Take Up Your Cross: Finding True Life After the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

About this sermon

Jesus tells us, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” In this Sunday reflection—given right after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross—we explore what it really means to carry our personal crosses with faith, courage, and hope. The Cross is not just a symbol; it’s a call to discipleship, self-denial, redemptive suffering, and ultimately salvation and eternal life in Jesus Christ. Whether your cross looks like illness, family responsibilities, relationship trials, or the challenge of living out the faith in a secular world, Christ walks with you. When we lose our lives for His sake, we find true life—purpose, joy, and fulfillment in God’s divine plan. Key Themes Exaltation of the Holy Cross → why the Cross is our sign of redemption and hope Deny yourself → putting God’s will at the center Personalized crosses → how each of us is called uniquely Redemptive suffering → uniting daily struggles to Christ Promise of Resurrection → courage for today, hope for eternity Scripture Touchpoints Matthew 16:24; Luke 9:23 (take up your cross) John 3:16 (gift of salvation) 2 Corinthians 12:9 (grace in weakness) Chapters (Timestamps) 0:00 – Greeting & introduction 0:17 – After the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: why this matters 1:00 – “Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow” 2:00 – The Cross as personal calling: unique struggles, one Savior 3:00 – Self-denial and putting God’s will first 4:00 – Not despair but hope: losing life to find it 5:00 – We do not carry the Cross alone: Jesus sustains us 6:00 – Rededication to discipleship & the promise of Resurrection 7:00 – Closing prayer and blessing For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@steliasbyzantinecatholicch5629 & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #ExaltationOfTheHolyCross #TakeUpYourCross #CatholicHomily #GospelReflection #Discipleship #RedemptiveSuffering #FollowChrist #JesusChrist #Catholic #Christian #Faith #Hope #Resurrection #EternalLife #SensusFidelium 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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

Topics

• Holiness
• Discipleship
• Jesus Christ