Saint Joan of Valois, Queen of France (4 February) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On February 4, the Church honors Saint Joan of Valois, Queen of France, virgin, and foundress of the Order of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this powerful reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger’s The Liturgical Year, we encounter a saint formed not by earthly triumph, but by humiliation, obedience, Marian devotion, and heroic charity. Though raised to royalty as the wife of King Louis XII of France, her marriage was later declared null, stripping her of crown and title. Yet in her disgrace, her sanctity only shone brighter. Saint Joan devoted herself to: Profound love for the Blessed Virgin Mary Works of penance and mercy Care for the poor and sick, even tending their wounds with her own hands Deep Eucharistic devotion Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord Her life reminds us that true royalty is found in holiness, not power — and that God often crowns His saints after the world has cast them aside. This reading includes Dom Guéranger’s moving prayer asking Saint Joan’s intercession for France, the Faith, and the preservation of Truth and virtue in times of spiritual crisis. 📖 Source: The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, O.S.B. 📅 Feast Day: February 4 ✝️ Catholic Saints | Traditional Catholic Spirituality | Liturgical Calendar 0:00 Saint Joan of Valois – Feast Day Introduction 0:36 Holiness Through Disgrace and Humiliation 1:15 Childhood Piety and Marian Calling 1:46 Marriage to the Duke of Orléans 1:59 Annulment and Loss of the Crown 2:05 Charity, Poverty, and Monastic Foundations 2:19 Founding the Order of the Annunciation 2:35 Miracles and Care for the Sick 2:50 Eucharistic and Passion Devotion 3:08 Prayer at the Tomb of Christ 3:19 Holy Death of Saint Joan 3:36 Incorrupt Body and Martyrdom Attempt 3:52 Approval of Her Cult by the Church 4:15 Prayer to Saint Joan of Valois 5:07 Detachment from Earthly Power 5:29 Intercession for France 5:57 Crisis of Faith and Appeal to Mary https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/february/february-4-saint-jeanne-of-valois-queen-of-france/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintJoanOfValois #CatholicSaints #TheLiturgicalYear #DomProsperGueranger #February4Saint #TraditionalCatholic #MarianDevotion #CatholicHistory #SaintsOfFrance #CatholicSpirituality