St. Agnes (21 January): What is this Faith That Even Little Girls Would Die for It? ~ Fr. Perricone

About this sermon

On January 21st, the Church traditionally honors St. Agnes, a 13-year-old virgin martyr whose courage and purity stunned pagan Rome and still challenges Christians today. Though her feast is preempted when it falls on a Sunday, devotion to St. Agnes of Rome endures. During the brutal persecution of Emperor Diocletian, this young girl refused to deny Christ, rejected pagan sacrifice, and offered her life rather than betray her vow of virginity to Our Lord Jesus Christ. This sermon recounts the miraculous protection, trial, and martyrdom of St. Agnes, including the famous passage from St. Ambrose of Milan, whose sublime poetry captures the supernatural strength of a child crowned with holiness rather than flowers. Her witness confronts us: When we excuse our sins When we shrink from sacrifice When we delay holiness St. Agnes did not. As her persecutor cried out, “What is this faith that even little girls would die for?” — we know the answer. 📿 May the courage of St. Agnes inspire us to heroic virtue, purity, and unwavering fidelity to Christ. 00:00 – Opening Prayer 00:31 – Feast of St. Agnes Explained 01:00 – Roman Persecutions & Emperor Diocletian 01:52 – St. Agnes Introduced 02:28 – Her Vow of Virginity to Christ 02:46 – Betrayal and Arrest 03:01 – Refusal to Offer Pagan Incense 03:23 – Sent to the Brothel 03:36 – The Miracle of Her Hair 04:05 – Iconography of St. Agnes 04:28 – Condemned to Death 04:37 – St. Ambrose Describes Her Martyrdom 06:20 – “Too Young to Be Punished, Old Enough for a Crown” 07:26 – The Executioner Trembles 08:36 – Examination of Our Own Weakness 09:39 – The Cry of the Pagan Proconsul 10:27 – “What Is This Faith?” 10:38 – Final Exhortation & Blessing Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #StAgnes #CatholicSermon #VirginMartyr #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #Martyrdom #EarlyChurch #FaithAndCourage #CatholicFaith #StAmbrose #Holiness #Purity #CatholicHomily

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• Faith
• Heaven & Eternity