The Greatest Chastisement: To Not Be Punished in This Life | St. Alphonsus & St. Bernard

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In this powerful Catholic sermon, we reflect on the teaching of St. Alphonsus Liguori and St. Bernard: the greatest chastisement is when God no longer punishes the obstinate sinner in this life, but allows them to fall deeper into sin. Drawing from Isaiah the Prophet, we see how divine mercy, when abused, becomes judgment. A tragic example is shared from 17th-century Sicily, where a comedian ignored God’s warnings and died suddenly, fulfilling a prophecy of a bad death. This message calls us to true repentance, frequent confession, and reliance on God’s grace in resisting temptation. As St. Paul reminds us: “I can do all things in Him who strengthens me.” 🙏 Key Themes: God’s mercy and justice The danger of presumption and obstinacy in sin Confession and true conversion Grace in resisting temptation Eternal consequences of ignoring God’s call ⚜️ Watch prayerfully, reflect deeply, and share this message of truth and mercy. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:33 St. Alphonsus on God’s chastisements 1:40 The comedian of Sicily and his tragic death 3:01 Examining our past sins and God’s mercies 4:25 The silence of God and His judgment 4:44 Confession and sincere repentance 5:19 Strength to resist temptation through God’s grace 5:51 Final exhortation For more please visit https://institute-christ-king.org/oakland-sermons & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #CatholicSermon #StAlphonsus #StBernard #CatholicTeaching #Repentance #Confession #GodsMercy #DivineJustice #CatholicFaith #EternalLife #CatholicHomily 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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. 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 #catholic #christian #jesus #bible #byzantine #gospel #resurrection #easter