Why the Church Surrounds Christmas with Martyrs | Christmas Octave Sermon ~ Fr. Perricone

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Why does the Catholic Church surround the joyful feast of Christmas with the feasts of martyrs? In this powerful Christmas Octave sermon, we reflect on the profound wisdom of Holy Mother Church, who places the Nativity of Our Lord between the feasts of St. Stephen the Protomartyr, the Holy Innocents, and St. Thomas Becket. Far from diminishing the joy of Christmas, these feasts reveal its true cost — sacrifice, courage, and martyrdom. At the manger in Bethlehem stand only martyrs. And yet, there is room for us. This sermon explores the deeper meaning of martyrdom — not only the shedding of blood, but the daily dying to self: surrendering our indulgences, our pettiness, our lack of charity, and all that keeps us far from God. This “white martyrdom” humbles us, purifies the heart, and draws us closer to the grace of Christ who came to save us. Christmas is not sentimental. It is heroic. It is demanding. And it is liberating. Only the brave, the unpampered, and the heroic have a place at the manger. ✝️ God bless. 0:00 – Opening Prayer 0:25 – The Incongruity of Christmas and Martyrdom 0:54 – St. Stephen the Protomartyr 1:16 – The Feast of the Holy Innocents 1:37 – St. Thomas Becket 1:55 – Not the “Jolly” Spirit of Christmas? 2:05 – Only Martyrs Stand at the Crib 2:20 – Are We Excluded from the Manger? 2:26 – The Call to Daily Martyrdom 2:53 – Dying to Sin and Growing in Grace 3:10 – The Pure of Heart and True Humility 3:28 – Christ Came to Save Us 3:42 – The Wisdom of Mother Church 3:57 – Who Has a Place at the Manger 4:20 – Final Blessing https://www.youtube.com/@MyDearCatholicFriends https://www.fatherperricone.com/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #CatholicSermon #ChristmasOctave #Martyrdom #CatholicChristmas #TraditionalCatholic #HolyInnocents #StStephen #NativityOfChrist #DyingToSelf #CatholicFaith #LatinMass #ChristIsBorn

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• Suffering & Trials
• Church & Fellowship
• Christmas
• The Church