St. Cajetan: The Saint Who Gave Away Everything and Trusted God (7 August)

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St. Cajetan gave away his wealth, served the sick and abandoned, survived imprisonment during the Sack of Rome, and placed an extraordinary trust in Divine Providence. But behind all of his apostolic work was something even more important: prayer. In this sermon for the feast of St. Cajetan, we discover the remarkable life of a Catholic priest who was born into Italian nobility, trained as a lawyer, served Pope Julius II, and ultimately abandoned worldly advancement to give himself completely to God. After his ordination, St. Cajetan devoted himself to caring for the poor and sick, establishing hospitals and helping those whom society had largely abandoned. He later helped establish the Theatines, combining an intense interior life of prayer with active service to souls. Their dependence upon Divine Providence was extraordinary. Rather than accumulating wealth or even actively seeking alms, they sought to trust that God would provide what was necessary. That trust would be severely tested. During the Sack of Rome in 1527, St. Cajetan was imprisoned and tortured by mercenaries who believed that, because he came from a wealthy family, he must have hidden riches. But the wealth he once possessed had already been given away in the service of God and the poor. After his release, he simply returned to his apostolate. His life offers an important lesson for Catholics today: when the Church or society appears to be in crisis, sanctity begins not by raging against everyone else's failures, but by asking what we ourselves must do for God. St. Cajetan understood that genuine Catholic charity must ultimately lead souls to Christ. Hospitals, orphanages, assistance to the poor, and works of mercy matter profoundly—but the greatest poverty is the loss of God through sin. And behind everything St. Cajetan accomplished was an extraordinary interior life. He sometimes spent hours in prayer and was blessed with profound mystical experiences, including a vision in which the Blessed Virgin Mary placed the Infant Jesus into his arms. His example reminds us of a simple Catholic truth: Prayer first. Everything else second. This sermon also begins with the Sacred Heart and First Friday devotion, reminding Catholics to offer Holy Communion in reparation for offenses against the Sacred Heart of Jesus. May St. Cajetan teach us to trust Divine Providence, persevere in daily prayer, serve our neighbor for the love of Christ, and seek holiness regardless of what is happening around us. St. Cajetan, pray for us. 00:00 Sacred Heart & First Friday Devotion 00:44 Introduction to St. Cajetan 01:24 The “Little Saint” 01:47 St. Cajetan Becomes a Lawyer 02:03 Serving Pope Julius II 02:59 Leaving the World for God 03:07 Ordination to the Priesthood 03:15 Serving the Poor and Sick 03:24 A Hospital for the Incurably Ill 04:15 Founding Another Hospital in Venice 04:31 Why Catholic Charity Must Lead to Christ 05:11 Spiritual Poverty Is Worse Than Material Poverty 05:36 St. Cajetan Founds the Theatines 06:02 Healing the Soul From Sin 06:36 Giving Away His Wealth 07:01 Radical Dependence on Divine Providence 07:10 “Consider the Lilies of the Field” 07:42 The Catholic Crisis of the 1500s 08:06 Corruption Within the Church 09:25 The Sack of Rome 10:00 St. Cajetan Is Imprisoned 10:15 His Treasure Was Already in Heaven 10:40 Returning to His Mission 11:05 St. Cajetan Meets St. Jerome Emiliani 11:31 Saints Working Together 11:48 How One Good Person Can Change the World 12:43 The Secret of St. Cajetan: Prayer 13:07 Spending Hours in Prayer 13:24 A Vision of Mary and the Infant Jesus 13:46 Helping the Poor Through Lending 14:11 The Death of St. Cajetan 14:27 “Our Savior Died on the Cross” 14:40 What St. Cajetan Teaches Us Today 14:48 Prayer First, Everything Else Second 15:04 The Meaning of Prayer and Sanctity https://sensusfidelium.us/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/august/august-7-st-cajetan-of-thienna-confessor/ Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🙏🏻 #StCajetan #SaintCajetan #Catholic #CatholicSaints #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #CatholicPrayer #CatholicSermon #CatholicHomily #DivineProvidence #TrustGod #TrustInGod #SacredHeart #SacredHeartOfJesus #FirstFriday #FirstFridayDevotion #CatholicTradition #CatholicSpirituality #Prayer #Holiness #Saints #JesusChrist #CatholicHistory #TraditionalCatholic #PrayForUs

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