St. Bridget of Sweden (8 October): Life Story, Visions & 15 Prayers

About this sermon

Discover the extraordinary life and spirituality of St. Bridget of Sweden—a wife, mother of eight, Catholic mystic, foundress and tireless servant of the Church. Although Bridget desired religious life from childhood, God led her first into marriage and motherhood. After her husband’s death, she hoped to enter a convent, but Christ called her to establish a new religious community instead. She later traveled to Rome, encouraged the return of the papacy from Avignon and received profound visions concerning the life and Passion of Jesus Christ. This sermon also explains the celebrated Fifteen Prayers of St. Bridget, traditionally offered in honor of the wounds and blows suffered by Our Lord during His Passion. Her life teaches an essential lesson: God’s plans may differ completely from our expectations, yet no faithful sacrifice is wasted. When circumstances change, our vocation is to fulfill the duty before us, surrender the results to God and trust His timing. May St. Bridget obtain for us perseverance, freedom from complaining and the grace to answer every call of God faithfully. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 St. Bridget’s childhood and first vision of Christ 01:26 Her desire for religious life 02:06 Marriage and eight children 02:29 Bringing prayer into family life 03:29 Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela 04:42 The death of her husband 05:20 Called to establish a religious community 06:26 Sent to Rome during the Avignon Papacy 07:37 Working for the pope’s return to Rome 08:09 Her visions and spiritual writings 09:31 Understanding private revelations 09:47 The Passion and the 5,480 blows 10:09 The Fifteen Prayers of St. Bridget explained 10:50 Pilgrimage, loss and final years 11:20 A life of apparent frustration 12:01 How God rewarded her sacrifices 12:33 St. Catherine of Sweden and St. Catherine of Siena 12:56 Never complain about God’s providence 13:21 God works across generations 14:17 The Cross and the fruit of sacrifice 14:41 Stop borrowing tomorrow’s fear 15:06 Accepting changes with faith Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. #StBridgetOfSweden #CatholicSaints #15Prayers #CatholicFaith #CatholicDevotions #SaintsLives #CatholicChurch #CatholicPrayer #ChristianFaith #BridgettineOrder 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ 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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• Prayer