Sermon: On the Means Necessary for Salvation

"Now when John had heard of the wonderful works of Christ," (Matt. ix. 2.) Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent: "On the Means Necessary for Salvation" by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori "All would wish to be saved and to enjoy the glory of Paradise; but to gain Heaven, it is necessary to walk in the straight road that leads to eternal bliss. This road is the observance of the divine commands. Hence, in his preaching, the Baptist exclaimed: "Make straight the way of the Lord." In order to be able to walk always in the way of the Lord, without turning to the right or to the left, it is necessary to adopt the proper means." 0:00 - Introduction 0:57 - First Means. Diffidence in ourselves. 4:55 - Second Means. Confidence in God. 8:49 - Third Means. Resistance to temptations. 11:27 - Conclusion ✅ For the full text transcript, visit: https://mannaofthesoul.blogspot.com/2022/12/Sermon-on-means-necessary-for-salvation.html Please remember to pray for all who made these information available to you. Source: "Sermons for all the Sundays in the year" by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop of St. Agatha and Founder of the Congregration of the Most Holy Redeemer. Translated by Rev. Nicholas Callan. Eighth Edition. Dublin. James Duffy & Sons. 1882 Audio: Read by ancientchristian, Librivox https://bit.ly/3OUBz5j ✅ Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannaofthesoul Twitter: https://twitter.com/mannaofthesoul ✅ Listen / Subscribe Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mannaofthesoul Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4cZlrDMREmR3giUJnTp3C3 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/manna-of-the-soul-catholic-audio/id1571060923?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81ZTBjNTI0OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Thank you for listening and God bless you and keep you! #catholic #catholicpodcast #sermons