Are You Truly God's? The Fathers Reveal the Shocking Test

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Are you truly one of Christ's? On the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Six Ecumenical Councils, this powerful homily reflects on Christ's High Priestly Prayer in John 17 and the sobering words: "I pray not for the world..." What does Christ mean by "the world"? Drawing from the profound teaching of St. Isaac the Syrian, this sermon explains that "the world" is not merely society—it is the kingdom of sinful passions that enslave the human heart. The Fathers teach that every Christian must identify and battle his predominant passion through repentance, confession, and continual conversion. Christianity is not merely following rules or carrying the name of Christ—it is the lifelong struggle to become truly His. If we remain attached to pride, greed, lust, vainglory, or love of worldly honor, we cannot fully belong to Christ. Yet God's mercy continually calls us back through repentance and sanctification. This is a profound meditation on holiness, spiritual warfare, and the authentic Christian life. "No one can serve two masters." In this video The meaning of Christ's words: "I pray not for the world" The Sunday of the Six Ecumenical Councils St. Isaac the Syrian on "the world" The passions that enslave the soul Identifying your predominant passion Why frequent confession is essential Living in the world without belonging to it The lifelong struggle toward sanctity God's mercy for those who repent Tasting paradise even in this life Support Sensus Fidelium 00:00 Sponsor – iCatholic Mobile 00:26 Introduction 00:57 Christ's Prayer for His Followers 01:16 "I Pray Not for the World" 02:30 What Does "The World" Mean? 03:09 St. Isaac the Syrian Explains the Passions 04:34 Examining Your Conscience 05:24 Good Works Without Conversion 05:52 Looking Inward 06:19 Your Predominant Passion 07:08 Frequent Confession and Repentance 08:03 Living in the World but Not of It 08:34 The Lifelong Battle for Holiness 09:02 No One Can Serve Two Masters 09:37 God Calls Sinners Back 10:08 Tasting Paradise on Earth 10:49 Do Not Delay Your Conversion 11:37 Download the Sensus Fidelium App For more please visit https://lifegivingspringspodcast.podbean.com/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. https://royaldoors.net/examination-of-conscience-for-adults/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 #Catholic #SensusFidelium #ChurchFathers #StIsaacTheSyrian #Holiness #Repentance #Confession #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianLife #ByzantineCatholic #EasternCatholic #John17 #SixEcumenicalCouncils #GospelReflection #Sanctification

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