St. Joseph & the Novena of Christmas Day 1 | Justice, Holiness, & Preparation for Christ’s Nativity

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today’s holy meditation reflects on Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop and martyr of the 4th century, who suffered persecution and exile for defending the true faith against Arian heresy. His life of fidelity prepares us spiritually as we begin the Novena of Christmas. This reflection invites us to choose Saint Joseph of Nazareth as our model for the nine days of preparation leading to the Nativity of Our Lord. Saint Joseph is presented as the icon of Advent preparation, especially through his justice, holiness, humility, poverty, and total union with the will of God. We are encouraged to prepare a holy crib (Nativity scene) in our homes, to gather as families in prayer before the Infant Jesus, and to rediscover the profound Christian meaning of Christmas—far beyond secular customs. The meditation highlights the Novena composed by Saint Alphonsus Liguori, a powerful prayer to contemplate the mystery of God made Man. Saint Joseph’s justice, described in Sacred Scripture, reveals a holiness rooted in detachment from worldly things, complete trust in God, and readiness to accept His will. Joseph awaited the Messiah with humility—never presuming to be chosen—yet God entrusted him with the earthly fatherhood of His Son. As we begin this Christmas Novena, we pray for the virtue of justice, which in the biblical sense is synonymous with holiness—a life lived entirely for God, open to His coming, and ready to receive Christ among us. 🙏 May Saint Joseph and Saint Eusebius intercede for us, that we may be prepared in heart and soul for the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 00:00 – Opening Prayer: In the Name of the Father 00:34 – Feast of St Eusebius of Vercelli 01:14 – Beginning the Christmas Novena 01:39 – Choosing a Saint for Advent Preparation 02:06 – St Joseph as the Model of Christmas Preparation 02:20 – The Importance of the Nativity Scene (Crib) 02:55 – St Alphonsus Liguori’s Christmas Novena 03:48 – The Secularization of Christmas 04:22 – The Tree of Life and the Cross 04:49 – St Joseph Leading Us to Bethlehem 05:05 – The Justice of St Joseph Explained 06:26 – Justice as Holiness in Scripture 07:08 – Poverty, Detachment, and Union with God 08:03 – St Joseph Awaiting the Messiah 09:53 – God Entrusts His Son to St Joseph 10:18 – The Call to Holiness This Christmas 10:56 – Closing Prayer and 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 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 🔴 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 #SaintJoseph #ChristmasNovena #CatholicAdvent #NativityOfOurLord #TraditionalCatholic #AdventPreparation #HolyFamily #CatholicMeditation #JusticeAndHoliness #Incarnation #InfantJesus #SaintAlphonsus #C

Topics

• Holiness
• Justice & Mercy
• Christmas
• Jesus Christ