St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (9 February) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On February 9, the Church honors St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and champion of the Divine Maternity of Mary. In this profound reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger’s The Liturgical Year, we enter the heart of the Church’s battle against heresy and behold the triumph of Our Lady as Theotokos — Mother of God. St. Cyril stood firm against the Nestorian heresy, which denied the unity of Christ’s Person and reduced the Blessed Virgin Mary to merely the mother of a man. Supported by Pope St. Celestine I, upheld by St. Pulcheria, and victorious at the Council of Ephesus (431), St. Cyril proclaimed forever that Jesus Christ is one Divine Person and that Mary is truly the Mother of God. This reading traces: The ancient prophecy of Genesis 3:15 Mary as the New Eve, crushing the serpent The continuity between Arianism and Nestorianism The courage of bishops, monks, and faithful laity defending doctrine The eternal connection between Marian devotion and Christological truth The foundations that would later lead to the dogma of the Immaculate Conception (1854) As Lent approaches, St. Cyril reminds us that faith without clarity weakens, that truth must be defended, and that devotion to Mary is inseparable from fidelity to Christ. 📖 Source: The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, OSB 🕊 Feast Day: February 9 👑 Titles: Bishop, Doctor of the Church, Defender of the Theotokos 0:00 St. Cyril of Alexandria – Bishop & Doctor of the Church 0:15 Genesis 3:15 – The Woman and the Serpent 0:37 Mary as the New Eve and Immaculate Mother 1:09 Mary Leads the Battle Against Darkness 1:39 St. Cyril and the Divine Maternity of Mary 2:02 The Two Pillars of the Incarnation 2:56 From Persecution to Heresy 3:36 Arianism and the Denial of Christ’s Divinity 4:07 The Rise of Nestorius 4:31 Christmas Day Blasphemy Against Mary 5:09 The Faithful Rise Against Error 6:11 When Pastors Fail, the Faithful Must Stand 6:41 Cyril of Alexandria Enters the Battle 7:15 Division with Rome Healed 8:24 The Restoration of Unity 9:03 Cyril’s Call to Monks and Bishops 10:22 False Peace vs True Charity 11:21 “I Will Not Risk My Soul” 12:31 Willingness to Die for the Faith 13:32 Pope St. Celestine Condemns Nestorianism 13:49 St. Pulcheria, Terror of Hell 15:26 Council of Ephesus – Triumph of Mary 16:02 Life of St. Cyril of Alexandria 17:25 Nestorius Condemned 18:05 Death of St. Cyril (444) 18:34 East and West United in His Glory 19:10 From Theotokos to the Immaculate Conception 20:08 Homily at Ephesus Praising Mary 21:45 The Battle Continues in Our Age 22:48 Preparing for Lent https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/february/february-9-st-cyril-of-alexandria-bishop-and-doctor-of-the-church/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶ 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 🔴 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 #StCyrilOfAlexandria #MotherOfGod #Theotokos #CatholicSaints #ChurchFathers #CouncilOfEphesus #MarianDoctrine #CatholicTheology #DomProsperGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #TraditionalCatholi

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