St. Fabian & St. Sebastian, Martyrs (20 January) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On January 20, Holy Mother Church honors two great Martyrs: Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr, and Saint Sebastian, Martyr, as beautifully expounded by Dom Prosper Guéranger in The Liturgical Year. Saint Fabian, chosen by Heaven itself when a dove descended upon his head, governed the Church with holiness, prudence, and apostolic zeal during times of peace and persecution. Crowned with martyrdom under Emperor Decius, he labored tirelessly to preserve the acts of the martyrs and to strengthen the Church for future generations. Saint Sebastian, the valiant soldier of Christ, served in the Praetorian Guard while secretly defending Christians, encouraging confessors, and converting souls. Shot with arrows and miraculously healed, he boldly returned to rebuke Diocletian, earning a second martyrdom and an everlasting crown. He remains a powerful protector against pestilence and a symbol of fearless Christian courage. This reading from Dom Guéranger unites history, theology, devotion, and prayer, calling us to imitate the faith, detachment, and heroic charity of the martyrs—especially during Christmastide, when saints gather around the crib of the Divine Infant. 📖 Source: The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, O.S.B. 🕊️ Feast Day: January 20 ✝️ Saints Honored: St Fabian, Pope & Martyr | St Sebastian, Martyr 00:00 Introduction – January 20 in the Liturgical Year 00:23 Two Great Martyrs Honored Today 00:45 Life of Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr 01:53 The Dove and Fabian’s Election as Pope 02:40 Fabian’s Works and Governance of the Church 03:22 Martyrdom of Saint Fabian 04:26 Prayer to Saint Fabian 05:48 Introduction to Saint Sebastian 06:21 Saint Sebastian at the Crib of Christ 07:11 Sebastian’s Mission to Rome 08:13 Defender of the Church 09:00 First Martyrdom – Arrows 09:15 Second Martyrdom – Scourging 10:18 Saint Sebastian, Protector Against Pestilence 10:38 Liturgical Account of Saint Sebastian 12:43 Ancient Hymn to Saint Sebastian 14:21 Gothic Missal Prayer 15:13 Final Prayer and Exhortation 19:33 Conclusion – Peace, Courage, and Eternal Life https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/january/january-20-st-fabian-st-sebastian/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - 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 #SaintFabian #SaintSebastian #January20Saints #CatholicSaints #TheLiturgicalYear #DomProsperGueranger #CatholicTradition #ChurchHistory #ChristianMartyrs #CatholicPrayer #TraditionalCatholic #Christmastide #LivesOfTheSaints

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