St. Augustine: Conversion, Grace & His Profound Teaching on Mary

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On the feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, this sermon reflects on one of the greatest conversions in Church history and on Augustine’s profound teaching concerning the Blessed Virgin Mary. Augustine’s youth was marked by pride, sensuality, intellectual searching, and years away from the Catholic faith. Through the prayers of St. Monica, the preaching of St. Ambrose, and the grace of God, Augustine was drawn back to Christianity. Hearing the famous words “Take and read,” he opened Sacred Scripture and began the decisive journey that led to his baptism in 387. The sermon then explores Augustine’s Marian theology: Mary’s place in God’s plan, her virginity and motherhood, her relationship to Christ and the Church, her holiness, her extraordinary grace, and her obedient faith at the Annunciation. For Augustine, authentic faith is not merely intellectual—it requires love, obedience, and a willing “yes” to God, perfectly exemplified by Our Lady. St. Augustine’s life remains an icon of hope for every sinner seeking conversion. St. Augustine, pray for us. St. Monica, pray for us. Blessed Virgin Mary, pray for us. 0:00 Opening prayer 0:25 St. Augustine, Father & Doctor of the Church 0:42 Augustine as a magnifier of Mary 0:49 Birth and family of St. Augustine 0:59 St. Monica and the conversion of her family 1:23 Augustine’s pride and temperament 1:42 His disordered life in Carthage 1:53 Augustine’s concubine and son 2:04 Augustine leaves the Catholic faith 2:19 His years in Manichaeism 2:35 Augustine travels to Rome 2:46 St. Ambrose and Milan 3:04 Augustine drawn back to Christianity 3:08 “Take and read” 3:24 Romans 13 and the moment of conversion 3:45 Augustine is baptized 3:56 Death of St. Monica 4:02 Augustine returns to Africa 4:14 Fighting the great heresies 4:30 Bishop of Hippo and death in 430 4:39 The writings of St. Augustine 4:50 Augustine’s praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary 5:12 Mary in God’s eternal plan 6:06 “He chose the Mother He created” 6:16 Mary as Virgin and Mother 6:31 Mary and the mystery of Christ 6:54 Mary conceived Christ first by faith 7:05 Mary as Mother of the Church 7:14 Augustine on Mary’s holiness 7:31 Mary and the Immaculate Conception 8:05 Mary preserved from sin 8:16 Augustine against Pelagianism 8:28 Grace and the holiness of Mary 8:42 Augustine’s famous statement on Mary and sin 9:14 Mary’s faith at the Annunciation 9:37 True faith requires obedience 9:49 Mary as the model for Christians 10:04 Developing a Marian disposition 10:18 Thanksgiving for Augustine’s conversion 10:24 Augustine as an icon of hope 10:50 Thanksgiving for his wisdom and writings 11:06 Closing prayer 11:20 Subscribe and support #SaintAugustine #CatholicHomily #BlessedVirginMary #Conversion #CatholicSaints #DoctorOfTheChurch #FaithAndGrace #SaintMonica #SaintAmbrose For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

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