Byzantine Saints: Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver (3 February)

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Holy Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver, commemorated on February 3, was a just and devout elder who waited his entire life for the Consolation of Israel. According to the Holy Gospel of Luke (2:25–35), the Holy Spirit revealed to him that he would not die before seeing the promised Messiah — Christ the Lord. Ancient tradition tells us that St Simeon was one of the Seventy Scholars sent from Jerusalem to Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–247 BC) to translate the Holy Scriptures into Greek. This monumental work became known as the Septuagint, the Old Testament used by the Orthodox Church to this day. While translating the Prophet Isaiah, Simeon questioned the words “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Isaiah 7:14). At that moment, an angel restrained his hand and foretold that Simeon would live to see this prophecy fulfilled. Forty days after the Nativity of Christ, the Elder was led by the Holy Spirit into the Temple of Jerusalem. There he beheld the All-Pure Virgin Mary holding the Divine Child. Taking Christ into his arms, Simeon proclaimed the words now prayed daily in the Church: “Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace…” He also foretold both the salvation Christ would bring to the Gentiles and the sorrow that would pierce the soul of the Mother of God. The Gospel account is completed by Holy Prophetess Anna, who recognized the Messiah and proclaimed Him to all who awaited redemption in Jerusalem. Tradition holds that St Simeon lived to the astonishing age of 360 years. His holy relics were later transferred to Constantinople in the 6th century. This video presents the life, prophecy, and theological meaning of St Simeon the God-Receiver, whose patient faith was rewarded by holding God Himself in his arms. 00:00 – Holy Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver 00:20 – Luke’s testimony: a just and devout man 00:36 – God’s promise to Simeon 00:41 – The Septuagint and Alexandria 01:14 – Isaiah 7:14 and the angel’s revelation 01:42 – Simeon’s life of expectation 01:50 – The 40th day and the Meeting in the Temple 02:13 – “Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace” 02:33 – Ancient Christian hymnography on Simeon 03:00 – Prophecy to the Theotokos 03:22 – Holy Prophetess Anna 03:51 – Death, relics, and tradition https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StSimeon #GodReceiver #OrthodoxSaints #CatholicSaints #PresentationOfTheLord #MeetingOfTheLord #Luke2 #Septuagint #Theotokos #LifeOfTheSaints #ChurchHistory #Nun

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• Holiness