St. Elizabeth of Hungary (19 November): A Queen Who Chose Christ Above All

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In today’s reflection, we honor Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a holy widow, queen, and shining model for all Franciscan tertiaries. Born the daughter of Andrew II, King of Hungary, Elizabeth embraced a life of heroic charity, poverty, humility, and service. Despite her royal upbringing, she devoted herself to the sick, poor, and suffering—even building a hospital where she personally cared for the dying. After the tragic death of her husband, Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Elizabeth faced rejection, poverty, and suffering. Yet she offered everything to God and fully embraced the Third Order of Saint Francis, becoming its heavenly patron. This sermon beautifully highlights: ✨ Elizabeth’s deep devotion to Christ ✨ The Franciscan vocation of poverty and service ✨ How lay people can follow St. Francis through the Third Order (OFS/TOF) ✨ The power of fidelity, sacrifice, and Christian charity ✨ Inspiration for all who desire holiness in the world May Saint Elizabeth inspire us to embrace poverty of spirit, love of Jesus, and unwavering charity in our own vocations. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 00:32 – Celebrating Saint Elizabeth of Hungary 00:50 – Her royal origins 01:00 – Marriage to Louis IV 01:09 – Her Franciscan virtues and charity 01:40 – Building a hospital for the sick 02:01 – Daily service to the poor 02:07 – Death of her husband and rejection 02:38 – Turning to the Franciscan community 03:26 – Singing the Te Deum in poverty 03:40 – Her profession as a Franciscan tertiary 04:04 – Humble life among the friars 04:26 – Patron of the Franciscan Third Order 05:12 – Calling of laypeople to Franciscan life 05:41 – Importance of poverty in Franciscan spirituality 06:22 – Poverty as the highest treasure 07:14 – Prayer to Saint Elizabeth 07:40 – Conclusion and blessing 07:47 – Fidei Tech mention 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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 #SaintElizabethOfHungary #FranciscanTertiary #CatholicHomily #FranciscanOrder #CatholicSaints #ThirdOrderFranciscan #CatholicFaith #ChristianCharity #StFrancis #OFS #TOF #CatholicInspiration #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSpirituality #CatholicYouTube #FideiTech

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