Don’t Be Ashamed to Be Catholic | St. Pius X

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Do not be ashamed to be Catholic. Know the Faith, love the Faith, defend the Faith—and refuse to compromise it. This sermon for the feast of Pope St. Pius X presents the extraordinary holiness of a pope whom Padre Pio reportedly described as the noblest soul to occupy the Chair of St. Peter since the Apostle himself. Born Giuseppe Sarto in 1835, Pius X was also a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. He embodied profound humility and poverty, uncompromising doctrinal orthodoxy, and courageous love for the Catholic Church. His example reminds us that Catholics are members of the Church Militant and therefore have a duty to defend the Faith handed down through Sacred Tradition. In ordinary circumstances, “traditional Catholic” should be a redundant expression: to be Catholic is to receive, preserve, believe, worship according to, and hand on the apostolic Faith. Yet during the present crisis, the term distinguishes those striving to retain Catholic doctrine, morals, spirituality, and the traditional sacred liturgy from the forces attempting to reshape them. St. Pius X recognized that Modernism had entered the Church and threatened to extinguish supernatural faith within souls. He condemned it as “the synthesis of all heresies” and required seminary professors and clerics to profess the Oath Against Modernism. Today, however, it can appear that the priorities have been reversed: Modernism is tolerated while Catholic Tradition and the Traditional Latin Mass are increasingly suppressed. St. Paul warned that a time would come when men would no longer endure sound doctrine. Following their own desires and possessing “itching ears,” they would turn away from truth and embrace fables. Nevertheless, Catholics must never lose hope. We pray and suffer for Holy Mother Church, unite ourselves to the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, and entrust the Church to St. Joseph, her universal patron. This sermon concludes with a practical challenge: help spread the Traditional Latin Mass. Tell someone about it. Invite a friend or family member. Help rekindle the light of Faith in souls so that Catholics may become courageous missionaries of Christ’s truth and love. May St. Pius X obtain for us an uncompromising Catholic faith and hasten the restoration of all things in Christ. St. Pius X, pray for us! St. Joseph, protect the Church! Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us! 00:00 Opening Prayer 00:22 Feast of Pope St. Pius X 00:33 Pius X and the Franciscan Family 00:47 The Life of Giuseppe Sarto 01:07 The Incorrupt Body of St. Pius X 01:16 The Extraordinary Holiness of Pius X 02:12 Padre Pio’s Testimony About Pius X 02:37 The Sanctity Visible in His Eyes 03:08 How Pius X Inspired a Franciscan Vocation 03:24 The Catechism of St. Pius X 03:33 Do Not Be Ashamed to Be Catholic 03:58 Uncompromising Catholic Orthodoxy 04:32 Fighting for the Catholic Faith 04:56 Stand Firm Like a Rock 05:05 Defending Holy Mother Church 05:23 Does “Traditional” Simply Mean Catholic? 05:47 The Crisis of Faith and Modernism 06:04 Modernism Attacks Sacred Tradition 06:33 Tradition, Worship and the Holy Mass 06:49 The Traditional Latin Mass 06:57 Praying for the Restoration of the Church 07:27 The Triumph of the Immaculate Heart 07:41 The Faithful Catholic Remnant 08:12 An Anti-Catholic Mentality Within the Church 08:46 Modernism Contaminates Minds and Hearts 09:11 The Oath Against Modernism 09:26 Pius X Condemns Modernism 09:34 Modernism Tolerated, Tradition Suppressed 09:59 St. Paul’s Warning About Sound Doctrine 10:31 Pray and Suffer for the Church 10:39 September and Our Lady of Sorrows 10:56 The Broken Heart of St. Pius X 11:17 Hope for the Church’s Restoration 11:36 St. Joseph, Protector of the Church 11:54 Giuseppe Sarto and St. Joseph 12:02 A Model of Uncompromising Faith 12:10 Help Spread the Traditional Latin Mass 12:24 Rekindling the Light of Faith 12:40 Support Sensus Fidelium #SaintPiusX #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #Modernism #OathAgainstModernism #OurLadyOfSorrows For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-busines

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• Forgiveness