St. Antoninus (10 May): The Little Saint Who Defeated the Spirit of the World

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St. Antoninus of Florence, known as the “Little Saint,” lived a life of extraordinary holiness, humility, sacrifice, and charity. In this sermon and reflection, we explore the remarkable story of the Dominican Archbishop of Florence who dedicated his life entirely to God, the poor, and the salvation of souls. Born in 1389, St. Antoninus displayed sanctity from childhood and became one of the greatest examples of Catholic virtue during a time of corruption and moral decline. From his intense prayer life and love of the Blessed Virgin Mary to his fearless defense of truth and holiness, his example remains urgently relevant today. This traditional Catholic sermon reflects on: The childhood holiness of St. Antoninus His entrance into the Dominican Order His life of penance and asceticism His unwilling acceptance of becoming Archbishop of Florence His charity toward the poor His battle against worldliness and spiritual corruption The importance of consecrating the Christian home Living in the world but not of the world Remaining faithful to Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary The sermon also recounts the powerful story of St. Antoninus seeing angels over a holy household and later seeing demons after the family embraced vanity and frivolity — a sobering warning for Catholics today. May this reflection inspire deeper devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the pursuit of holiness in daily life. “Be in the world, but not of the world.” #Catholic #SaintAntoninus #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSermon #DominicanSaint #CatholicFaith #JesusMaryJoseph #CatholicTeaching #Saints #CatholicYouTube 00:00 – Introduction & Sponsor 00:22 – Opening Prayer: Holy Names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph 00:30 – Feast of St. Antoninus of Florence 00:47 – Birth and Early Holiness of “Little Anthony” 01:28 – Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary 01:45 – Desire to Join the Dominicans 02:07 – Memorizing Canon Law 03:04 – Life of Prayer, Penance, and Mortification 03:46 – Becoming Archbishop of Florence 04:11 – His Humility and Fear of High Office 04:59 – Charity Toward the Poor 05:46 – Reforming Abuses and Defending the Faith 06:18 – “Prelates Must Think of Souls” 06:36 – Gift of Prophecy and Deliverance from Evil Spirits 07:02 – Final Illness and Holy Death 07:50 – Lessons from St. Antoninus for Catholics Today 08:24 – Vision of Angels Over a Holy Household 08:56 – Vision of Demons After Worldliness Entered the Home 09:45 – Call to Holiness and Purity 10:02 – Consecrating the Home to Jesus and Mary 10:35 – Be in the World, Not of the World 10:50 – Final 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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 🔴 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/podca