Why Riches, Honor, and Pleasure Can Never Make You Happy

About this sermon

Our Lord's miraculous multiplication of the seven loaves teaches far more than His divine power to feed a hungry crowd. It reveals a profound spiritual truth: nothing in this world can satisfy the human soul except God Himself. Drawing from Sacred Scripture, St. Bernard, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Teresa of Ávila, and the example of King Philip II of Spain, this sermon reflects on the emptiness of riches, honors, pleasures, and worldly success when they become substitutes for God. The soul was created for eternity. Every earthly pleasure eventually fades, but the treasures laid up in Heaven endure forever. "Lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither rust nor moth doth consume." May this sermon inspire us to detach ourselves from passing things and seek first the Kingdom of God. Support Sensus Fidelium ▶️ Donate: https://sensusfidelium.com/donate/ 📱 Download the Sensus Fidelium App 🙏 Download the Sanctifica App 📱 iCatholic Mobile https://icatholicmobile.com 00:00 iCatholic Mobile Sponsor 00:27 Opening Prayer 00:33 The Miracle of the Seven Loaves 01:08 The Mystical Meaning of the Gospel 01:28 Why Earthly Goods Cannot Satisfy the Soul 02:05 The Misery of Worldly Happiness 03:07 God vs. Temporal Goods (St. Thomas Aquinas) 04:07 Learning from the Children of This World 05:10 The Truth Revealed at the Hour of Death 05:25 King Philip II's Final Lesson 06:40 Live for Eternal Treasures 07:18 St. Teresa on Preparing for Death 07:39 Sanctifica Sponsor 07:54 Sensus Fidelium App For more from this parish please visit https://www.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/ 🔴 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 #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #SensusFidelium #CatholicSermon #Gospel #SpiritualLife #TreasureInHeaven #ChristianLife #Prayer #Holiness #JesusChrist #CatholicFaith #Eternity #Heaven

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• Money & Stewardship
• Joy