The Greatest Commandment: Love of God and Neighbor

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In today’s Gospel reflection, our Lord Jesus Christ reveals the central commandment of our Christian faith: to love God with all our heart, mind, and soul, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. This powerful teaching shows us that the Ten Commandments are not abolished but fulfilled in Christ through the law of divine charity. True love is not mere sentiment or social service—it is supernatural love rooted in sanctifying grace, flowing from God Himself. Fr. [Name] guides us through: ✨ The unity of the love of God and neighbor ✨ Why sanctifying grace is essential for true Christian charity ✨ How Jesus reveals Himself as both Son of David and Son of God ✨ The danger of reducing Christianity to mere social work ✨ The call to authentic discipleship in Christ 🙏 Let us remain in God’s grace and love our neighbor not with worldly sentiment, but with the supernatural charity of Christ. 📖 Key Scripture References: Matthew 22:34–40 (The Greatest Commandment) Deuteronomy 6:5 (Love the Lord your God) Psalm 110 (The Lord said to my Lord…) 📌 Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction & Sign of the Cross 00:22 – Opening Words to Brothers and Sisters in Christ 00:55 – One Commandment with Two Directions: Love of God & Neighbor 01:31 – The Ten Commandments in the Old Testament 02:30 – Mosaic Precepts vs. God’s Commandments 03:20 – Christ as the Fulfillment of the Law 04:25 – The Pharisee Tests Jesus on the Greatest Commandment 05:12 – The Synthesis of the Law: Love of God and Neighbor 06:00 – The Importance of Sanctifying Grace in True Charity 07:43 – Distinction Between Social Love and Divine Love 09:11 – Christian Identity: Living in God’s Grace 10:00 – Avoiding Reduction of Christianity to Good Sentiment 11:01 – Jesus Questions the Pharisees: “Whose Son is the Christ?” 12:23 – David’s Prophecy: The Lord Said to My Lord 13:18 – Jesus as Both Son of David and Son of God 14:06 – Foundation of Love: True Knowledge of the One God 15:05 – True Fraternity Only Through Christ the Son 16:32 – Need for Christ to Know and Love the Father 17:03 – Prayer for Supernatural Knowledge and Grace 17:45 – Mission: Apostles of Christ, Not Just Social Workers 18:03 – Conclusion & Final Blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ #Catholic #Homily #GreatestCommandment #LoveGod #LoveNeighbor #CatholicFaith #GospelReflection #CatholicChurch #DivineCharity #SanctifyingGrace #CatholicSermon #SundayHomily #ChristianFaith 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podca

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• Love & Compassion
• Relationships