Sermon: Last Sentence of the Judge on the Criminal

"Many are called, but few chosen." (St. Matthew 20: 16.) Sermon for Septuagesima Sunday: "Last Sentence of the Judge on the Criminal" "Fearful words: The smaller number shall be called to the kingdom of heaven, and the greater number condemned to hell! If we blind mortals only thought of that while there is still time, that we might be inspired with a salutary fear, and so live that we may be found among the few elect! We have hitherto considered the state of the guilty sinner before the judgment-seat, and how he shall be summoned to judgment, questioned therein, accused, and convicted. There is still another and that a most terrible point to be considered, namely, how he shall be condemned by the sentence pronounced on him. "Then shall He say to them also that shall be on His left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire!" Ah, those words are enough to dry up the marrow of one’s bones! Depart from me, you cursed! Where to? Into everlasting fire! I shall speak to you to-day on the words of the first part of this sentence: "Depart from me, you cursed." ✅ For the full text transcript, visit: https://mannaofthesoul.blogspot.com/2023/02/ermon-last-sentence-of-judge-on-criminal.html Please remember to pray for all who made these information available to you. Source: "Short Sermons for all Sundays of the Year" by Rev. Fr. Francis Hunolt, S.J. Translated by Rev. Fr. Augustine Wirth, O.S.B. Volume 5: "On The Christian's Last End", 1896 Audio: © Holy Family Publications, https://jmjsite.com/ Read by: AM. ✅ Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannaofthesoul Twitter: https://twitter.com/mannaofthesoul ✅ Listen / Subscribe Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mannaofthesoul Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4cZlrDMREmR3giUJnTp3C3 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/manna-of-the-soul-catholic-audio/id1571060923?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81ZTBjNTI0OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Thank you for listening and God bless you and keep you!