Living the Faith: Works, Prayer, and Growing in Perfection – Jul 24 – Homily – Fr Dominic

Fr Dominic Murphy Murphy gives the homily, on how receiving God's word calls us to actively cooperate with Him through works of charity, unceasing prayer, and striving for internal perfection, aided by Our Lady, to bear abundant fruit by aligning our will perfectly with Jesus.

The homily reflects on the parable of the sower, emphasizing that after receiving God's word and experiencing conversion, we are called to actively grow in faith. This involves not only performing external works of charity—like feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and spreading the faith—but also striving for internal perfection and praying unceasingly. While God works through us, we must cooperate with His inspirations, choosing daily to align our will with Jesus's. Our consecration to Our Lady further assists us in this journey, helping us to bear abundant fruit by perfectly doing Jesus's will in all aspects of our lives.

Church – Humanity cooperates with God in salvation by joining human efforts – https://airmaria.com/go/NPfrsw
Church – Grace requires personal assent and guides all spiritual life stages – https://airmaria.com/go/hyQDiM
Church – Human capacity to receive grace depends on one's spiritual openness – https://airmaria.com/go/PBr6aj
– Preparation for grace is itself grace completing faith and charity – https://airmaria.com/go/5z47gF
Commission – Christians actively participate in Christ's ongoing process of redemption – https://airmaria.com/go/3EpcsW

John 15:5 – Remaining in Christ to bear fruit – https://airmaria.com/go/NBDKSA
Matthew 5:48 – Be perfect as your heavenly Father – https://airmaria.com/go/YEGZxD
CCC 2008 – Man's merit through God's grace – https://airmaria.com/go/tQf7qL
1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Constant call to pray without ceasing – https://airmaria.com/go/MsDazg
CCC 2822 – God's will for salvation and truth – https://airmaria.com/go/bd69h5

00:00:00 - The Parable of the Sower and Growing in Faith
01:13:680 - The Call to Good Works and Charity
02:21:880 - The Work of Self-Perfection and Prayer
03:32:039 - Achieving 100-Fold Fruit with Our Lady
04:21:920 - Concluding Prayer

Ave Maria!
Mass: Friday in the 16th Week in Ordinary Time - Wkdy
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/072426.cfm
1st: Jeremiah 3:14-17 - Return of the Remnant of Israel
Resp: Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12, 13 - Gathering of Israel
Gsp: Matthew 13:18-23 - Parable of the Sower

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=895

Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSQHMEA33jo