St. Apollinaris (23 July): Was Apostolic Succession Taught from the Beginning?
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- Sensus Fidelium
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- Roman Catholic
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- 8:24
About this sermon
Today we celebrate St. Apollinaris of Ravenna, one of the earliest bishops of the Catholic Church and a faithful disciple of St. Peter the Apostle. Tradition holds that St. Peter consecrated him bishop and sent him to shepherd the Church in Ravenna, making him one of the earliest witnesses to Apostolic Succession. In this homily we reflect on: The life and martyrdom of St. Apollinaris His connection to St. Peter The Catholic doctrine of Apostolic Succession The biblical foundation for the priesthood and episcopacy St. Peter's exhortation to priests in 1 Peter 5 The call for bishops and priests to become true shepherds after the Heart of Christ St. Apollinaris endured repeated persecution, remained steadfast in preaching the Gospel, and ultimately gave his life for Christ around A.D. 79. His witness reminds us that faithful shepherds are willing to suffer for the salvation of souls. May St. Apollinaris intercede for our bishops, priests, and all who labor in the vineyard of the Lord. Real Estate for Life https://realestateforlife.org 00:00 Sponsor – Real Estate for Life 00:22 Feast of St. Apollinaris 00:40 Disciple of St. Peter and Bishop of Ravenna 01:07 His persecution and martyrdom 01:58 Why his ordination by St. Peter matters 02:32 The Basilica of St. Apollinaris 02:46 Apostolic Succession from the beginning 03:26 The Sacrament of Holy Orders 03:51 First Letter of St. Peter 04:29 "The ancients among you..." 05:23 Priests and bishops as shepherds 06:18 Shepherds must lead by example 07:08 The model of the Good Shepherd 07:43 Prayer for priests and bishops 08:15 Closing 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 #SaintApollinaris #ApostolicSuccession #SaintPeter #CatholicChurch #CatholicFaith #CatholicTradition #HolyOrders #Priesthood #Bishop #Ravenna #ChurchHistory #EarlyChurch #CatholicTeaching #TraditionalCatholic #SensusFidelium #DailySaint #Martyr #CatholicHomily #RomanCatholic #ChristianHistory
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