St. Nicholas Factoris (14 December): Advent Meditation on the Hail Mary & Theotokos

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In this Advent meditation, we reflect on the profound mystery of Holy Mary, Mother of God (Theotokos) as we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ at Christmas. Beginning with the Franciscan Blessed Nicholas Factoris, this reflection leads us into the Novena of Christmas, contemplating the icon of the Annunciation, where the Blessed Virgin Mary receives the message of the Angel Gabriel and responds in perfect faith. We meditate deeply on the Hail Mary, especially its second part: “Holy Mary, Mother of God”, a title solemnly affirmed by the Council of Ephesus (431) and later fully approved in the prayer by the Council of Trent. This meditation explains: Why Mary is truly the Mother of God The meaning of Theotokos (God-bearer) The rejection of the Nestorian error The connection between the Immaculate Conception and Divine Maternity Mary’s role in salvation history and Advent preparation As Christmas approaches, we are invited to pause during the Hail Mary, contemplate Mary’s greatness, and entrust ourselves to her maternal care. 🙏 Let us turn to Mary, the all-holy Panagia, and prepare our hearts for the birth of Christ. 00:00 – Opening Prayer 00:24 – Introduction & Blessed Nicholas Factoris 00:47 – Beginning the Christmas Novena 01:02 – Advent Icon: The Annunciation 01:31 – Mary’s Faithful Yes 01:44 – Meditation on the Hail Mary 02:12 – “Holy Mary, Mother of God” 02:29 – History of the Hail Mary & Council of Trent 03:11 – Mary as the All-Holy Panagia 03:49 – Immaculate Conception & Fullness of Grace 04:03 – The Mystery of Mary, Mother of God 04:26 – Avoiding Mythological Errors 04:54 – Christ’s Divine Person & Human Nature 05:49 – Council of Ephesus (431) Explained 06:20 – Theotokos: God-Bearer 06:50 – Divine Maternity & Grace 07:21 – Call to Prayer During Advent 07:52 – Mary as Our Mother 08:02 – Closing Prayer 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 #MotherOfGod #Theotokos #AdventMeditation #HailMary #CatholicFaith #BlessedVirginMary #MarianDevotion #CatholicTheology #CouncilOfEphesus #ImmaculateConception #ChristmasPreparation #TraditionalCatholic #Franciscan #HolyMary #CatholicPrayer

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• Bible Study
• Christmas