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From Servile Fear to Perfect Love - Mar 03 - Homily - Fr Terrance

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Mar 03, 2026, exploring the role of fear in our spiritual lives, distinguishing between harmful fear like Adam's and holy fear like Abraham's, urging us to grow from punishment-based servile fear to love-based filial fear, ultimately reaching a union with God where perfect love casts out fear. In this reflection, Father delves into the concept of fear within Catholic spirituality, beginning with its scriptural origins in Genesis 3:10, where Adam's fear arises from sin, contrasting it with the faithful fear praised in Genesis 22:12 and Proverbs 1:7. He explains that fearing God depends on one's life of sin or obedience, introducing three types: servile fear, driven by avoidance of punishment; filial fear, motivated by love to avoid offending God; and the dangerous unafraid disregard seen in Luke 18. Father highlights the Holy Spirit's gift of fear of the Lord, which perfects hope through reverent love, akin to a child's dread of separation from parents. He outlines spiritual growth as progressing from fear (a hill) to faith (a plateau) to love (a mountain), drawing on St. John of the Cross's Ascent of Mount Carmel and 1 John 4:18, where perfect love expels fear. Numerous biblical exhortations, from Genesis 15:1 to Matthew 28:20, emphasize God's reassuring presence that dispels fear. Father warns against spiritualities that trap us in servile fear, like Adam's hiding, and calls for advancement toward Abraham's closeness, previewing St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus next. For Further Reading Genesis 3:10 - Adam's fear after sin - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis... Genesis 22:12 - Abraham's faithful fear - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis... Proverbs 1:7 - Fear begins wisdom - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/proverb... Luke 18 - Unjust judge's disregard - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/18 1 John 4:18 - Love casts out fear - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1john/4?18 Genesis 15:1 - Do not fear Abraham - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis... Matthew 1:20 - Angel to Joseph fear not - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew... Luke 1:13 - Do not fear Zechariah - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1?13 Luke 1:30 - Do not fear Mary - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1?30 Matthew 28:20 - I am with you always - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew... Catechism of the Catholic Church - Fear of the Lord gift - http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a... Catechism of the Catholic Church - Filial fear in love - http://scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c1a1.ht... Ave Maria! Mass: Tuesday 2nd Week of Lent - Wkdy Readings: - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/03032... 1st: Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 Resp: Psalms 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23 Gsp: Matthew 23:1-12 More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1747 Also on YouTube:    • From Servile Fear to Perfect Love - Mar 03...   For Audio and Transcript go to https://airmaria.com/?p=114821 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/