Sermon, 10th Sunday after Trinity, 2025
This Sunday, we are reading the 8th Homily in the first book of homilies, which is entitled:
A Sermon How Dangerous a Thing It Is To Fall From God
These sermons have been edited to shorten them and to update the language, with the intent of maintaining the content, or at least the core meaning. The original texts of the homilies can be found in the manuscripts after the edited texts that were preached. For background on these homilies, see the links below.
The 8th homily warns us to not allow sin or selfishness to separate us from God. God is long-suffering, but He will not impose Himself on any person. If we forsake Him, He will in the end forsake us. Often, He will first send troubles our way to get our attention. However, if we persist in our disobedience, not turning back to God, He will finally leave us to our own desires. The homily warns us that when God no longer disciplines us, then we are in the most serious of conditions.
God give us the grace that, as His chosen people, we would never place ourselves in such a dangerous state. May we always be quick to repent, staying close to Our Lord Jesus Christ.