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

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!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
04:43 - St. Pope Leo the Great, Sermon 70 (April 2, 443)
17:29 - Reflections and Commentary
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