Healing of the Bent Over Woman: Jesus vs. the Devil & the Misguided Leaders

About this sermon

In today’s Gospel reflection, we explore two powerful spiritual battles: 1️⃣ Jesus confronting the devil over the infirm woman, and 2️⃣ Jesus confronting the misguided leaders of Israel who misunderstood God’s law. This homily dives deep into why Jesus healed on the Sabbath, the symbolic meaning of the woman’s 18-year infirmity, the reality of spiritual warfare, and the essential role of repentance—especially during the Philip’s Fast as we prepare for the Nativity of our Lord. We also reflect on why God does not perform endless miracles for us, the role of free will, and how unrepentant sin can spiritually “bend” us over just as the woman was physically bent. May this message inspire deeper repentance, a renewed spiritual focus, and a stronger reliance on God’s mighty power. “Draw your strength from the Lord and His mighty power.” — Ephesians 6:10 Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever. 00:00 – Introduction: Glory to Jesus Christ 00:39 – Two Battles in Today’s Gospel 00:54 – Jesus vs. Israel’s Leaders 01:02 – The Sabbath Controversy Explained 01:49 – Why Jesus Questions the People 02:14 – Helping on the Sabbath: Logic & Compassion 02:21 – Misguided Leadership and Spiritual Consequences 02:40 – The People Rejoice 02:50 – Why God Doesn’t Perform Constant Miracles 03:19 – Free Will & True Love for God 03:45 – Teaching Moments Connected to Miracles 04:06 – The Woman Bent for 18 Years 04:14 – Cause of Her Deformity: Spiritual Weakness 04:36 – Symbolism of Being Bent Toward the Earth 05:02 – Her Desire for Material Things 05:13 – Sin, the Devil, and Lack of Repentance 05:41 – How Sin Affects Us Physically and Mentally 06:07 – Jesus Knows Her Suffering and Prayers 06:35 – Healing: Freedom From Darkness 06:55 – Entering the Philip’s Fast 07:03 – Repentance for the Nativity 07:19 – St. Paul’s Call to Put On the Armor of God 07:36 – Closing: Glory to Jesus Christ For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@epiphanybyz & please 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.com 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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CatholicHomily #GospelReflection #JesusHeals #SpiritualWarfare #Repentance #PhilipsFast #NativityFast #CatholicTeaching #ArmorOfGod #ChristianLife #ByzantineCatholic #OrthodoxChristian #MiraclesOfJesus #FreeWill #Homily

Topics

• Leadership
• Jesus Christ
• Spiritual Warfare
• Healing