Many people think Christian mortification means punishing yourself, hating your body, or seeking suffering for its own sake. But that is not what the Catholic Church has taught throughout her history.
In this lesson from Excerpta Catechismi, discover the authentic Catholic doctrine on Christian mortification according to Sacred Scripture, the Roman Catechism, the Catechism of St. Pius X, the Baltimore Catechism, Spirago’s Catechism Explained, and traditional moral theology.
Learn why:
✠ The human body is good because God created it.
✠ Original Sin wounded our desires, making spiritual discipline necessary.
✠ Mortification orders the passions under reason enlightened by grace.
✠ True self-denial strengthens virtue and authentic freedom.
✠ The Church rejects harming the body or seeking suffering merely because it hurts.
✠ Authentic mortification is always guided by charity, prudence, and the pursuit of holiness.
“But I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway.”
— 1 Corinthians 9:27 (Douay–Rheims Bible)
This video is part of the playlist:
Christian Mortification Made Easy — A Catholic Guide to Dying to Self
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