Quietism: The Spiritual Trap That Endangers Souls

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In this homily for the feast of St. Gregory the Wonderworker, we reflect deeply on the essential role of faith, the dangers of the heresy of Quietism, and the truth about our cooperation with God’s grace. Quietism, originating with Miguel de Molinos in the 17th century, falsely promotes a passive spiritual life—one without struggle, virtue, or resistance to temptation. This sermon explains why authentic Christian spirituality requires active collaboration with grace, the practice of virtue, and the constant pursuit of holiness through penance, mortification, and perseverance. Learn why the Church condemned Quietism, how the error still subtly appears today, and how to safeguard your spiritual life through a correct understanding of faith, contemplation, and growth in holiness. May St. Gregory the Wonderworker intercede for us as we strive to become saints according to God’s will. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Sign of the Cross & Intro 0:26 – Feast of St. Gregory the Wonderworker 0:41 – Bishop and Confessor 0:54 – Gospel Reflection: Necessity of Faith 1:15 – Introduction to Quietism 2:12 – What Is Quietism? (Molinos’ Teachings) 3:02 – “Let God Do It” – The Quietist Motto 3:37 – Quietism’s Passive Spirituality 4:00 – The Error: No Resistance to Temptation 4:29 – Quietist View of Confession & Holiness 4:52 – True Nature of Contemplation & Effort 5:20 – Christian Life as Spiritual Combat 5:28 – Quietism as Justification of Sin 5:50 – Church Condemnation of Molinos 6:30 – Semi-Quietism: Softer Versions of the Error 6:48 – Faith Requires Cooperation with Grace 7:10 – Mortification, Penance, and Virtue 7:31 – Presumption: Pretending to Be Angels 7:55 – Lessons from St. Gregory the Wonderworker 8:22 – Closing Prayer For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 #CatholicHomily #Quietism #CatholicTeaching #StGregoryTheWonderworker #CatholicFaith #HeresyExplained #CooperationWithGrace #TraditionalCatholic #SpiritualCombat #CatholicSermon #ChristianVirtue #CatholicSaints #GospelReflection #CatholicSpirituality