Pope St. Pius I (11 July): Our Faith Rests on Solid Foundations

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On this reflection for the Commemoration of Pope St. Pius I, we examine one of the earliest successors of St. Peter and the enduring witness of Sacred Tradition. Although little is historically known about his life, the Church has long honored St. Pius I as a martyr whose pontificate helped preserve apostolic teaching during the second century. This talk explores: The life and witness of Pope St. Pius I Why Sacred Tradition matters The biblical foundation of the Papacy Apostolic succession from St. Peter The Levitical priesthood as a foreshadowing of the Catholic priesthood The Shepherd of Hermas and early Christian writings How the Old Testament points toward the Catholic Church Why Christ established a visible Church with lawful successors The Catholic Faith rests upon the solid foundation laid by Christ, handed on through the Apostles, preserved by the Fathers, and safeguarded by the successors of St. Peter. "The faith rests on a solid and firm foundation." May Pope St. Pius I intercede for us and obtain for us an increase of faith. 00:00 Introduction 00:21 Commemoration of Pope St. Pius I 01:13 Why Popes Take the Names of Earlier Popes 01:52 Life of St. Pius I 02:08 Establishing Easter on Sunday 03:20 Defending the Church Against Gnosticism 03:45 The Biblical Canon and Early Christian Writings 04:47 The Shepherd of Hermas 05:44 The Priesthood as Fulfillment of the Old Testament 06:22 Understanding Biblical Foreshadowing 07:01 Manna and the Paschal Lamb 07:32 The Levitical Priesthood and Apostolic Succession 08:10 Ordination in the New Testament 09:01 Why Apostolic Succession Matters 09:58 The Catholic Church as the New People of God 10:39 Scripture, Tradition, and the Church 11:28 A Firm Foundation of Faith 11:51 Prayer to St. Pius I 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.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. LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c ▶️ 5. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/donate-support/ ▶️ 6. 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 = 👍🏻 ▶️ 7. 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. ▶️ 8. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler @Sensus Fidelium 🔴 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 9. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StPiusI #CatholicChurch #Papacy #ApostolicSuccession #SacredTradition #ChurchHistory #EarlyChurch #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #SensusFidelium #BibleStudy #ChurchFathers #CatholicDoctrine #CatholicTeaching #CatholicYouTube

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