Saint Andrew Avellino: The Priest Who Died at the Altar (10 November)

About this sermon

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Andrew Avellino, a priest and confessor from the 1500s near Naples, Italy. Born as Lancelot Avellino, he became a powerful example of purity, perseverance, and spiritual conversion within the Theatine Order. This sermon reflects on St. Andrew’s early life, his struggle for purity, his “second conversion” after a moral fall, his devotion to Our Lady, and his miraculous death while celebrating Mass — his final words being Introibo ad altare Dei (“I will go unto the altar of God”). You’ll also learn about: His reform of a lax convent and the dangers he faced for defending purity His friendship with St. Charles Borromeo and influence on Dom Lorenzo Scupoli, author of The Spiritual Combat His miracles and the virtues that defined his holy life 🙏 May St. Andrew Avellino inspire us to live and die in the grace of God, with purity of heart and unwavering faith. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction and Invocation 00:14 – Feast of St. Andrew Avellino: Overview 00:30 – Commemoration of Saints Tryphonus, Respicius & Nympha 00:46 – Note on Basilica Etymology from the Previous Day 01:32 – Early Life of St. Andrew Avellino (Lancelot Avellino) 02:37 – His Purity and Early Priesthood 03:00 – The Lie in Court and His Second Conversion 04:38 – The Need for a “Second Conversion” in the Spiritual Life 05:45 – From Lancelot to Andrew: Name Change and Deeper Vocation 06:17 – Reforming a Lax Convent and Facing Danger 07:25 – Joining the Theatine Order 08:12 – Devotion to Purity and the Blessed Virgin Mary 09:28 – Influence on Theatine Growth and Young Vocations 09:58 – Direction of Dom Lorenzo Scupoli (The Spiritual Combat) 10:40 – Friendship with St. Charles Borromeo 11:10 – Preaching, Miracles, and Confession Ministry 11:52 – Miracle: Light in the Storm 12:18 – Making Reparation for Past Sins 12:48 – His Death While Beginning Mass (Introibo ad altare Dei) 13:45 – Reflection: A Holy Death and Lasting Legacy 14:24 – Closing Prayer & Invocation Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #SaintAndrewAvellino #CatholicHomily #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #TheatineOrder #CatholicFaith #Purity #Holiness #CatholicSermon #CatholicChurch #LivesOfTheSaints #StAndrewAvellino #SpiritualConversion #CatholicDevotion #FaithInAction 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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. 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.us/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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

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