Deny Yourself, Carry Your Cross, Follow Christ

About this sermon

In this Byzantine Catholic homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we reflect on Christ’s command: “Whoever wishes to come after Me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Mark 8:34) The cross is not merely a piece of jewelry or decoration—it is the very instrument of our salvation, transformed from a sign of death into a weapon against sin, a reminder of God’s boundless love, and our path to eternal life. This sermon explores: Why wearing a cross is more than just tradition. The true meaning of carrying our cross in daily life. How prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and confession strengthen us for the Christian journey. The cross as our weapon against the evil one and our tool for salvation. Let us not treat the cross as ornamentation but as the sign of how we must live to inherit eternal life. 🙏 Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever! 📌 Chapters (Timestamps) 0:00 In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit 0:20 The Meaning of Wearing the Cross 1:18 Exaltation of the Holy Cross Explained 2:28 The Cross in Jesus’ Time 3:54 The Cross as a Weapon Against Sin 4:27 Fasting, Prayer, and Almsgiving as Strength 6:05 Confession and Communion in Christian Life 7:18 Living the Cross Daily For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@st.johnchrysostombyzantine2197 & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #CatholicHomily #ByzantineCatholic #HolyCross #ExaltationOfTheCross #TakeUpYourCross #CatholicFaith #ChristianSermon #GloryToJesusChrist #CatholicChurch #Mark834 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 #catholic #christian #jesus #bible #byzantine #gospel #church

Topics

• Discipleship
• Jesus Christ