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| 제목 | Sermon of 3rd S. after Epiphany (Seoul, Jan. 25 2026) by rev. Father WAILLIEZ | ||||
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| 작성자 | 관리자 | 작성일 | 2026-01-31 | ||
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>> 3rd S. after Epiphany - On the Remorse of the Damned (Seoul 2026) - Sermon by rev. Father WAILLIEZ “The children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” My dear Brethren, Based on the words of Our Lord in today’s Gospel, let us examine how St. Alphonsus Liguori describes the 3 types of remorse of conscience which a damned shall suffer in Hell. First remorse: The little required to save one’s soul A damned soul told St. Hubert her greatest torment was realizing how little was needed for salvation and how trifles led to her doom. St. Thomas says the reprobate grieve most because they are damned for nothing and could easily have gained eternal life. Each will lament: If I had avoided one sin, one companion, or confessed weekly, I’d be saved. But I didn’t, and now I’m lost. This pain grows from remembering good examples of pious friends, God’s gifts like health and talents meant for sanctity, and graces like inspirations—all squandered. Now, time is past: “The harvest is past; the summer is ended; and we are not saved.” (Jer. 8:20) Oh, fool that I was! If I’d suffered for God as I did for passions, I’d be happy now. This thought tortures more than fire. Second remorse: The trifles for which they lost their souls The unfortunate reprobate shall be continually employed in reflecting on the unhappy cause of their damnation. Like Jonathan, who tasted honey and faced death, the damned find no pity—they lost everything for fleeting pleasures. Esau roared in grief after selling his birthright for lentils. How the damned will howl, having lost Paradise for momentary sins! “What has pride profited us? All those things have passed away like a shadow.” (Wis. 5:8). I indulged, but what have these pleasures profited me? They lasted but for a short time; they made me lead a life of bitterness and disquietude; and now I must burn in this furnace forever, in despair, and abandoned by all. Third remorse: The great good lost by their fault Says St. Peter Chrysologus: To the damned the voluntary loss of Paradise is a greater loss than the very pains of Hell. The damned would endure a thousand Hells if not deprived of God. The damned shall see that God wished them to be saved, and had given them the choice of eternal life or of eternal death. “Before man is life and death, that which he shall choose shall be given to him.” (Eccles. 15:18.) They shall see that, if they wished, they might have acquired eternal happiness, and that, by their own choice, they are damned. The thought of having been the cause of their own damnation produces an internal pain, which enters into the very bones of the damned, and prevents them from ever enjoying a moments repose. My dear Brethren, The reality of Hell is a dogma of our Catholic Faith. Denying or ignoring it is not only a serious sin; it is the ideal slope to end up there for all eternity. When tempted, let us remember Hell and call on Jesus and Mary to deliver us from sin, which is the gate of Hell. We are Catholics: our place is in heaven. Let us remain faithful to our baptismal promises and faithfully attached to the Sacred Heart that we may one day obtain the everlasting happiness of heaven. Amen. |
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