St. Gregory Nazianzen (9 May): Why Rejecting Mary Leads Away from God

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St. Gregory Nazianzen, known as “Gregory the Theologian,” remains one of the greatest Fathers of the Eastern Church and one of the most profound defenders of the mystery of Christ and Our Lady. In this sermon, we explore his teaching on theology, the Incarnation, and why Mary as Theotokos — Mother of God — is essential for understanding Jesus Christ. Drawing from Letter 101 against the errors of Apollinarianism, St. Gregory explains the hypostatic union: Christ is fully God and fully man. He also warns that separating devotion to Mary from the mystery of Christ leads to confusion about the very nature of God becoming man. This reflection also addresses modern theological errors that begin with human experience instead of divine revelation. St. Gregory teaches that true theology starts with God Himself and illuminates the mystery of man through the Eternal Word. If you are Catholic and want to deepen your understanding of Mariology, Christology, and the teachings of the Church Fathers, this sermon is essential listening. ⛪ Support Pro-Life Real Estate: https://realestateforlife.org 00:00 – Support Pro-Life Causes Through Real Estate for Life 00:24 – Introduction and Prayer 00:32 – Feast of St. Gregory Nazianzen 00:48 – Why He Was Called “The Theologian” 01:23 – Human Knowledge and Supernatural Wisdom 01:48 – What True Theology Really Means 02:42 – Starting With God Instead of Man 03:42 – St. Gregory’s Lesson for Modern Theology 04:00 – St. Gregory’s Mariology and Theotokos 04:50 – Why Mary Is Essential to Understanding Christ 05:24 – Reading from Letter 101 05:47 – Fighting the Errors of Apollinarianism 06:21 – Christ Fully God and Fully Man 06:29 – “If Anyone Does Not Admit Mary Is Mother of God…” 07:15 – The Error of Dividing Christ Into Two Sons 08:14 – Defending the Incarnation 08:37 – Modern Errors in Theology and Mariology 09:07 – Mary as the Key to Understanding God Becoming Man 09:30 – “We Need Only Christ” — The Danger of Rejecting Mary 10:03 – Prayer to the Blessed Mother 10:35 – Mary Leads Us Into Communion With God 11:09 – Final Blessing 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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/ ▶️ 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 #Catholic #SaintGregoryNazianzen #Theotokos #MotherOfGod #ChurchFathers #CatholicTeaching #Mariology #JesusChrist #CatholicFaith #Incarnation #EasternChurch #ChristianTheology #CatholicTruth #OrthodoxChristianity #Patristics