Pope St. Celestine V (19 May): The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same

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Saint Celestine V lived during one of the most chaotic periods in Church history — a time of corruption, division, and confusion among the hierarchy. Yet his response was not bitterness, rebellion, or despair. Instead, he chose humility, prayer, penance, and trust in God. In this sermon and reflection, we examine the remarkable life of Pope Saint Celestine V: hermit, monk, pope, confessor, and saint. His story offers Catholics today a powerful reminder that the Church has endured storms before — and the saints show us how to remain faithful without falling into resentment or schism. This talk also addresses a subtle but dangerous temptation facing many faithful Catholics today: growing resentment toward bishops, priests, and Church leadership. While scandals and confusion can shake the faithful, hatred and bitterness toward the hierarchy can become a spiritual trap leading souls away from charity and ultimately away from the Church itself. Saint Celestine V teaches us another path: • Prayer instead of outrage • Sacrifice instead of bitterness • Charity instead of resentment • Fidelity instead of rebellion May we learn from the saints how to persevere through trials, remain anchored in Christ’s Church, and pray for the conversion and sanctification of priests and bishops. “Then and only then will the Church be reformed.” 00:00 – Introduction 00:23 – Birth of Saint Celestine V 00:47 – His holy upbringing and mother’s sacrifice 01:18 – Leaving the world for solitude and prayer 01:42 – Founding a community of hermits 01:57 – Crisis in the Church and vacant papacy 02:20 – Saint Celestine elected pope 02:36 – His humility and reluctance 03:00 – Struggles with the burden of the papacy 03:40 – The abdication of Saint Celestine 03:57 – Fear of schism and his confinement 04:21 – “I asked for a cell…” 04:28 – Final years of prayer and penance 04:53 – “The more things change…” 05:24 – Why Catholics should ask the saints for help 06:04 – Warning against resentment toward Church hierarchy 07:09 – The danger of ending outside the Church 07:34 – Problems with outrage-driven Catholic media 07:57 – The remedy: supernatural charity 08:21 – Praying and sacrificing for priests and bishops 08:59 – Protecting our souls from bitterness 09:07 – Final prayer and conclusion Please remember to 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 #SaintCelestine #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicChurch #CatholicFaith #CatholicTeaching #SaintOfTheDay #ChurchHistory #CatholicSaints #Catholicism #LatinMass #Prayer #Priests #Bishops #Christianity #CatholicYouTube #CatholicSermon #SpiritualWarfare #FaithfulCatholic #HolyCatholicChurch