Who Is My Family? On the Conception of Mary | Joachim & Anna

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Glory to Jesus Christ! In this homily for the Feast of the Conception of the Theotokos, we reflect deeply on what it truly means to belong to the family of God. Drawing from the Gospel passage where Jesus says, “Who are my mother and my brothers? Those who do the will of my Father,” this sermon explores the profound spiritual reality that our relationship with Christ must be as strong—or stronger—than even our natural family ties. This message highlights: • The meaning of spiritual motherhood and fatherhood • How Christ expands the definition of family • The example of Saints Joachim and Anna and their longing for a child • The challenges and blessings within family life • The call to see every person as a member of God’s family • The responsibility to love, guide, and support others with Christ-like charity Whether you have experienced loss, distance, or strong bonds within your own family, this homily reminds us that no one is alone in Christ, and that God provides spiritual family to those in need. ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 – In the Name of the Father… Opening 00:19 – The idea of someone being “like a father or mother” to us 00:42 – The depth and meaning of chosen familial relationships 01:15 – Adult relationships that mirror parental love 01:41 – The strength of spiritual bonds 02:04 – The Gospel event: Jesus’ definition of family 02:36 – “Who are my mother and brothers?” explained 03:29 – Acting on God’s will, not just knowing it 03:46 – Family struggles, division, and stress 04:12 – Belonging to Christ’s family first 05:00 – Introducing Joachim and Anna 05:57 – Judgment of childlessness in biblical times 06:36 – Compassion and seeing all as God’s family 06:52 – Living charity and seeing Christ in others 07:23 – Feast of the Conception of Mary in St. Anna 07:36 – The longing to be a family 07:58 – Spiritual motherhood and fatherhood today 08:15 – Fulfilling God’s plan by loving one another 08:21 – Closing: Glory to Jesus Christ For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ByzantineCatholicSeminary & 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/ Weekly Sensus Fidelium Newsletter - https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻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 #ChristianHomily #CatholicHomily #ByzantineCatholic #OrthodoxChristian #FeastOfTheConception #Theotokos #JoachimAndAnna #FamilyOfGod #JesusTeachings #GospelReflection #ChristianFamily #SpiritualFatherhood #SpiritualMotherhood #FaithEncouragement #CatholicYouTube

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• Children & Family