Stir Up Our Wills | Preparing Your Soul for Advent & the New Liturgical Year

About this sermon

“Stir up the wills of Thy faithful…” This powerful homily reflects on Stir Up Sunday, the final Sunday of the liturgical year, and the spiritual preparation needed as we enter Advent. Traditionally known for the stirring of Christmas pudding, this Sunday carries a far deeper meaning: asking God to stir up our willpower, strengthen us in virtue, and prepare our souls for the coming of Christ. In this sermon, you will hear reflections on: • The origins and meaning of Stir Up Sunday • The importance of willpower, grace, and choosing the good • The Gospel’s sobering reminder of the end of time and our particular judgment • Why we must cultivate a daily examination of conscience • How habitual sins deaden our sense of sin and draw us into lukewarmness • Practical ways to spiritually prepare for Advent and the new liturgical year • The call to holiness and becoming saints through God’s grace • Embracing God’s will and living a life pleasing to Him • Using the Advent season for deeper prayer, humility, and interior renewal ✅ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Opening Prayer & Introduction 00:18 – Meaning of Stir Up Sunday 01:01 – Christmas Pudding Tradition & Old English Custom 01:18 – The Collect: “Stir Up the Wills of Thy Faithful” 01:41 – The Role of the Will in Choosing Good or Sin 02:02 – Stirring Up Our Willpower & Thanksgiving 02:31 – Gospel Reflection: Fall of Jerusalem & End Times 02:52 – The Reality of Death & Particular Judgment 03:24 – What We Are Judged On: Love of God & Neighbor 03:38 – Epistle: Knowledge of God's Will & Good Works 04:33 – The Call to Become Saints 05:02 – Cooperating With Grace & Removing Obstacles 05:49 – Daily Examination of Conscience 06:26 – Losing the Sense of Sin 07:06 – Habitual Sin & Lukewarmness 08:19 – Examining Our Spiritual Weaknesses 08:58 – Purpose of Life: To Know, Love & Serve God 09:17 – Advent: Preparing for the Birth of Christ 09:35 – Taking Up a Gospel for Advent 10:10 – Judgment as Joy for the Faithful Soul 10:21 – Final Exhortation: Stirring Up Our Wills Toward Sanctity Their quarterly magazine Dowry here: https://fssp.co.uk/category/dowry/ Seminary blog: http://fsspwigratzbad.blogspot.com/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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. BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/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/ 🔴 Sensus Fidelium Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 #StirUpSunday #CatholicHomily #TraditionalCatholic #AdventPreparation #LiturgicalYear #CatholicSermon #CatholicFaith #ExaminationOfConscience #BecomeSaints #CatholicMass #CatholicTeaching #SpiritualGrowth #EndTimes #Judgment #GodsGrace

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• Christmas