Forgiveness Sunday: The True Meaning of Great Lent | Before Great Lent Begins… Forgive

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Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever! What is Great Lent really about? Many of us instinctively answer: fasting, longer services, prostrations, strict rules. And while all of that is true — it is not the heart of Lent. The heart of Great Lent is not what we remove from our plates… but what we remove from our hearts. On Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare Sunday), the Church stands at the doorway of Great Lent and asks us one essential question: Have you forgiven? Before we fast. Before we pray more. Before we begin the 40-day journey. We must forgive. Without forgiveness, Lent becomes spiritual performance — correct on the outside, empty on the inside. In this homily, we reflect on: • Why forgiveness is the final preparation before Great Lent • Why fasting without forgiveness feeds the ego • Why prayer without forgiveness hardens the heart • What Christ teaches us from the Cross • How forgiveness frees us from spiritual chains • Why reconciliation is the true beginning of repentance Forgiveness is not a feeling — it is a decision. It is costly. It is uncomfortable. It feels like losing. But in the Kingdom of God, losing is how we win. As we approach Pascha, we cannot walk alone. We walk as reconciled brothers and sisters. Forgive me. May this Great Lent be not just a season of discipline — but a season of return. — 0:00 Glory to Jesus Christ 0:16 What Is Great Lent Really About? 0:52 The Heart of Lent: The Inner Fast 1:25 Forgiveness Sunday Explained 2:08 Why Forgiveness Comes Before Fasting 3:09 Forgiveness Is a Decision, Not a Feeling 4:04 The Chains of Unforgiveness 4:36 Fasting Without Mercy Is Empty 5:31 Lent Is Not Self-Improvement — It Is Return 6:00 Christ Forgives From the Cross 6:24 Forgiveness Begins at Home 7:17 Opening the Hidden Rooms of the Heart 7:48 The Church Asks One Question 8:03 “Forgive Me” — Not a Formality 8:29 A Priest’s Personal Request for Forgiveness 9:19 Walking Toward Pascha Together For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@steliasbyzantinecatholicch5629 & 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.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 #GreatLent #ForgivenessSunday #CheesefareSunday #OrthodoxChristianity #CatholicFaith #LentReflection #ChristianForgiveness #Pascha #EasterPreparation #Repentance

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• Forgiveness