Death: Be Ready to Meet the Lord at Anytime

About this sermon

In this powerful sermon for the 23rd Sunday After Pentecost, we reflect deeply on the themes of death, judgment, spiritual readiness, and the call to holiness. Drawing from the Gospel account of Jesus raising the ruler’s daughter from death, this homily reminds us of the profound spiritual truth that our souls must be spiritually alive in grace when we stand before God. During the month of November, the Church asks us to pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory, offering Masses, prayers, and sacrifices to assist them in their purification. But November is also a time for us to meditate on our own mortality, the Particular Judgment, and whether we possess the “oil” of charity found in the Parable of the Ten Virgins. This sermon powerfully explains: The difference between a spiritually alive and spiritually dead soul The meaning of sanctifying grace Why mortal sin separates us from God The need to avoid near occasions of sin The necessity of daily examination, contrition, and repentance The urgency of preparing for eternal life 00:00 – Opening prayer 00:24 – Gospel introduction: Jesus raises the ruler’s daughter 00:49 – Death-to-life theme and spiritual meaning 01:03 – Month of November: Praying for Holy Souls in Purgatory 01:28 – Meditating on our own death 01:41 – Eternal reality of Heaven and Hell 02:05 – Priest’s personal story from missionary work in Gabon 03:08 – “Stay awake—you know neither the day nor the hour” 03:45 – What does it mean to be ready for death? 04:20 – Does God judge our legal affairs? 04:49 – The soul: spiritually alive vs. spiritually dead 05:46 – What God judges first: Charity and sanctifying grace 06:17 – The Particular Judgment 06:38 – The Parable of the Ten Virgins explained 07:42 – The oil as charity: dwelling of the Holy Trinity 08:13 – Warning against tolerating sin 08:30 – Nature of sin as turning from God 08:48 – Examining near occasions of sin 09:06 – True contrition: sorrow and firm purpose of amendment 09:20 – No repentance after death 09:23 – Gladiators and symbolic farewell 09:49 – Christ the King and eternal destiny 10:14 – Prepare daily for death 10:51 – “Buy more oil while there is time” 11:07 – Closing prayer For more on the ICKSP parishes in Ireland, & to donate to them, please click here https://institute-christ-king.ie/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest https://icksp.org.uk/blog/at-our-mission-in-gabon/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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. 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #CatholicHomily #SermonOnDeath #ParticularJudgment #HolySouls #Purgatory #StateOfGrace #TenVirgins #SanctifyingGrace #CatholicTeaching #CatholicFaith #GospelReflection #23rdSundayAfterPentecost

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• Heaven & Eternity