Holy Week 2026: The Cross or Damnation (The Mystery of Lent with the Church Fathers ) | Ep. 68

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In this episode, Joshua Charles discusses St. Pope Leo the Great's Good Friday Sermon, emphasizing the necessity of taking up the cross for salvation during Holy Week 2026.

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM For this Holy Week 2026, we read St. Pope Leo the Great's Good Friday Sermon 70, delivered on April 2, 443, 1,583 years ago! This is the final sermon in our 2026 series "The Mystery of Lent with the Church Fathers," and in it, St. Pope Leo the Great reminds us that for Christians, taking up the cross is not an option. If we refuse, we will be damned. If we accept and endure to the end by God's grace, we will be saved. May we join Our Lord on His Cross as we anticipate the joy of His Resurrection! You can purchase the CUA volume with St. Pope Leo the Great's sermon here: https://www.cuapress.org/9780813228297/sermons/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/…

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Charles

Topics covered

• Holy Week
• Lent
• Christianity
• Church Fathers
• Salvation
• Cross

Keywords

• Holy Week
• Lent
• St. Pope Leo the Great
• Christian salvation
• Good Friday Sermon
• cross
• resurrection

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Organizations: CUA

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