St. Simeon & Fra Angelico (18 February): God Is Offended by Sin — Appeased by Penance

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Today we enter fully into the sacred season of Lent — and every single day until Easter now has its own proper Epistle and Gospel. The Church gives us daily catechism through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. In this reflection, we meditate on: • St. Simeon, second Bishop of Jerusalem and cousin of Our Lord • The destruction and rebuilding of Jerusalem • The martyrdom of a 120-year-old bishop under Trajan • The Roman Centurion’s powerful words before Communion • God being offended by sin — and appeased by penance • Why your fasting and prayer do matter, even when you see no results Lent is not symbolic. Penance is not meaningless. Prayer truly turns aside the scourge of God’s justice. “Lord, I am not worthy that Thou should enter under my roof…” The faith of the centurion teaches us absolute confidence in Christ’s dominion over sickness, sin, nature, and death itself. God can heal the deepest wounds in our soul — even the ones we do not see. This Lent, let us: • Fast with faith • Pray with humility • Do penance with confidence • Believe that God is working The daily Lenten Mass readings were the catechism of the early Church. Let us make them ours. God bless you all. 0:00 – The First Formal Days of Lent 0:25 – Daily Proper Readings Until Easter 1:07 – St. Simeon: Second Bishop of Jerusalem 2:24 – Cousin of Our Lord & Early Church History 3:31 – Martyrdom at 120 Years Old 4:03 – The Roman Centurion’s Faith 5:02 – Does Lenten Penance Even Do Anything? 6:52 – Absolute Dominion of Christ 7:21 – God Is Offended by Sin, Appeased by Penance 8:45 – We Deserve Punishment for Our Sins 9:11 – Humility: Simply Admitting the Truth 10:04 – Lent as Daily Catechism 10:51 – Believe: Your Prayers Are Healing Your Soul https://sensusfidelium.us/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/february/february-18-st-simeon-bishop-martyr/ http://catholicsaints.mobi/calendar/18-february.htm Please remember to 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 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/ 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Lent #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #LentenReflection #Penance #CatholicFaith #DailyMass #SaintOfTheDay #LatinMass #SensusFidelium

Topics

• Repentance
• Anger