St. Francis Solanus: The Missionary Who Converted 9,000 Souls (14 July)

About this sermon

St. Francis Solanus was one of the greatest Franciscan missionaries in Church history. Born in Spain in 1549, he left everything behind to preach Christ throughout South America, converting thousands through his holiness, charity, miracles, and fearless love for souls. In this sermon, we learn about his remarkable missionary work in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru, where entire tribes embraced the Catholic Faith. Through miracles, humility, and unwavering trust in God, St. Francis Solanus became one of the greatest evangelists of the New World. The homily also reflects upon Our Lady of Fatima's Third Apparition, the reality of Hell, the urgency of repentance, and the Christian duty to labor for the salvation of souls. As Our Lord reminds us: "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." May the example of St. Francis Solanus inspire us to seek first the Kingdom of God and dedicate our lives to bringing souls to Christ. Topics Covered • Life of St. Francis Solanus • Franciscan missionaries • Evangelization of South America • Catholic missionary saints • Miracles of St. Francis Solanus • Fatima and the reality of Hell • Zeal for souls • Conversion and repentance • Catholic evangelization • Traditional Catholic sermon Sponsored by: Real Estate For Life https://realestateforlife.org 00:00 Sponsor – Real Estate for Life 00:22 Introduction 00:32 Who Was St. Francis Solanus? 00:54 Childhood and Early Life 01:49 Joining the Franciscans 02:28 Charity During the Plague 03:12 Called to the Missions 03:47 Missionary to South America 04:18 Learning Native Languages 04:36 Facing Hostile Tribes 05:01 9,000 Baptisms 05:18 Extraordinary Miracles 05:59 Devotion to the Christ Child 06:24 Mission in Lima, Peru 06:56 Call to Repentance 07:50 Death of St. Francis Solanus 08:16 Zeal for the Salvation of Souls 08:35 Fatima's Third Apparition 09:08 The Reality of Hell 09:31 Where Your Treasure Is 10:02 Every Christian Is Called to Save Souls 11:24 Final Prayer and Blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ The cross needs to be our focus. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 #StFrancisSolanus #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #Fatima #OurLadyOfFatima #CatholicSermon #Franciscan #MissionarySaint #SalvationOfSouls #LatinMass #CatholicFaith #SensusFidelium #CatholicHistory #Evangelization #Repentance

Topics

• Evangelism
• Missions