St. Cajetan: The Saint Who Fought Corruption With Holiness & Trusted Divine Providence (7 August)

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St. Cajetan: The Saint Who Fought Corruption With Holiness & Trusted Divine Providence What should a Catholic do when the Church is suffering from corruption, spiritual weakness, and scandal? The life of St. Cajetan (Gaetano Thiene) gives us a powerful answer: become a saint. Living during a troubled period of the 16th-century Church, St. Cajetan witnessed serious problems in Christian life and even among members of the clergy. Yet rather than surrendering to discouragement, he dedicated himself to the renewal of the Church through prayer, apostolic zeal, evangelical poverty, and complete confidence in God’s Divine Providence. A highly educated lawyer trained in civil and ecclesiastical law, Cajetan ultimately devoted his life to Christ and the salvation of souls. He helped establish the Theatines, a community of priests seeking to recover the zeal and simplicity of the Apostles. Their ideal was radical: live in poverty, preach the Gospel, serve souls, and trust entirely in Providence. St. Cajetan became known for his extraordinary apostolic zeal and his concern for the poor and needy. His work also became associated with charitable lending initiatives intended to protect struggling families from exploitative moneylenders. His example reminds Catholics that material goods and economic life have their proper place—but they must never become idols. Above everything stands God. Above wealth stands charity. Above worldly success stands the salvation of souls. St. Cajetan, pray for us! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Introduction 00:30 — St. Cajetan, Confessor and Founder of the Theatines 00:47 — His Education in Civil and Ecclesiastical Law 01:03 — St. Cajetan Encounters Crisis in the Church 01:19 — Corruption and Problems Among Christians and Clergy 01:28 — “The Church Was Sick in the Head and Members” 01:36 — His Response to Crisis: Apostolate, Not Discouragement 02:02 — Founding a New Society of Priests 02:16 — Recovering the Apostolic Life 02:25 — Radical Poverty & Trust in Divine Providence 02:31 — St. Cajetan, the “Hunter of Souls” 02:46 — His Apostolate in Naples 02:55 — Helping the Poor Through Charitable Lending 03:11 — Protecting the Poor From Exploitation 03:38 — A Non-Profit Model for Lending Money 04:04 — The Development of the Monte di Pietà 04:21 — St. Bernardine of Siena & Helping the Poor 04:46 — Gospel Poverty and Economic Life 05:19 — Christian Simplicity & the Proper Use of Money 05:40 — Why Economy Must Never Become an Idol 05:58 — St. Cajetan’s Zeal for Souls 06:05 — Serving the Poor and Saving Souls 06:12 — Prayer for Apostolic Zeal 06:27 — Love for the Poor and Needy 06:33 — Glory Be 06:43 — Closing Prayer & Blessing 06:51 — Subscribe & Support the Apostolate 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 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 🔴 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 #StCajetan #SaintCajetan #Catholic #CatholicChurch #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #DivineProvidence #TrustInGod #CatholicFaith #CatholicTradi

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• Faith
• Holiness