Entrance of the Theotokos (21 November): Stop Worldly Time—Enter God’s Time

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Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever! In this heartfelt homily for the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, we reflect on the meaning of dedicating ourselves fully to God—following the example of the Mother of God, who freely and willingly offered her life to the Lord. Father reminds us of the sacredness of entering the church, the significance of greeting Christ, the Theotokos, and the saints, and the importance of preparing our hearts before the Divine Liturgy begins. This message calls us to deeper reverence, intentional prayer, and renewed devotion each time we step into God’s holy temple. 🙏 May the Theotokos intercede for us as we strive to dedicate our lives to God more fully. 00:00 – Introduction: Glory to Jesus Christ 00:29 – Troparion of the Feast 00:34 – Theotokos freely entering the Temple 01:03 – Choosing God above all 01:20 – The beauty of entering the church 01:47 – The priest’s entrance prayers 02:31 – Entering God’s time, not worldly time 02:55 – Your personal entrance into the church 03:07 – Importance of arriving early 03:23 – Removing worldly distractions 04:11 – Not being late for Divine Liturgy 04:22 – Guarding yourself with the Sign of the Cross 05:02 – Greeting the feast day icon 06:01 – Greeting Christ 06:24 – Greeting the Theotokos 06:52 – Visiting icons and praying 07:35 – Returning to your pew for personal prayer 07:47 – Jesus Prayer & Preparatory Prayers 08:03 – Lighting candles with intention 08:21 – Returning to tradition 08:45 – Removing distractions like music 09:03 – Treating the temple with reverence 09:25 – Gratitude for the feast day 09:31 – Following the example of our Mother 09:49 – Prayerful conclusion: Glory forever For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRavXY4gi2nW-oCv4dez2Xw & 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #OrthodoxChristianity #EasternCatholic #DivineLiturgy #Theotokos #OrthodoxSermon #ByzantineCatholic #OrthodoxFaith #ChristianHomily #FeastDay #EntranceOfTheTheotokos #OrthodoxPrayer #JesusPrayer #ChurchTradition #HolyIcons #MaryTheotokos #OrthodoxWorship