St. Aloysius Gonzaga (21 June): Patron of Youth, Purity, and Holiness

About this sermon

St. Aloysius Gonzaga is one of the most inspiring young saints in Catholic history. Born into Italian nobility, he renounced wealth, power, and inheritance to follow Jesus Christ as a Jesuit. His life was marked by extraordinary purity, deep prayer, charity toward the sick, and a burning desire for Heaven. In this sermon, discover how St. Aloysius chose holiness over worldly success, served plague victims with heroic love, and ultimately gave his life in service to others. His example challenges Catholics today to keep their eyes fixed on Christ, reject the fleeting promises of the world, and strive for sainthood. As we celebrate the Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, may his witness inspire us to pursue purity, charity, humility, and total devotion to Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. "If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me." — Matthew 16:24 00:00 Real Estate for Life Pro-Life Sponsor Message 00:23 Opening Prayer & Gospel Commandment 00:48 Introduction to St. Aloysius Gonzaga 01:04 Noble Birth and Early Baptism 01:35 Childhood Among Nobility and Military Training 02:09 Illness, Prayer, and Spiritual Reading 02:34 Vow of Chastity at Age Nine 02:43 St. Charles Borromeo and First Holy Communion 02:51 Desire to Become a Jesuit 03:16 Renouncing Wealth and Inheritance 03:30 Jesuit Vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience 04:00 Studies in Rome and Deep Contemplative Prayer 04:41 Mystical Ecstasies and Love of Jesus 05:26 Europe During the Reformation 05:49 Serving Victims of the Plague 06:35 Seeing Christ in the Sick and Suffering 07:00 Contracting the Plague Himself 07:16 Joy at the Prospect of Meeting God 07:46 Prophecy of His Death During Corpus Christi Octave 08:21 Preparing for His Final Journey 08:54 Final Hours of St. Aloysius Gonzaga 09:20 Death at Age 23 and Entrance into Paradise 09:37 Lessons for Catholics Today 10:08 Choosing the Crown of Heaven Over Earthly Glory 10:37 Examining the State of Your Soul 11:00 Final Exhortation and Blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintAloysiusGonzaga #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #JesuitSaint #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSermon #CatholicFaith #JesusChrist #BlessedVirginMary #Holiness #CatholicChurch #SpiritualLife

Topics

• Holiness
• Purity