Examination of Conscience | The Most Important Advent Practice You’re Not Doing

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In this First Sunday of Advent sermon, Father offers a powerful reflection on the meaning of Advent, the call to deeper conversion, and the essential practice of the daily examination of conscience. Drawing from Scripture, the teachings of the Saints, and the classic spiritual work “The Practice of Christian Perfection” by Fr. Alphonsus Rodríguez, this homily provides a practical guide for preparing spiritually for Christmas. Advent is a season of making room for Christ, reducing distractions, and renewing prayer. Father shows how examining your conscience twice a day—at midday and before bed—strengthens virtue, uproots vice, and prepares the soul for the coming of Our Lord. Learn concrete examples of resolutions you can begin immediately: humility, charity, patience, mortification, custody of the eyes, obedience, and more. Whether you’re seeking a deeper prayer life, wanting to grow in holiness, or looking for practical Advent penances, this sermon will help you focus your heart on Christ and prepare for His coming. ✝️ “Now is the acceptable time… Knowing the time, that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep.” — Romans 13:11 00:00 — Introduction & Sign of the Cross 00:19 — Beginning of Advent Explained 00:53 — Purpose of Advent: Making Room for Christ 01:37 — Reflecting on the Last Judgment 02:15 — Desiring Heaven Over Earthly Attachments 02:51 — A Short Advent: Call to Focused Penance 03:30 — The Importance of Examination of Conscience 04:04 — St. Ignatius & Jesuit Discipline 04:37 — Fr. Alphonsus Rodríguez’s Teaching 05:03 — Psalm 4: Nightly Self-Judgment 05:59 — Daily & Midday Examen Recommendation 06:36 — General vs. Particular Examination 07:21 — Focus on One Virtue or Fault at a Time 08:14 — Capital Vices & Root Causes of Sin 09:30 — Examples of Daily Resolutions (Humility, Charity, etc.) 11:00 — Mortification & Self-Denial in Small Things 12:20 — Custody of the Eyes & Avoiding Occasions of Sin 12:48 — Sanctifying Ordinary Daily Actions 13:32 — How to Perform the Examen (5 Steps) 14:56 — Advent Homework & Final Encouragement 15:17 — Conclusion & Final Blessing Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #Advent #CatholicHomily #ExaminationOfConscience #FirstSundayOfAdvent #PrepareForChristmas #CatholicSermon #CatholicChurch #DailyExamen #CatholicSpirituality #VirtueAndHoliness #TraditionalCatholic #PrepareTheWay

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