St. Eusebius, Bishop of Vercelli, and Martyr (16 December) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On December 16, the Catholic Church honors Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop, confessor, and martyr in suffering—one of the great champions of the Divinity of Christ during the Arian crisis of the 4th century. This powerful Advent meditation places St. Eusebius among the heroic defenders of the dogma of the Incarnation, alongside Saint Athanasius, Saint Ambrose, Saint Hilary of Poitiers, and the four great popes who upheld the Council of Nicaea: Popes Sylvester I, Julius I, Liberius, and Damasus I. Though St. Eusebius did not shed his blood, the Church grants him the honors of a martyr due to the extreme sufferings he endured—exile, hunger, beatings, imprisonment, and persecution—for refusing to betray the Nicene faith or condemn Saint Athanasius. 🕯️ Why St. Eusebius belongs to Advent Divine Providence assigns St. Eusebius a special place in Advent, helping the faithful prepare for Christmas by recognizing in the Child of Bethlehem the Eternal Word, consubstantial with the Father. 📜 This video also includes: A detailed life of St. Eusebius of Vercelli His role in combating Arian heresy His founding of monastic clergy life in the West His courageous stand at the Council of Milan Letters written from exile His return to restore orthodoxy after Constantius’ death A moving Advent meditation on Our Lady and St. Joseph, drawn from St. Bonaventure A Mozarabic Advent prayer from the first week of Advent 🙏 May St. Eusebius obtain for us fidelity in truth, courage under persecution, and unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. 00:00 – Feast of St. Eusebius of Vercelli (December 16) 01:00 – The Arian Heresy and the Defense of the Incarnation 02:10 – The Four Great Bishops of the Nicene Faith 03:05 – Why St. Eusebius Belongs to Advent 03:39 – Early Life and Election as Bishop 04:06 – Founding Monastic Clergy Life in the West 04:23 – Mission to Emperor Constantius 05:00 – Council of Milan and Refusal to Condemn St. Athanasius 05:56 – Exile and Sufferings for the True Faith 06:29 – Letters from Exile and Unbroken Constancy 07:36 – Return from Exile and Healing the Church 08:00 – Death and Heavenly Crown 08:16 – Prayer to St. Eusebius 09:22 – Advent Meditation on Our Lady and St. Joseph 10:17 – St. Bonaventure on Joseph’s Trial 12:35 – The Angel’s Consolation to St. Joseph 13:32 – Mozarabic Advent Prayer https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/december/december-16-st-eusebius-bishop-of-vercelli-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" = 🔔 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 #StEusebius #CatholicSaints #AdventReflection #December16 #DefenderOfTheFaith #NiceneCreed #ChurchFathers #CatholicTradition #LivesOfTheSaints #Incarnation #ArianHeresy #CatholicHis

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• Suffering & Trials