Saint Alexius, Confessor (17 July) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On July 17, the Church commemorates St. Alexius, Confessor, known throughout East and West as the "Man of God." In this profound meditation from Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, discover the extraordinary life of the Roman nobleman who abandoned wealth, status, and even his own wedding night in order to follow Christ with perfect detachment. Inspired by a special grace, St. Alexius left his privileged life behind to become an unknown pilgrim. After years of prayer and hidden holiness in the East, he returned to Rome where, unrecognized even by his own family, he lived for seventeen more years beneath the staircase of his father's house, enduring insults and poverty for the love of God. Dom Guéranger presents St. Alexius as one of Christianity's greatest examples of humility, detachment, and complete abandonment to Divine Providence. In this video you'll discover: The remarkable life of St. Alexius Why he left his bride on their wedding night His hidden years as a pilgrim The mystery of living unknown in his father's house Why he is called "The Man of God" The Catholic meaning of detachment from the world Dom Guéranger's meditation on holiness and heavenly wisdom "The fashion of this world passeth away." — 1 Corinthians 7:31 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Learning from the saints 00:55 The light of holiness 01:17 Judging by the wisdom of the saints 02:01 St. Paul's teaching on detachment 02:50 The lasting fruit of St. Alexius 03:06 East and West united at his tomb 03:37 The Church's account of St. Alexius 03:46 Leaving his bride for Christ 04:02 Seventeen years of hidden pilgrimage 04:19 Returning home unknown 04:27 Hidden life beneath the staircase 04:36 Death and miraculous revelation 04:46 "Man of God" 05:09 Choosing heaven over earthly glory 05:31 The wedding feast left behind 05:48 The call to perfect discipleship 06:20 Our Lady reveals his holiness 06:44 Living as a stranger in his own home 07:05 Awaiting heaven 07:14 Heaven proclaims the "Man of God" 07:29 Prayer for Rome 07:53 Prayer for the Church today 08:01 Following the narrow path to Heaven https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/july/july-17-saint-alexius-confessor/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #StAlexius #SaintAlexius #ManOfGod #DomGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #Humility #Detachment #CatholicFaith #ChristianHoliness #DivineProvidence #LivesOfTheSaints #SensusFidelium