Franciscan Spirituality Series 1: Intro, part 1 – Jan 31 – Homily – Fr Terrance

 

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jan 31, 2023, on what is spirituality as he starts his new series on Franciscan Spirituality.

Matthew 18: 3 - He https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/18?3

Teachable spirit leads to sanctity

Following book Foundations of Franciscan Spirituality, by Fr. Marciano Ciccarelli, OFM

What is spirituality? involves spirit

St Paul we have flesh and spirit, Soul CCC 363  - http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p1s2c1p6.htm#363

CCC 367 ordered to a supernatural end Soul is united like

Tertullian - body, soul and Holy Spirit - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertullian

Perfecting our souls, which is the noble part of human nature

Genesis creation God breathed into Adam his spirit - Gen 2: 7 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/2?7

Made in the image of God Gen 1: 26-27 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/1?26

We are incarnate spirits, but the soul is what makes us persons and not made of parts, rational and give life to our body

Linked to the body but orientated to God

Alpha and Omega, start and finish, Goal rev 1: 8 Plan is to go to God in heaven and only we can ruin this through sin. - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/1?8

Made in the likeness and image of God

3 powers intellect memory will is like a trinity, pale reflection of God

Bonaventure and Augustine, our ability to know and love God in a manner that God knows and loves himself is also part of divine likeness

Divine Grace is the life of God in us, makes us more like God, sanctifying grace

Original Sin of Adam is what extinguished this grace

but although we are crippled there is still the image of God, likeness is gone, but still have three powers to know God

and Jesus redeems us giving back are life giving grace, our likeness to God.

Grace is a pure gift. Grace now is for future glory

There is predestination as Paul states but not as Calvin would understand it

No one is predestined for Hell but there are some predestined for Heaven. rom 8: 28-30 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/8?28

We are destined for heaven through the way that is Jesus

How? 2 things needed, free will plus God's grace equals true spirituality

Knowledge is good but also must love the truth that we know, need to embrace truth and grace of God with our will.

Our sanctification is God's work of art.

Ask Mary, Queen of the Seraphic (Franciscan) Order to guide us during this series and help us choose to cooperate more fully with God's grace

This is the will of God, our sanctification 1 thes 4: 3 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1thessalonians/4?3

This is a continuation of his series of homilies on Franciscan Spirituality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNN151zTIO4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xgMllKrzSasL2Hljd5BHom

The material for this series comes primarily from Ciccarelli, Marciano M., "I capisaldi della spiritualità francescana" in Italian, which translates as "The Cornerstones of Franciscan Spirituality". No English translations exist at the time of this recording.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. John Bosco - Mem
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/01312023.cfm
1st: phi 4:4-9
Resp: psa 103:1-4, 8-9, 13-14, 17-18
Gsp: mat 18:1-5

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1025

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