St. Eleutherius, Pope and Martyr (26 May) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On May 26, the Church honors Saint Eleutherius, Pope and Martyr, one of the great early pontiffs who governed Christ’s Church during the terrible persecutions of the Roman Empire. In this reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger’s Liturgical Year, we hear the remarkable story of the pope whose name means “free man,” and who became a symbol of the true liberty found only in Jesus Christ. St. Eleutherius ruled during the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, welcomed Saint Irenaeus to Rome, and helped bring the Christian Faith to Britain through King Lucius. Dom Guéranger contrasts the freedom of the Gospel with the false liberty of the modern world — a liberty rooted in pride, rebellion, and rejection of God’s authority. This powerful meditation explores: The martyr popes of the early Church The conversion of Britain The mission of St. Eleutherius Christian obedience and true freedom The liberty of the children of God Rome’s spiritual authority in the early centuries The dangers of false political liberty detached from truth May St. Eleutherius pray for the conversion of nations and the restoration of authentic Christian freedom. “If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” — John 8:36 00:00 – Introduction: St. Eleutherius, Pope and Martyr 00:19 – The persecuted Church under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus 00:42 – St. Irenaeus and the martyrs of Lyons 01:07 – Peace restored to the Church 01:15 – The meaning of the name “Eleutherius” 01:32 – The martyr popes before Constantine 01:56 – St. Eleutherius and the conversion of Britain 02:22 – England: future island of saints 02:30 – Early life of St. Eleutherius 02:45 – King Lucius requests baptism for Britain 03:00 – Missionaries sent to Britain 03:09 – St. Irenaeus welcomed in Rome 03:28 – Fifteen years governing the Church 03:43 – Prayer to St. Eleutherius 04:00 – Freedom from sin and slavery to Satan 04:31 – The liberty of the children of God 04:38 – Warning against false liberty 05:03 – Pride and rebellion against authority 05:18 – “Rights of man” without truth or God 05:41 – Tyranny of brute force and majority rule 05:59 – True Christian liberty explained by St. Peter 06:08 – Rome’s spiritual authority over the world 06:40 – Britain called into the Christian family 06:54 – Britain’s future greatness in the Church 07:03 – Prayer for England’s return to unity 07:19 – Final prayer to St. Eleutherius https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/may/may-26-st-eleutherius-pope-and-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/ 🔴 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 🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 #StEleutherius #Catholic #DomGueranger #LiturgicalYear #TraditionalCatholic #ChurchHistory #ChristianLiberty #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicChurch #EarlyChurch #CatholicFaith #RomanCatholic #CatholicSaints #PopeAndMartyr #ChristianFreedom

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