Lent Is the Tithe of the Year — The Church Fathers Explain the 40 Days
- Preacher
- Sensus Fidelium
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- Roman Catholic
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- 5:06
About this sermon
Many of the Church Fathers — including St. Gregory the Great, Dorotheus of Gaza, and others — referred to Lent as “the tithe of the year.” But what does that mean? A tithe is 10%. In the Old Testament, Israel gave the first 10% back to God — not because 10% belonged to Him and 90% belonged to them, but because everything belongs to God. Forty days out of 365 is just over 10% of the year. Lent is our yearly tithe of time. It is a sacred season where we intensify: Prayer Fasting Almsgiving Discipline Liturgical participation Not because we only live seriously for God during Lent — but because we need a focused season of spiritual strengthening. But beware. As we grow in ascetical discipline, the enemy works harder. The devil will tempt us toward pride. He will expose hidden passions. He will attempt to derail our spiritual focus. Lent is not just about giving things up. It is about rededicating our entire lives to Christ. This is how men become spiritually strong. This is how families are renewed. This is how souls are saved. If you are serious about Catholic spiritual discipline, this reflection will help you enter Lent with clarity, humility, and resolve. 0:00 – The Church Fathers Called Lent the “Tithe of the Year” 0:29 – What Is a Tithe? (10% Explained) 1:05 – Why 10% Doesn’t “Belong” to God — Everything Does 1:29 – 40 Days = The Tithe of the Year 2:06 – Why We Intensify Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving 3:07 – A Warning Heard in Confession 3:30 – Why the Devil Attacks Harder During Lent 4:24 – How Pride Can Ruin Your Lenten Efforts 4:50 – Rededicating Your Life to Christ For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@steliasbrampton & 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 #Catholic #Lent #ChurchFathers #ChristianDiscipline #CatholicMen #CatholicSpirituality #Fasting #Prayer #Almsgiving #SensusFidelium #SpiritualWarfare #Asceticism #TraditionalCatholic #LentenSeason #GregoryTheGreat
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