Sunday is not merely another Saturday. It is the Lord’s Day—a weekly celebration of Christ’s Resurrection and a foretaste of the eternal Sabbath awaiting the faithful in Heaven.

In this sermon for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, we contemplate Christ healing the man with dropsy on the Sabbath and confronting the Pharisees who watched Him closely, hoping to accuse Him. This Gospel presents two closely connected lessons: the true sanctification of Sunday and the humility with which we must approach God.

St. Justin Martyr explained that Christians assemble on Sunday because it is both the first day of creation and the day upon which Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Catholics therefore keep Sunday holy through worship, rest, family life, prayer, and—above all—the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

We do not attend Mass merely from habit. We come because God has a right to our worship and because everything we possess—our lives, families, talents, possessions, and Catholic Faith—comes from Him.

The Gospel also exposes pride disguised as humility. True humility is not an outward performance or speaking badly about ourselves while secretly seeking praise. As St. Francis de Sales observed, we may call ourselves miserable but become offended when someone agrees with us. Genuine humility rests in truth: every good thing comes from God, and without Christ we can do nothing.

May every Sunday become a joyful anticipation of Heaven, the eternal Sabbath in which, as St. Augustine teaches, we shall rest, see, love, and praise.

00:00 St. Michael Comics
00:24 Opening prayer
00:29 16th Sunday after Pentecost
00:36 Christ heals a man on the Sabbath
01:01 The Pharisees watch Jesus
01:26 Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?
01:39 Two lessons from the Gospel
01:50 Sanctifying Sunday and practicing humility
02:04 The Third Commandment
02:21 Sunday is the Lord’s Day
02:30 St. Justin Martyr on Sunday worship
02:53 Remember the Resurrection every Sunday
03:03 The joy of Easter renewed weekly
03:24 How the modern world has forgotten Sunday
03:36 Shopping, business, sports, and entertainment
03:53 Sunday is not another Saturday
04:07 The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
04:17 Why Catholics attend Mass
04:30 Sanctifying the Lord’s Day
04:43 God has a right to our worship
04:50 Everything we possess comes from God
05:06 The Gospel’s lesson on humility
05:17 Choosing places of honor
05:33 Pride disguised as humility
06:02 False humility and St. Francis de Sales
06:33 True humility rests in truth
06:49 “Without Me, you can do nothing”
06:56 Humility is the root of every virtue
07:15 Gratitude for God’s grace
07:32 Grace, the sacraments, and perseverance
07:48 “By the grace of God, I am what I am”
07:56 Learning humility at Holy Mass
08:18 “Misericors”—the merciful Heart of Jesus
08:34 The Sacred Heart’s invitation
08:42 “I am meek and humble of heart”
08:48 Sunday as a foretaste of Heaven
08:57 St. Augustine and the eternal Sabbath
09:20 Closing prayer
10:12 Download the Sensus Fidelium app

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