Lent Proves We Are Christians: The Mystery of Lent with the Church Fathers | Ep. 67

About this episode

This episode discusses the significance of Lent and its themes of sacrifice and penance as presented by St. Pope Leo the Great.

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM For this final week of Lent before Holy week, we read St. Pope Leo the Great's Lenten Sermon 40, delivered on March 1, 442, 1,584 years ago! Once more, this great Pope and Church Father presents us with powerful Lenten themes of sacrifice and penance being the marks of true Christians. Lent is what proves we are Christians. If yours has not gone as well as you hoped: it's not over! You still have time to offer generous sacrifices for Our Lord in preparation for the Passover. 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/ Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Charles

Topics covered

• Lent
• Christianity
• sacrifice
• penance
• Church Fathers
• spirituality

Keywords

• Lent
• Christianity
• sacrifice
• penance
• St. Pope Leo the Great
• Church Fathers
• Holy week

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Organizations: CUA Press, Eternal Christendom

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