The Circumcision of Our Lord (1 January): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On January 1, the Church commemorates the Circumcision of Our Lord and the Holy Name of Jesus, a profound mystery of humility, obedience, and redemption. In this reading from St Alban Butler’s The Lives of the Saints, we explore why Christ—though sinless and above the Law—freely submitted Himself to the Old Law of circumcision. This act marked the first shedding of His Precious Blood, prefiguring the Passion and fulfilling the covenant given to Abraham. Father Butler explains: Why circumcision was a sacrament of the Old Law How Christ fulfilled the Law to redeem those under it The theological meaning of the Holy Name of Jesus The necessity of spiritual circumcision of the heart The call to repentance, humility, and reform at the start of the New Year This meditation invites Catholics to begin the year by consecrating themselves to God, cutting away sin, and advancing daily in virtue—under the loving gaze of Our Blessed Lady, who offered her Divine Son as a victim of love from His earliest days. “He began the great work of our salvation in the same manner He would finish it—by suffering.” 📿 Perfect for: Traditional Catholics Feast day meditation (January 1) Devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus New Year spiritual renewal 00:00 Introduction – Butler & January 1 Feast 00:23 Circumcision as a Sacrament of the Old Law 01:16 Circumcision & Original Sin 01:39 Christ Born Under the Law 02:12 The Holy Name of Jesus 02:53 Why Christ Submitted to Circumcision 03:36 Christ’s First Suffering & First Blood 04:36 Lessons in Humility & Obedience 06:15 Spiritual Circumcision Explained 07:45 Cutting Away Sin & Disordered Desires 08:39 New Year Call to Conversion 09:49 Growth in Virtue & Fear of Complacency 11:10 Devotion for January 1 11:29 Our Lady at the Circumcision 12:44 Consecration to God Through Christ https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/january/the-circumcision-of-our-lord/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #CircumcisionOfChrist #HolyNameOfJesus #LivesOfTheSaints #StAlbanButler #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicTheology #January1Feast #PreciousBlood #CatholicMeditation #MarianDevotion #SpiritualCircumcision #CatholicFaith