Redeeming the Time: The Gift of Wisdom in an Evil Age

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In this powerful and timeless Catholic sermon, we reflect on Saint Paul’s letter to the Ephesians and his call to “walk circumspectly, not as unwise, but as wise… be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Preached nearly two millennia ago, Saint Paul’s message remains as relevant today as ever. In a world drifting further from God, we are reminded to live prudently, seek the gift of wisdom, and allow the Holy Spirit to guide our hearts toward truth and holiness. Drawing upon the insights of St. Thomas Aquinas and Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, this sermon explores: The gift of wisdom as the highest of the Holy Spirit’s gifts The obstacles to grace, such as curiosity and spiritual pride The contrast between divine wisdom and worldly folly How to redeem our times through holiness, contemplation, and love of God May this reflection stir your soul to deeper prayer and inspire a renewed desire to live with divine wisdom in a secular world. 📘 Scripture Reference: Ephesians 5:15–20 — “See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” 🕰️ Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction: Be not unwise, but understanding the will of God 0:47 – Historical context: St. Paul’s imprisonment and the early Church 1:29 – “Redeem the time, for the days are evil” — What it means today 2:31 – The rise of secularism and the return of paganism 3:20 – Saints of the Counter-Reformation and true Christian renewal 4:02 – Called to be wise and filled with the Holy Spirit in our age 4:24 – St. Thomas Aquinas on the gift of wisdom 5:01 – Praying for the gifts of the Holy Spirit 5:54 – Obstacles to wisdom: Curiosity and spiritual pride 6:42 – Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange on spiritual blindness 10:41 – Modern blindness and the loss of divine light 11:04 – The conflict between the reign of Christ and materialism 12:11 – Dangers of curiosity and pride in the spiritual life 13:46 – True wisdom vs. spiritual folly 15:20 – Embracing trials, prayer, and supernatural means 16:48 – Seeing God’s providence even in darkness 17:05 – Why some souls remain stagnant despite years of grace 18:20 – “If you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.” 18:27 – Final exhortation: Redeem the time, walk wisely, be filled with the Spirit Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #CatholicHomily #GiftOfWisdom #SaintPaul #Ephesians5 #HolySpirit #RedeemTheTime #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #ChristianWisdom #CatholicFaith #HolyGhost #CatholicReflection #WalkWisely #ChristianLife #CatholicPreaching #FaithAndReason #CatholicSpirituality #CatholicTeaching #CatholicChurch #GarrigouLagrange 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 🔴 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/

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• Wisdom