From Annihilation to Exaltation

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In the mystery of the incarnation…in that wondrous mystery of the Word becoming flesh…the Son of God becoming true man…there was an infinite condescension. The Second Person of the Blessed Trinity is omnipotent and immeasurable in His Majesty and dignity, while in comparison man…humanity…is nothing. God becoming man, therefore, is like an annihilation…the annihilation of the incarnation…God taking on a created nature that is nothing is comparison to His Godhead. But the infinite condescension…the annihilation extends even to His very birth…being born in the poverty of a cave and placed in a feed box for a crib. He embraced the life of an exile in Egypt…lived the life of a simple workman…a carpenter…in a Podunk town called Nazareth, of which the apostle, Nathanael, remarked, can anything good come of that town. On this feast of St. Joseph the Workman, we note that our Lord’s credentials…His very standing in His own town and amongst His own relatives…is put in question. There is even an attempted mocking of the Son of God and Son of Mary as his own relations observe in a most condescending way…is not this the carpenter’s son? Who does this simple laborer from a Podunk town think He is? Yes…the annihilation of the incarnation…where the God-man is even ridiculed, scorned, shown contempt, and derided because of His occupation…and because He belonged to a simple, working class family….because His Foster Father was a laborer. The King of Heaven and Earth…the Lord of Angels and men…the Emperor of the Universe…is treated as a mere commoner. And yet, our dearest Lord delights in this humiliation. As the invitatory antiphon for the hour of Matins in the Divine Office for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker records: The Lord, King of kings, who deigned (who saw fit) to be reckoned the son of a workman, * O come let us adore him, alleluia. For more please visit https://reginaprophetarum.org/#/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholicbusinesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ***Donations to Sensus Fidelium is 501(c)3 tax deductible*** 🙏🏻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 🔴 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