Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen | Sunday of the Holy Ancestors | On Advent & the Kingdom

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Many are called, but few are chosen. In this powerful homily for the Sunday of the Holy Ancestors, we reflect on Christ’s parable of the Great Banquet and its profound meaning for our preparation during Advent and the Nativity Fast. The Church calls us to prepare not only for the celebration of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem, but also for His Second and Glorious Coming. Through the lens of Sacred Tradition, this sermon explores how the Old Testament prophets, the calling of the Gentiles, and our participation in the Divine Liturgy reveal God’s invitation to His Kingdom. We are reminded that baptism is our first RSVP, the Eucharist renews our commitment, and our daily lives must reflect the liturgy after the liturgy—a life of repentance, love of God, love of neighbor, and readiness for the final invitation. This homily challenges us to examine the excuses we make, renew our faith, reconcile with others, deepen our prayer life, and prepare our hearts to meet Christ—both at Christmas and at the end of time. 📿 Themes Covered in This Sermon: Sunday of the Holy Ancestors Advent & Nativity Fast preparation The Great Banquet parable Old Covenant & New Israel The Eucharist as the Kingdom revealed Living the liturgy after the liturgy Readiness for Christ’s Second Coming 0:00 Opening Prayer & Trinitarian Invocation 0:25 Christ Is in Our Midst 0:58 Sunday of the Holy Ancestors Explained 1:22 The Parable of the Great Banquet 2:06 Ancient Invitations & RSVP Meaning 2:48 The Rejected Invitation 3:09 Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen 3:21 Old Testament Prophets & First Invitation 3:50 Isaiah & Micah Foretell Christ 4:08 The Second Invitation Begins 4:31 Gentiles & the New Israel 5:07 The Liturgy as the Kingdom Revealed 5:21 Baptism, Chrismation & the Eucharistic Feast 5:53 Reaffirming Our RSVP at Every Liturgy 6:15 Living in Readiness 6:47 Living the Liturgy After the Liturgy 7:08 Love of God & Love of Neighbor 7:36 Practical Preparation for Christmas 8:09 Reconciliation & Confession 8:33 Preparing for Christ’s Second Coming 8:44 The True Hope of Christmas 9:09 The Final Invitation Revealed 9:30 Doxology & Closing For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@stjohnmelkite & 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 #OrthodoxHomily #SundayOfTheHolyAncestors #Advent #NativityFast #OrthodoxChristian #ManyAreCalledFewAreChosen #DivineLiturgy #OrthodoxChurch #KingdomOfGod #SecondComing #LivingTheLiturgy

Topics

• Purpose & Calling
• Holiness
• Christmas
• Christian Living