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BarbaraTherese
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On Sunday, the Responsorial Psalm was:
“Happy are they who have kept the word with a generous heart
and yield a harvest through perseverance. Alleluia!”
The word “perseverance” lept out at me…and stayed in my mind and so on arriving home, I researched it. What has stayed with me is that perseverance remains faithful and persists through all and any difficulties - and apt for me at this point in my life especially. In today’s Gospel, Jesus is asked for a sign as a guarantee. Jesus replies “it is a faithfless generation that asks for a sign”.
catholicculture.org/library/dictionary/
Catholic Culture Dictionary
PERSEVERANCE
Remaining in the state of grace until the end of life. The Church teaches that it is impossible, without the special help of God, to persevere in the state of grace to the end. Thus the Second Council of Orange, in A.D. 529, teaches, in opposition to the Semi-Pelagians, that the justified also must constantly pray for the help of God so that they may attain to a good end (Denzinger, 380). And the Council of Trent in 1547 calls perseverance " a great gift" and says that those in the state of grace cannot persist in God’s friendship without special divine aid (Denzinger 1572).** final perseverance cannot be strictly merited, as though a person had a claim on dying in grace because he or she had been faithful all through life**. Nevertheless it can, with unfailing success, be achieved by proper prayer, offered regularly and earnestly, in the state of grace. The certainty of the prayer being heard is based on the promise of Jesus (John 16:23). since, however, the possibility of a fall always remains, one cannot know with infallible certainty whether one will, in fact, persevere unless one receives a special revelation to that effect (Council of Trent, Denzinger, 1566).
dictionary.reference.com/browse/perseverance
per·se·ver·ance
–noun 1. steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
2. Theology. continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation.
—Synonyms 1. doggedness, steadfastness. Perseverance, persistence, tenacity, pertinacity imply resolute and unyielding holding on in following a course of action. Perseverance commonly suggests activity maintained in spite of difficulties or steadfast and long-continued application: Endurance and perseverance combined to win in the end. It is regularly used in a favorable sense.
Catholic Encyclopedia:
Final Perseverance:
This is a very interesting and informative text to read:
jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Catholic_Encyclopedia/11711a.htm
St. Alphonsus Ligouri – patron of final perseverance
catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta09.htm
Pray of St. Alphonsus to Our Lady for Final Perseverance:
catholic-forum.com/saints/pray0576.htm
The patron to pray for fortitude, which is strength of soul, spirit, purpose etc. especially in the face of difficulties of all kinds is The Holy Spirit.
“Happy are they who have kept the word with a generous heart
and yield a harvest through perseverance. Alleluia!”
The word “perseverance” lept out at me…and stayed in my mind and so on arriving home, I researched it. What has stayed with me is that perseverance remains faithful and persists through all and any difficulties - and apt for me at this point in my life especially. In today’s Gospel, Jesus is asked for a sign as a guarantee. Jesus replies “it is a faithfless generation that asks for a sign”.
catholicculture.org/library/dictionary/
Catholic Culture Dictionary
PERSEVERANCE
Remaining in the state of grace until the end of life. The Church teaches that it is impossible, without the special help of God, to persevere in the state of grace to the end. Thus the Second Council of Orange, in A.D. 529, teaches, in opposition to the Semi-Pelagians, that the justified also must constantly pray for the help of God so that they may attain to a good end (Denzinger, 380). And the Council of Trent in 1547 calls perseverance " a great gift" and says that those in the state of grace cannot persist in God’s friendship without special divine aid (Denzinger 1572).** final perseverance cannot be strictly merited, as though a person had a claim on dying in grace because he or she had been faithful all through life**. Nevertheless it can, with unfailing success, be achieved by proper prayer, offered regularly and earnestly, in the state of grace. The certainty of the prayer being heard is based on the promise of Jesus (John 16:23). since, however, the possibility of a fall always remains, one cannot know with infallible certainty whether one will, in fact, persevere unless one receives a special revelation to that effect (Council of Trent, Denzinger, 1566).
dictionary.reference.com/browse/perseverance
per·se·ver·ance
–noun 1. steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
2. Theology. continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation.
—Synonyms 1. doggedness, steadfastness. Perseverance, persistence, tenacity, pertinacity imply resolute and unyielding holding on in following a course of action. Perseverance commonly suggests activity maintained in spite of difficulties or steadfast and long-continued application: Endurance and perseverance combined to win in the end. It is regularly used in a favorable sense.
Catholic Encyclopedia:
Final Perseverance:
This is a very interesting and informative text to read:
jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Catholic_Encyclopedia/11711a.htm
St. Alphonsus Ligouri – patron of final perseverance
catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta09.htm
Pray of St. Alphonsus to Our Lady for Final Perseverance:
catholic-forum.com/saints/pray0576.htm
The patron to pray for fortitude, which is strength of soul, spirit, purpose etc. especially in the face of difficulties of all kinds is The Holy Spirit.
