“When You Fast” — Christ’s Call to True Asceticism | Preparing for Great Lent

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Glory to Jesus Christ! As we enter the Great Fast, Christ gives us a powerful and deeply personal command in the Sermon on the Mount: “When you fast…” In this reflection for Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare Sunday), we look closely at Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7 — the masterpiece of Our Lord’s teaching — and focus on the interior, ascetical life that Great Lent calls us to embrace. Fasting is not merely about food. It is about curbing the passions. It is about disciplining the will. It is about restoring right relationship with God, with others, and with the world. In this homily you will learn: Why Christianity is radically communal Why you cannot be a Christian alone The difference between the minimum fast and the ideal fast How to build a sustainable fasting rule year by year Why the goal is spiritual transformation — not external rigor How Lent trains us to die to sin and live for God Whether you are new to fasting or have kept the Great Fast for years, this reflection will help you approach Lent with wisdom, humility, and strength. Let us pray. Let us fast. Let us give alms. 📱 Download the Census Fidelium app today. 💪 Support the formation of faithful Catholic men through The Martyrs Walk Fund: https://www.martyrswalkfund.org 0:00 – Glory to Jesus Christ 0:16 – The Power of Matthew 5–7 1:08 – The Beatitudes and the Our Father 1:47 – Forgiveness Sunday & “When You Fast” 2:08 – Christianity Is Radically Communal 2:51 – The Personal Nature of Fasting 3:05 – More Than Food: Curbing the Passions 3:36 – The Great Lent Schedule Explained 4:02 – Pray, Fast, Give Alms 4:37 – How to Build Your Own Rule of Fasting 5:04 – Minimum vs. Ideal Fasting 5:33 – Growing Year by Year in Asceticism 6:02 – Dying to Sin, Living for 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 #GreatLent #ForgivenessSunday #SermonOnTheMount #CatholicFasting #PrayFastGiveAlms #ChristianAsceticism #Matthew5 #CatholicMasculinity #DieToSelf #LiveForGod

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