To Thee, O Lord, Have I Lifted Up My Soul | On La Salette, Prayer, and Restoring Catholic Culture

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In this powerful Advent sermon, we reflect on the opening words of Psalm 24: “To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.” The homily explores the true spirit of Advent—turning our hearts toward God, rejecting the encroaching secular spirit, and preparing spiritually for the coming of Christ. Drawing deeply from the approved apparition of Our Lady of La Salette (1846), this sermon explains Mary’s message of sorrow, warning, and hope. Her tears, her plea for repentance, and her emphasis on Sunday observance, prayer, and respect for God all ring with renewed urgency in our modern age of secularization. This homily also reflects on the historical context of France, the rise of secularism, the importance of the virtue of religion, reverence for the Lord’s Day, avoiding misuse of God’s name, and cultivating a devout Catholic family life shaped by the liturgical calendar. As we begin the liturgical year with Advent, the faithful are invited to renew their devotion, return to prayer, sanctify Sundays, and lift their souls to God with renewed fervor. 00:00 – Introduction & Opening of the Liturgical Year 00:23 – “To Thee, O Lord, Have I Lifted Up My Soul” – Psalm 24 00:55 – The Nature of Prayer: Turning the Soul Toward God 01:17 – Confidence in God Amid Darkness 01:53 – Christ the Light vs. the Darkness in Souls & Society 02:58 – Historical Context: France, Secularization & Revolution 03:38 – Prelude to La Salette: A Nation in Crisis 04:06 – Our Lady Appears in Tears at La Salette 04:49 – Mary’s Dialogue with the Children About Prayer 05:12 – Mary’s Intercession vs. Human Indifference 05:39 – Consequences of Sin, Warnings, and Punishment 06:26 – Our Lady’s Principal Complaint: Neglect of Religion 07:10 – Profaning the Lord’s Day & Misusing God’s Name 07:43 – America & the Decline of Sunday Observance 08:04 – Examining Our Own Neglect & Secular Attitudes 08:32 – Reverence in Speech and Respect for Authority 09:00 – Attending Mass: Duty vs. Devotion 09:35 – The Liturgy as Public Honor of God 09:54 – Wasting Sundays: A Call to Re-evaluate Priorities 10:34 – The Sabbath: Made for Man, Yet Belonging to God 10:55 – How Catholic Culture Forms Through Observance 11:07 – Incorporating Feasts & Devotions Throughout the Year 11:41 – Sports, Secular Schedules & Liturgical Priorities 11:56 – The Stern Yet Motherly Warning of Our Lady 12:30 – Returning God to the Center of Society 12:27 – Final Call: “To Thee, O Lord, Have I Lifted Up My Soul” For more from this parish please visit https://institute-christ-king.org/oakland-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 🔴 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/ 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 🔴 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 #CatholicSermon #LaSalette #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #LatinMass #CatholicHomily #MarianApparitions #Psalm24 #CatholicDevotions #Lord’sD

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