Be Steadfast in Faith | St. Basil the Great & The Circumcision of Christ

About this sermon

Glory to Jesus Christ! On the very first day of the New Year, the Orthodox Church celebrates two profound feasts: ✝️ The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ 🕊️ The Feast of St. Basil the Great What better way to begin the year than in prayer, worship, and a renewed commitment to Christ? In this powerful Orthodox homily, we reflect on the life of St. Basil the Great, his fearless defense of the truth against Arian heresy, and his legendary confrontation with imperial power. Through this story, we learn what it truly means to be steadfast, unyielding, and uncompromising in faith. St. Basil’s response to threats of banishment, confiscation, torture, and death remains one of the most striking testimonies of Christian courage in Church history: “Do your worst.” This sermon challenges us to examine our own spiritual lives: Are we lukewarm or fully committed? Is God truly first in our lives? Are prayer, fasting, confession, and liturgical life shaping our year? 📌 Topics covered include: Why prayer is food for the soul The danger of lukewarm Christianity How to be steadfast in a hostile world The importance of church attendance and feast days Practical steps for deepening prayer, fasting, confession, and spiritual reading Why encounter with Christ changes everything As we begin the year, let us follow the example of St. Basil the Great and choose faith without compromise. Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever! 00:00 Glory to Jesus Christ – Beginning the New Year in Prayer 00:19 Feast of the Circumcision & St. Basil the Great 00:36 Prayer as Food for the Soul 01:07 The Life and Witness of St. Basil the Great 01:22 Fighting the Heresy of Arianism 02:03 St. Basil Confronted by Imperial Power 02:29 “My Ruler Is Greater Than the Emperor” 02:59 Threats of Banishment, Torture, and Death 03:17 “Is That All?” 04:07 Living for the Heavenly Kingdom 04:31 “Maybe You’ve Never Met a Real Bishop” 04:58 “Do Your Worst” 05:23 A Call to Uncompromising Faith 05:41 The Danger of Lukewarm Christianity 06:27 How Often Should Christians Be in Church? 07:14 Organizing Life Around God 07:53 Deepening Personal Prayer 08:29 Spiritual Reading, Fasting, and Confession 09:40 Encountering Christ Changes Everything 10:01 Be Steadfast in a World That Hates God 10:20 Glory to Jesus Christ – Conclusion For more please visit https://lifegivingspringspodcast.podbean.com/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. https://royaldoors.net/examination-of-conscience-for-adults/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #OrthodoxSermon #StBasilTheGreat #OrthodoxChristianity #SteadfastFaith #LukewarmFaith #OrthodoxHomily #ChurchFathers #ChristianLiving #EasternOrthodox #PrayerAndFasting #Con

Topics

• Faith
• Perseverance
• Jesus Christ
• Faithfulness