The Young Rich Man: Passing the Test: Letting Go to Gain Eternal Life

About this sermon

Glory to Jesus Christ—forever! In this Sunday homily at the Divine Liturgy, we hear the Gospel of the rich young man (cf. Mt 19:16–22; Mk 10:17–22; Lk 18:18–23) and explore a striking parallel from The Lord of the Rings: Galadriel’s temptation and her choice to pass the test. What’s your “ring”—the thing that grips your heart and keeps you from following Jesus without reserve? Key themes: surrender vs. control, wealth and attachment, courage, humility, faith, and trusting Christ’s promise of eternal life. Chapters (adjust to your final edit): 00:00 Intro & greeting (“Glory to Jesus Christ…”) 00:24 The Gospel: the rich young man asks about eternal life 01:15 Why he walks away sorrowful 02:05 Middle-earth mirror: Frodo & Galadriel’s test 03:05 The Ring as a symbol of power—and how it corrupts 04:16 Naming our rings: success, approval, materialism, fear, grudges 05:26 The call of Jesus: let go, trust, and follow 06:44 Passing the test: courage, humility, faith 07:22 Prayer & sending (“Amen”) Scripture for reflection: Matthew 19:16–22; Mark 10:17–22; Luke 18:18–23. Reflection question: What “ring” is hardest for you to release to Christ? For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@steliasbyzantinecatholicch5629 & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #Gospel #Homily #DivineLiturgy #RichYoungMan #RichYoungRuler #Catholic #OrthodoxChristianity #ByzantineCatholic #ChristianSermon #Discipleship #LetGoAndLetGod #LordOfTheRings #Galadriel #SpiritualDetachment #FollowJesus #ComeFollowMe #EternalLife #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.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

Topics

• Suffering & Trials
• Money & Stewardship
• Heaven & Eternity