Jesus’ Family Tree Wasn’t Perfect — On Grace, Sin, and Salvation
- Preacher
- Sensus Fidelium
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 5:08
About this sermon
Christ is among us. In this powerful and deeply pastoral homily, Father reflects on the genealogy of Jesus Christ from the Gospel of Matthew and why it matters so much for us today. Drawing from a personal story of visiting a parishioner in a nursing home, the homily explores family trees, memory, faith, sin, repentance, and grace. Jesus’ family tree was not perfect. It included adulterers, liars, sinners, and broken people — just like our own families. And yet, it is precisely through this imperfect lineage that God brought salvation into the world. This reflection reminds us that: No family is without wounds Sin is real, but grace abounds even more God works through broken people to bring redemption Jesus enters fully into human history — not an idealized one If you have ever struggled with family pain, generational wounds, or feelings of unworthiness, this homily is for you. It proclaims hope, mercy, repentance, and the overwhelming power of God’s grace. 📖 Gospel Focus: Matthew 1 (The Genealogy of Jesus Christ) ✝️ Themes: Grace, repentance, family, salvation, sin, mercy 🕊️ Audience: Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Scripture students, homily listeners Amen. Christ is among us. 0:00 – Christ is among us 0:19 – The joy of knowing parishioners personally 0:40 – Visiting a parishioner in a nursing home 1:18 – The family tree story 1:49 – A family fleeing Ukraine 2:01 – Jesus and His family tree 2:08 – Why Matthew’s genealogy matters 2:46 – Why we still hear these names today 3:12 – No family is perfect 3:45 – Jesus’ family was imperfect too 3:59 – King David and repentance 4:24 – Sin reigns, but grace reigns more 4:47 – Salvation comes through broken families 4:57 – Christ is among us For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@steliasbrampton & 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 #CatholicHomily #ChristianSermon #JesusGenealogy #GospelReflection #Matthew1 #GraceAndMercy #ImperfectFamilies #ChristianFaith #OrthodoxChristian #ChristIsAmongUs #Salvation #BiblicalReflection #CatholicPreaching #ScriptureHomily
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