Stop Procrastinating Grace | Advent Sermon on Hearing God’s Word

About this sermon

In this traditional Catholic Advent sermon, we are led by Holy Mother Church into the desert, where St. John the Baptist cries out for penance, repentance, and preparation for the coming of Christ. As Christmas approaches, the Church urges us to withdraw from the noise of the world, to enter the quiet of our hearts, and to prepare worthily for the Nativity of Our Lord. Through Sacred Scripture, the example of St. John the Baptist, St. Andrew, St. Paul, and the spiritual wisdom of St. Francis de Sales, this sermon explains why preaching is necessary, why grace is sometimes resisted, and how we can truly profit from God’s Word. You will learn: Why faith comes through preaching (Romans 10) How St. John the Baptist prepared souls for Christ Why procrastination destroys spiritual growth What spiritual avarice is and why it paralyzes the soul How to make simple, concrete Advent resolutions How to prepare well for Christmas through repentance and action This sermon is a powerful reminder that grace is offered today, not tomorrow—and that hearing God’s Word demands a response. 📿 “Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it.” 00:00 – Sign of the Cross & Introduction 00:17 – Holy Mother Church Leads Us into the Desert 00:38 – The Call to Penance and Self-Purification 00:56 – Preparing the Heart for Christ’s Coming 01:15 – Approaching the Nativity of Our Lord 01:34 – How to Be Well Disposed to Receive Grace 01:45 – Faith Comes Through Preaching (Romans 10) 02:12 – St. John the Baptist: Last & Greatest Prophet 02:30 – St. Andrew & the First Disciples 03:19 – Apollos: Disciple of John Prepared for Christ 04:38 – Cooperating with Grace Disposes the Soul 05:00 – St. Francis de Sales on Hearing the Word 06:27 – Why God’s Word Is Not Always Effective 07:01 – First Obstacle: Procrastination 08:05 – Second Obstacle: Spiritual Avarice 09:02 – Simple Resolutions for Advent 09:26 – Preparing Well for Christmas 09:28 – Closing Prayer & 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Advent #StJohnTheBaptist #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #PrepareTheWay

Topics

• Prayer
• Grace
• Christmas