Did St. Thomas the Apostle Preach the Gospel in the Americas? | History & Tradition (21 December)

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Did St. Thomas the Apostle preach the Gospel not only in India, Persia, and China — but also in the Americas long before the arrival of the Spanish missionaries? In this powerful and deeply researched Catholic talk, we explore ancient traditions, Church Fathers, missionary chronicles, indigenous testimony, and Scripture that point to the astonishing possibility that the Gospel was preached throughout the entire world in the apostolic age — exactly as Our Lord commanded. Drawing from: Fr. Cornelius a Lapide (Jesuit Scripture scholar) The American Ecclesiastical Review Dr. Warren Carroll St. Bernardino de Sahagún Early Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries Ancient indigenous traditions of Mexico, Peru, Brazil, and Paraguay This presentation examines the venerable bearded evangelist remembered across the Americas — a preacher of the Cross, fasting, confession, the Trinity, the Virgin Birth, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection — whom native peoples explicitly identified as St. Thomas. 📖 Topics Covered: ✔ Apostolic fulfillment of Christ’s command to preach to all nations ✔ Church Fathers who taught the Gospel was preached to the entire world ✔ St. Thomas’s missions in India, Central Asia, China, and beyond ✔ Indigenous testimony of Christianity before Columbus ✔ The martyrdom of St. Thomas in India ✔ Miracles, prophecy, and apostolic tradition ✔ Why the faith later disappeared — and why that matters today This talk challenges modern assumptions, restores forgotten Catholic history, and reminds us that God desires the salvation of all men — and has always acted accordingly. 00:00 – Sources and historical foundation 00:36 – Spanish missionaries encounter ancient Christian traditions 01:56 – Indigenous belief in the Crucifixion and Resurrection 02:40 – Christ’s command to preach to the whole world 03:36 – Church Fathers affirm worldwide evangelization 05:08 – Apostolic division of the world 05:42 – Identity of the bearded evangelist 06:06 – Introduction to St. Thomas the Apostle 07:14 – St. Thomas’s missionary journeys 08:37 – St. Thomas in India and martyrdom 10:36 – The St. Thomas Christians of India 11:05 – Evidence of St. Thomas in China 11:27 – St. Thomas in Brazil 12:02 – St. Thomas in Peru 13:06 – St. Thomas in Paraguay 14:45 – How could one apostle travel so far? 16:00 – Theological reflection on faith and the Eucharist 17:22 – Why the faith disappeared 17:46 – Final exhortation and prayer For more please go to http://www.veritascaritas.com & please 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. BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.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/ 🔴 Sensus Fidelium Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 #StThomasTheApostle #CatholicHistory #ChristianityBeforeColumbus #ChurchFathers #CatholicTradition #Evangelization #ApostolicMission #SaintsOfTheChurch #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #GospelToAllNations #EarlyChristianity

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