The Incarnation, Shepherds, & True Humility | Christmas Homily | St. John Chrysostom (Vigil Mass)

About this sermon

In this profound Christmas homily, we contemplate the mystery of the Incarnation through the wisdom of Saint John Chrysostom, the testimony of Sacred Scripture, and the humility of Jesus, Mary, and Saint Joseph. “He who is the Son of God by essence did not disdain to become the son of David, that He might render us sons of God.” This sermon reflects on: Why the angels appeared to shepherds The meaning of true humility and watchfulness The responsibilities of priests, bishops, parents, and all the faithful as shepherds The danger of presumption and delayed repentance The balance of fear and joy in authentic Christian life The false pride of man versus the humiliation of God The role of Saint Joseph and the proper understanding of the Gospel text Christ’s infinite mercy—and the warning against abusing it This reflection calls every Christian to: Humble themselves before God Reject pride and spiritual complacency Live watchfully, feeding others by word and example Approach the Infant Christ with reverence, repentance, and love “A man becomes a pretended god by pride. God becomes Man by clemency.” May this sermon strengthen your faith, deepen your reverence for the Holy Eucharist, and draw you closer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the humility of His Nativity. 🙏 May the holy names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed forever. 00:00 Opening Prayer & Invocation 00:39 St. John Chrysostom on the Incarnation 01:28 Why the Son of God Became Man 01:47 Why Angels Appeared to Shepherds 02:56 Shepherds as Figures of Church Leaders 03:32 Scandals & the Need for Holy Priests 03:49 Every Christian as a Shepherd 04:46 Approaching the Christ Child with Reverence 05:53 The Spiritual Manger: The Holy Altar 06:09 Christ as Consolation and Contradiction 06:54 Fear and Joy in True Religion 07:56 The Danger of Presumption and Delayed Repentance 09:35 The Abuse of Divine Mercy 10:33 God’s Goodness as a Call to Love, Not Sin 11:01 Pride of Man vs. Humility of God 11:50 Christ’s Descent into Human Suffering 13:36 God Becomes Man by Clemency 14:34 Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary 15:07 The Honor of Saint Joseph Explained 15:47 Final Blessing 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 #Incarnation #ChristmasHomily #CatholicSermon #StJohnChrysostom #JesusMaryJoseph #TraditionalCatholic #NativityOfChrist #Humility #FearOfGod #CatholicFaith #ChurchFathers #SacredTradition

Topics

• Humility
• Christmas
• Jesus Christ