Saint Francis of Assisi | True Meaning of Poverty, Love of Creation & the Cross
- Preacher
- Sensus Fidelium
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 20:23
About this sermon
Everyone knows St. Francis of Assisi—but how many understand his holiness? G.K. Chesterton observed that people admire St. Francis as a saint while often overlooking what made him a saint: his radical love of Christ Crucified, holy poverty, devotion to Our Lady, and complete surrender to God. This homily explores why St. Francis loved animals and creation. He did not treat creation as an end in itself; he saw every creature in the light of its Creator. Having surrendered everything, Francis could receive everything anew as a gift from God and ascend from creation to the Creator. His spiritual journey began before the Crucifix of San Damiano, where Christ commanded him to repair His Church. It reached its earthly summit on Mount La Verna, where the wounds of the Crucified Savior were impressed upon Francis’s body as the sacred stigmata. We also examine the true meaning of Franciscan poverty. Poverty is not simply possessing nothing, nor is it a political ideology. It means rejecting what is unnecessary so that Christ may become our true treasure. For Francis, poverty was a royal virtue embraced by Jesus and Mary—a person whom he lovingly called “Lady Poverty.” Finally, discover the essential Marian dimension of Franciscan spirituality, especially at the Portiuncula, the Church of St. Mary of the Angels, where Francis recognized his mission, founded his religious family, and desired to die. May St. Francis teach us to find Christ through Mary and sincerely pray: “My God and my all.” 00:00 Opening Prayer 00:23 Feast of St. Francis of Assisi 00:37 G.K. Chesterton’s Book on St. Francis 01:00 The Most Popular—but Misunderstood—Saint 01:39 Was Francis Merely the Patron of Animals? 02:00 Why St. Francis Loved Creation 02:34 Seeing Everything in the Creator’s Light 03:23 “My God and My All” 04:07 The Crucifix of San Damiano 04:21 Where Creation and Salvation Meet 05:03 Francis Lives the Passion of Christ 05:20 “Go and Repair My Church” 05:34 Mount La Verna and the Stigmata 06:00 From the Cross to the Cross 07:00 St. Francis as an Image of Christ 08:21 The True Meaning of Holy Poverty 08:47 Possessing Christ Instead of Things 09:32 Why Poverty Is a Royal Virtue 10:20 Christ’s Poverty Upon the Cross 11:03 Poverty and the Love of God 11:22 Francis Renounces Everything Before the Bishop 11:44 “Our Father Who Art in Heaven” 12:21 Poverty, Crucifixion and Divine Love 13:41 St. Francis Was Not a Marxist 14:06 The Forgotten Meaning of Lady Poverty 15:01 Poverty as a Woman and a Bride 15:53 The Marian Identity of Lady Poverty 16:02 Mary in Franciscan Spirituality 16:17 Francis Discovers His True Mission 16:47 St. Mary of the Angels and the Portiuncula 17:25 St. Clare and the Second Franciscan Order 17:43 Why Francis Loved the Portiuncula 18:28 Francis’s Indescribable Love for Our Lady 19:00 Prayer for the Spirit of St. Francis 20:05 Following Francis Into the Catholic Faith 20:12 Closing Prayer For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ #SaintFrancis #StFrancisOfAssisi #GKChesterton #Franciscan #CatholicFaith #CatholicHomily #LadyPoverty #SanDamiano #Stigmata #OurLady #Portiuncula #CatholicChurch #SensusFidelium 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
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