St. Catharine, Virgin & Martyr (25 November) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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In this powerful narration honoring Saint Catherine of Alexandria, one of the Church’s most beloved virgin martyrs, we journey through her life, virtues, martyrdom, and enduring legacy. From her extraordinary intellectual gifts and eloquence to her courageous defense of the Christian faith before Emperor Maximinus, Saint Catherine stands as one of the greatest models of purity, wisdom, and heroic virtue. This video highlights: ✨ The devotion of St. Gertrude the Great to Saint Catherine ✨ How Saint Catherine guided Joan of Arc ✨ The Crusaders’ devotion to the Alexandrian martyr ✨ The spread of her cult, knighthood orders, confraternities, and patronages ✨ Her legendary disputation with 50 philosophers ✨ Her miraculous deliverance from the breaking wheel ✨ Her martyrdom and the angels carrying her body to Mount Sinai ✨ Liturgical texts, responsories, and prayers in her honor Saint Catherine continues to shine as the patroness of scholars, philosophers, lawyers, orators, students, and young women, guiding the faithful to Christ, the Eternal Wisdom. May this meditation strengthen your devotion and deepen your appreciation for the heroic sanctity of the virgin martyr who united wisdom, purity, courage, and profound love of Christ. “O Blessed Catherine, may your prayers help us to ascend the mountain which is Christ.” 00:00 – Introduction 00:15 – Saint Catherine, Virgin and Martyr 00:17 – St. Gertrude’s devotion 00:46 – Joan of Arc and St. Catherine 01:04 – Crusaders and the Alexandrian martyr 01:16 – Spread of her cult and knighthood 01:23 – Feasts, patronages, and honors 02:31 – Her betrothal to the Divine Child 02:59 – Debates over her historical acts 03:12 – Abridged legend of Saint Catherine 03:17 – Her wisdom, courage, and disputation 03:52 – Philosophers converted by her reasoning 04:22 – Tortures and miracles 04:48 – Conversions of Empress and Porphyrius 05:03 – The breaking wheel destroyed 05:20 – Her martyrdom by beheading 05:24 – Angels carry her body to Mount Sinai 07:31 – Liturgical sequence and praises 08:26 – Responsories and heavenly visitation 08:40 – Exhortation to pursue truth and wisdom 09:29 – Catherine’s witness to Christ 10:11 – Final collect and prayer https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/november/november-25-st-catharine-virgin-martyr/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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 🔴 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 #SaintCatherine #StCatherineOfAlexandria #CatholicSaints #VirginMartyr #November25FeastDay #CatholicFeastDay #SaintStory #CatholicDevotion #ChristianMartyrs #AlexandrianMartyr #CatholicHistory #CatholicYouTube #TraditionalCatholic #SaintsLives

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