Perseverance With God's Grace - May 16 - Homily - Fr Matthias

Fr Matthias M. Sasko gives the homily for the Memorial of St. Margaret of Cortona (Third Order Franciscan) on May 16, 2026, reflecting on her life, illustrating how God's grace can transform the most scandalous sinners into saints before warning against harsh judgment. Father then explains that praying in Jesus's name means surrendering our own desires to confidently receive whatever gifts and provisions Christ has already set aside for us. Index 00:00 - Introduction 00:13 - The Life of St. Margaret of Cortona 01:16 - Lessons on Conversion and Judgment 01:57 - Understanding Prayer in Jesus' Name 02:27 - The Pizza Analogy for Prayer 03:23 - Aligning Our Will with Christ 04:35 - Conclusion and Final Blessing Catechetical resoureces USCCB – Gospel promise of answered prayer – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?13 Franciscan Media – Biography of St Margaret Cortona – https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint... CCC – On praying in Jesus name – https://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/2614.htm CCC – Conversion of heart and penance – https://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/1430.htm CCC – Sinners in the holy Church – https://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/827.htm Vatican – Perseverance through temptations and conversion – https://www.vatican.va/content/catech... Ave Maria! Mass: St. Margaret of Cortona - Mem - http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.... Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/05162... 1st: Ezekiel 18:21-23, 27-28 - Individual Responsibility Resp: Psalms 103:1-4, 8, 11-12 - Of David Gsp: Luke 15:1-10 - Parables of the Lost Sheep and Coin More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=646 By the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate http://marymediatrix.com To Subscribe to this channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... To contribute to Franciscanfriars and AirMaria: https://airmaria.com/contribute/ To learn more about Mary and share with others subscribe to our magazine Missio Immaculatae at https://missiomagazine.com/ Interested in Franciscan Spirituality as a layperson? See our MIM movement https://marymediatrix.com/mim/ For information on becoming a friar: https://marymediatrix.com/vocations/