Sermon: The Mission of the Word of God for Procrastinating Sinners

"They found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions." (St. Luke 2:46) Sermon for the First Sunday after Epiphany: "The Mission of the Word of God for Procrastinating Sinners" "As our Lord Jesus Christ, when he wished to show his unheard of love to men, could not wait for the time of his bitter Passion and death, to shed his Saving Blood for them, but already as an Infant, eight days old, poured out the first drops of that precious Blood in the Circumcision, so, he would not wait for the time of his public mission to instruct and convert men, but commenced his office of Preacher in the twelfth year of his age, when he was found amongst the doctors in the temple, explaining the law to them by question and answer. Ah! If we had only the happiness of once hearing, as they did, the word of life from his own sacred lips, what an effect would it not have on our hearts! But what am I saying? Although it is now nearly two thousand years since he appeared in the world in visible form, he still preaches his divine word and explains his law by the mouths of priests. Alas! I should rather exclaim, would that all Christians were diligent enough in hearing his word. Then, indeed, would Christ reap a golden harvest. 0:00 - Introduction 2:07 - I. In the sanctification of the just.  12:57 - II. In the conversion of sinners. ✅ For the full text transcript, visit: https://mannaofthesoul.blogspot.com/2023/01/sermon-the-mission-of-word-of-God.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 2: "On The Penitent Christian", 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!