St. Felix of Cantalice: The Humble Saint Who Refused Money | Catholic Saints Explained (18 May)

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St. Felix of Cantalice is one of the most beloved saints of the Franciscan tradition — a humble farm laborer turned Capuchin brother whose holiness transformed Rome through simplicity, prayer, and radical poverty. In this episode, we explore the extraordinary life of St. Felix of Cantalice, the first Capuchin saint, whose deep devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady, and the virtue of poverty made him a shining example of Christian perfection. Born into poverty in Italy, Felix spent his youth tending cattle and working the fields before a miraculous escape from death led him to enter the Capuchin order. Though tempted severely by the devil and afflicted with illness, he persevered through prayer, obedience, and humility. For 42 years he begged alms through the streets of Rome, becoming known affectionately as “Brother Deo Gratias” because of his constant thanksgiving to God. This traditional Catholic saint story also includes a powerful reflection on the Christian use of money, the dangers of greed, and the Franciscan spirit of holy poverty according to the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. If you enjoy traditional Catholic content, lives of the saints, Catholic history, and spiritual reflections rooted in the teachings of the Church, be sure to subscribe and share this video. 00:00 – Real Estate for Life Pro-Life Sponsor Message 00:25 – Introduction to St. Felix of Cantalice 00:31 – Humble Childhood and Farm Life 01:20 – Desire for Holiness and Religious Life 01:35 – The Miraculous Plow Accident 02:16 – Entering the Capuchin Order 02:39 – Temptations and Trials During Novitiate 03:14 – Serving Rome as a Franciscan Beggar 03:56 – Prayer Before the Blessed Sacrament 04:20 – The Blessed Virgin Gives Him the Christ Child 04:52 – Love of Poverty and Obedience 05:14 – The Story of the Hidden Coin 05:38 – Miracles and Healings of St. Felix 06:11 – Holy Death and Vision of Our Lady 06:45 – Reflection on Money and Christian Poverty 07:35 – “All Things Obey Money” – Warning Against Greed 08:15 – Proper Christian Use of Wealth 09:05 – Providing for Family According to God’s Will 09:38 – Saving Money Without Loving Money 10:25 – Charity Toward Neighbor 10:43 – Closing Prayer of the Church #Catholic #SaintFelixOfCantalice #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #Franciscan #Capuchin #CatholicChurch #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicFaith #CatholicTeaching 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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

Topics

• Humility
• Money & Stewardship