1st Sunday of Lent: On The Number of Sins Beyond Which God Pardons No More ~ St. Alphonsus

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On the First Sunday of Lent, we hear the sobering words of Christ: “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” (Matthew 4:7) In this powerful and deeply convicting sermon—drawn from the writings of St. Alphonsus Liguori—we confront a terrifying spiritual reality: God is merciful… But He does not wait forever. The Fathers of the Church teach that just as God has fixed the number of our days, He has also determined the number of sins He will pardon. When that measure is filled, justice begins. This sermon addresses: Presumption on Divine Mercy The danger of repeated mortal sin The illusion of “I will repent tomorrow” Sudden death in a state of sin Why delaying repentance is spiritual suicide The terrifying words: “God is not mocked” If you are living in habitual sin… If you are planning to “confess later”… If you are presuming God must forgive you again… This sermon is for you. Lent is not a season of comfort. It is a season of decision. “Add not sin to sin.” (Ecclesiasticus 5:5) Repent now. Not tomorrow. 0:00 – First Sunday of Lent: “Thou Shalt Not Tempt the Lord Thy God” 0:47 – The Sin of Presumption 1:20 – God Numbers Graces and Sins 2:05 – The Fathers: A Fixed Number of Pardons 3:05 – Why God Pardons Some and Not Others 3:50 – Damned After the First Mortal Sin 4:30 – “Add Not Sin to Sin” 4:49 – When the Measure of Sin Is Full 5:44 – Saul Rejected by God 6:16 – Belshazzar Weighed in the Balance 7:05 – Sudden Death and Eternal Loss 8:00 – The Danger of Delayed Repentance 9:02 – Impossible to Renew to Penance 9:48 – When the Gates of Mercy Close 10:14 – “I Will Laugh at Your Destruction” 10:40 – Returning to Sin Like a Dog to Vomit 11:07 – The Folly of Risking Eternity 11:57 – God Promised Mercy — Not Tomorrow 12:26 – Would You Risk Everything for a Moment? 13:09 – Sudden Judgment Comes 13:34 – The Final Call to Conversion https://sensusfidelium.com/meditations/st-alphonsus/st-alphonsus-sermons-for-every-sunday-of-the-year/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Lent #Catholic #Sermon #Repentance #DivineMercy #CatholicChurch #Homily #Faith #Christianity #Sin #Salvation #GodsJustice #CatholicFaith #Lent2025

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• Repentance