Why Christians MUST Practice Meditation | Monday of the 4th Week of Lent

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When Our Lord entered the temple in Jerusalem, He drove out those who had turned His Father’s house into a place of trade. But the Gospel reveals something deeper: each Christian soul is also a temple of God. Through baptism, our hearts become the altar of the interior temple, where the fire of divine charity must continually burn. In this powerful Lenten reflection, we explore why Christian meditation is absolutely necessary for salvation. Many people excuse themselves from meditation: The irreligious say they are not obligated. The ignorant say they are incapable. The busy say they do not have time. But the Church teaches something startling: Without meditation… The means of salvation become ineffective The practice of virtue becomes impossible Sin becomes inevitable Meditation prepares the soul for: Confession Holy Communion The grace of God True conversion of heart The saints insist that without reflecting on: The Passion of Christ The reality of death The Last Judgment Heaven and hell …the soul slowly drifts toward sin. This Lenten sermon calls us back to the forgotten discipline of daily meditation, the prayer that transforms the soul and prepares it for eternity. Since our eternal happiness will consist in contemplating God forever, we must begin to think of Him now. 🙏 May this reflection help you deepen your prayer life during Lent. 00:00 Jesus Cleanses the Temple 00:20 The Temple Built Over 46 Years 01:11 The Spiritual Temple: Your Soul 01:50 Interior Prayer and Meditation 02:06 Three Excuses People Make About Meditation 02:50 Why Every Christian Must Practice Meditation 03:14 Without Meditation the Means of Salvation Fail 03:47 Why Confession Requires Meditation 04:47 Meditation and Worthy Communion 05:19 Preparing the Soul for Grace 05:43 Why Scripture Reading Requires Meditation 06:32 The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Reading 07:14 Without Meditation Virtue Is Impossible 07:55 Learning Humility Through Reflection 08:18 Why We Must Meditate on the Cross 08:35 Without Meditation Sin Becomes Inevitable 09:00 Why the World Is Filled With Sin 09:32 The Excuse of Ignorance 10:16 Worldly People Meditate Constantly 11:30 What Christians Should Meditate On 12:02 The Excuse of Being Too Busy 12:19 Meditation Is Conversation With God 13:03 Meditation as the Nourishment of the Soul 13:33 The Warning About Hell 13:53 Begin Meditating on God Now To donate to the Church Restoration Project in Ireland please visit https://gofundme.com/restore-immaculate 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻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 🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #Lent #ChristianMeditation #CatholicPrayer #SpiritualLife #CatholicTeaching #JesusChrist #CatholicFaith #LentenReflection #PrayerLife

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