St. Paul’s Final Lesson of the Liturgical Year

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Join us for this profound homily on the Last Sunday After Pentecost, closing the liturgical year with a call to spiritual renewal, gratitude, and perseverance. Drawing deeply from the writings of St. Paul, the “Doctor of the Gentiles,” this sermon reflects on the purpose of the epistles, the guidance of Holy Mother Church, and the importance of striving continually toward holiness. We are reminded that the Christian life is never stagnant—each soul is either ascending or descending. As the new liturgical year (Advent) approaches, we are urged to rekindle our zeal for sanctification, examine our spiritual progress with humility, and cultivate gratitude for God’s abundant blessings: sacraments, grace, virtues, crosses, and divine assistance. The Gospel for this Sunday, addressing the destruction of Jerusalem and the end times, challenges us to prepare not with earthly stockpiling, but with spiritual readiness—growth in virtue, grace, holiness, and merits. 🙏 “Let us run on that uphill path which will lead us to eternal repose.” 00:00 – Opening & Introduction 00:21 – Thanksgiving, prayer, and summary of the epistle 00:45 – Completion of the liturgical year 01:00 – Purpose of the Sunday epistles 01:13 – Apostles and the formation of early Christian communities 01:42 – St. Paul and his role in the epistles 02:41 – St. Paul’s zeal and mission 03:30 – Today’s epistle: prayer for spiritual wisdom 04:06 – “This is the will of God: your sanctification” 04:23 – Renewing zeal at the end of the liturgical year 04:43 – Importance of spiritual examination 05:05 – Do I desire holiness? 05:17 – Dangers of too much or too little self-examination 05:49 – Human bias in judging ourselves 06:05 – Using good books for spiritual guidance 06:29 – Giving thanks for God's blessings 07:12 – Sacraments, virtues, and crosses as blessings 07:37 – Gospel on the destruction of Jerusalem & the end times 08:07 – The approach of Christ’s second coming 08:22 – The urgency of holiness 08:35 – Earthly preparation vs. spiritual preparation 08:56 – Are we ascending or descending? 09:09 – The just soul must always ascend 09:21 – Seeking deeper union in the coming Church year 09:40 – Walking bravely in God’s will 09:52 – The uphill path to the Beatific Vision 09:58 – Closing & final blessing For more from this parish please visit https://www.institute-christ-king.org/wausau-sermons & 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻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 🔴 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/ 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #TraditionalLatinMass #CatholicHomily #StPaul #LiturgicalYear #LastSundayAfterPentecost #CatholicSermon #AdventPreparation #Holiness #Sanctification #EndTimes #CatholicFaith #ChristianVirtue #CatholicTeaching #BeatificVision