Chair of St. Peter (18 January): The Rock of the Church as One Who Professed His Faith in Christ

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In this homily, we reflect on the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, the biblical foundation of the Papacy, and the unity of the Church of Christ. This teaching explains why Peter is called the Rock, how Christ established a visible Church, and why Christian unity must be found within the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. The Chair of Saint Peter in Rome is not merely a symbol, but a living sign of unity for all Christians. While Peter was personally weak and sinful, Christ established His Church upon Peter as a believer who professed the true faith: “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” This reflection also addresses common Protestant objections by explaining: Why the Church must be visible, not invisible Why Christ chose a man to serve as the foundation How Peter’s authority is rooted in faith in Christ, not personal perfection As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins, we clarify that the Church is already one. We do not pray for a new unity, but that all Christians may return to full unity within the Church Christ founded—sharing one faith, one baptism, one sacramental life, and one hierarchy. 📖 “That they may all be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I in You.” (John 17:21) 0:00 – Opening Prayer 0:31 – Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter 1:14 – Rome, Antioch, and Church History 1:26 – Beginning of the Prayer for Christian Unity 2:20 – Peter Chosen as the Rock of the Church 2:53 – Objections: Can a Man Be the Foundation? 3:48 – The Church Must Be Visible 4:55 – Peter as Person and Believer 5:44 – Peter’s Profession of Faith 6:16 – Christ as the Ultimate Foundation 7:02 – Peter’s Mission to Confirm the Brethren 7:52 – Unity of Christians Explained 8:46 – The Church Is Already One 9:42 – One Faith, One Baptism, One Church 10:37 – Closing Prayer For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #ChairOfSaintPeter #SaintPeter #CatholicChurch #Papacy #ChristianUnity #CatholicTeaching #OneHolyCatholicApostolic #PeterTheRock #CatholicFaith #ChurchHistory #WeekOfPrayerForChristianUnity

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