Confession: Behold, Thou Art Made Whole: Firm Purpose of Amendment

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Behold, Thou Art Made Whole: Sin No More — The Necessity of a Firm Purpose of Amendment In this solemn and heartfelt sermon (the fifth in a series on the sacrament of penance), we meditate on the words of Christ: “Behold, thou art made whole; sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to thee.” Drawing from the Gospel of John and the teachings of the Church Fathers, we explore: What true contrition is — not mere sorrow, but a deep hatred of sin Why a firm purpose of amendment is essential in confession The importance of avoiding near occasions of sin How relapse into sin may reveal weakness in intention The role of restitution, virtue formation, and perseverance Saints’ examples (Mary Magdalene, St. Augustine, St. Alonsus) in turning from sin This message is intended for all seeking a deeper, more authentic conversion, not just fleeting repentance. May it strengthen your resolve to live in God’s grace and strive for holiness. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction & opening prayer 0:13 “Behold, thou art made whole; sin no more” text 0:40 The necessity of firm purpose of amendment 1:40 What true contrition means 2:45 The resolve to avoid sin & near occasions 4:40 How to make a concrete plan to avoid sin 6:00 The difference between weak wishes vs firm resolution 7:15 Relapse and what it reveals about contrition 8:30 Priestly refusal of absolution in habitual sin 10:30 Hope & violence in spiritual war 11:50 Habit formation & virtue 13:30 Venial vs mortal sin, necessity of purpose 14:30 Saints’ lives in conversion 16:00 Restitution & final exhortation 16:18 Closing prayer Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. #FirmPurposeOfAmendment #TrueContrition #SinNoMore #SacramentOfPenance #ChristianSermon #CatholicFaith #Repentance 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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

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• Purpose & Calling