St. Francis de Sales (29 January): The Doctor of Charity

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Today we celebrate the external solemnity of the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church and Doctor of Charity. This traditional Catholic sermon explores why St. Francis de Sales occupies such a high place among the saints, despite often being remembered simply as “the gentle saint.” Born in 1567 and serving as Bishop of Geneva during the height of Calvinist persecution, St. Francis de Sales demonstrated heroic virtue through resignation to God’s will, mortification of the heart, and unwavering fidelity to one’s state in life. His missionary zeal led to the return of over 72,000 souls to the Catholic Church — not by force, but by patience, charity, and truth. This sermon examines: His early holiness and noble virtue His famous motto: “Ask nothing, refuse nothing” His dangerous missionary work in Calvinist territory His interior trial concerning predestination His profound devotion to Divine Providence and Our Lady Why he is rightly called the Doctor of Charity St. Francis de Sales teaches us that true strength is found in gentleness, and that sanctity is possible in every vocation and state of life. May this great saint intercede for us and guide us in charity, humility, and perseverance. 🙏 St. Francis de Sales, pray for us. 00:00 – Opening Prayer 00:23 – Why St. Francis de Sales Is a First-Class Feast 01:08 – His Life and Mission in Calvinist Geneva 01:48 – The Fire of God’s Love and True Devotion 02:10 – Three Hallmarks of His Sanctity 02:44 – Early Signs of Holiness as a Child 03:22 – Bearing Punishment for Another 03:56 – Flight from Temptation and Purity 04:39 – “Ask Nothing, Refuse Nothing” 05:23 – Accepting God’s Will in Our State of Life 06:10 – Dangerous Mission to the Chablais 06:47 – Persecution, Hardship, and Courage 08:05 – The Return of 72,000 Souls 08:20 – Mortification of the Heart 09:33 – Fidelity to Daily Duties 09:55 – Consecration as Bishop of Geneva 10:26 – Founding the Visitation Order 11:18 – Trial of Predestination and Spiritual Darkness 12:03 – Prayer Before the Black Madonna 12:47 – Strength Hidden in Gentleness 13:23 – His Spiritual Writings 13:48 – Doctor of Charity 14:01 – Closing Prayer and Intercession For more from this parish please visit https://institute-christ-king.org/oakland-sermons & 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻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 🔴 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 #StFrancisDeSales #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #DoctorOfTheChurch #CatholicSaints #DivineProvidence #Catho

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