7 Holy Founders of the Servites & 2 Great Reformers | Saints Who Changed the Church (12 February)

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Today we reflect on nine powerful saints, including the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order, along with St. Anthony of Constantinople and St. Benedict of Aniane — three reform movements that reshaped the Church in times of crisis. These saints teach us: How to respond when leadership fails Why reform begins with personal holiness The danger of trying to control outcomes The importance of living in the present moment Why God wills diversity of charisms within the one true Faith St. Anthony of Constantinople cleaned up doctrinal chaos after the Photian controversy and presided over the Fourth Council of Constantinople (869–870). St. Benedict of Aniane restored Western monasticism, compiled the Codex Regularum, and became known as the “Second Benedict.” The Seven Holy Founders — wealthy Florentine merchants — left everything behind to found the Order of the Servants of Mary (Servites), devoted especially to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. Their message for us today? Stop living in the past. Stop obsessing over the future. Be faithful right now. God handles the results. 0:00 Introduction – Nine Saints and Three Reform Movements 0:47 St. Anthony of Constantinople and the Photian Controversy 1:27 The Fourth Council of Constantinople (869–870) 2:07 Reform Through Personal Holiness 2:21 St. Benedict of Aniane – The “Second Benedict” 3:04 Founding a Strict Monastery (Bread, Water, Bare Ground) 3:25 Adopting the Rule of St. Benedict 3:55 The Codex Regularum & Concordia Regularum 4:26 Liturgical and Monastic Reforms 5:29 Why God Wills a Plurality of Religious Orders 6:20 The Seven Holy Founders of the Servites 7:16 Wealthy Merchants Who Left Everything 8:05 What Do the Servites Do? 9:17 Active vs. Contemplative Orders Explained 10:21 Their Devotion to the Seven Sorrows 11:16 Three Models of Reform 11:46 Don’t Be a Prisoner of Time 12:43 Warning to Men About Work 13:16 Advice to Mothers About Children 14:04 Give Time to God https://sensusfidelium.us/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/february/february-12-the-seven-holy-founders-of-the-order-of-servites-confessors/ http://catholicsaints.mobi/calendar/12-february.htm Please remember to 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CatholicSaints #Servites #SevenHolyFounders #ChurchHistory #CatholicMen #TraditionalCatholic #OurLadyOfSorrows #Monasticism #CatholicTeaching #TrustGod

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