St. Christina the Astonishing (24 July): Someone Who Came Back from the Other Side

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Have people really returned from the dead? In this powerful sermon, we examine the remarkable life of St. Christina the Astonishing, a 12th-century mystic whose extraordinary return from death has inspired Catholics for centuries. According to eyewitness testimony preserved by a Dominican theologian and defended by St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Christina described the reality of Purgatory and willingly returned to earth to perform penance for the benefit of souls. This homily reflects on: • Death and Judgment • The reality of Purgatory • Why Catholics practice penance • The witness of the Saints • St. Robert Bellarmine's defense of St. Christina • Preparing for eternity • The Four Last Things • Living every day ready to meet God The sermon reminds us that every funeral should prompt us to examine our own lives. The saints continually urge us to prepare now, while there is still time for repentance, prayer, and conversion. As St. Christina's life demonstrates, eternity is not merely an abstract doctrine—it is our future reality. "The saints always say there is no more important science than the science of learning to die well." May this sermon inspire all of us to pursue holiness, frequent the sacraments, perform penance, and prepare joyfully to meet Our Lord. 00:00 Introduction – Why We Should Think About Death 00:52 Life After Death is Real 01:23 St. Christina the Astonishing 02:20 Her Vision of Purgatory 03:06 Why She Returned to Earth 03:45 Extraordinary Penances 05:07 Eyewitness Testimony 06:20 St. Robert Bellarmine Defends Her Story 07:16 "Who Has Returned From the Other World?" 08:04 God's Proof of the Next Life 09:00 We Have No Excuse 10:13 Is Purgatory a Joke? 10:44 Meditating on Death and Judgment 11:30 Learning How to Die Well 11:55 Pray for the Holy Souls 12:34 Final Prayer Please 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 🙏🏻 ▶️ 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 #SaintChristina #Purgatory #Catholic #CatholicChurch #Death #Judgment #FourLastThings #Saints #Afterlife #CatholicFaith #StRobertBellarmine #TraditionalCatholic #Christianity #CatholicSermon #SensusFidelium