Be Not Faithless But Believing | St. Thomas the Apostle, Ember Friday Sermon (21 December)

About this sermon

On the shortest and darkest day of the year, the Church lifts her eyes toward the coming of the Daystar. From this moment forward, light begins to increase — and for this reason, the Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle on Ember Friday of Advent. This powerful sermon reflects on: The mystery of faith without sight Saint Thomas’s courage, doubt, and ultimate confession The ancient tradition of the Ember Days The Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist Christ hidden under sacramental veils, yet truly present Borrowing heavily from the liturgy of Low Sunday, we hear again the words of Our Lord: “Be not faithless, but believing.” Though we have never seen Christ in the flesh, the Church teaches that this is enough: Christ, the Daystar from on high, remains with us really, truly, and substantially in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass until He comes again in glory. This sermon is especially fitting for: Advent meditation Ember Days fasting and prayer Strengthening faith in times of darkness Eucharistic devotion Reflection on apostolic witness 📿 Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed. 00:00 – O Dawn, O Daystar: The Shortest Day of the Year 00:32 – Why the Church Looks to the Daystar 00:56 – Ember Days and the Apostles 01:27 – St. Matthew and the Ember Days of September 01:45 – St. Matthias and Lent Ember Days 01:58 – Pentecost Ember Days: Sts. Philip and James 02:37 – Feast of St. Thomas & Low Sunday Liturgy 03:08 – Faith on the Darkest Day of the Year 03:36 – Thomas at the Raising of Lazarus 03:56 – “Let Us Go and Die With Him” 04:16 – The Apostles Flee & Thomas’s Absence 04:39 – “Unless I Touch His Wounds…” 05:03 – Christ’s Mercy Toward Thomas 05:13 – Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Seen 05:26 – Faith Without Sight Today 05:48 – Holy Communion & “Be Not Faithless” 06:01 – Christ Hidden in the Sacrament 06:18 – The Daystar Present Until the End of Time For more please visit http://www.institute-christ-king.org/wausau-sermons & 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. BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/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/ 🔴 Sensus Fidelium Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 #StThomasTheApostle #BeNotFaithless #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #EmberDays #EmberFriday #AdventSermon #FaithAndDoubt #RealPresence #HolyEucharist #LatinMass #CatholicHomily #ApostolicFaith #OAntiphons #Daystar

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• Faith