St. Gregory Thaumaturgus: His Miracles, His Vision, His Fight Against Heresy (17 November)

About this sermon

Discover the powerful story of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus — the Wonder Worker, a 3rd-century bishop whose miracles, teachings, and heavenly visions helped convert an entire pagan city to Christianity. This sermon recounts his life, the miraculous events he performed, and the profound Trinitarian revelation he received directly from the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Apostle. Learn how St. Gregory fought early heresies such as Arianism and Gnosticism, defended the divinity and humanity of Christ, and became a model of holiness, prayer, and penance. His works—driving out demons, moving boulders, stopping floods, draining swamps, and converting thousands—still inspire the faithful today. If you are seeking deeper understanding of early Church history, profound theological insights, and inspiring examples of true sanctity, this sermon offers a moving and powerful reflection for modern times. 00:00 – Introduction: “Ask in prayer, believing you shall receive” 00:22 – Opening invocation 00:36 – Feast of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (The Wonder Worker) 01:00 – Meaning of his title and comparison to “the Great” 01:47 – Early life of St. Gregory in the 3rd century 02:20 – His pagan upbringing and study of Roman law 02:39 – Encounter with Origen and conversion to Christianity 03:05 – Becoming a priest and bishop by public acclamation 03:23 – Only 17 Christians in Neocaesarea 03:41 – Gregory’s life of penance and prayer 03:56 – First recorded apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary 04:39 – Heresies of the early Church: Arianism & Gnosticism 05:00 – False teachings about Christ’s divinity and humanity 06:01 – Errors regarding flesh, spirit, and sin 06:26 – St. Gregory’s mission to defend true doctrine 07:29 – St. John’s instruction and the early Trinitarian Creed 08:06 – Reading of the miraculous Creed revealed to Gregory 09:46 – The perfect, eternal Holy Trinity 10:07 – Importance of this early theological formulation 10:19 – St. Gregory’s miracles: Wonder Worker in action 10:34 – Draining a swamp 10:51 – Moving a boulder by prayer 11:03 – Casting out demons and destroying idols 11:29 – Stopping a flood with his staff 12:23 – Conversion of the entire city 12:39 – God raising miracle workers in times of confusion 13:07 – Closing exhortation and prayer Please 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 🔴 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 #StGregoryThaumaturgus #WonderWorker #CatholicHomily #TraditionalCatholic #EarlyChurchFathers #CatholicSaints #Trinity #Apparition #CatholicTeaching #MiracleWorker #Origen #ChristianHist

Topics

• Purpose & Calling
• Bible Study
• Miracles