The Healing of the Bent Woman & Christ’s Warning to Hypocrites

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In this powerful homily, we reflect on the healing of the bent-over woman in the synagogue and Christ’s righteous condemnation of hypocrisy. This sermon reveals the depth of God’s love for humanity and His intolerance for false righteousness. Our Lord Jesus Christ poured out mercy, compassion, and healing upon repentant sinners, yet He spoke with boldness and severity toward those who masked evil with the appearance of holiness. Today’s Gospel reminds us that laws, commandments, and the Sabbath were made for man—not man for them. Christ shows that divine love surpasses all human traditions when a person sincerely seeks God. This sermon explores: • The healing of the woman who suffered for 18 years • Why Christ treated hypocrites more harshly than sinners • What hypocrisy truly is and how to recognize it • The purpose of God’s commandments • How laws exist to restrain the unrighteous, not imprison the faithful • The danger of appearing holy on the outside while harboring corruption inside • Christ’s call to authentic love, humility, and compassion As followers of Christ, we are called not only to preach love but to live it. Let us reject the spirit of hypocrisy and embrace genuine repentance, mercy, and love for one another. Glory to Jesus Christ — Glory Forever! 00:00 – Invocation: In the Name of the Father 00:19 – The Love of God & the Hatred of Hypocrisy 00:45 – Christ’s Mercy Toward Sinners 01:12 – Entering the Synagogue: The Bent Woman 01:39 – Her Suffering for 18 Years 02:03 – Listening to Christ with Repentance 02:26 – Christ’s Words: “You Are Free From Your Infirmity” 02:47 – Divine Healing Through His Touch 03:00 – Laws & Commandments Made for Man 03:37 – True Purpose of God’s Law 04:01 – The One Law for Christians: Love 04:19 – The Nature of Hypocrisy 04:50 – Hypocrites Who Pretend to Guard the Law 05:32 – The Synagogue Official’s False Righteousness 06:00 – Jesus Exposes the Hypocrite 06:11 – Hypocrisy in Modern Times 07:03 – Misusing Commandments Against Others 07:28 – Christ Loves Sinners but Hates Hypocrisy 07:44 – The Call to Love Before the Creed 08:06 – Love as the Fulfillment of the Commandments 08:13 – Conclusion: Glory to Jesus Christ For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@st.johnchrysostombyzantine2197 & 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #ChristianSermon #OrthodoxHomily #GospelReflection #JesusChrist #HealingMiracle #Hypocrisy #SundayGospel #OrthodoxChristianity #FaithAndTruth #ChristianTeaching #DivineLiturgy #GloryToJesusChrist #SabbathTeaching #Repentance #Go

Topics

• Jesus Christ
• Healing