Embracing Suffering for Holiness | St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa & The Cross ~ Fr Ripperger

About this sermon

“If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Matthew 16:24) In this powerful sermon, we reflect on the Christian meaning of suffering, drawing deeply from St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross. Too often we fear or flee from suffering, yet the saints remind us that the path to holiness is through the Cross. 🌿 Topics covered in this reflection: Why suffering is indispensable for sanctity St. Teresa: no perfection without embracing suffering St. John of the Cross: penance, detachment, and union with Christ The danger of lukewarmness and spiritual complacency Practical steps to accept crosses in daily life (duties, passive mortifications, voluntary mortifications) Preferring suffering over pleasure in pursuit of holiness The role of victim souls and discernment with a spiritual director This talk is both a challenge and encouragement: to move beyond the idea of sainthood into the actual practice of sanctity through the daily embrace of the Cross. For more sermons & lectures please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ & remember to do the PenanceWare Fr asks for Fr Ripperger's order of exorcists http://dolorans.org/ #Catholic #Holiness #Suffering #StJohnoftheCross #StTeresa #CatholicFaith #EmbracetheCross #CatholicHomily #CatholicSermon #ChristianLife #Penance #Mortification #SpiritualGrowth #CatholicSaints 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 (C) 2021 Sensus Fidelium 🙏🏻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. BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/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/ 🔴 Sensus Fidelium Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔

Topics

• Suffering & Trials
• Holiness
• Jesus Christ