St. Cajetan of Thienna, Confessor (7 August) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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“Seek ye therefore the Kingdom of God and His justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.” On August 7, The Liturgical Year of Dom Prosper Guéranger honors St. Cajetan of Thiene, Confessor, founder of the Theatines and one of the great Catholic reformers who labored for the renewal of the Church during the religious upheavals of the sixteenth century. This reading also commemorates St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr. ⚔️ REFORMING THE CHURCH BY FIRST REFORMING THE CLERGY Dom Guéranger places St. Cajetan within a period of tremendous crisis. As religious rebellion spread across Europe, the Church urgently needed holy clergy — priests whose lives, learning, zeal, and fidelity would become living examples of the apostolic ideal. The answer would not come merely through argument. It required saints. St. Cajetan understood that authentic reform had to begin with holiness. He sought to raise up clergy who would abandon worldly attachments and rediscover the spirit proper to their sacred vocation. ⛪ FOUNDER OF THE THEATINES 🔥 THE “HUNTER OF SOULS” 🙏 RADICAL TRUST IN DIVINE PROVIDENCE 🕯️ LOVE FOR THE HOLY EUCHARIST AND SACRED LITURGY St. Donatus, pray for us. 📖 Reading: The Liturgical Year ✍️ Dom Prosper Guéranger 📅 August 7 ✝️ St. Cajetan of Thiene, Confessor 🩸 Commemoration of St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr If these traditional Catholic readings strengthen your Faith, please like, subscribe, comment, and share this video so that more Catholics can discover the lives of the saints and the treasures of the traditional liturgical year. St. Cajetan, pray for us. St. Donatus, pray for us. 00:00 St. Cajetan of Thiene — The Liturgical Year 00:17 St. Cajetan and the Crisis of the Church 00:26 The False Reformation and the Need for Renewal 00:59 The Urgent Need for Holy Clergy 01:32 Religious Life and the Renewal of the Church 02:03 The Clerks Regular Enter the Battlefield 02:34 St. Cajetan, Patriarch of the Clerks Regular 02:42 Pope Clement VII Approves the Institute 02:57 The Theatines and New Religious Orders 03:33 Detachment From Riches 03:41 Radical Dependence Upon Divine Providence 04:13 The Life of St. Cajetan Begins 04:21 Consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary 04:29 Studies at Padua and Journey to Rome 04:36 Priesthood and the Fire of Divine Love 04:45 Serving the Sick and Founding Hospitals 04:54 St. Cajetan — “Hunter of Souls” 05:01 Restoring the Apostolic Life 05:09 Founding the Order of Clerks Regular 05:25 Solemn Vows at St. Peter's Basilica 05:39 St. Cajetan During the Sack of Rome 05:47 Torture and Imprisonment 06:05 Miracles of Divine Providence 06:12 Love for Divine Worship and the Eucharist 06:27 Eight Hours in Prayer 06:35 Ecstasy and the Gift of Prophecy 06:43 The Infant Jesus Placed in His Arms 06:50 St. Cajetan's Life of Penance 06:58 “Die in Sackcloth and Ashes” 07:05 His Final Illness 07:14 Death and Heavenly Reward 07:22 Miracles and Canonization 07:36 Complete Trust in God 08:02 Poverty Embraced for Christ 08:35 Divine Providence in an Age of Worldliness 08:59 Trusting Our Heavenly Father 09:07 “Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God” 09:15 Reforming the Sanctuary 09:37 “The Lord Is the Portion of My Inheritance” 09:53 Prayer for the Sons of St. Cajetan 10:08 Prayer for the Ministers of the Church 10:23 Confidence in God's Providence 10:39 St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr 11:03 Prayer to St. Donatus https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/august/august-7-st-cajetan-of-thienna-confessor/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #StCajetan #DivineProvidence #TheLiturgicalYear #SaintCajetan #CajetanOfThiene #DomProsperGueranger #Theatines #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #August7 #CatholicTradition #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #CatholicPriesthood #CatholicReformation #HolyEucharist #BlessedVirginMary #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicHistory #CatholicMen #StDonatus