Mary the New Eve Explained | St. Irenaeus and the Early Church

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What did the earliest Christians believe about the Blessed Virgin Mary? In this powerful Marian reflection, we examine the teachings of St. Irenaeus, one of the most important Church Fathers of the second century and a disciple of St. Polycarp, who himself was a disciple of St. John the Apostle. Drawing from the ancient Christian work Against Heresies, this sermon explores Mary's role as the New Eve and Advocate of mankind. Just as Eve's disobedience contributed to humanity's fall, Mary's obedience cooperated in God's plan for humanity's redemption. Discover: ✠ Why the Church Fathers are essential for understanding Catholic doctrine ✠ How St. Irenaeus received the apostolic faith through St. Polycarp ✠ Mary's role as the New Eve in Salvation History ✠ What it means that Mary is the Advocate of Eve ✠ How Mary's obedience reversed Eve's disobedience ✠ The connection between the Annunciation and Redemption ✠ The biblical and patristic foundations of Marian doctrine ✠ Why devotion to Mary is rooted in the earliest Christian tradition St. Irenaeus beautifully teaches: "As the human race was sentenced to death by means of a virgin, it is saved by means of a virgin." The Blessed Virgin Mary's "Yes" to God became the beginning of humanity's restoration and points every Christian toward a life of faithful obedience to Christ. Ave Maria! 00:00 Supporting Pro-Life Organizations Through Real Estate for Life 00:30 Introduction: Mary in Salvation History 01:03 Why Study the Church Fathers? 01:31 Who Were the Church Fathers? 02:01 Preserving the Apostolic Faith 02:37 The Fathers as Guardians of Doctrine 03:14 Mary as the New Eve 03:31 St. Irenaeus and Apostolic Succession 03:56 Connection to St. John the Apostle 04:11 Against Heresies and Early Christianity 04:43 Combating Gnosticism 05:15 Mary's Role as Mother of God 05:49 Mary as Advocate of Eve 06:22 Restoring What Was Lost Through Disobedience 06:53 Mary's Participation in Redemption 07:21 Mary as Advocate of Mankind 07:40 Eve Conceived the Serpent's Word 07:49 Mary Conceived the Word of God 08:05 St. Irenaeus' Famous Teaching 08:30 Obedience Versus Disobedience 08:47 Mary Becomes the Advocate of Eve 09:04 Death Through a Virgin, Life Through a Virgin 09:24 The Serpent Defeated 09:38 Freedom From Death and Sin 09:56 A Virgin's Obedience Saves 10:31 Mary's Example for Every Christian 10:50 Praying for Obedience to God's Will 11:05 Rejecting Temptation and Sin 11:20 Conceiving Christ in Our Hearts 11:35 Final Prayer and Blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #BlessedVirginMary #MaryTheNewEve #SaintIrenaeus #ChurchFathers #Catholic #CatholicTeaching #MarianDevotion #MotherOfGod #CatholicFaith #AveMaria #CatholicTheology #SalvationHistory #OurLady #CatholicSermon #EarlyChurch

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