Easter Friday: If You Want the Glory of the Resurrection, You Must Do This First (Catholic Homily)

About this sermon

As we enter the Easter Octave and the joy of the Resurrection, it’s easy to forget where we began during Lent. The Church gave us prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—not as empty rituals, but as a path to one essential virtue: humility. In this powerful Catholic reflection, we explore why humility is the foundation of the Christian life—and why without it, we cannot share in the glory of Christ’s Resurrection. Christ humbled Himself unto death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God exalted Him. And the same pattern applies to us: if we want to rise with Christ, we must first die to pride. Through baptism, we are buried with Christ and raised to new life. But too often, like the Israelites, we turn back to sin—to comfort, distractions, and the very things that pulled us away from God. In this homily, you’ll learn: Why Lent’s penances are meant to destroy pride The real meaning of humility (and why it’s non-negotiable) How to preserve sanctifying grace in your soul Why you cannot live the supernatural life on your own How to truly enter into the joy of Easter 👉 If you want to grow in holiness, remain in grace, and experience the fullness of the Resurrection, this message is for you. 00:00 – Introduction: Don’t Forget Lent During Easter 00:23 – The Three Pillars: Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving 00:54 – The Root of Sin: Pride and the Fall 01:26 – Why the Church’s Penances “Hit Where It Counts” 01:57 – What True Humility Means 02:22 – The Mercy of God in the Easter Season 02:41 – Christ’s Humility Leads to His Exaltation 03:05 – The Condition for Sharing in the Resurrection 03:22 – Baptism: Buried with Christ, Raised Anew 03:53 – Why We Keep Returning to Sin 04:23 – The Danger of Returning to Old Habits 04:46 – The Daily Practice of Humility 05:02 – Guarding Sanctifying Grace 05:26 – Why You Can’t Preserve Grace Alone 05:42 – Obedience, Love, and Union with Christ 06:00 – The Fruits of the Resurrection Life 06:15 – Final Blessing Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #Humility #Easter #Resurrection #Lent #SanctifyingGrace #CatholicFaith #ChristianLife #Holiness #JesusChrist #CatholicTeaching #SpiritualLife #Baptism #Faith #God

Topics

• Worship
• Resurrection
• Easter