St. Alexius (17 July): the Radical Call to Follow Christ

About this sermon

What does it truly mean to leave everything behind for Christ? In this homily on St. Alexius (Alexis), the Man of God, we explore one of Christianity's most remarkable stories of hidden holiness. Though modern historians debate many details of his ancient biography, the spiritual lessons remain profound. Born into wealth as the son of a Roman senator, Alexius abandoned riches, honor, and worldly ambition to embrace a life of poverty, prayer, and complete trust in God. After living as a beggar in Syria for many years, he returned to Rome disguised as a poor stranger. Unrecognized even by his own parents, he spent the remainder of his life living beneath their staircase, enduring humiliation with patience until his identity was discovered only after his death. This sermon reflects on Christ's words: "He who does not leave father, mother, brothers, sisters, houses and lands for My sake is not worthy of Me." More importantly, it explains that true detachment is not merely physical separation from worldly things—it is an interior freedom of heart that places God above every earthly attachment. Whether struggling with past wounds, family expectations, wealth, comfort, or the praise of others, every Christian is called to the same radical love of God demonstrated by St. Alexius. 0:00 Introduction to St. Alexius 0:22 Who Was St. Alexius? 1:02 Born into Wealth and Charity 1:26 His Marriage and Radical Decision 2:07 Seventeen Years in Syria 2:32 The Miraculous Recognition 3:03 Returning Home in Disguise 3:46 His Death and Hidden Identity Revealed 4:04 Is the Story Believable? 4:20 Leaving Father and Mother for Christ 5:01 True Interior Detachment 5:48 Letting Go of Emotional Attachments 6:21 Living Detached Even Among Family 6:46 Lessons from St. Alexius 7:03 Loving God Above All Things 7:19 Final Prayer and 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 🔴 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 #SaintAlexius #Catholic #CatholicFaith #Saints #ChristianLife #Detachment #Holiness #JesusChrist #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHomily #SpiritualLife #Faith #CatholicTeaching #GospelReflection #FollowChrist

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• Discipleship
• Jesus Christ