Saint Francis de Sales: Humility, Gentleness, & the Battle Against Anger (29 January)

About this sermon

Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and one of the greatest spiritual teachers in Catholic history. Born in 1567 near Annecy, Savoy, Saint Francis de Sales devoted his life to the service of God as a priest, bishop, writer, and spiritual guide. Though naturally hot-tempered, he spent more than twenty years battling anger, becoming a living model of humility, gentleness, and interior peace. In this sermon, we reflect on: The life and legacy of Saint Francis de Sales His teachings on humility and meekness His spiritual struggle against anger Practical Catholic remedies for controlling anger The power of prayer in forming a gentle heart Saint Francis famously lived by the words of Christ: “Learn of Me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” His writings, including Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of God, continue to guide Catholics toward holiness in everyday life. This talk offers timeless wisdom for anyone struggling with anger, resentment, or interior unrest, and reminds us that true strength is found in gentleness. 📿 “Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine.” 0:00 – Opening Prayer 0:25 – Feast of Saint Francis de Sales 0:41 – Birth and Early Life 0:59 – Studies and Call to the Priesthood 1:12 – Ordination and Episcopal Ministry 1:40 – Writings and Spiritual Legacy 2:07 – Founding of the Visitation Order 2:15 – Death and Canonization 2:31 – Core Spirituality of Saint Francis de Sales 2:49 – Humility and Gentleness Explained 3:29 – His Struggle with Anger 3:55 – The Story of Interior Peace 4:27 – Firmness vs. Gentleness 5:03 – The Cost of Controlling Anger 5:56 – Physical Effects of Anger 6:11 – How He Remained Calm 6:48 – Anger as a Capital Sin 7:10 – Remedies Against Anger 7:47 – Forgiveness and Healing 8:16 – Prayer as the Greatest Remedy 8:24 – Closing Prayer For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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://spiritustv.com/@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" = 🔔 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 #SaintFrancisDeSales #CatholicSermon #CatholicSaints #DoctorOfTheChurch #Humility #Gentleness #CatholicSpirituality #AngerManagement #InteriorPeace #CatholicPrayer #TraditionalCatholic #FeastDay #ChristianVirtue

Topics

• Humility
• Anger