Why Jesus Refuses Miracles Without Faith ~ Fr. Perricone

About this sermon

In this powerful sermon, the priest reflects on the Gospel passage where Jesus performs miraculous healings — raising the ruler’s daughter and healing the woman with the hemorrhage. He explains why Christ sometimes refused to work miracles, the danger of seeking “signs and wonders,” and the essential difference between true faith and mere confidence. This homily explores: • Why Jesus’ miracles spread His fame — and why it saddened Him • Why adoration matters, and why kneeling before Christ is the posture of true worship • How the woman healed by touching Christ’s garment reveals the nature of deep, humble faith • Why faith is a supernatural gift received at baptism • The distinction between faith, hope, trust, and the will • Why Catholics must pray daily for an increase in faith • The necessity of studying the faith, especially the Catechism • Why losing faith can happen to anyone who neglects prayer and formation • How to prepare spiritually and intellectually for difficult family conversations at gatherings like Thanksgiving This is a beautiful and sobering reminder that faith must be nurtured like a seed — through prayer, study, humility, and perseverance. “Lord, increase our faith.” ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 — Introduction & Sign of the Cross 00:20 — The fame of Christ spreading after His miracles 01:07 — Why this fame caused sadness for Jesus 01:23 — People mistaking Him for a magician 01:41 — “A wicked and perverse generation seeks signs” 02:15 — The ruler kneels before Jesus in adoration 02:47 — Kneeling in Scripture vs. kneeling in today’s Church 03:26 — The loss of reverence and adoration 03:41 — The woman with the hemorrhage & her profound humility 04:07 — “Your faith has saved you” 04:14 — What is faith? Definition from the Church 04:52 — Faith as perfection of the intellect 05:03 — Trust vs. faith — Protestant misunderstanding 05:23 — Faith as a supernatural virtue received in baptism 05:49 — Faith must be nurtured like a seed 06:01 — Two ways to preserve faith 06:12 — 1) Daily prayer for an increase in faith 06:38 — 2) The study of the faith 06:47 — Importance of the Baltimore Catechism 07:20 — Thanksgiving & talking with family about faith 07:53 — “I cannot give what I do not have” 08:31 — On loved ones losing the faith 08:44 — Why we must beg for faith daily 09:04 — Final blessing https://www.youtube.com/@MyDearCatholicFriends https://www.fatherperricone.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.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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 #Catholic #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #CatholicFaith #GospelReflection #Homily #IncreaseOurFaith #CatholicTeaching #BaltimoreCatechism #CatholicPrayer #CatholicDoctrine #CatholicChurch #Faith #Ch

Topics

• Faith
• Jesus Christ
• Miracles