St. Ephraem the Syrian, Deacon, Confessor, & Doctor of the Church (18 June) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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St. Ephraem the Syrian (c. 306–373), known as the "Harp of the Holy Spirit," stands among the greatest Doctors of the Church. In this reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year for June 18, we explore the remarkable life, teachings, and sanctity of this deacon, monk, theologian, poet, and defender of Catholic truth. A contemporary of St. Athanasius, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory Nazianzen, and St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Ephraem defended the divinity of Christ against Arianism, preached the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist, proclaimed the privileges of St. Peter, and composed some of the earliest and most beautiful hymns in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This biography highlights his zeal against heresy, his profound love of Sacred Scripture, his devotion to Our Lady, his heroic charity during famine, and his moving final testament before death. May the example of St. Ephraem inspire us to remain steadfast in the Catholic Faith, devoted to prayer, frequent reception of the sacraments, and unwavering loyalty to the teachings of Holy Mother Church. "Thou, O Lord, and Thy Mother are the only ones who are perfectly beautiful in every respect." 00:00 Introduction – St. Ephraem the Syrian 00:40 Declared Doctor of the Church 01:27 Why the Fathers praised St. Ephraem 01:59 His immense theological and poetic writings 02:48 Early life in Nisibis 03:23 Formation under St. James of Nisibis 04:21 Defender of the faithful during Persian sieges 05:32 Move to Edessa and monastic life 06:34 Fighting Arianism and heresy 07:15 St. Ephraem on the Divinity of Christ 09:35 St. Ephraem on St. Peter and the Church 10:38 St. Ephraem on the Holy Eucharist 12:33 Sacred hymns against heresy 14:01 His devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary 14:49 Witness to Mary's Immaculate Purity 15:15 Heroic charity during famine 16:17 His final testament before death 17:50 Fidelity to the Catholic Church 20:20 Warning against heresy and apostasy 22:44 Roman Breviary account of his life 24:29 The Harp of the Holy Spirit 25:09 Prayer to St. Ephraem 28:11 Conclusion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/june/june-18-ephraem-the-syrian-deacon-confessor-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/ 🔴 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 #SaintEphraem #DoctorOfTheChurch #ChurchFathers #CatholicSaints #DomGueranger #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #TheLiturgicalYear #HolyEucharist #BlessedVirginMary #CatholicDoctrine #Patristics #ChurchHistory #SensusFidelium

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