Christ Is Born: The Greatest Christmas Gift — Adoption as Sons and Daughters of God

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Christ is born! ☦️ In this profound Christmas homily, we reflect on the greatest gift of Christmas — not gold, frankincense, or myrrh, but the Spirit of Adoption by which we become sons and daughters of the Most High God. Drawing from St. Paul, St. John Chrysostom, and the Byzantine Christian tradition, this sermon reveals how Christ’s Nativity transforms us from slaves into heirs — enabling us to call God “Abba, Father”. This is not reserved for saints alone, but for sinners, the unprepared, the weary, and the empty-handed. We also uncover the true identity of the Magi — not mere astrologers, but powerful Middle Eastern king-makers who humbled themselves before the infant King. Their journey did not end at Bethlehem: according to ancient tradition, they later encountered St. Thomas the Apostle, were baptized, ordained, and became bishops of the early Church. This homily speaks deeply to: Anyone who feels spiritually unprepared Those struggling with failure, fear, or unworthiness Christians longing to understand theosis / divinization Families celebrating the Nativity of Christ Fear not. Come anyway. Christ is born — and because of Him, we are children of God. 0:00 Christ Is Born 0:23 The Paradox of Christmas Gifts 1:03 The Spirit of Adoption Explained 1:20 Chosen Before the Foundation of the World 1:45 Calling God “Abba, Father” 2:27 Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh 2:55 No Longer Slaves, But Children 3:23 Theosis: What We Are Yet to Become 4:18 God Speaks to Sinners, Not Only Saints 5:04 Feeling Unprepared for Christmas 5:36 “Fear Not” — The Voice of the Holy Spirit 6:52 Who the Magi Really Were 7:27 The Power and Wealth of the Wise Men 8:21 Kingmakers Kneel Before the True King 9:01 St. Thomas and the Baptism of the Magi 10:17 The Relics of the Magi 10:56 Sons and Daughters of God 11:13 Kneeling in Worship 11:20 Christ Is Born For more please visit https://stabcc.org/ https://www.youtube.com/ & @stthomastheapostlebyzantine & 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 #ChristIsBorn #ChristmasHomily #NativityOfChrist #OrthodoxChristianity #CatholicFaith #SpiritOfAdoption #AbbaFather #Theosis #WiseMen #Magi #Epiphany #ChristianSermon #Incarnation #FearNot #ChildrenOfGod

Topics

• Christmas
• Jesus Christ
• Christian Living