St. Cyril of Alexandria vs Nestorius | Why Mary Is Truly the Mother of God (Theotokos) (9 February)

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Today the Church celebrates St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church, and one of the greatest defenders of orthodox Christology in Church history. In this homily, we reflect on St. Cyril’s decisive battle against the Nestorian heresy, which denied that the Blessed Virgin Mary is truly the Mother of God (Theotokos) and reduced her to merely the “Mother of Christ.” This error threatened not only Marian doctrine, but the very heart of the Christian faith: the mystery of the Incarnation. At the Council of Ephesus (431 AD)—convoked by Pope St. Celestine I—St. Cyril was entrusted with defending the faith of the Church. Against Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, Cyril proclaimed the truth that Jesus Christ is one divine Person with two natures, and therefore Mary is rightly and truly the Mother of God, because maternity refers to the person, not merely a nature. This teaching safeguarded the unity of Christ and prepared the way for the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD), where the Church definitively proclaimed Christ as true God and true man. Included in this reflection is a powerful excerpt from St. Cyril’s homily at Ephesus, a masterpiece of Marian theology that shows how the mystery of the Theotokos is the cause of joy for the whole world and the foundation of the Church, the sacraments, and salvation itself. 👉 To deny Mary’s Divine Maternity is to unravel the entire Christian mystery. 👉 To hold fast to the Theotokos is to remain firmly within the Catholic faith. Let us ask St. Cyril of Alexandria, the invincible champion of the Divine Motherhood of Mary, to inflame our hearts with love for Our Lady and fidelity to the true faith in Jesus Christ. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us. 0:00 – Introduction: St. Cyril of Alexandria 0:25 – Father of the Church, Bishop, Doctor 0:42 – The Nestorian heresy explained 1:05 – Christotokos vs Theotokos 1:31 – The Council of Ephesus (431) 2:06 – Why Nestorianism destroys Christology 2:25 – One Person, Two Natures in Christ 3:16 – Why Mary is truly the Mother of God 4:01 – Importance of the Council of Ephesus 4:32 – Preparing the Council of Chalcedon (451) 4:55 – St. Cyril’s homily at Ephesus 5:22 – The Theotokos: cause of joy for the world 6:49 – Why denying Mary endangers the faith 7:09 – Holding fast to the Catholic faith 7:29 – Prayer to St. Cyril of Alexandria 8:13 – Prayer to the Theotokos 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 🔴 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 🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 #Theotokos #MotherOfGod #CatholicFaith #ChurchFathers #CouncilOfEphesus #Nestorianism #Christology #MarianDoctrine #CatholicTheology #EarlyChurch #DoctorOfTheChurch #TrueFaith #Incarnation

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