The Five Ways of Penance According to St. John Chrysostom | Advent Sermon

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“Come, O Lord, and tarry not. Forgive the sins of Thy people Israel.” In this powerful Advent sermon for the Fourth Sunday, we reflect on how Christ is born within the soul through forgiveness, made possible by true penance. Drawing deeply from St. John Chrysostom (the Golden Mouth), this sermon explains the Five Ways of Doing Penance, timeless spiritual remedies that lead the soul to order, peace, and sanctification. As Christmas approaches, this sermon calls us to tighten our spiritual lives through concrete acts of repentance, prayer, mercy, and humility—so that Christ may truly dwell within our hearts. 📖 The Five Ways of Penance Explained: Condemning our own sins – cultivating supernatural sorrow and hatred for sin Forgiving those who offend us – a spiritual work of mercy that restores order to the soul Fervent and persevering prayer – a true act of penance affirmed by Scripture and the Council of Trent Almsgiving – a powerful remedy that “erases a multitude of sins” (St. Peter & St. James) Humility – the foundation of all true repentance The sermon includes Scriptural references (Matthew 6:14, Luke 18), insights from Church Tradition, and a remarkable historical example of almsgiving that demonstrates its spiritual and temporal power. This message is especially relevant for: Advent preparation Confession & penance Traditional Catholic spirituality Souls struggling with anger, injustice, depression, or spiritual dryness 🕯️ May this sermon inspire true repentance so that Christ may be born anew in your heart this Christmas. 00:00 – Alleluia: “Come, O Lord, and tarry not” 00:52 – Christ is born in the soul through forgiveness 01:01 – Why penance is essential before Christmas 01:22 – St. John Chrysostom and the Five Ways of Penance 02:00 – First Way: Condemning our own sins 03:13 – Second Way: Forgiving those who offend us 04:01 – Matthew 6:14 and forgiveness as penance 05:17 – Third Way: Fervent and persevering prayer 06:36 – Fourth Way: Almsgiving and its immense power 07:53 – Almsgiving in religious life and daily sacrifices 09:41 – Almsgiving as healing for suffering souls 10:45 – Fifth Way: Humility 11:21 – Historical example: Mercy Hospital (1911) 13:29 – Giving without expecting reward 13:55 – Final exhortation: Let Christ be born in your heart For more please visit http://reginaecclesiae.com/ & 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.com 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 🔴 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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CatholicSermon #Advent #Penance #StJohnChrysostom #TraditionalCatholic #Almsgiving #Forgiveness #CatholicTeaching #PrepareForChristmas #Repentance #LatinMa

Topics

• Repentance
• Christmas