Why Lent Is About Virtue: 6th–10th Commandments, Confession, and Spiritual Progress ~ Fr. Ripperger

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In this talk, Father walks through a practical Catholic examination of conscience using the 6th–10th Commandments and the Precepts of the Church, with direct application to Lent, confession, and real spiritual growth. Topics include: the crisis of impurity and pornography, the duty to guard thoughts (9th commandment), the obligation of restitution for theft, the sins of detraction and rash judgment, and why we must pray for clergy rather than tearing them down. The conference also challenges us to stop treating Lent like “giving up chocolate,” and instead use it to build real virtue — humility, fortitude, mortification, charity, and a willingness to suffer for the greater good. If you want a serious Lent, this is a roadmap: identify your predominant defect, confess honestly, make restitution where needed, repair reputations you harmed, and embrace penance that actually changes you. Chapters below for easy navigation. “O Lord, direct all our actions by Thy holy inspirations…” Mother of Divine Grace, pray for us. 00:00 Opening prayers 00:49 Resuming the 6th commandment: what people ignore in confession 01:10 Catholics and the culture: contraception, cohabitation, fornication 02:06 Pornography and self-abuse: rising problem and shame disappearing 03:01 “You get the leaders you deserve”: moral collapse and consequences 04:29 Why the 6th commandment affects the 1st (and vice versa) 05:24 1960 warning: unchaste clergy and crisis signs 06:25 Passionate kissing, dating, and guarding virtue 07:11 9th commandment: impure thoughts and interior custody 08:03 Clergy failures and the need to guard thoughts 09:12 Modesty, the imagination, and occasions of sin 10:10 7th commandment: theft at work, wasting employer goods 11:24 General confession: how and why 13:12 Restitution: why “sorry” isn’t enough 15:03 Spending, moderation, and responsibilities in the home 17:11 8th commandment: lying, detraction, rash judgment 18:30 Pray for clergy vs. attacking clergy 21:53 Repairing reputations: restoring the good name 23:26 Social media, anonymity, and the final judgment 24:42 10th commandment: envy and trusting God 25:40 Why money doesn’t solve spiritual problems 29:56 Preparing for Mass and thanksgiving after Communion 30:59 Fasting & abstinence: what the Church requires vs. virtue 33:17 Support of pastors, almsgiving, and the tithe 36:17 Measuring real spiritual progress year to year 37:47 Charity: loving God without seeking “payback” 40:39 Attachments, suffering, and the path to sanctity 43:49 Fortitude: you won’t become holy without suffering 44:12 Masculinity/femininity and conquering the curse of Adam & Eve 48:25 Humility: accepting humiliations and growing in virtue 50:16 The “sixth generation,” the occult, and refusing the Cross 53:57 What Lent is for: penance, rooting out vice, building virtue 57:11 Asking Our Lady & your guardian angel to reveal your defect 59:31 Final blessing Fr. Ripperger's Press https://sentradpress.com/ Fr. Ripperger's order is found at https://dolorans.org/ For more by Fr. Ripperger & please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ https://liberchristo.org/ https://montechristo.net/ https://realestateforlife.org/ - Real Estate For Life 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 = 👍🏻 #Catholic #Lent #Sermon #SixthCommandment #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #CatholicTeaching #Confession #Virtue #Holiness (C) 2025 Sensus Fidelium

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