St. Alphonsus on Mary’s Birth: Hope, Holiness, and Spiritual Warfare

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On the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, which this year fell on September 8 — the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we honor Our Lady and draw lessons for daily holiness. Drawing on St. Alphonsus Liguori’s Glories of Mary, with insights from St. Louis de Montfort, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bernard, St. Augustine, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux, this sermon reflects on three movements: 1) Mary’s Birth: the Dawn before the Sun As the world lay in darkness, Mary’s nativity announced the Rising Sun—Jesus Christ, the “Sun of Justice.” Where Mary is, Christ is near; honoring her never diminishes Christ, it magnifies Him. 2) Grace & Our Freedom Mary was immaculately conceived and remained faithful. The same Lord tells us, “My grace is sufficient for you.” In Baptism we received sanctifying grace—nourished by Confession and Holy Communion—and we cooperate (not passively wait) with that grace. 3) Mary the Mediatrix & Our Mission Our Lady, full of grace, becomes a channel of grace to us. Imitate her maternal generosity: pray, sacrifice, and witness so others may meet Christ through you. Practical plan (Fatima + Sacred Heart): Confession regularly (monthly is a strong baseline). Holy Communion devoutly; daily Mass if possible. First Fridays (Sacred Heart) & First Saturdays (Our Lady of Fatima). Daily Rosary + 15 minutes of mental prayer on the mysteries. Fasting & penance: some demons go out only by prayer and fasting. Offer your daily crosses for sinners and loved ones. “O Mary, Mediatrix of sinners, receive me under your protection.” Holy Mary, Mother of God—pray for us. 00:00 Opening & Sign of the Cross 00:40 Why this sermon honors Mary on her Nativity 01:20 St. Alphonsus Liguori’s inspiration 02:05 Mary’s birth as the dawn before the Sun of Justice 03:30 Mary’s unique role in salvation history 04:40 Christ’s plan: evangelize through His Mystical Body 06:00 Our “yes” & the future generations who depend on it 06:50 Immaculate Conception & Assumption (why fitting) 08:30 “My grace is sufficient”: cooperating with grace 10:10 Sacraments as remedies: Confession & Holy Communion 11:30 Daily Mass (if possible) & Eucharistic devotion 12:40 Rosary + 15 minutes mental prayer (Fatima) 13:50 Fasting & penance for real spiritual battles 15:10 Mary as Mediatrix; being conduits of grace 16:30 Hidden holiness, powerful intercession 17:20 Closing prayer to Our Lady Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. #Catholic #VirginMary #NativityOfMary #Mediatrix #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #Fatima #FirstSaturdays #SacredHeart #FirstFridays #Rosary #Eucharist #Confession #CatholicSermon #StAlphonsus #StLouisDeMontfort #CatholicSpirituality #PrayerAndFasting #MarianDevotion #MysticalBodyOfChrist 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ ▶️ 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/sensu

Topics

• Hope
• Holiness
• Spiritual Warfare