The Three Spiritual Dangers on the Christian Journey | Epiphany ~ Fr. Perricone

About this sermon

The Magi made a long, dangerous journey to adore the Christ Child — guided by a star, sustained by faith, and protected by humility. In this powerful Catholic sermon, we are reminded that we too are magi, traveling each day toward a deeper union with Our Lord Jesus Christ. This reflection explores the three great dangers that threaten every Catholic soul on the spiritual journey: 1️⃣ Forgetting that the journey is long — and losing perseverance 2️⃣ Failing to expect deception — from the world, from others, and even from ourselves 3️⃣ Pride — believing we know better than God Just as the Magi resisted Herod, we are called to remain faithful to Holy Mother Church, her irreformable teachings, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, which remains our guiding star in a world filled with confusion and falsehood. This sermon is especially fitting for: Epiphany Traditional Catholic spiritual growth Perseverance in the interior life Fighting discouragement, deception, and pride Deepening humility before Christ May this message encourage you to rise again after every fall, persevere through every trial, and arrive at the feet of the Christ Child with profound joy. God bless you. 00:00 – Opening Prayer 00:20 – The Journey of the Magi 00:30 – We Too Are Magi 00:54 – The Meaning of the Gifts 01:20 – Our Daily Spiritual Journey 01:36 – Grace as Our Guiding Star 01:51 – The Three Spiritual Dangers 02:04 – Danger #1: Forgetting the Journey Is Long 02:36 – Perseverance as the Greatest Sacrifice 03:11 – Rising Again After Every Fall 03:30 – Danger #2: Not Expecting Deception 03:39 – Herod and Modern Lies 04:17 – The Church and the Mass as Our Star 04:44 – Danger #3: Pride 04:53 – The Humility of the Magi 05:13 – Thinking We Know Better Than God 05:40 – Entering Bethlehem With Humility 05:54 – Overwhelmed With Joy Before Christ 06:16 – Final Blessing https://www.youtube.com/@MyDearCatholicFriends https://www.fatherperricone.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.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CatholicSermon #Epiphany #JourneyOfTheMagi #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #Perseverance #Humility #CatholicTeaching #HolyMass #RomanCatholic #SpiritualJourney #ChristChild #CatholicReflection