Wedding Feast: Stop Making Excuses | Faith isn't a Checkmark in a Box

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Glory to Jesus Christ! In this homily on Luke 14:15–24 (the Parable of the Great Banquet), we hear how God Himself invites us to the heavenly feast—a foretaste of which we experience in the Divine Liturgy and the sacraments. The Gospel warns against the excuses that keep us from God’s Kingdom and calls us to take our spiritual life seriously. As St. Paul writes: “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard… what God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Cor 2:9). Key themes: God’s invitation to salvation, the joy of the heavenly banquet, why the sacraments matter, rejecting excuses, and living a true Christian vocation—a “vocation to heaven.” Scripture: Luke 14:15–24; 1 Corinthians 2:9 Chapters 00:00 – Introduction: Glory to Jesus Christ 00:20 – The Gospel supper: sign of kindness, brotherhood, friendship 01:25 – God’s invitation through the prophets and the Son 02:05 – Excuses that offend the Host 03:00 – “Compel them to come in”: the poor, crippled, blind 03:45 – Baptismal call & taking salvation seriously 04:18 – Foretaste of heaven in the sacraments & Divine Liturgy 05:10 – Faith is not a checkmark 05:40 – “Vocation to heaven” — living for the Kingdom 06:15 – Final exhortation & blessing For more please visit https://lifegivingspringspodcast.podbean.com/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. #Catholic #Homily #GreatBanquet #GreatSupper #Luke14 #Gospel #DivineLiturgy #Eucharist #KingdomOfGod #ByzantineCatholic #Faith #Repentance #JesusChrist #Salvation #SensusFidelium 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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

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• Faith
• Marriage