Feast of All Franciscan Saints (29 November): The True Spirit of Franciscan Holiness

About this sermon

In this powerful homily, we reflect on the Feast of All Franciscan Saints—honoring the saints of the First, Second, and Third Orders of St. Francis. Drawing deeply from the teachings of St. Bonaventure, the “Second Founder” of the Franciscan Order, this sermon explores the essence of Franciscan holiness: the interior life, contemplation, purity of heart, and the uplifting spiritual action known as surusum actio. Learn what it truly means to possess “the Spirit of the Lord and His holy operation” as taught in Chapter 10 of the Rule of St. Francis, and how this grace lifts the soul to God. This homily also highlights the profound role of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Spouse of the Holy Spirit, in guiding souls to holiness and union with God. With clarity of intellect, peace of heart, and love for Our Lady, we are invited to imitate the great Franciscan saints who came before us. Whether you are Franciscan, discerning a religious vocation, or simply seeking deeper spiritual insight, this reflection will inspire you toward a life of purity, contemplation, and divine peace. 00:00 – Opening Invocation 00:24 – Introduction to the Feast of All Franciscan Saints 00:51 – The Franciscan Orders United in One Choir of Praise 01:07 – St. Bonaventure: The Seraphic Doctor 01:32 – The Essence of Franciscan Holiness 02:00 – Surusum Actio: The Uplifting Spiritual Action 02:36 – Purity of Heart & Peace in the Beatitudes 03:05 – Clarity in the Intellect & Peace in the Affections 04:00 – St. Francis’ Rule (Chapter 10) Explained 04:42 – Preferring Above All: The Spirit of the Lord 05:29 – The Holy Spirit’s Operation in the Soul 06:03 – The Mass: Lifting Our Hearts to the Lord 06:31 – What Is the Operation of the Holy Spirit? 06:40 – The Blessed Virgin Mary: Spouse of the Holy Spirit 07:14 – Mary as the Vessel of the Holy Spirit’s Operation 07:54 – Purity, Peace, and the Path to Holiness 08:13 – Becoming Like the Great Franciscan Saints 08:30 – Closing Invocation For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #Franciscan #SaintFrancis #StBonaventure #CatholicHomily #TraditionalCatholic #FranciscanSaints #FeastDay #CatholicSermon #HolySpirit #BlessedVirginMary #CatholicChurch #FranciscanOrder #SpiritualLife #Contemplation #ChristianHoliness

Topics

• Holiness