4th Sunday After Pentecost: Death Is Certain, Its Hour Is Unknown ~ St. Alphonsus

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In this powerful sermon for the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost, St. Alphonsus Liguori reflects on one of the most important truths of the Christian life: death is certain, but the hour of death is unknown. Drawing from Luke 5:4, "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draft," St. Alphonsus reminds us that God has placed us in this world to gain merits for eternal life. Every soul must one day stand before the judgment seat of Christ. The only question is whether we will be prepared. This sermon explores: ✠ The certainty of death for every person ✠ Why God hides the hour of our death ✠ The wisdom of keeping death before our eyes ✠ The danger of delaying repentance ✠ Sudden death and eternal consequences ✠ Memento Mori and the example of the saints ✠ Preparing now for a happy death ✠ Heaven, hell, and eternity St. Alphonsus, Doctor of the Church and master of moral theology, speaks with remarkable clarity about the fleeting nature of earthly life and the necessity of living every day prepared to meet God. May this sermon inspire us to frequent the sacraments, avoid sin, persevere in prayer, and live with eternity always before our eyes. "If when the tree of your life is cut down, you fall to the south, that is, if you obtain eternal life, how great shall be your joy. But if you fall to the north, that is, into eternal damnation, how great shall be your despair." St. Alphonsus Liguori 00:00 Gospel of the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost 00:27 Launch Out Into the Deep 01:23 Death Is Certain and Uncertain 01:40 First Point: It Is Certain That We Shall Die 03:08 Saints on the Reality of Death 05:14 Why We Forget Death 06:06 The Folly of Living for This World 07:41 "Yesterday for Me, Today for Thee" 08:21 Living with Death Before Our Eyes 09:06 Memento Mori and the Saints 10:01 Second Point: The Hour of Death Is Unknown 11:06 Why God Conceals the Day of Death 12:12 Sudden Death and False Security 13:27 Temptation to Delay Repentance 14:04 Sinners Taken in the Evil Time 15:04 The Loss of the Soul Is Irreparable 16:03 Saints Trembling Before Death 16:50 Work Out Your Salvation with Fear and Trembling 17:07 Eternal Joy or Eternal Despair 17:45 Prepare Now for a Happy Death ✝️ Scripture References Luke 5:4 – “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.” Hebrews 9:27 – “It is appointed unto men once to die.” Job 14:5 – “Thou hast appointed his bounds, which cannot be passed.” Luke 12:40 – “Be ready, for at what hour you think not, the Son of Man will come.” 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 – “The day of the Lord shall come as a thief in the night.” 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 🔴 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 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 🔴 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 #StAlphonsusLiguori #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #MementoMori #DeathJudgmentHeavenHell #FourthSundayAfterPentecost #LatinMass #CatholicFaith #CatholicTeaching #SensusFidelium #Eterni

Topics

• Holy Spirit
• Heaven & Eternity
• Pentecost