Make Straight the Way of the Lord | Advent, Penance, and Preparing for Christ (23 December)

As we draw closer to the Feast of Christmas, the Church gives us the powerful readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, calling us not to comfort—but to conversion. In Luke Chapter 3, St. Luke anchors Christ firmly in real human history, naming rulers, governors, and dates. There is no myth, no uncertainty—Christ truly entered the world, and before Him came John the Baptist, preaching one essential message: 👉 “A baptism of penance for the remission of sins.” Before Christ can fill the soul, the soul must first be emptied. Before grace can enter, sin must be confronted. This sermon explains: Why penance is necessary to truly receive Christ How pride, excess, and neglect form spiritual “mountains and valleys” Why modern Christianity often fails by avoiding talk of sin and damnation How Advent prepares us not just for Christmas—but for every cross Christ brings into our lives “Every valley shall be filled. Every mountain shall be brought low.” This is not poetry—it is a call to action. Christ comes: At Christmas In Holy Communion In every suffering we are asked to carry Will we receive Him? 00:00 – Approaching the Feast of Christmas 00:35 – Christ’s Historical Reality in Luke 3 01:22 – John the Baptist’s Mission: Penance 01:45 – Why the Soul Must Be Emptied First 02:42 – Why the World Feels It Doesn’t Need Christ 03:09 – The Failure of “Therapeutic Christianity” 03:45 – What Does True Repentance Look Like? 04:16 – Mountains and Valleys Explained 05:02 – Pride, Excess, and Spiritual Imbalance 05:35 – The Seven Deadly Sins Examined 06:38 – The Greatest Valley: Lack of Prayer 07:27 – How to Read Scripture Spiritually 08:01 – Suffering, Neuroticism, and Perspective 09:26 – Suffering as a Gold Mine of Wisdom 10:00 – Christmas, Communion, and the Cross 10:42 – Choosing to Receive Christ in Suffering 10:58 – Final Exhortation and Blessing Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-b... Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-sup... 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron:   / 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/Sens... 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sen... 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@S... 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fid... 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/se... ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/donate-supp... ▶️ 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 = 👍🏻 ▶️ 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:   / sensusfidelium   🔴 Twitter: https://  / sensus_fidelium   🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfide... 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages... 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... #Advent #CatholicSermon #FourthSundayOfAdvent #Penance #Repentance #JohnTheBaptist #PrepareForChristmas #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHomily #MakeStraightTheWay #SevenDeadlySins #CatholicTeaching #SufferingWithChrist #TrueChristianity