Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (8 September): The Scriptural Case for Honoring Our Lady

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Why does the Church celebrate Mary’s birthday—and why is veneration of Our Lady biblical? In this homily, we look at the only three birthdays kept as feasts (Jesus, Mary, St. John the Baptist) and unpack the scriptural foundations for honoring the Mother of God without giving her the worship due to God alone. Key points covered: Veneration vs. worship: what the Church teaches and what it doesn’t. Scriptural witnesses to Mary’s unique grace: the Angel Gabriel’s greeting (Luke 1:28) and St. Elizabeth “filled with the Holy Spirit” (Luke 1:41–45). The Magnificat—“My soul magnifies the Lord… all generations will call me blessed” (Luke 1:46–55)—as a God-centered proclamation, not pride. Jesus’ response in Luke 11:27–28—affirming Mary’s blessedness while calling us to hear and keep God’s word. Matthew 1 and the virtue of piety: honoring those whom God chose, culminating in Christ’s own Mother. Practical devotion: praying for the conversion of sinners and returning to deep Marian love. 00:00 Intro & feast context 00:34 Why Mary’s birthday matters (and the only 3 birthdays we celebrate) 02:00 Veneration vs. worship — what Catholics actually do 03:39 Scripture #1: Gabriel’s greeting & Elizabeth “filled with the Holy Ghost” 05:04 “My soul magnifies the Lord” — what the Magnificat means 06:15 “All generations will call me blessed” — a Spirit-given mandate 06:55 Scripture #2: Luke 11 and true blessedness 08:45 Matthew 1, genealogy & the virtue of piety 09:52 Why many Marian feasts are fitting 10:51 Mercy of Our Lady & confidence in her intercession 11:20 A birthday gift for Mary: pray for conversions 11:34 Outro, subscribe & support Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #NativityOfMary #BlessedVirginMary #CatholicHomily #MarianDevotion #CatholicChurch #Magnificat #Luke11 #Luke1 #Matthew1 #OurLady #SensusFidelium #CatholicApologetics #TraditionalCatholic #HailMary #PrayTheRosary 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Bible Study
• Christmas
• Blessing & Favor