St. Gregory Nazianzen (9 May): Humility, Conflict and God's Will

About this sermon

Saint Gregory Nazianzen was one of the greatest theologians of the early Church, a Doctor of the Church, and one of the famous Cappadocian Fathers alongside Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory of Nyssa. In this talk, we explore the remarkable life of St. Gregory Nazianzen — his brilliant education in Athens, his friendship with Saint Basil, his battles against Arianism and Emperor Julian the Apostate, and his profound contributions to Trinitarian theology and Christian spirituality. Despite becoming Archbishop of Constantinople and presiding over the First Council of Constantinople (381), Gregory struggled throughout his life between the call to solitude and the demands of serving the Church. His life reminds us that even the saints wrestled with vocation, suffering, sacrifice, and discerning God's will. Topics covered in this video: • The Cappadocian Fathers • Saint Gregory Nazianzen’s early life • Gregory and Saint Basil the Great • Arianism and the defense of Orthodoxy • The First Council of Constantinople • Gregory’s teachings on the Trinity • Mystical theology and spiritual life • Sanctity and surrender to God's will “Sanctity is saying yes to the will of God.” 0:00 – Introduction to Saint Gregory Nazianzen 0:18 – Gregory’s role as Archbishop of Constantinople 0:33 – The Cappadocian Fathers explained 1:05 – Gregory’s wealthy Christian upbringing 1:37 – Why education mattered for the Church Fathers 2:09 – Athens and friendship with Saint Basil 2:25 – Julian the Apostate as Gregory’s classmate 2:41 – Gregory’s father wants him ordained 3:11 – Gregory flees to the desert for solitude 3:35 – Saint Basil convinces Gregory to serve the Church 3:59 – Emperor Julian opposes Christianity 4:22 – Gregory’s response to persecution and violence 5:06 – Foundations of Christian spirituality and mysticism 6:02 – Gregory battles Arianism 6:35 – Basil appoints Gregory auxiliary bishop 7:06 – Gregory returns home to help his dying father 7:40 – Council of Constantinople (381) 8:06 – Gregory defeats heretics in Constantinople 8:39 – Opposition and attacks against Gregory 9:11 – Gregory resigns publicly at the council 9:37 – Final years in Nazianzus 10:09 – Gregory’s theology of the Trinity 10:54 – Christ’s divine and human nature explained 11:24 – The unknowability of God’s nature 11:48 – Gregory’s lifelong inner struggle 12:37 – The saints also struggled with vocation 13:50 – Sanctity means saying yes to God’s will 14:47 – Final reflection and conclusion Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintGregoryNazianzen #ChurchFathers #Catholic #DoctorOfTheChurch #CappadocianFathers #ChristianTheology #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #SaintBasil #GregoryOfNyssa #CatholicTeaching #EarlyChurch #ChristianHistory #Orthodoxy #Patristics

Topics

• Humility
• Purpose & Calling