Why You Don’t Advance in Prayer Consistency, Sacrifice, and Beating Distractions ~ Fr Ripperger

About this sermon

Why do so many Catholics struggle to grow in prayer? In this second conference, Fr. Chad Ripperger examines the hidden obstacles that prevent souls from advancing in the spiritual life. Drawing from years of pastoral experience and exorcism ministry, he explains why spiritual discipline, daily prayer, sacrifice, fidelity to grace, and the development of virtue are indispensable for anyone seeking union with God. Fr. Ripperger discusses: • Why consistency is more important than feelings in prayer • The necessity of self-denial and discipline • How distractions arise from the world, the flesh, and the devil • Why God removes spiritual consolations • The relationship between virtue and prayer • Signal graces and discerning God's will • Spiritual blindness and humility • Sacrifice as the antidote to sin • Fidelity to grace as the key to sanctity • How demons exploit attachment to created goods • The importance of perseverance in daily prayer This lecture offers profound insights into the Catholic spiritual tradition and provides practical guidance for those seeking authentic holiness. "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness..." — Matthew 6:33 Watch more conferences from Fr. Chad Ripperger on Sensus Fidelium. 00:00 Introduction & Opening Prayer 00:36 Why Most People Never Advance Spiritually 01:24 Lack of Spiritual Discipline 02:27 The Importance of Daily Prayer 03:05 Identifying Personal Defects 04:25 Eliminating Distractions 05:18 Creating a Place for Prayer 06:08 Prayer Orders the Soul 06:50 Growing in Charity 08:49 Hope and the Higher Levels of Prayer 10:01 Surrendering Control to God 11:53 Recognizing God's Promptings 13:24 Fidelity to Grace 15:27 Prayer and the Virtue of Religion 16:44 Why Daily Prayer Is Necessary 18:18 How God Speaks Through Grace 19:53 Distractions in Prayer 20:33 Why God Removes Consolations 21:37 Lessons from Exorcism Ministry 24:40 The Root of Every Sin 27:40 Sacrifice vs. Sin 30:00 Obstacles to Prayer 31:35 The World, the Flesh & the Devil 35:20 Understanding Signal Graces 38:54 Diabolic Attack as a Signal Grace 40:02 Predestination & the Daily Rosary 41:19 Benevolence and the Saints 43:42 Growing Through Grace 45:01 Temptation After Virtue 47:38 Why God Allows Demonic Temptation 48:40 Personal Lessons from Our Lady 52:09 God's Goal Is Holiness, Not Comfort 54:17 Discernment of Spirits 56:37 Grace and Your State of Life 58:16 Becoming a Saint Sponsors Sanctifca App https://www.sanctifica.com/ Fatthins - https://fatthins.com/ iCatholicMobile - https://www.icatholicmobile.com/ For more sermons & lectures please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ & remember to do the PenanceWare Fr asks for (C) 2026 Sensus Fidelium Fr Ripperger's order of exorcists http://dolorans.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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. BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ ▶️ 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/ 🔴 Sensus Fidelium Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 #FrChadRipperger #Catholic #Prayer #SpiritualLife #CatholicFaith #SpiritualWarfare #MentalPrayer #Grace #Virtue #SensusFidelium #TraditionalCatholic #Rosary #Discernment #Holiness #CatholicTeaching

Topics

• Prayer
• Jesus Christ