22nd Sunday after Pentecost – Anguish of Dying Christians ~ St. Alphonsus

About this sermon

Don’t postpone your conversion. This sermon for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost reflects on the anguish of Christians who neglect God during life and hope to put everything right at the hour of death. Beginning with Christ’s command to render to God what belongs to God, the reading calls us to give Him our hearts now. Three regrets frame this examination of conscience: I could have become a saint; I wish I had time to repair the past; and I wish I could use these final moments well. The warning is against presumption. We should not assume that our final illness will provide the time, clarity, or strength we have refused to use today. Turn to Christ, repent sincerely, make a good confession, and begin living for eternity. 00:00 Sensus Fidelium app introduction 00:17 The anguish of negligent Christians at death 00:25 “Render to Caesar… and to God” 01:07 Giving God the affections of our hearts 01:48 Three regrets at the hour of death 02:25 First regret: “I could have become a saint” 03:12 We reap what we sow 03:46 Seeing our past sins clearly 04:46 Neglected graces and false excuses 06:12 Gaining the world and losing the soul 07:29 When past pleasures offer no consolation 09:20 Second regret: “I wish I had time” 10:14 The call to be ready for death 11:04 Facing the passage into eternity 12:08 Worldly illusions and eternal realities 13:36 Third regret: relying on the final moments 14:24 Illness and the difficulty of delayed repentance 15:57 Outward signs and inward contrition 17:31 The moment on which eternity depends 18:13 The last sacraments and the dying Christian 19:02 Provide now for your last end 19:28 Closing prayer to the crucified Jesus #22ndSundayAfterPentecost #RenderToCaesar #CatholicSermon #MementoMori #Matthew22 #TraditionalCatholic #Homily #LastThings #Judgment #Eternity #Repentance #CatholicFaith #GospelReflection #SpiritualWakeUpCall #CatholicPrayer 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ 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
• Heaven & Eternity
• Pentecost