The Great Apostasy: Are We Living in the End Times?

About this sermon

In today’s sermon, we enter once again into the Church’s annual reflection on the end of the liturgical year, a time when Catholics are reminded to meditate on the Last Things, the end of the world, and Christ’s final coming in glory. This homily exposes the errors of modern end-times sensationalism—such as rapture theories and millennialist distortions—and re-centers us on the authentic teachings of the Catholic Church. Drawing on Sacred Scripture, especially 1 & 2 Maccabees, Second Thessalonians, and the prophetic warnings of the Church Fathers, the homily explains how historical events—such as the apostasy in Jerusalem under Jason the High Priest—serve as types and foreshadowings of the great apostasy before the end of time. Through the writings of saints and popes, including St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, Pope St. Pius X, Pope Pius XI, and others, we learn the clear signs that precede the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-Church. Yet rather than fear or speculation, the sermon calls us to the fundamental Christian response: do your duty, stay in the state of grace, frequent the sacraments, pursue holiness, and trust in God’s providence. Whether you are studying Catholic eschatology, concerned about modern moral decline, or simply seeking a deeper spiritual wake-up call, this sermon will strengthen your faith and clarity in a confused age. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Introduction: End of the liturgical year 0:10 – Considering the end of the world 0:20 – Warning against false end-times theories 0:55 – No rapture & no earthly millennium 1:10 – Christ’s two comings 1:40 – Watchfulness & Scripture’s warnings 2:07 – Fifth Lateran Council on predicting dates 3:00 – Avoiding panic: St. John Berchmans’ example 4:00 – The importance of dying in a state of grace 5:00 – Introduction to biblical types and foreshadowing 6:30 – Examples of typology (Jael, Judith, etc.) 8:20 – The apostasy before the Antichrist (2 Thess 2) 9:30 – The great apostasy explained by the Fathers 10:00 – Historical prefigurement: Apostasy under Jason 11:30 – Paganism entering Jerusalem 12:20 – Corruption of modesty and idolatrous practices 13:40 – Commentary on impurity and false religion 14:40 – Priestly corruption and neglect of sacrifice 15:40 – Pagan revelry in the Temple 16:30 – Women in the holy places (violation of law) 17:20 – What this prefigures for the great apostasy 18:00 – Papal warnings about modern apostasy 20:00 – Moral decline & loss of faith 22:00 – Popes on the signs of the times 23:30 – Silent apostasy of modern society 24:00 – What we must do now: duty, grace, sacraments 24:30 – Call to holiness: prayer, confession, scapular, virtue For more please go to https://www.veritascaritas.com/ & please 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.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" = 🔔 #Catholic #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #EndTimes #GreatApostasy #Antichrist #CatholicTeaching #CatholicProphecy #StateOfGrace #CatholicHomily #Eschatology #CatholicDoctrine #Maccabees #SignsOfTheTimes #CatholicChurch #LastThings #CatholicFaith #CatholicTruth #EndOfWorld

Topics

• Repentance
• Second Coming
• Prophecy & End Times