St Antoninus (May 10): The Humble Archbishop Who Saved Souls

About this sermon

In this sermon, we reflect on the extraordinary life of St. Anthony of Florence, the humble Dominican friar who became one of the greatest bishops of the Renaissance era. Though overlooked at first by the Dominicans, St. Anthony’s holiness, humility, and devotion transformed him into a powerful preacher, theologian, and Archbishop of Florence. This sermon explores how sanctity and apostolic success always go together. St. Anthony lived what he preached — embracing poverty, charity, simplicity, and complete trust in God. Even amid the moral collapse and growing humanism of Renaissance Europe, he stood as a beacon of Catholic truth and holiness. Discover the inspiring example of a saint who gave away his possessions, served the poor personally, and fought for souls through humility and faithfulness to Christ. If you enjoy traditional Catholic sermons, lives of the saints, and teachings rooted in the Catholic Faith, subscribe and share this video. 📿 “Holiness of life and the apostolate go hand in hand.” 00:00 Introduction & Mass in Honor of St. Anthony 00:27 The Early Life of St. Anthony 01:02 The Dominican Challenge 01:25 Miraculous Memory & Admission to the Order 01:50 His Desire for Humility and Simplicity 02:06 Why Holiness Gives Power to Preaching 03:00 St. Anthony’s Rise in the Church 03:38 Archbishop of Florence During the Renaissance 04:29 His Life of Poverty and Charity 05:22 Giving Away Everything to the Poor 06:20 The Crisis of the Renaissance & Humanism 07:07 Humility Defeats the Enemies of the Church 07:30 Final Prayer & Conclusion 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 #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #SaintAnthonyOfFlorence #CatholicSermon #LivesOfTheSaints #DominicanSaint #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholicism #CatholicTeaching #Renaissance #CatholicChurch #ChristianHumility #CatholicTruth #Saints #LatinMass #CatholicHistory

Topics

• Humility
• Salvation