From Adam’s Fall to Christ’s Triumph: The Power of the Holy Cross

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. On this Feast of the Holy Cross, the Church reflects on the mystery of salvation through the Cross of Christ. This sermon explores: The connection between Adam & Eve’s fall in the Garden of Eden and the redemptive work of the New Adam (Christ) and the New Eve (Mary). How pride and disobedience led to death, while humility and obedience brought forth eternal life. The paradox of the Cross: that through suffering, sacrifice, and self-denial, true victory and eternal life are found. The teachings of St. Augustine, Pope Leo XIII, Pope St. Pius X, and Pope Pius XI on the culture war between the “two cities”—love of self vs. love of God. The call for all Christians to take up their cross daily, follow Christ, and embrace their mission as witnesses in a world opposed to God. This homily also reminds us that: The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. The Cross is both a sign of contradiction and a sign of triumph. Each Catholic is called to live out their vocation through prayer, sacrifice, penance, and fidelity to Christ. 🙏 May this reflection on the Holy Cross strengthen our faith, deepen our love for God, and inspire us to live as true disciples of Christ. 🕰️ Chapters / Timestamps 00:00 – Opening Prayer 00:19 – The Feast of the Holy Cross & Preface Reflection 01:00 – Adam & Eve: Pride, Sin, and Disobedience 02:40 – The Remedial Penance of Suffering and Death 03:42 – Redemption through Mary, the New Eve, and Christ, the New Adam 05:15 – The Triumph of the Cross & Christ’s Humble Victory 06:10 – The Christian Call: “Take up your Cross daily” 07:40 – The Culture War: Two Cities (St. Augustine & Leo XIII) 09:20 – The Martyrs, Constantine, and the Sign of the Cross 11:00 – Modern Apostasy & Secularism (Pius X & Pius XI) 13:20 – Relativism vs. Truth: The Rejection of God 14:48 – Victory through the Cross: Conquering with Christ 16:24 – Living a Supernatural Life: True Liberty & Fraternity 17:20 – Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary & Catholic Tradition 18:50 – The Daily Commitment: Living the Cross 20:00 – Closing Prayer Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. #HolyCross #CatholicSermon #FeastOfTheHolyCross #CatholicFaith #CatholicHomily #Christianity #CatholicChurch #CrossOfChrist #CatholicTeaching #CatholicPreaching #TakeUpYourCross #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicDevotion #CatholicCulture #christianlife 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #easter #doubtingthomas #resurrection

Topics

• Repentance
• Holiness
• Jesus Christ
• Overcoming Obstacles