How Saints Cyril & Methodius Built Christian Europe

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How did two Byzantine brothers help shape the future of Europe? In this sermon, we explore the extraordinary lives of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles to the Slavs, whose missionary work transformed Eastern Europe through the Catholic Faith. These remarkable saints created the first written alphabet for the Slavic peoples, translated Scripture and the liturgy into Slavonic, established Christian civilization, and laid the foundations for nations that still exist today. Far from suppressing Scripture, the Catholic Church promoted literacy, translated the Bible, evangelized entire peoples, and united tribes through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This sermon also examines: • The invention of the Glagolitic alphabet • The origin of the Cyrillic alphabet • The evangelization of the Slavic nations • The relationship between Church and State • The Catholic roots of European civilization • The truth about Bible translations before the Protestant Reformation • Why Christian civilization flourished under Catholic missionaries • The lasting legacy of Saints Cyril and Methodius As modern society forgets its Christian roots, these great saints remind us that authentic renewal comes through fidelity to Christ, Sacred Tradition, sound doctrine, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. May Saints Cyril and Methodius intercede for the conversion of nations once again. 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Who Were Saints Cyril & Methodius? 01:10 From Politics to Missionary Work 02:01 Bringing Unity Through the Catholic Faith 03:02 The Creation of the First Slavic Alphabet 04:29 Christian Law and Catholic Civilization 05:10 Translating the Liturgy into Slavonic 05:48 Rome Recognizes Their Mission 06:13 Opposition, Imprisonment & Perseverance 06:59 Translating the Bible Before the Reformation 07:55 Did the Catholic Church Hide the Bible? 08:45 The Catholic Church Built Europe 09:32 Learning from the Saints Today 10:22 Final Exhortation and Blessing 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.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 #Catholic #ChurchHistory #SaintsCyrilAndMethodius #ChristianCivilization #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicChurch #CatholicSaints #BibleHistory #ChurchTradition #SensusFidelium