Deny Yourself & Take Up Your Cross | Do Not Be Ashamed of Your Cross

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Glory to Jesus Christ! On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, this homily calls us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Christ (cf. Mt 16:24–25). The Cross is not about appeasing an angry Father or “paying a legal debt.” It is the medicine of immortality—God’s path to healing, freedom from sin, and real life in Christ. Like St. Paul, we proclaim: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” (Gal 2:20). Embracing the daily crosses of repentance, self-denial, and service is how we allow Jesus to heal our souls. From the martyrs to modern disciples, we are not ashamed of the Cross. By grace, we learn to put aside preferences, accept inconvenience, and offer ourselves for the Kingdom—so we may enter into the joy of heaven. Scripture touchpoints: Galatians 2:20; Matthew 16:24–25 Themes: spiritual healing vs. punishment, martyrdom and witness, Peter’s denial and our own weakness, living faith in daily crosses, Christ’s victory over sin and death. If this message helps you, please like, share, and subscribe. 🙏 Pray for us, as we pray for you. — 📌 Key Quotes • “I have been crucified with Christ… Christ lives in me.” (Gal 2:20) • “Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me.” (Mt 16:24) • “The Cross is not punishment; it is the path to healing.” — ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Intro & greeting 00:26 Why we’re not ashamed of the Cross 01:20 “Crucified with Christ” — what it means today 02:10 The Cross as healing, not punishment 03:18 How self-denial becomes spiritual medicine 03:51 Witness and martyrdom from the early Church to now 04:23 When we avoid our cross: being ashamed of Jesus 04:50 Peter’s denial & our own blindness 05:24 Hope in Christ’s victory over sin and death 06:10 Embracing our daily crosses & final exhortation For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKGI831ZV1XU15g3RoPyS4A & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #ExaltationOfTheHolyCross #HolyCross #TakeUpYourCross #CrucifiedWithChrist #ChristianHomily #Catholic #Orthodox #GospelReflection #SpiritualHealing #JesusChrist #Discipleship 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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.us 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Forgiveness
• Discipleship
• Jesus Christ