Mary Pondered All These Things | The Mother of God & the Power of Silent Contemplation

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Christ is born! ☦️ On the day after Christmas, the Church turns her gaze toward the Mother of God, commemorating the one who bore Christ into the world and pondered all these mysteries in her heart. In this homily, we reflect on: Why the Church commemorates Mary immediately after the Nativity Luke’s Gospel and Mary as the eyewitness of the Incarnation The meaning of “Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart” The urgent need for silence and contemplative prayer in modern life Learning to simply be with the Lord without words, noise, or distraction Drawing from personal experience, seminary formation, and the wisdom of the Church, this reflection challenges us to rediscover sacred silence—not as emptiness, but as loving presence before God. Mary teaches us that faith is not only spoken — it is pondered, guarded, and lived. 📿 May the Mother of God lead us into deeper stillness, prayer, and adoration of her Son. Christ is born! Glorify Him! ✨ 0:00 – Opening Prayer & Christ is Born 0:28 – Why the Church Honors the Mother of God After Christmas 0:54 – Reflections from the Nativity Fast Retreat 1:23 – Luke’s Gospel and Mary as Eyewitness 2:03 – “Mary Kept All These Things in Her Heart” 2:48 – The Need for Contemplative Prayer Today 3:12 – The Challenge of Silence in Modern Life 3:59 – What True Silence in Prayer Looks Like 4:26 – Prayer Before an Icon: Being With the Lord 4:44 – Mary’s Silent Adoration of Christ 5:15 – Closing: Christ Is Born 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 #MotherOfGod #Theotokos #ChristIsBorn #OrthodoxHomily #CatholicHomily #ContemplativePrayer #SilenceInPrayer #MaryPondered #NativityReflection #ChristianSpirituality #PrayerLife #OrthodoxChristmas #CatholicChristmas

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