The Presentation of Mary: How a Three-Year-Old Became the Temple of God (21 November)

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In this video, we reflect on the beautiful Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a cherished tradition rooted in the Protoevangelium of St. James. This homily explains how, at the age of three, Mary was brought to the Temple in Jerusalem by her parents—Saint Joachim and Saint Anne—to be consecrated to God. Through this profound event, we contemplate Mary’s desire to dwell in God’s holy house and how she became the true Temple of the Holy Spirit. We learn how Mary’s presentation foreshadows her role in salvation history as the living Tabernacle who would one day carry Christ Himself. The homily also highlights her early life in the Temple, her purity, her dedication, and her role among the temple virgins—sewing the veil that would one day be torn at Christ’s Crucifixion. This feast reminds us that Mary leads us to become temples of God, inviting each of us to carry sanctifying grace and to consecrate ourselves daily to the Lord. We also honor her holy parents, Joachim and Anne, who offered Mary back to God in gratitude and faith. 0:00 – Opening Invocation 0:28 – Introduction to the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 0:35 – Mary Presented in the Temple at Age 3 0:52 – Source: The Protoevangelium of James 1:27 – Joachim and Anne’s Intention to Consecrate Mary 2:04 – Why They Waited Until She Was Three 2:20 – Mary Ascends the Steps of the Temple 2:58 – Mary Enters the Temple Like a Dove of Peace 3:16 – Psalm 83 and the Soul’s Longing for God 3:37 – Mary’s Early Life and Work in the Temple 3:57 – Sewing the Veil of the Temple 4:10 – Mary’s Love for the House of God 4:54 – Becoming the Dwelling Place of the Holy Spirit 5:14 – Prayer From the Collect of the Mass 5:36 – We Too Become Temples of God 6:07 – Through Mary, God Becomes Our Brother 6:37 – Consecration of Ourselves to God 7:07 – Joachim and Anne’s Faith and Sacrifice 7:47 – The Gift of Life Offered Back to God 8:22 – Closing Prayer and 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 #PresentationOfMary #BlessedVirginMary #MarianFeast #CatholicHomily #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #JoachimAndAnne #CatholicFaith #MarianDevotion #CatholicChurch #SanctifyingGrace #HolySpirit #CatholicTeachings