Cracking the Frozen Sea Within: Lent, Temptation & the Threefold Concupiscence ~ Fr. Perricone

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In this powerful First Sunday of Lent sermon, we reflect on a striking quote from Franz Kafka: “The purpose of a novel is to take an axe to the frozen sea inside us.” What if that “frozen sea” is the accumulated rust of sin, negligence, comfort, and pride in our souls? Lent is holy because Mother Church pours out extraordinary graces during these 40 days — but those graces only penetrate a heart willing to be broken open through mortification, self-denial, and perseverance. In this meditation, we explore: The spiritual meaning of Kafka’s “frozen sea” St. Leo the Great on the “rust of our earthly nature” The three temptations of Christ in the desert Concupiscence of the flesh (comfort & pleasure) Concupiscence of the eyes (covetousness & possession) The pride of life (spiritual sovereignty & rebellion) Fulton Sheen on true generosity Why perseverance brings angelic consolation Our Lord entered the desert to show us how to crack the ice within. Lent is not about comfort — it is about conversion. If we persevere, the angels will come. 🔥 This Lent, take the axe to the frozen sea in your soul. 📱 Support Catholic media and formation: Join I Catholic Mobile → https://icatholicmobile.com 📲 Download the Sensus Fidelium app today. 💪 Support the formation of Catholic men: The Martyrs Walk Fund → https://themartyrswalkfund.org 0:00 – Support Catholic Media (I Catholic Mobile) 0:24 – Opening Prayer 0:30 – Why Quote Franz Kafka on Lent? 1:10 – “The Axe to the Frozen Sea” 2:18 – The Rust of Our Earthly Nature (St. Leo the Great) 3:28 – How Sin Freezes the Soul 4:09 – Christ Enters the Desert 4:49 – First Temptation: Concupiscence of the Flesh 5:46 – Second Temptation: Concupiscence of the Eyes 6:48 – Fulton Sheen on True Generosity 7:44 – When Possessions Possess Us 7:49 – Third Temptation: Pride of Life 8:20 – “Ye Shall Be As Gods” 9:11 – Chipping Away at the Ice 9:32 – When You Grow Tired in Lent 9:48 – Angels Will Come to Comfort You 10:04 – Download the Sensus Fidelium App 10:11 – The Martyrs Walk Fund https://www.youtube.com/@MyDearCatholicFriends https://www.fatherperricone.com/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CatholicLent #FirstSundayOfLent #ThreeTemptations #SpiritualWarfare #CatholicMasculinity #Concupiscence #PrideOfLife #Mortification #CensusFidelium #LentenSermon #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic

Topics

• Temptation