Let Your Light Shine: The Three Holy Hierarchs and the Christian Life (30 January)

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On the Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs, we hear Christ’s powerful words: “A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” This homily reflects on how St Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian, and St John Chrysostom lived these words through courage, sacrifice, and unwavering defense of the Orthodox Faith. Each of the Three Holy Hierarchs struggled against heresy, stood firm in truth, and became a light to the world. Christ teaches us that the light He kindles within us must not be hidden or extinguished, but nurtured through a life of virtue, prayer, fasting, Scripture, and vigilance. Living a truly Christian life will make us stand out. Our faith may even make others uncomfortable — not because we force it upon them, but because holiness shines naturally in a darkened world. Christ does not command us to display our virtues for praise, but to let our light shine, so that even our enemies may glorify our Heavenly Father. This homily calls us to: Be strict with ourselves, not with others Labor joyfully in the spiritual life Spend our precious time on what truly matters — God Become beacons of light for those still in darkness May we take the Three Holy Hierarchs as our example and live our daily lives for the glory of God alone. Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever. 0:00 Glory to Jesus Christ 0:23 The Gospel and the Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs 0:37 Defending the Faith Against Heresy 1:00 A City Set on a Hill Cannot Be Hidden 1:24 Living Virtuously in the View of All 1:48 Faith That Makes the World Uncomfortable 2:08 The Lamp on the Lampstand 2:25 Christ Kindles the Light in Us 2:51 Living Fully for Christ 3:09 Prayer, Fasting, Scripture, and Vigils 3:23 How Grace Transforms Our Nature 3:47 Bringing Light to Those in Darkness 3:53 “Let Your Light Shine” 4:11 The Three Holy Hierarchs as Beacons 4:21 Living for God’s Glory Alone 4:30 Glory to Jesus Christ For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@st.johnchrysostombyzantine2197 & 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 #ThreeHolyHierarchs #OrthodoxHomily #ChurchFathers #StJohnChrysostom #StBasilTheGreat #StGregoryTheTheologian #LetYourLightShine #OrthodoxChristianity #DefendingTheFaith #LightOfChrist #ChristianVirtue #PatristicWisdom #GloryToJesusChrist

Topics

• Holiness
• Christian Living