St. Camillus de Lellis (18 July): Always Be Ready to Serve Your Neighbor

About this sermon

St. Camillus de Lellis is one of the Church's greatest examples of heroic charity. After being unable to enter the Franciscan Order because of poor health, God revealed a different vocation—serving Christ in the sick, the dying, and the abandoned. During times of plague in Rome, St. Camillus gathered companions to care for those whom society had forgotten. His work eventually led to the founding of the Camillians, whose extraordinary fourth vow was to dedicate themselves entirely to the care of the sick—even at the risk of their own lives. In this homily, we reflect on the Gospel's call to friendship with Christ, the supreme virtue of charity, and the final battle every Christian faces at the hour of death. Through the intercession of St. Camillus, may we receive the grace to persevere, love sacrificially, and die faithfully in God's friendship. "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." — John 15:13 May St. Camillus de Lellis pray for all healthcare workers, caregivers, chaplains, the sick, the dying, and for each of us at the hour of our death. 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Feast of St. Camillus de Lellis 0:46 God's plan despite failed vocations 1:04 Serving plague victims in Rome 1:47 The beginnings of Catholic hospitals 2:13 Caring for souls at the hour of death 2:52 The Collect of the Mass 3:24 Victory in the final temptation 3:50 Heroic charity during the plague 4:14 The Camillians' fourth vow 5:09 "I call you friends" – Today's Gospel 5:48 Charity, the queen of virtues 6:01 Loving our neighbor unto death 6:32 Final prayer and blessing 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 🔴 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 #StCamillus #SaintCamillus #Catholic #CatholicSaints #SensusFidelium #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #Charity #GospelReflection #ChristianCharity #HospitalMinistry #HealthcareWorkers #LastRites #CatholicFaith #SaintOfTheDay

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• Service & Ministry
• Relationships