Spiritual Warfare & Marriage 1/3 | How Demons Attack Marriage (and How to Fight Back)~ Fr. Ripperger

About this sermon

In this talk, we explore how diabolic influence aims to divide spouses psychologically before anything else—and how faithful Catholic living counters those attacks. Topics include: how demons twist perceptions of your spouse, why feelings aren’t the standard of truth, the “marital debt” and justice within the marriage contract, original sin’s effects on husbands and wives, attacks on fruitfulness (contraception/NFP abuse), spiritual tepidity, noise and distraction in the home, avarice and debt, daycare and early childhood formation, headship and helpmate roles, and why marriage is a call to sacrifice. You’ll hear practical examples (like how a simple breakfast-in-bed plan gets weaponized), principles for resetting the heart (benevolence, goodwill, and choosing to suffer well), and concrete safeguards: heal individually, assume goodwill, verify objective reality, and resist narratives that pit you against your spouse. The goal: a home ordered to God, open to life, and united in purpose. 🙏 Opening prayer invoking the Holy Trinity and Mary Help of Christians 🛡️ Core tactic of the enemy: distort perception to create division 💍 Marriage as a solemn contract (bed & board), rights/duties, and justice 🌱 Fruitfulness under attack: contraception, misuse of NFP, weaponized romance 🧠 Daycare, empathy, and early moral formation 👨‍👩‍👧 Headship, help, provision, and staying home with children 💸 Avarice, lifestyle creep, and debt as spiritual vulnerabilities Timestamps 00:00 Opening prayer (Trinity; Mary Help of Christians) 00:31 From general diabolic influence to marriage 02:09 Enemy’s first move: distort your perception of your spouse 03:02 “Breakfast in bed” example & narrative planting 04:53 Seeing defects vs. demon-fed judgments 06:52 Feelings ≠ reality: choose objective charity 08:55 Separate, heal, then reconcile (stop fault-fixation) 10:43 Spiritual tepidity: one spouse dragged down 12:03 Noise, bustle, and losing recollection in the home 13:05 Help your spouse up—don’t beat them down 14:50 Culture war lines; why marriage is targeted 15:27 Marriage defined: solemn contract (not mere vibe) 19:02 Justice & the marital debt (bed) 21:32 “Gift of self” vs. ongoing obligations 22:59 Romance’s place; remedy for concupiscence 23:13 First command after the Fall: be fruitful & multiply 24:46 Bodily rights: bed & board; rights and limits 27:10 Anger distorts justice; weaponizing sex 32:24 The curses of Adam & Eve and spousal dynamics 35:08 Marriage = sacrifice; accept suffering for spouse 36:02 Headship, help, household oversight (board) 40:09 Daycare, empathy, and early formation risks 41:01 Children’s right to be raised by parents 42:54 Avarice, worldliness, and destructive debt 44:35 Careerism & feminist scripts vs. family order 50:20 Temptation to self-sufficiency & unrest 53:59 Marriage ordered to children; maturity to marry 55:13 “Children are a burden” lie & cultural inversion 58:32 Division kills fruitfulness; safeguard unity 58:58 Teaser for next talk (marriage as sacrifice) 59:14 Blessing For more sermons & lectures please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ & remember to do the PenanceWare Fr asks for Fr Ripperger's order of exorcists http://dolorans.org/ (C) 2018 Sensus Fidelium #Catholic #Marriage #SpiritualWarfare #Family #CatholicTeaching #ProLife #Prayer #Holiness #CatholicParents #Vocations #CatholicEthics #OriginalSin #Headship #HelpMate #OpenToLife 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

Topics

• Marriage
• Spiritual Warfare