Ss. Philip & James (11 May): The World Will Hate You

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Today we reflect on the lives and martyrdoms of St. James the Lesser and St. Philip, two holy Apostles whose unwavering courage, asceticism, and fidelity to Christ continue to inspire Catholics today. This sermon explores: The family connections among the Apostles St. James the Lesser as cousin of Our Lord The Epistle of St. James and “faith without works” The biblical foundation for Extreme Unction St. Philip’s powerful request: “Show us the Father” Why the world hates the truth of Christ Apostolic boldness, martyrdom, and Catholic witness today The Apostles were hated, persecuted, mocked, and martyred — yet they converted the world through patience, charity, truth, and fearless preaching. Their example reminds us that authentic Christianity is not meant to win worldly approval, but to faithfully proclaim Christ regardless of opposition. “Faith without works is dead.” — St. James “Show us the Father, and it is enough.” — St. Philip May we all pray for the courage to live with an apostolic spirit in our own age. 00:00 – Introduction to St. James the Lesser & St. Philip 00:26 – Apostolic family relationships explained 01:14 – St. James the Lesser: cousin of Christ 01:52 – His Nazarite austerity and holiness 02:32 – First Bishop of Jerusalem 03:19 – “Camel’s knees” from constant prayer 03:59 – Faith without works is dead 04:16 – Martin Luther and the Epistle of James 04:39 – Biblical basis for Extreme Unction 05:02 – Martyrdom of St. James the Just 05:50 – St. Philip in the Gospels 06:11 – Feeding of the 5,000 and Philip’s practicality 06:27 – “Show us the Father” 07:00 – St. Philip’s missionary work and martyrdom 08:01 – Lessons from the Apostles 08:51 – The world sees the saints as fools 09:30 – Why the world hates the Church 10:48 – Pray for bishops and priests 11:22 – Every Christian must be apostolic 12:15 – Boldness, martyrdom, and perseverance 12:31 – Final exhortation and 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 #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #SaintJames #SaintPhilip #CatholicSermon #FaithWithoutWorks #Apostles #CatholicFaith #ChristianMartyrs #TraditionalCatholicism #JesusChrist #CatholicTeaching #BibleStudy #CatholicTruth #CatholicChurch