Anyone Who Loves the Cross of Christ has Enemies

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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. This powerful homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14th) takes us through the rich history of the True Cross—from St. Helen’s discovery in the 4th century, to the return of the Cross to Jerusalem by Emperor Heraclius in 630 A.D. after it was seized by the Persians. Father also reflects on the rise of Islam, the decline of Western Christendom, and the urgent need to embrace the Cross of Christ in our own time. He challenges us to recognize that Christian life is inseparable from the Cross—whether in marriage, family, priesthood, or daily sacrifice. We are reminded that: The Cross is our only path to salvation. To follow Christ is to expect enemies. True Christian love even extends to loving our enemies. Our battle is not fought with weapons of the world, but with prayer, holiness, and fidelity to the Catholic Faith. This sermon is a timeless call to courage, faith, and perseverance in the face of a world that has rejected Christ. 🙏 May the Holy Cross be our strength and our salvation. Scripture Reference: “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” — Matthew 16:24 For more from this parish please visit https://www.institute-christ-king.org/wausau-sermons & please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #HolyCross #ExaltationOfTheCross #CatholicSermon #CatholicFaith #TrueCross #CatholicChurch #ChristianHistory #CatholicHomily #LatinMass #CatholicTradition #CatholicTeaching #CrossOfChrist #CatholicFeastDays 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Love & Compassion
• Jesus Christ