Saint Anthony, Abbot (17 January) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On January 17, the East and West unite in honoring Saint Anthony the Abbot, the Father of Monasticism and one of the greatest saints in the history of the Church. In this powerful reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger’s The Liturgical Year, we explore the life, virtues, spiritual warfare, and enduring legacy of Saint Anthony of Egypt—the patriarch of monks, conqueror of demons, defender of the Nicene Faith, and model of Christian perfection. Though monastic life existed before him, Saint Anthony was the first Abbot, bringing monks under the permanent rule of a spiritual father. His example transformed the Church, giving rise to monasteries that preserved prayer, penance, theology, Sacred Scripture, and apostolic zeal for centuries. This episode recounts: His radical obedience to the Gospel His fierce battles against Satan and demonic temptation His role in defending Orthodoxy against Arianism His friendship with Saint Athanasius His influence on both Eastern and Western Christianity Ancient Latin and Greek hymns honoring his sanctity Saint Anthony reminds us that true Christian warfare is spiritual, fought with prayer, fasting, humility, and love of Christ. “Satan dreads the watchings of holy men, their prayers, fasting, voluntary poverty, humility, and above all their ardent love for Christ.” — Saint Anthony 📖 Source: The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, O.S.B. 🗓 Feast Day: January 17 0:00 Introduction – January 17: Saint Anthony Abbot 0:19 Father of Monasticism Explained 1:02 End of the Age of Martyrs & Rise of Monastic Life 1:36 Monasteries as the Strength of the Church 2:16 Saint Anthony Leaves the Desert to Save Souls 2:33 Saint Anthony in Alexandria During Persecution 2:51 Defender of the Nicene Faith Against Arianism 3:13 Friendship with Saint Athanasius 4:16 Birth, Conversion, and Gospel Obedience 4:39 Radical Poverty & Ascetic Life 5:19 Hatred of Heresy & Love of Truth 5:48 Nightlong Prayer, Fasting, and Vigilance 6:14 Retreat into the Great Desert 6:41 Saint Anthony on Spiritual Warfare 7:11 Exorcisms & Letters from Emperor Constantine 7:22 Death of Saint Anthony 7:45 Medieval Latin Sequence in Honor of Saint Anthony 11:02 Greek Church Hymns & Eastern Praise 14:38 Final Prayers & Supplication to Saint Anthony https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/january/january-17-saint-anthony-abbot/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶ 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 #SaintAnthonyAbbot #SaintAnthonyOfEgypt #January17 #CatholicSaints #DomProsperGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #MonasticLife #DesertFathers #SpiritualWarfare #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHistory #ChurchFathers #Asceticism #LatinMass