Pope Saint Damasus (11 December): The Pope Who Protected Scripture & Saved the Church from Heresy

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May the holy names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed now and forever. In this homily, we reflect on the life, legacy, and profound spiritual contributions of Pope Saint Damasus I, shepherd of the Church during the 4th-century Arian crisis. Learn how this great pope defended the divinity of Christ, safeguarded the true Catholic faith, commissioned Saint Jerome to produce the Latin Vulgate Bible, and helped shape the liturgy and devotion we know today. This sermon also leads us into a beautiful meditation on the obedience, humility, and perfect faith of the Blessed Virgin Mary, model of all believers. Through her yes—“Let it be done unto me according to Thy word”—the knot of Eve’s disobedience was undone. Discover the importance of humble faith, daily prayer, and perseverance in the spiritual life as we journey through this valley of tears toward heavenly glory. 00:00 – Opening Invocation: The Holy Names of Jesus, Mary & Joseph 00:25 – Introduction to Pope Saint Damasus I 00:47 – The Arian Crisis and the Leadership of Damasus 01:27 – Constantine & the Legalization of Christianity 01:59 – Saint Jerome and the Creation of the Latin Vulgate 02:56 – The Canon of Scripture and the Council of Rome 03:43 – The Bible as a Catholic Book 04:05 – Latin Liturgy, Chant, and the “Glory Be” 04:36 – Historical Context: From Constantine to Theodosius 05:02 – Damasus’ Reforms and Holy Life 05:17 – Churches, Catacombs & Honoring the Martyrs 06:03 – Fighting Heresies: Apollinarianism & Macedonianism 06:21 – Council of Constantinople & Defense of the Trinity 06:57 – Legacy in the Catacombs and Lost Tomb 07:20 – Transition to Marian Meditation 07:34 – Mary: Model of Perfect Faith and Obedience 08:14 – Eve vs. Mary: Undoing the Knot of Disobedience 08:59 – Humble Faith & Magnifying the Lord 09:54 – Witnessing to Christ with Our Lives 10:19 – Mary as Woman of Faith Who Pondered All Things 10:38 – Daily Prayer & Perseverance in Faith 11:00 – Faith as a Divine Gift and Spiritual Muscle 11:35 – Mary’s Pilgrimage of Faith: From Annunciation to Calvary 12:03 – Mary, Now Our Heavenly Beacon 12:14 – Call to Holiness & Final 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 🔴 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 #Catholic #Homily #PopeDamasus #SaintDamasus #CatholicChurchHistory #StJerome #LatinVulgate #MarianDevotion #BlessedVirginMary #CatholicFaith #Christianity #TraditionalCatholic #ArianCrisis #CouncilOfConstantinople #CatholicSaint

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