance 10:55 – Heaven Can Be Merited but Also Lost 11:19 – God's Promise of Heaven vs. Attaining Heaven 11:31 – Part 4: How to Obtain Final Perseverance 12:00 – St. Augustine and Impetratory Prayer 12:53 – God Hears the Sinner Who Cries for Mercy 13:15 – Merit vs. Impetration 13:47 – St. Alphonsus: Doctor of Prayer 14:03 – All in Heaven Prayed; Those in Hell Did Not 15:01 – Devotions That Promise Perseverance 15:37 – St. Louis de Montfort and Devotion to Mary 16:00 – Ask and You Shall Receive 16:10 – Final Exhortation: Pray Daily for Final Perseverance 16:16 – Blessing and Conclusion For more on these religious & to support them, please visit https://papastronsay.blogspot.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.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 🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #Sermon #TraditionalCatholic #FinalPerseverance #CatholicTeaching #StThomasAquinas #StAlphonsus #CatholicSermon #CatholicHomily #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #FirstFridays #FirstSaturdays #Mary #CatholicDoctrine #EternalLife #Salvation #Prayer #Grace

Topics

• Prayer
• Grace
• Perseverance