Purification (Candlemas) (2 February): Do Not Despair! Christ the Light, and Hope in Dark Times

About this sermon

On the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Candlemas or the Presentation of the Lord, the Church commemorates a profound mystery of obedience, sacrifice, and divine light. Although the Blessed Virgin Mary, conceived without sin as the Immaculate Conception, had no need of purification, she humbly submitted to the Mosaic Law, presenting her Divine Son in the Temple forty days after His birth. In doing so, she solemnly offered the Lamb of God to the Eternal Father, foreshadowing Calvary and her role as Co-Redemptrix at the foot of the Cross. This feast also fulfills the prophecy of Malachi: “The Lord whom you seek shall suddenly come to His Temple.” In the arms of Simeon, Christ is revealed as the Light for the revelation of the Gentiles and the glory of Israel. In these dark and troubled times, when many are tempted to lose faith and despair, Candlemas reminds us to keep the light of faith burning. Even amid trials, God has foreseen these times, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary will triumph. Now is the time to become saints. Now is the time to persevere. Now is the time to be light for others. 🕯️ Christ is the Light of the World. Do not let the flame go out. 00:00 – Jesus and Mary now and forever 00:28 – Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary 00:38 – Candlemas and the Presentation of the Lord 01:10 – Why Mary had no need of purification 01:35 – Obedience of the Blessed Virgin Mary 01:42 – Presentation of Jesus in the Temple 02:09 – The offering of the poor: turtle doves 02:31 – Christ comes not to be redeemed, but to redeem 02:51 – Mary’s role in offering the Son to the Father 03:24 – Simeon and the Nunc Dimittis 03:53 – Fulfillment of Malachi’s prophecy 04:11 – Consecrated life and religious vocations 04:43 – Our Lady of Good Success and Candlemas 05:32 – The light going out: loss of faith in our times 05:52 – God foresaw these trials 06:15 – The Immaculate Heart of Mary will triumph 06:43 – Now is the time to become saints 06:57 – Be a light for others 07:07 – Closing 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 🔴 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 #Candlemas #PresentationOfTheLord #PurificationOfMary #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #CatholicFaith #ImmaculateConception #ChristTheLight #OurLady #CatholicHope #BecomeSaints #ImmaculateHeart

Topics

• Hope
• Jesus Christ
• Strength in Hard Times