Immaculate Conception Novena (Day 1): Tota Pulchra Es | Thou Art All Fair, O Mary

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“Thou art all fair, O Mary, and there is not a spot in thee.” Join us for a powerful sermon on the Immaculate Conception Novena, tracing its ancient origins, Franciscan tradition, and the theological foundation behind the hymn Tota Pulchra Es. In this reflection, we explore the history of the Novena, the role of Our Lady in salvation history, the connection to the Apostles’ first novena before Pentecost, and the profound scriptural roots from the Canticle of Canticles and Book of Judith. We also revisit the teachings of early Church Fathers—St. Justin, St. Irenaeus, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine—and the dogmatic authority of the Council of Ephesus proclaiming Mary as Theotokos, Mother of God. Whether you are praying this novena, deepening your devotion to the Immaculate Conception, or seeking rich Catholic theology, this sermon invites you into a deeper love for the Blessed Virgin Mary—all pure, all beautiful, conceived without sin. 🙏 O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. 00:00 – Opening: “Thou art all fair, O Mary…” 00:25 – Invocation of the Holy Trinity 00:39 – Why we begin with history 00:51 – Divine origin of the first novena 01:09 – The 9-day preparation from Ascension to Pentecost 01:37 – The Apostles praying with the Blessed Virgin 01:48 – The second ancient novena: The Great O Antiphons 02:09 – December 17–25 novena structure 02:17 – Two devotional schools of novenas 02:34 – Novenas ending on the feast vs. the vigil 02:55 – The Novena of the Immaculate Conception begins 03:13 – Historical background: end of the Western Schism 03:38 – Election of Pope Martin V 04:02 – Restoration of Christian Rome 04:26 – Franciscans entrusted with the Basilica of the Holy Apostles 04:56 – Franciscan devotion to the Immaculate Conception 05:14 – Feast extended to the universal Church 05:36 – Tradition of Roman preachers and solemn Benediction 05:51 – Focus of this sermon: the hymn Tota Pulchra Es 06:23 – Ancient origins of the hymn 06:45 – Scriptural sources: Canticle of Canticles & Judith 07:00 – “Thou art all fair, O Mary” explained 07:22 – Judith as a type of Mary 07:50 – Wisdom literature and Marian application 08:21 – Early Church Fathers and Marian teaching 09:01 – Council of Ephesus & the title Theotokos 10:01 – Mary as the New Eve 10:43 – Mary as “cause of our salvation” 11:00 – St. Ambrose: preserved from every stain 11:17 – St. Augustine: “No question of sin where Mary is concerned” 11:52 – Scriptural piety applied to Mary 12:07 – Why we continue to sing Tota Pulchra Es 12:19 – Mary’s heavenly queenship and mission 12:33 – Mary as destroyer of heresies 12:59 – All graces flowing through her spotless hands 13:29 – Closing prayer: O Mary conceived without sin For more from this parish please visit https://www.institute-christ-king.org/wausau-sermons & please remember to 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻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 = 👍🏻 #ImmaculateConception #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #TotaPulchraEs #MarianDevotion #CatholicHomily #LatinMass #InstituteOfChristTheKing #BlessedVirginMary #MotherOfGod #Theotokos #CatholicHistory #CatholicTheology #Novena #AdventPreparation