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Ordinary Means of Salvation

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Consoling the Sacred Heart

A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger

An Angel Comforting Jesus Before His Arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, Carl Bloch, 1873

Outline Of Talk

Ordinary Means of Salvation and Consoling the Sacred Heart

At the Talk, Fr. Ermatinger handed out the following two articles:

How to Grow in Holiness: Lectio Divina:   Click Here

Battle Ready: No Mental Prayer, No Holiness:   Click Here

  • Introduction and Prayers: 0:00-1:38
  • We Are Not Made to Live a Natural Life: 1:38-2:54
    • We are Natural Beings
    • Need the Life of Grace
  • Adam and Eve Angles Created in the State of Grace: 2:54-3:28
  • Right Relationship = State of Grace + Actual Graces: 3:28-9:00
    • Structure + Electric Current, 
    • Adam and Eve’s Existence in Grace Before the Fall: 4:44-5:39
      • Preternatural Graces/Gifts
    • Relationship Restored by Gift of Grace Received in Baptism: 5:39-5:44
    • Existence of Those Not in the State of Grace: 5:44-6:32
    • Saved by Christ through Grace in a Lifelong Process: 6:32-7:28
      • Error of Thinking that Being a Catholic is Fulfilling Rules: 6:50-7:28
        • Rules are There for Weakness
        • Exist for Fulfilling Our Relationship with Christ
          • Every Relationship Has Rules: 7:04-7:28
    • How Do We Maintain that Relationship? 7:28-9:00
      • Enter into this Relationship that Christ has Established: 7:48-9:00
        • We Have to Do Our Part: 8:00-8:20
        • How Do I Make Sure My Relationship with Christ is Sound? 8:20-9:00
          • Sacramental Grace, Prayer, Virtue: 8:43-9:00
  • Meaning of Grace: 9:00-12:30
    • “Gift” Given Freely: 9:28-10:04
      • God Takes Care of the Supernatural Part: 10:04-10:09
      • Virtue is Our Part: 10:09-10:43
    • Infused Virtue in the State of Grace: 10:43-10:57
      • Different in Species, not Degree
      • Examples (Pure Motivation, Natural Motivation, Mixed): 10:57-12:10
    • Not About Being a “Better Person” About Being Friends with Christ: 12:10-12:30
      • Prayer is Where Our Friendship Blossoms: 12:20-12:30
  • Degrees of Prayer – St. Teresa of Avila: 12:30-18:36
    • 1. Vocal Prayer: 12:36-13:15
      • While One Moves Beyond, One Never Stops Vocal Prayer
      • Many Catholics Never Learn the 2nd Stage
    • 2: Mental Prayer (Meditation / Lectio Divina / Contemplation): 13:15-18:36
      • Method Teaches Traditional Way to Grow
      • Mental Prayer is Not Something to Do but a Person to Encounter: 13:54-14:26
      • Pius XI, Miserentissimus Redemptor: 14:26-16:17
        • Christ During His Passion Was Aware of Your Present Meditation on That Aspect of His Passion 16:17-18:36
  • When We…: 18:36-19:12
    • Live the Life of the Sacraments, Christ is Alive Within Us.
    • Live the Life of Virtue, We Order What Was Disordered.
    • Spend Time in Meditation, We Cultivate Our Side of the Relationship.
  • Disorder of Passions: 19:12-25:21
    • Came From the Fall
    • Types of Passions: 19:24-20:05
    • Grace Reorders Passions: 20:05-20:23
      • Passions are Not Enemies:
      • Not Setup for Failure
    • Passions are Opportunities to Choose Christ Over Temptations: 20:23-25:21
      • Orientate Passions Towards the Sacred Heart, Not Repress Them
      • Take Charge not Just Wait for Temptations: 21:29-22:24
      • Choose Penances / Mortifications
        • Penitential Fasting: 22:24-23:36
          • Just Liquids
          • Was the Norm
        • Ascetical Fasting: 23:36-24:00
          • 1 Meal A Day
        • All Catholics Were Obliged During Lent: 24:00-23:34
          • Ascetical Fasting All Days
          • Penitential Fasting on Ash Wed and Good Friday.
        • Avoiding Mortal Sin vs. Building Relationship with Christ: 23:34-25:21
  • Sacramental Grace, Prayer, Virtue: 25:21-26:04
    • Build the Relationship
    • Determines Holiness
  • Principles for Mental Prayer: 26:04-32:47
    • Mental Prayer Gives: 26:12-26:34
      • Fuller Life of the Sacraments
      • Reason to Live Heroic Virtue
    • Prayer and Virtue are Two Rails Upon Which the Train of Grace Rides: 26:34-27:27
    • The Interior Castle: 27:27-26:17
    • False Excuses: 26:17-30:55
      • 1. Don’t Know How to Do So.
      • 2. Don’t Have Time.
      • 3. God Doesn’t Want Me.
    • Christ Changes Those Who Spend Time with Him: 30:55-31:49
      • Uncomfortableness Goes Away Over Time: 31:31-31:49
    • Practical Helps: 31:49-32:47
      • 1.) Stick to a Regular Time of Day
      • 2.) Moderation is Key
  • Q&A: 32:47-42:12
    • 1. Is there a point in fasting if one is not in a state of grace? 32:52-33:58
    • 2. How much grace (minimum) does one need to have to get to heaven? 33:58-34:56
    • 3. What is the difference between actual grace and sanctifying grace? 34:56-36:55
    • 4. Is all virtue, good virtue? 36:55-38:47
    • 5. What are the nine stages of prayer? 38:47-42:12

 

— Fr. Ermatinger