The Entrance of the Theotokos: Becoming a Living Temple of Christ (21 November)

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Glory to Jesus Christ! In this video, we reflect on the profound Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, a celebration that reminds us of the Virgin Mary’s holiness, purity, and complete dedication to God from her earliest years. As her parents, Saints Joachim and Anna, offered her to the temple, she began her preparation to become the living Temple of the Lord — the one who would later give birth to Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. Through the Theotokos’ humble acceptance of God’s will, humanity itself became united with divinity, and each one of us is called to become a living temple of Christ. During the Nativity Fast, the Church invites us not merely to acknowledge this calling, but to actively prepare our hearts with purity, attentiveness, and prayer — following the example of the Mother of God. Today’s Gospel reminds us of the contrast between Martha’s busyness and Mary’s attentiveness to Christ. As we enter this holy season, we are encouraged to imitate Mary’s devotion and the Theotokos’ purity, embracing the “one thing needful” — Christ Himself. May this reflection help prepare your soul for the joy and healing of the coming Nativity. Blessed Feast and a spiritually fruitful preparation to all! 00:00 – Introduction & Greeting 00:32 – Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos 00:43 – The Childhood of the Virgin Mary 01:08 – Mary as the Living Temple 01:29 – Humanity United With Divinity 02:03 – Our Calling as Living Temples 02:28 – Becoming Faithful & Pure Temples 02:50 – Preparing for Christmas With Integrity 03:04 – Gospel Passage Highlight 03:14 – Martha and Mary 03:41 – Mary’s Focus on Christ 04:00 – Martha’s Distraction 04:19 – Joyful Preparation of the Nativity Fast 04:44 – Example of the Theotokos 05:00 – Beginning of Her Formation 05:29 – Becoming the New Eve 06:00 – Final Exhortation 06:05 – Encouragement for the Nativity Fast 06:22 – Preparing for the Joy of Christmas For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKGI831ZV1XU15g3RoPyS4A/ & 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.us 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #OrthodoxChristianity #Theotokos #EntranceOfTheTheotokos #OrthodoxSermon #NativityFast #OrthodoxFeastDay #VirginMary #ChristianSermon #OrthodoxTeaching #PrepareForChristmas

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