The Mystery of the Nativity Explained | St. John Chrysostom Christmas Sermon on the Incarnation

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I behold a new and wondrous mystery… This profound ancient Christian homily on the Nativity of Christ unveils the deepest mystery of the Christian faith: the Incarnation of the Word of God. Proclaimed in soaring patristic language, this sermon explores how He who is eternal becomes temporal, He who is impassible takes flesh, and God becomes man without ceasing to be God. Traditionally attributed to St. John Chrysostom, with a notable passage from St. Cyril of Alexandria, this sermon was preached in the early Church as a celebration of Christmas, the Virgin Birth, and the defeat of death, sin, and the devil through the humility of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem. You will hear: The mystery of God dwelling among men Why Christ is born of a Virgin without corruption How nature yields to the will of God Why angels, shepherds, kings, sinners, and children all adore Him The theological meaning of the Manger, the Virgin, and the Incarnation The Church Fathers’ defense of Christ’s true divinity and true humanity This is not merely a Christmas reflection—it is a theological masterpiece, proclaiming that “God is now on earth, and man in heaven.” 📖 “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14) ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS (CHAPTERS FOR AUDIENCE RETENTION) 00:00 – A New and Wondrous Mystery 01:45 – Heaven and Earth United 03:29 – Christ Calls All: Kings, Shepherds, Sinners 04:54 – Glory to God in the Highest 06:05 – The Virgin Birth Beyond Nature 08:30 – The Ancient of Days Becomes an Infant 10:22 – Prophecy Fulfilled: Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive 12:04 – Adam, Eve, and the New Creation 14:27 – Bethlehem and the Universal King 15:28 – The End of Slavery, Sin, and Death 16:37 – The Magi, Egypt, and the Defeat of Idolatry 18:44 – Mary and Joseph: Mystery and Obedience 20:05 – Eve and Mary: Death and Life 21:00 – Doxology: Glory to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #NativityOfChrist #Incarnation #ChristmasSermon #ChurchFathers #StJohnChrysostom #AncientChristianity #WordMadeFlesh #VirginBirth #PatristicTheology #OrthodoxTheology #CatholicTheology #GloryToGod

Topics

• Christmas
• Jesus Christ