St. Elizabeth of Hungary (19 November): The Opposite of a Cinderella Story

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In this inspiring homily, we reflect on the life, virtues, and holy example of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, the patroness of the Third Order of St. Francis. Born a royal princess of Hungary and later the Landgravine of Thuringia, she embraced radical poverty, humility, and charity in imitation of Christ. Her deep love for the poor, her founding of a hospital, and her complete detachment from worldly goods after the death of her husband provide a powerful model for all Christians striving for holiness. This sermon beautifully connects her life with the Gospel message from Matthew, where Christ describes the Kingdom of Heaven as a treasure worth giving up everything to obtain. Drawing from St. Gregory the Great, the homily explains the importance of selling all “attachments” to safeguard the treasure of grace and desire for Heaven. ✨ If you seek inspiration for deeper Christian living, Franciscan spirituality, poverty of spirit, or growing in humility and charity, this reflection is perfect for prayerful meditation. 🙏 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, pray for us! 🙏 Holy Mary, intercede for us! ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Opening prayer 0:27 – Introduction to the feast day 0:36 – Who is St. Elizabeth of Hungary? 0:53 – Her royal background 1:02 – Marriage to Louis IV 1:10 – Their Christian family life 1:26 – Her charity and hospital for the poor 1:42 – Daily service to the sick 1:55 – Meeting the Franciscan friars 2:04 – Death of her husband 2:14 – Persecution from her royal family 2:37 – Being cast out of the palace 2:49 – “I am now like you” – Her embrace of poverty 3:01 – Giving glory to God in suffering 3:17 – Becoming a Franciscan tertiary 3:32 – Living a more intense Christian life 3:44 – Her poverty and humility 3:48 – Her holy death in 1231 3:58 – Reflection on detachment and virtue 4:21 – Gospel reference: The treasure hidden in a field 4:44 – Explanation of the Gospel parable 5:30 – St. Gregory the Great’s insight 5:56 – Selling everything spiritually 6:39 – Protecting the treasure of grace 6:54 – St. Elizabeth’s total detachment 7:14 – Choosing Christ above all 7:29 – Prayer for greater desire for holiness 7:45 – Encouragement for those called to radical poverty 8:01 – Closing prayer to St. Elizabeth Please remember to 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.us 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintElizabeth #StElizabethOfHungary #FranciscanSpirituality #CatholicHomily #CatholicSermon #GospelReflection #CatholicSaints #ChristianVirtues #PovertyOfSpirit #Humility #TraditionalCatholic #FranciscanOrder #ThirdOrderFranciscans #Cath