Does your priest ever talk about Satan?

[Anne1964]

Our priest occasionally talks about Satan, although I would say he mentions sin a lot more often.

We had a visiting Opus Dei priest a few weeks ago and his entire, rather lengthy, homily was about sin and Satan. By the time he finished I was ready to ask him to hear my confession then and there

I noticed that many more people than usual chose not to receive Communion that day.

 

[OutinChgoburbs]

Our priest refuses to dignify him with the name Satan, or even Lucifer. He calls it “the devil” and he always mentions that he is small caps, not worthy of a proper name. And Father mentions evil and “the devil” along with the need for confession- to the point of pointing out that it might not be a good idea if one to receive Communion if one has given into serious temptation by "the devil"and not been to confession recently.

 

[Podo2005]

Yeah, I probably didn’t word that right! Sorry! I agree that the emphasis should always be on God’s love and forgiveness, I just think that it might also be helpful to be reminded that Satan does tempt us, and it would be helpful to know how he tempts us, how to avoid falling to temptation and how to handle it if we do fall to temptation.

No problem Deidre

God Bless
Podo

 

[brotherhrolf]

I have heard Satan and hell mentioned in a homily only once in the last forty years. “Fire and brimstone” sermons were common before Vatican II. The priest who gave the homily was a visiting priest from India and everyone was just plain shocked. Some, unfortunately, were insulted.

I’ve been to years of Lenten retreats in which nothing has been said about sin, Satan or hell.

Here’s the difference, I believe. Prior to V II the sermon was not linked to the Epistle and Gospel. The homily, however, is linked to the readings of the day and rightly so. But, that gives the priest an Old Testament reading, an Epistle reading, a psalm, and a Gospel from which to draw his homily. But, like I’ve said, and even considering daily Masses, over the last forty years - only once. And, it stood out precisely because of the content.