Saint Praxedes, Virgin (21 July) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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St. Praxedes (July 21) stands among the great virgins of the early Church whose life was marked by heroic charity, unwavering fidelity to Christ, and profound love for the persecuted faithful. Drawing from Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, this reflection recounts how St. Praxedes transformed her family home into a refuge for Christians during the persecutions under Marcus Aurelius. She comforted prisoners, buried the martyrs, gave generously to those in need, and ultimately begged God to call her home rather than witness further slaughter of Christ's faithful. Learn about: The noble Roman family of St. Praxedes and St. Pudentiana Their connection to St. Peter and the early Roman Church Christian persecution under Marcus Aurelius Why charity toward the suffering saints is the mark of true holiness The translation of thousands of martyrs into the Basilica of St. Praxedes Dom Prosper Guéranger's meditation on her enduring legacy May the example of St. Praxedes inspire us to love Christ's Church, defend the Faith, care for those suffering for the Gospel, and remain faithful in every trial. St. Praxedes, pray for us! 00:00 Introduction 00:09 Dom Prosper Guéranger on St. Praxedes 00:50 The Roman family that sheltered St. Peter 01:29 Praxedes transforms her home into churches 01:46 Marcus Aurelius persecutes the Christians 02:04 The prayer for a holy death 02:20 Biography of St. Praxedes 03:08 Burial beside St. Pudentiana 03:25 Guéranger's meditation 03:56 The translation of the martyrs to Rome 04:19 Final prayer to St. Praxedes https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/july/july-21-saint-praxedes-virgin/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 #SaintPraxedes #Catholic #DomProsperGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #RomanMartyrs #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSaints #ChurchHistory #EarlyChurch #CatholicFaith #SensusFidelium #LatinMass #ChristianHistory #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicChurch