Mary’s Birth Gave Hope to a Dying World

About this sermon

Why does the Catholic Church celebrate the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary—and why is her Nativity called the beginning of our salvation? This traditional Catholic sermon begins with the suffering of Job and Jeremiah, who lamented the days of their births amid the sorrows of this fallen world. Through Adam and Eve, humanity inherited a nature deprived of sanctifying grace. Natural birth alone could not reopen Heaven. Holy Church ordinarily celebrates the saints on the days of their entrance into eternal life. Yet she also commemorates the earthly births of Our Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. John the Baptist. Mary entered the world entirely preserved from original sin, exactly nine months after the feast of her Immaculate Conception. With Mary’s birth, hope appeared in a dying world: a rose emerged from the spiritual winter, the Morning Star shone in the darkness, and a worthy sanctuary was prepared for the Son of God. Drawing upon St. Louis-Marie de Montfort and the traditional teaching of St. Augustine, this sermon explains that without the Nativity of Mary, there would have been no Christmas. God gave His Son to Mary so that the world might receive Jesus Christ through her. Let us honor Our Lady on her birthday and ask her to obtain the grace of final perseverance for us. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee! 0:00 Opening collect and prayer 0:37 Job: righteous, tested, and faithful 2:08 Job laments the day of his birth 2:58 Jeremiah’s lament 3:22 Birth into a fallen world 3:36 Adam, Eve, and the loss of sanctifying grace 4:19 Why birthdays remind us of death 4:52 Birthdays in Sacred Scripture 5:42 The Christian’s entrance into supernatural life 5:55 Birthdays celebrated by the Church 6:17 Nativity of St. John the Baptist 6:40 Mary’s birth and Immaculate Conception 7:03 Mary brings hope to a dying world 7:18 The rose, moon, and Morning Star 7:45 Mary—the vessel of salvation 8:17 The woman who would bring forth the Savior 8:33 Happy birthday, Blessed Mother 8:54 Mary, the worthy sanctuary of God 9:28 Without Mary’s birth, no Christmas 10:26 Mary’s perfect worship and submission 11:21 The Trinity’s work in Mary 11:41 The Son beholds His future Mother 11:57 Prayer to Mary on her birthday 12:27 Prayer for final perseverance #NativityOfMary #BlessedVirginMary #VirginMary #MotherOfGod #ImmaculateConception #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #MarianDevotion #OurLady #SensusFidelium For more please visit http://www.reginaprophetarum.org & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #NativityOfMary #BlessedVirginMary #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHomily #FeastOfMary #ImmaculateConception #MarianFeastDay #CatholicChurch #OurLady 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

Topics

• Hope
• Heaven & Eternity