“Come and See” – The Power of Icons & Evangelization

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Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever! On this First Sunday of the Great Fast — the Sunday of Orthodoxy — we celebrate the restoration of the holy icons in 843 AD and the Church’s bold proclamation that God truly became man. If Christ took on flesh, He can be depicted. If He entered history, matter can proclaim His glory. This homily explores: • Why the veneration of icons defends the Incarnation • The powerful meaning of “Come and See” (John 1:46) • The mission of every baptized Catholic to evangelize • The role of the Divine Liturgy as heaven opened • How to invite someone back to Church this Great Fast Orthodoxy is not merely right belief — it is right worship, right glory, and right witness. Like Philip, we are called not to argue, but to invite: “Come and see.” This Lent, choose one person. Pray for them. Fast for them. Invite them. Be a living icon of Christ. 🕯️ Support Catholic Masculinity & Formation Martyrs Walk Fund forms men to defend and advance the Faith, serve those in need, and embody authentic Christian masculinity through a Catholic boot camp formation program. Every dollar goes toward forming men ready to die to sin, die to self, and live for God. Learn more: 👉 https://martyrswalkfund.org 📱 Support Catholic Media Download the Sensus Fidelium app Join iCatholic Mobile: https://icatholicmobile.com 0:00 Martyrs Walk Fund – Forming Catholic Men 0:29 Opening Prayer 1:10 What Is the Sunday of Orthodoxy? 1:36 The Restoration of Icons (843 AD) 2:07 St. John Damascene on Venerating Icons 2:32 The Call of Philip – “Follow Me” 3:03 “Come and See” Explained 3:36 Orthodoxy: Right Belief & Right Worship 4:11 Heaven Opens at the Divine Liturgy 4:48 Our Duty to Share the Faith 5:31 Every Baptized Catholic Is a Missionary 6:12 Christ Sees You Under the Fig Tree 6:26 The Purpose of the Great Fast 6:42 True Orthodoxy vs. Pride 7:06 What If Philip Stayed Silent? 7:36 Lenten Evangelization Challenge 8:12 Be Living Icons of Christ 8:33 “Can Anything Good Come From the Church?” 8:56 Final Doxology For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@st.johnchrysostombyzantine2197 & 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 #SundayOfOrthodoxy #ByzantineCatholic #CatholicFaith #OrthodoxIcons #ComeAndSee #GreatFast #Lent2026 #DivineLiturgy #CatholicEvangelization #ChristianMasculinity