6th Sunday After Pentecost: On The Vanity Of The World ~ St. Alphonsus

About this sermon

The world promises happiness through wealth, pleasure, success, and honor—but can any of these truly satisfy the human soul? In this powerful sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori reflects on Christ's multiplication of the loaves and explains its deeper spiritual meaning: only God can satisfy the human heart. Drawing from Sacred Scripture, St. Augustine, St. Bernard, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Ambrose, St. Gregory the Great, and countless examples from history, St. Alphonsus exposes the illusion of worldly riches and reminds us that death strips away every earthly possession. Only virtue, charity, and the grace of God accompany us into eternity. This sermon remains one of the clearest and most penetrating examinations of attachment to the world ever preached. If you have ever struggled with materialism, ambition, anxiety, or fear of death, this timeless Catholic sermon is for you. "What does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul?" — Matthew 16:26 00:00 — Introduction: The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 00:42 — Christ's Compassion and the Miracle of the Loaves 01:06 — Only God Can Satisfy the Soul 02:06 — The Vanity of Worldly Goods 03:34 — Riches, Honors, and Empty Promises 05:06 — The Peace Found Only in God 06:04 — The Deceitfulness of Earthly Possessions 07:24 — What Shall It Profit a Man? 08:21 — Death Ends Earthly Glory 10:01 — The Regret of the Damned 11:07 — The Rich Fool and Treasures in Heaven 13:06 — Lessons from Kings at the Hour of Death 15:33 — Life is Only a Passing Stage 16:36 — Store Up Treasures in Heaven 17:00 — Final Exhortation What You'll Learn Why worldly pleasures never satisfy The deeper meaning of Christ feeding the multitude The danger of attachment to wealth What happens to riches at death Why saints embraced poverty The wisdom of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas The Parable of the Rich Fool explained Preparing for a holy death Treasures that last forever How to live for eternity instead of the world 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 #StAlphonsusLiguori #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #SensusFidelium #CatholicSermon #VanityOfTheWorld #SpiritualLife #Heaven #FourLastThings #Detachment #CatholicTeaching #ChristianLiving #CatholicFaith #Eternity

Topics

• Holy Spirit
• Pentecost