A New Year Reflection on Time, Eternity, and the Humility of Christ | Benedict XVI Memorial Sermon

About this sermon

On December 31st, the final day of the year—known traditionally as Saint Sylvester’s Eve—the Church invites us to pause and reflect on time, eternity, and the meaning of human life. With the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, this call to reflection becomes even more urgent and profound. In this sermon, we contemplate the humility of Our Lord Jesus Christ, beginning with the mystery of Bethlehem, where the eternal Son of God descends from the bosom of the Father into the womb of the Virgin Mary. Though omnipotent and infinite, Christ embraces poverty, weakness, and obscurity for love of us. Drawing from Sacred Scripture, Catholic tradition, and the example of Saint Alexius, this reflection reminds us that true growth in love comes through humility, obedience, and self-emptying, modeled perfectly in Christ—subject to Mary and Joseph, and obedient even unto death. As we enter 2023, we entrust ourselves to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, through the intercession of Saint Catherine Labouré, praying for the grace to grow in love, patience, meekness, and fidelity to God’s holy call. 📿 “May the humility and meekness of our beloved Jesus temper our clamorings for privilege and soothe our vexations.” 00:00 – December 31: A Day of Reflection 00:29 – The Passing of Benedict XVI 00:51 – Saint Sylvester’s Eve in Catholic Tradition 01:04 – Feast of Saint Catherine Labouré & the Miraculous Medal 01:23 – Resolution for the New Year: Growing in Love 01:39 – Learning Love Through the Humility of Jesus 01:53 – The Mystery of Bethlehem 02:02 – Christ Descends from Heaven to the Virgin’s Womb 02:56 – The Radical Humility of God Incarnate 03:02 – Saint Alexius: A Model of Extreme Humility 03:44 – Christ as Servant: Mary, Joseph, and the Cross 04:19 – Applying Christ’s Humility to Our Lives 04:39 – Closing Prayer and Blessing For more please visit http://reginaecclesiae.com/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 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: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CatholicSermon #BenedictXVI #CatholicReflection #HumilityOfChrist #NewYearCatholic #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSpirituality #Bethlehem #MiraculousMedal #SaintCatherineLaboure #TimeAndEternity #CatholicFaith

Topics

• Humility
• Heaven & Eternity
• Jesus Christ
• New Beginnings