Blessed Charles de Foucauld (1 December): Your Life Must End in Death

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In today’s traditional Catholic sermon, we meditate on Our Lord’s words in the Gospel: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and thy whole soul, and thy whole mind… and thy neighbor as thyself.” Drawing on St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine, we ask a piercing question: Is it even possible in this life to love God with our whole heart? The homily explores how we can truly fulfill the Greatest Commandment, even amid concupiscence, distraction, and attachment to the things of this world. St. Thomas teaches that while perfect love of God is only fully realized in heaven, we can grow day by day toward that heavenly perfection, loving God more and more with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We then turn to the gift of Knowledge, one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost. This supernatural gift teaches us the utter transience and insufficiency of worldly things, and moves us to place our whole trust in God alone. It shows us that only God can truly satisfy the human heart which He Himself created. The sermon also presents the powerful witness of St. Charles de Foucauld: his loss of faith, wild early years in the French army, conversion through grace, and total surrender to God. From his hidden life in Nazareth to his Eucharistic adoration and sacrificial presence among Muslims in the Algerian desert, we see a man who lived the Gospel command to love God above all things and to offer his life for the salvation of souls. Standing “not far from the Kingdom of God” is not enough. Our Lord desires to draw us into His Kingdom by sanctifying grace, the indwelling of the Blessed Trinity, and the Most Holy Eucharist. May this sermon inflame in us a deeper love of God and neighbor, a greater desire for holiness, and a renewed devotion to silent adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. 📌 If this sermon helped you, please remember to: ► Like the video and subscribe for more traditional Catholic sermons ► Share this homily with a friend who needs encouragement in the spiritual life ► Spend time today in silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and ask for the gift of Knowledge ✝️ “Think often of this death… and in that light see how unimportant so many things are.” – St. Charles de Foucauld In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSermon You can leave just three hashtags at the very end if you want to follow YouTube’s usual practice. 00:00 – Opening Prayer & Gospel: The Greatest Commandment 01:00 – Can We Really Love God with Our Whole Heart? 02:30 – St. Augustine & St. Thomas: Imperfect vs. Perfect Fulfillment 04:00 – Heaven: When We Finally Love God Perfectly 05:15 – “Thou Art Not Far from the Kingdom of God” (Gospel of St. Mark) 07:45 – Love of God & Neighbor Above All Holocausts and Sacrifices 09:30 – The Kingdom of God Dwelling in Our Souls by Grace 10:30 – The Gift of Knowledge: Seeing the Emptiness of Worldly Things 12:30 – Introducing St. Charles de Foucauld: From Skeptic to Sinner 14:15 – Army Life, North Africa & the Restless Heart 15:45 – Witness of Devout Muslims & the Beginning of His Conversion 17:00 – “If God Exists, I Must Live for Him” – His Return to the Faith 18:30 – From Conversion to Religious Vocation & Priesthood 19:45 – Hidden Life in Nazareth & the Call to the Desert 20:45 – Eucharistic Adoration & Silent Evangelization in Algeria 22:45 – Our Lady’s Visitation: Bringing Jesus in Silence 24:30 – Desire for Martyrdom & Final Witness in the Desert 26:00 – Thinking Often of Death: Judging Things at Their True Worth 27:10 – Conclusion: Striving to Love God with All Our Heart Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest (& another for the conversion of the Muslim peoples). 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/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. #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSermon #CatholicHomily #LatinMass #GreatestCommandment #LoveOfGod #StThomasAquinas #StAugustine #StCharlesDeFoucauld #HolyGhost #GiftOfKnowledge #EucharisticAdorati

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• Heaven & Eternity
• Blessing & Favor