Why Deny Yourself?

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Why does Christ ask us to “deny ourselves?” Within Catholicism, there is a fair amount of emphasis on penance and giving things up. Using wisdom from St. John of the Cross, Dr. Sri explains why we must “deny ourselves” in order to gain what we truly desire.

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We are made for God, and so, he is the soul’s deepest desire.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Edward Sree, and welcome to all things Catholic where real faith meets real life.
0:13.9	In the Bible, Jesus says, deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me, but let's
0:18.0	think about those first words, deny yourself.
0:21.2	Why does he say that, deny yourself?
0:24.2	Shouldn't we be seeking life to the full?
0:26.6	Why would we deny ourselves?
0:29.2	And why does the Catholic Church emphasize things like fasting, abstaining from things,
0:32.8	giving things up, give up chocolate, give up your favorite food, give up your favorite
0:35.5	drink?
0:36.5	Why do we talk about sacrifice so much, making sacrifices for others, denying yourself,
0:41.4	giving in to other people, and why do we emphasize acts of penance, deny yourself?
0:48.8	You know, no, the culture tells us, indulge yourself, right?
0:51.9	Live life to the full.
0:53.6	Seize the day, seize life, and have as much fun as you can.
0:57.2	Live as much stuff as you can, have as many experiences as you can, have as much pleasure
1:01.6	as you can.
1:02.9	That's what the world tells us.
1:05.3	Why does Jesus say, deny yourself is desire bad?
1:10.0	Are we just supposed to deny all of our desires, suppress, desire?
1:13.8	Now, the world tells us to follow our desires.
1:18.6	Our desires are good.
1:20.8	All your desires are good.
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