Eternal Christendom Podcast New Year with the Fathers (St. Pope Leo the Great, Sermons 25 and 35) | Ep. 55
Dec 31, 2025
Explore St. Pope Leo the Great's powerful Christmas and Epiphany sermons, showcasing the profound mystery of the Incarnation. Discover Christ's humility in human form, the importance of baptismal regeneration, and the call to live out humility and meekness. Delve into the Magi's journey as a symbol of the gospel's universal call, contrasting Gentile acceptance with Jewish blindness. Reflect on the urgency of repentance and the joy of Christian duties, as well as the hope for reconciliation and deeper commitments in the New Year.
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Keeping Christmas Tide Longer
- Joshua Charles shares personal joy in the liturgical year's extended Christmas season and keeps decorations until February 2nd.
- He jokes that Protestants should become Catholic for a longer celebration of Christmas.
Live Christ's Humility Now
- Imitate Christ's humility and meekness so that suffering with Him leads to reigning with Him.
- Live the Redeemer's example, because being called 'Christian' is vain without Christlike imitation.
Baptism Changes The Person
- Leo ties baptismal regeneration to moral transformation, not a mere legal covering of sins.
- He teaches that grace actually changes believers so they can obey and please God in their actions.