St. Apollinaris (23 July): The Incredible Martyrdom of St. Apollinaris

About this sermon

St. Apollinaris of Ravenna was one of the earliest bishops of the Catholic Church and a disciple of St. Peter himself. Appointed as the first Bishop of Ravenna, he boldly preached the Gospel, healed the sick, restored sight to the blind, endured repeated torture, survived exile, shipwreck, boiling oil, and countless persecutions before finally receiving the crown of martyrdom. In this sermon we reflect not only on the remarkable life of St. Apollinaris but also on what true Christian courage looks like today. His witness reminds us that every Christian is called to remain faithful to Christ regardless of the cost. The sermon also draws inspiration from St. Margaret Clitherow, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, whose heroic sacrifice demonstrates the same unwavering fidelity to Christ and His Church. Finally, we look to the Blessed Virgin Mary as the perfect model of supernatural faith—standing firm beneath the Cross when nearly everyone else had fled. May the example of St. Apollinaris strengthen us to remain faithful in every trial. "Stand firm in the faith. Stand firm in the truth." 🔹 Real Estate for Life https://realestateforlife.org 00:00 Real Estate for Life Sponsor 00:22 Opening Prayer 00:56 Feast of St. Apollinaris 01:05 Disciple of St. Peter 01:29 Healing the Blind Son 02:10 Miracles and Conversions 02:41 The Christian Community Grows 02:48 First Persecution 03:21 Arrested Under Emperor Vespasian 03:35 Boiling Oil and Exile 03:50 Shipwreck and Evangelization 04:06 Final Arrest and Martyrdom 04:43 Lessons from St. Apollinaris 05:46 Why We Need Saints 06:01 The Martyrdom of St. Margaret Clitherow 08:47 Holding Firm to the Truth 09:19 Mary's Perfect Faith 10:06 What Supernatural Faith Is 11:20 Mary's Faith Surpasses All 12:20 Stand Firm Beneath the Cross 13:04 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 🔴 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 #StApollinaris #Catholic #Saints #Martyr #SensusFidelium #TraditionalCatholic #ChurchHistory #CatholicChurch #ChristianFaith #StPeter #BlessedVirginMary #CatholicSermon #SaintOfTheDay #Martyrs #Faith

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• Suffering & Trials