The Seventh Ecumenical Council: Restoring the Veneration of Holy Icons

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever! Each year, on the Sunday following October 10th, the Church remembers the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (Second Council of Nicaea, 787 A.D.)—the council that restored the veneration of holy icons and reaffirmed the truth of the Incarnation of Christ. This reflection beautifully explains how the Church, through trial and controversy, came to a deeper understanding of the mystery of Christ’s incarnation and its implications for Christian worship. The sermon walks through the history of iconoclasm, the theological defense of icons by St. John Damascene and St. Theodore the Studite, and how the Seventh Ecumenical Council defined the proper veneration of icons as distinct from the worship due to God alone. Learn how holy images remind us of divine realities, elevate our hearts in prayer, and serve as visible witnesses to the Word made flesh. Through the Incarnation, the invisible God became visible — and so the Church rightly honors images of Christ, the Theotokos, and the Saints as affirmations of His saving work. 🙏 May this message inspire you to a deeper love for the beauty of the Church’s tradition and the truth of the Word made flesh. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction and Opening Prayer 00:19 – Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever! 00:30 – The Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council 01:00 – The Incarnation and the Image of God 03:00 – The Rise of Iconoclasm 04:40 – The Council of Nicaea II (787 A.D.) 05:50 – The Meaning of Holy Icons in Christian Life 07:00 – The Theology of the Incarnation and Icons 08:00 – The Relevance for Today’s Christians #SeventhEcumenicalCouncil #VenerationOfIcons #ByzantineCatholic #OrthodoxChurch #CatholicChurch #CouncilOfNicaea #HolyIcons #ChristianHistory #ChurchFathers #StJohnDamascene #IncarnationOfChrist #ByzantineTradition #EasternChristianity #Iconoclasm #ChristianFaith #GloryToJesusChrist #IconTheology #CatholicHomily #OrthodoxHomily #ChristianWorship #HolyFathers #ByzantineLiturgy #IconVeneration #ChristianTeaching #FaithAndTradition 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

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• Holiness