St. Bonaventure: The Seraphic Doctor Who United Wisdom and Humility (14 July)

About this sermon

St. Bonaventure (1221–1274), known as the Seraphic Doctor, stands among the greatest theologians, mystics, and saints in Catholic history. In this sermon, we explore the remarkable life of the Franciscan saint whose profound humility matched his extraordinary intellect. Learn how St. Bonaventure: Was miraculously healed through the prayers of St. Francis of Assisi. Became one of the greatest Franciscan theologians. Studied alongside St. Thomas Aquinas at the University of Paris. United deep scholarship with radical Franciscan poverty. Authored The Soul's Journey into God and The Major Legend of St. Francis. Demonstrated heroic humility by setting aside his own work in favor of St. Thomas Aquinas' Eucharistic hymns. Taught that true wisdom is found at the foot of Christ Crucified. His life reminds us that authentic holiness is found not merely in learning, but in humility, contemplation, and conformity to Jesus Christ. "Wisdom is sought at the foot of the Cross." — St. Bonaventure 00:00 Sponsor – Real Estate for Life 00:23 Introduction 00:30 Feast of St. Bonaventure 01:01 Miraculous childhood healing 02:22 Joining the Franciscans 02:46 Studies in Paris 03:19 Friendship with St. Thomas Aquinas 04:01 Minister General of the Franciscans 04:49 Faith, theology, and Franciscan poverty 05:26 Writing the Life of St. Francis 06:04 Bonaventure's humility 06:39 The Major Legend of St. Francis 07:10 Living Sacred Scripture 08:03 The Soul's Journey into God 08:43 Cardinal and Bishop of Albano 09:14 Second Council of Lyon 09:56 Lessons from St. Bonaventure 10:22 Corpus Christi and St. Thomas Aquinas 11:28 Bonaventure destroys his own manuscript 12:42 The Eucharistic hymns 13:03 His humility as a Cardinal 13:41 Theology at the Foot of the Cross 14:30 Final exhortation and blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ The cross needs to be our focus. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintBonaventure #DoctorOfTheChurch #Franciscans #Catholic #CatholicChurch #TraditionalCatholic #StFrancis #ThomasAquinas #CorpusChristi #Mysticism #CatholicSermon #CatholicFaith #Christianity #Theology #SensusFidelium

Topics

• Humility
• Church & Fellowship
• Wisdom