FS #25: Soul of Franciscan Spirituality, Part 5 – May 08 – Homily – Fr Terrance
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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on May 08, 2023, where he continues his series on Franciscan Spirituality, focusing today on how love, the soul of this spirituality, he emphasizes what he said last time that grace is love and vice versa but in light of sacred scripture and the teachings of St. Augustine.
Jesus tells us in John 15:4 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/15?4 to abide in Him, and in John 15:9-10 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/15?9, He explains that abiding in Him means abiding in His love. This divine atmosphere allows us to participate in God's divinity, living in His grace. St. Augustine says that justice, charity, and grace are connected, as discussed in his work De Natura et Gratia (On Nature and Grace) https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1503.htm.
The Franciscan doctors affirm the substantial identity of grace and charity, two aspects of the same gift from God. The essence of grace is charity because God's love is poured out through grace, enabling us to love Him in return. Blessed John Duns Scotus explains that charity makes God dear to us, while grace makes us pleasing to God.
St. John tells us in 1 John 4:10 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1john/4?10 that it's necessary for God to first love us, but we must also welcome and reciprocate His love. Grace is both God's loving gift to us and our loving response to Him.
Let's ask Our Lady, the Mother of Grace, to help us understand and embrace the love of God, Jesus, and herself. Praise be Jesus and Mary, now and forever.
Ave Maria!
00:00 – Introduction
00:15 – Equating Charity with Grace
00:48 – Abiding in Jesus' Love
01:29 – Participating in God's Divinity
02:02 – Living in a Holy Place
02:37 – Justice, Charity, and Grace in St. Augustine's Work
03:04 – The Essence of Grace is Charity
04:00 – God's Lovable and Justifying Nature
05:00 – The Two-Way Relationship of Grace
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.
Mass: Monday 5th Week of Easter - Wkdy
Readings: - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/050823.cfm
1st: act 14:5-18
Resp: psa 115:1-4, 15-16
Gsp: joh 14:21-26
More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1714
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