The Chair of St. Peter Explained | Why Rome Is the True See of Peter (22 February)

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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Though we are in the season of Lent, Holy Mother Church keeps certain feasts when they fall — and today we celebrate the ancient Feast of the Chair of St. Peter. But why does the Church celebrate a chair? This powerful sermon explains: The ancient origins of this 4th-century feast Why there were historically TWO celebrations (January 18 & February 22) St. Peter’s Chair at Antioch vs. Rome The Chair of Unity Octave The meaning of Septuagesima and the dating of Easter Apostolic succession from Peter Why Rome is not accidental — but divinely ordained The significance of Caesarea Philippi in Matthew 16 “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church” Standing beneath monuments to Roman imperial power, Christ declared Peter the rock of His Church — prefiguring the true Roman authority that would endure until the end of time. This feast reminds us that: The Bishop of Rome is not head of the Church by historical accident — but by divine ordinance. Today we pray especially for: The Church hierarchy The successors of St. Peter The Vicar of Christ St. Peter, Bishop of Rome and Prince of the Apostles, intercede for us. 0:00 Intro & Opening Prayer 0:20 Why This Feast Is Kept During Lent 1:06 The Ancient Origins of the Feast (4th Century) 1:55 Why Some Churches Moved It to January 18 2:12 The Chair of Unity Octave (Jan 18–25) 2:31 Septuagesima & Dating Easter 3:19 Two Feasts: Rome vs. Antioch 3:52 St. Peter in Antioch & Apostolic Succession 4:35 Why Rome Became the Final See 4:50 Matthew 16 — “Thou Art Peter” 5:24 Caesarea Philippi & Roman Power 6:36 Divine Ordinance of the Bishop of Rome 7:09 Why We Pray for the Pope Today 7:38 Final Invocation to St. Peter For more sermons from this parish please visit https://www.institute-christ-king.org/wausau-sermons 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us 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 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #ChairOfStPeter #CatholicChurch #Papacy #StPeter #TraditionalCatholic #ApostolicSuccession #BishopOfRome #Matthew16 #CatholicSermon #Lent