Byzantine Saints: Blessed Basil of Moscow the Fool-For-Christ

About this sermon

Blessed Basil of Moscow, also known as St. Basil the Blessed, is one of the most beloved Fools-for-Christ in the Orthodox Church. Commemorated on August 2, St. Basil lived a life of radical humility, fearless truth, and extraordinary holiness. Born near Moscow in 1468, Basil embraced voluntary poverty and wandered the streets barefoot through every season, exposing hypocrisy, comforting the poor, and calling sinners to repentance. Though many mocked and beat him, God granted him the gifts of prophecy, miracles, discernment, and spiritual vision. In this account, discover how St. Basil: Predicted the death of a wealthy merchant. Rebuked greed, pride, and false charity. Helped the poor in secret. Exposed demonic deception disguised as piety. Encouraged repentance even among hardened sinners. Foretold the Great Fire of Moscow. Courageously rebuked Tsar Ivan the Terrible during Divine Liturgy. His holiness became so renowned that the famous cathedral in Moscow became forever known as St. Basil's Cathedral, preserving the memory of one of Christianity's greatest ascetics. May the prayers of Blessed Basil of Moscow inspire us to embrace humility, repentance, courage, and unwavering devotion to Christ. 0:00 Introduction & Troparion/Kontakion 0:25 Birth of St. Basil 0:40 The prophecy of the merchant's boots 1:15 Becoming a Fool-for-Christ 1:50 The merchant and the collapsing church 2:32 Charity, mercy, and helping the poor 2:55 Exposing false almsgiving 3:04 Driving away the devil disguised as a beggar 3:19 Ministry among sinners 3:54 Prophecy and miracles 4:01 Predicting the Great Fire of Moscow 4:10 Rebuking Ivan the Terrible 4:17 Death of St. Basil 4:34 St. Basil's Cathedral and his relics https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 #StBasil #StBasilsCathedral #OrthodoxSaints #SaintOfTheDay #LivesOfTheSaints #FoolForChrist #MoscowSaints #ChristianHistory #ChurchHistory #OrthodoxChurch #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #Repentance #Humility #Miracles #IvanTheTerrible #August2 #Saints #SensusFidelium #Holiness

Topics

• Wisdom
• Jesus Christ
• Blessing & Favor