St. Francis of Paula, Confessor (2 April) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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Saint Francis of Paola, the great Apostle of Penance, stands as a powerful witness against the comfort and complacency of our age. In this reflection from The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, we are confronted with a challenging question: 👉 Why do we, who have sinned much, do so little penance… while the saints did so much? Born in Calabria, Saint Francis lived a life of radical humility, fasting, and mortification. Founder of the Order of Minims, he embraced extreme penance—not out of despair, but out of burning love for God. His life was marked by miracles, prophecy, and heroic virtue, even walking across the sea on his cloak. This meditation exposes: The weakness of modern faith The loss of the spirit of penance The danger of loving this life more than eternity The example of true conversion 🙏 May Saint Francis of Paola obtain for us the grace of compunction and true repentance. 📖 Source: The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger 📅 April 2 – Feast of Saint Francis of Paola 00:00 – Introduction: Saint of Penance 00:15 – Who Was Saint Francis of Paola? 00:32 – Why Do We Do So Little Penance? 00:48 – Divine Justice and Atonement 01:05 – Weak Faith and Love of Comfort 01:29 – The Example of King Louis XI 01:58 – Loving This Life Too Much 02:23 – The Loss of Mortification 02:47 – The Danger of Ignoring Penance 03:02 – Early Life of Saint Francis 03:19 – Life in the Desert 03:36 – Founding the Order of Minims 03:51 – His Radical Humility 04:06 – Extreme Fasting and Austerity 04:23 – Miracles and Holiness 04:30 – Walking on Water 04:45 – Meeting the King of France 04:53 – His Death and Incorrupt Body 05:08 – Prayer to Saint Francis 05:29 – His Legacy in Heaven 05:47 – Prayer for Conversion of Sinners 06:04 – Final Reflection: Revival of Faith https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/april/april-2-st-francis-of-paula-confessor/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #Catholic #SaintFrancisOfPaola #Penance #CatholicFaith #SaintOfTheDay #Lent #CatholicTradition #SpiritualLife #Repentance #DomGueranger #CatholicTeaching #Faith