Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows | The Young Passionist Who Died at 23 (27 February)

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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Today we honor Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, the young Passionist saint who died at only 23 years old yet left behind a powerful legacy of humility, silence, charity, and devotion to the Passion of Christ. Born in 1838 in Assisi — baptized at the same ancient font as St. Francis and St. Clare — Francis Joseph Vincent Possenti would one day become Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, a Passionist monk consumed with love for Jesus Crucified and His Sorrowful Mother. After losing his mother at a young age, he developed a deep attachment to Our Lady of Sorrows. Kneeling before her image with a candle placed by his sister, his life of prayer quietly began — at the feet of the Mother of God. At 18, he entered the Passionists and took the unique fourth vow of the order: to promote devotion to the Passion of Christ. His religious profession symbolized death to the world and total surrender to Christ Crucified. Saint Gabriel lived the Passionist spirituality of: • Silence • Charity • Humility • Interior union with God • Devotion to the Passion He died of tuberculosis on February 27, 1862, sharing deeply in the sufferings of Christ before entering eternal glory. This reflection explores: – The hidden sanctity of youth – Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows – Passionist spirituality – The beauty of silence – Death to the world and life in Christ May Saint Gabriel teach us to be men (and women) of silence, humility, and deep interior life. Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us. 0:00 Opening Prayer 0:07 Feast of Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows 0:15 Birth in Assisi & Baptism at St. Francis’ Font 0:41 Death of His Mother & Early Devotion 1:26 Attachment to Our Lady of Sorrows 1:30 Entry into the Passionists 1:39 Profession & Death to the World 2:01 The Fourth Passionist Vow 2:14 The Passionist Emblem Explained 3:05 Letter to His Father 3:31 Immersion in Passionist Spirituality 3:54 Exhortation to Silence & Humility 4:15 Death from Tuberculosis 4:30 Closing Prayer For more please visit http://svfonline.org/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the prie st 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #SaintGabriel #OurLadyOfSorrows #CatholicSaints #PassionOfChrist #Passionist #CatholicFaith #LivesOfTheSaints #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicMasculinity #FeastDay

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• Heaven & Eternity