14th Sunday after Pentecost: All Ends, and Soon Ends ~ St. Alphonsus

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What Will Be Weighed at the Judgment of God? Lay Up Treasure Where Death Cannot Take It YouTube Description Everything in this world ends—and ends very soon. Wealth, reputation, pleasure, power, possessions, and even the body itself pass like grass that blooms today and is cast into the fire tomorrow. In this sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, St. Alphonsus Liguori confronts the soul with the certainty of death and the danger of living as though earthly life will never end. At death, every possession must be abandoned. Rich and poor enter the grave alike, taking nothing with them except their works and the account of how they responded to God’s grace. Saladin ordered that his burial shroud be displayed to show that it was all he could carry from his kingdom. Alexander the Great, once feared throughout the world, required only a few feet of earth. Caesar’s magnificence vanished, and the richest bodies became indistinguishable from the poorest in the grave. Yet many postpone the care of their souls until their final days, when darkness, confusion, and fear make repentance more difficult. At God’s tribunal, wealth, rank, and worldly applause carry no weight. Only our deeds and our fidelity to the graces God has given us will be placed upon the scales. The principal business of life is the salvation of the soul. Parents must provide responsibly for their children, but never at the price of sin or eternal loss. Temporal goods should preserve life; eternal goods must command our greatest attention. If the soul is saved, everything is saved. If the soul is lost, everything is lost. 00:00 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost 00:25 Earthly goods are like grass 00:41 “All flesh is grass” 00:57 The rich fade like flowers 01:25 The rich glutton buried in hell 01:41 Acquire riches for eternity 01:47 First point: Everything ends 02:03 “Set thy house in order” 02:09 The dying man’s farewell to the world 02:25 We take nothing with us 02:37 Death’s terrible separation 02:55 Why worldly men fear death 03:10 The pain of abandoning earthly goods 03:42 Forgetting the soul at death 04:06 Naked we entered; naked we depart 04:24 A lifetime spent accumulating wealth 05:03 Saladin and his burial shroud 05:26 Alexander the Great beneath the earth 05:44 What became of Caesar’s magnificence? 06:01 The exalted wicked suddenly disappear 06:25 “Why are dust and ashes proud?” 07:00 Rich and poor become indistinguishable 07:18 The spiritual profit of remembering death 07:49 Living as though we will never die 08:06 Second point: Everything ends soon 08:20 Human life is brief and miserable 08:44 Life is only a vapor 09:09 Our days flow away like water 09:30 Every breath carries us toward death 10:01 Worldly success ends in the grave 10:33 Death forces the soul to awaken 11:09 Death comes when least expected 11:26 Trying to settle a lifetime in a few days 11:58 “Depart, Christian soul” 12:23 What matters at God’s tribunal 12:37 Fidelity to the graces received 13:00 We reap whatever we sow 13:21 What produces fruit for eternal life 13:36 The true business of the soul 13:52 Why God has placed us on earth 14:09 If the soul is lost, all is lost 14:24 Fight unto death for justice 14:41 Keep the final judgment before your eyes 15:07 The scene of this life passes away 15:25 The world’s false idea of happiness 15:41 David’s one desire 15:49 St. Paul counts the world as refuse 16:05 Providing for children without losing God 16:40 Trust God with your family 17:03 Lay up treasures in Heaven 17:18 St. Gregory’s final admonition 17:33 Eternity versus temporal life 18:01 Conclusion #SaintAlphonsusLiguori #DeathAndEternity #MementoMori #FourteenthSundayAfterPentecost #CatholicSermon #SaveYourSoul #LastThings #CatholicFaith #JudgmentOfGod #EternalLife #TraditionalCatholic #TreasuresInHeaven #PreparationForDeath #CatholicPreaching #SensusFidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/meditations/st-alphonsus/st-alphonsus-sermons-for-every-sunday-of-the-year/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

Topics

• Holy Spirit
• Pentecost