The Presentation of Mary (21 November): She Entered the Temple at 3—and Became God’s Dwelling Place

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In this sermon for the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we reflect on the profound moment when Our Lady, at the age of three, was brought to the Temple in Jerusalem by her parents, Saints Joachim and Anne. Drawing from the Protoevangelium of James, an ancient Christian writing treasured for its early historical details, we witness Mary’s total consecration to God—preparing her to become the living Temple of the Holy Spirit and the Mother of the Incarnate Word. This homily beautifully explains: • The tradition of Mary’s childhood dedication • Her role in the Temple, including sewing the sacred veil • How her life models perfect love and consecration to God • Why her presentation makes it possible for us to become “temples of God” through sanctifying grace • The holy example of Saints Joachim and Anne in offering their child back to the Lord • The call for all Christians to live as living abodes of God's glory May this reflection deepen your devotion to Our Lady and inspire greater dedication to God in your daily life. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 00:00 – Introduction & Invocation 00:28 – Marian Feast Day Explained 00:47 – Presentation of Mary at Age Three 01:00 – Apocryphal Source: Protoevangelium of James 01:41 – Saints Joachim & Anne’s Role 02:24 – Mary’s Astonishing Entrance into the Temple 03:33 – Mary’s Life & Duties in the Temple 04:10 – Mary as the Future Temple of God 05:01 – The Collect Prayer Explanation 05:56 – How Mary Makes Us Temples of God 06:37 – Consecrated Religious Life & Christian Holiness 07:07 – Saints Joachim & Anne’s Faith & Sacrifice 07:49 – Offering Our Lives to God 08:22 – Closing Invocation & 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 #BlessedVirginMary #PresentationOfMary #CatholicSermon #MarianFeast #SaintJoachim #SaintAnne #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHomily #HolySpirit #ConsecrationToGod #TempleOfTheHolySpirit #CatholicFaith