Many Problems Today are Due to No Fear of the Lord | Why It Matters - Fr. Ripperger

About this sermon

Do we still fear the Lord — not as terror, but as loving reverence? In this in-depth Catholic talk, we unpack “fear of the Lord” as a Gift of the Holy Spirit (in the will), distinguish human/mundane, servile, and filial/chaste fear, and show how true fear fosters temperance, humility, detachment, and reverence — especially before the Holy Eucharist. Drawing on St. Thomas Aquinas, we apply this to online conduct, liturgical practice, and everyday decisions. You’ll learn: What the Gift of Fear is and why it’s placed in the will (not the emotions) The difference between servile fear (of punishment) and filial fear (of offending God) How fear of the Lord regulates temperance, quiets the passions, and deepens charity Why reverence for the Eucharist matters (rubrics, particles, genuflections, ministers) Practical takeaways for social media, family, catechesis, and obedience 💬 Q&A covers justice & charity with family, catechesis on God’s attributes, disasters & divine justice, Molinism, “Suarezian” obedience vs. classical obedience, deacons/EMHCs, transporting the Blessed Sacrament, and making restitution for online harm. 00:00 Opening prayer 01:10 Online vitriol & the loss of fear of the Lord 02:00 Gifts of the Holy Spirit; fear in the will 03:14 Fear restrains depraved delights; link to temperance 03:32 Three uses: human/mundane, servile, filial/chaste 05:36 Servile fear (punishment) — good but imperfect 07:40 Filial fear — fear of offending God 10:00 How the Gift disposes us to be promptly moved by God 11:34 Turning from the world to God; beginning of wisdom 16:28 Effects: grandeur, reverence, humility 18:22 Signs of irreverence; modesty & decorum 20:45 Liturgy: critique of rapid changes & loss of safeguards 24:13 What “shorter/simpler” gets wrong in worship 25:55 Communion & sacrilege; believing vs. “fitting in” 27:11 Eucharistic reverence: rubrics, fingers, particles 29:30 “Nitroglycerin” analogy for handling sacred things 32:58 God sees everything posted online 36:08 Moral responsibility for downstream effects 37:50 Ultracrepidarianism: teaching beyond competence 40:07 Vigilance & avoiding near occasions of sin 41:03 Detachment from created goods 41:19 Temperance, purity, and seeing God 42:26 Dimming attraction to worldly pleasures 43:37 Humility & authority; criticizing clergy 47:46 Leaders reflect the people 48:45 Q&A begins 49:00 Justice, charity & family prudence 50:40 Catechesis & God’s attributes 55:00 Disasters, punishment & divine justice 58:00 Beauty, TLM, and reverence 1:00:20 Obedience: “Suarezian” vs. classical distinctions 1:05:29 Deacons & handling the Eucharist 1:09:04 Translating the Blessed Sacrament (bells/canopy) 1:11:20 Restitution for online harms 1:12:19 Final blessing For more by Fr. Ripperger & please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ Fr. Ripperger's Press for his books at https://sentradpress.com/ Fr. Ripperger's order is found at https://dolorans.org/ (C) 2024 Sensus Fidelium #FearOfTheLord #HolySpirit #Catholic #StThomasAquinas #Eucharist #TraditionalLatinMass #CatholicHomily #Reverence #Temperance #Humility #Piety #Holiness #Catechesis #JusticeAndMercy #OnlineCharity 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Anxiety & Worry
• Wisdom
• Victory Over Fear