Summary: Sermon titled "Merit: Obtaining Graces for Ourselves and Others" given on Sunday August 12, 2012. Size: 5 MB; duration: 21:49. Saint Augustine says that God created us without our help but will not save us without our cooperation. This cooperation comes though spiritually meritorious works. In order for an act to be meritorious: The work must be done by a living man, The one doing the work must be in the state of grace, The action performed must be virtuous, The action must be done of free will, God promises a reward for the action. The greatest merit is obtained through sacrifice and patient suffering.
