St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (27 February): Start Acting Like a Saint Right Now

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Today we commemorate St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Gabriel Possenti) — a Passionist saint whose short life (1838–1862) offers a powerful lesson on perseverance, first fervor, and sanctity in times of political chaos. Born Francesco Possenti in Italy, the 11th of 13 children, St. Gabriel endured the early death of his mother and several siblings. Though cheerful and charitable, he struggled with vanity, anger, and worldliness. Known as “the dancer,” he was sociable and popular — hardly what one would expect from a future saint. After two serious illnesses and broken promises to enter religious life, a Marian procession changed everything. Hearing interiorly, “Why are you still in the world?”, he joined the Passionists on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. From that moment, he embraced heroic resolutions — writing 41 personal rules of life — and persevered in his first fervor until his holy death from tuberculosis at age 24. In this episode we also explore: The Revolutions of 1848 (“Springtime of Nations”) The destruction of Christendom and rise of nationalism Anti-Catholic movements in Italy The famous (and debated) story of St. Gabriel confronting soldiers The importance of perseverance in spiritual life Why writing resolutions can transform your Lent How right action forms right disposition St. Gabriel is patron saint of youth, students, and seminarians — and a model for young Catholic men striving for holiness in a revolutionary age. If you want to become a saint, start acting like one. St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us. 0:00 Introduction 0:31 Early Life of St. Gabriel (Francesco Possenti) 1:28 Illness and Broken Promises 2:02 Marian Procession & Conversion 2:22 Joining the Passionists 2:50 His 41 Spiritual Resolutions 3:20 The Importance of First Fervor 3:45 Political Upheaval & The Revolutions of 1848 4:40 Christendom vs. Nationalism Explained 6:48 Anti-Catholic Italy 8:06 The Story of St. Gabriel and the Soldiers 9:03 Skepticism & Hagiography 11:06 Tuberculosis and His Holy Death 12:00 Vision of Our Lady at Death 12:16 Canonization and Patronage 13:28 Practical Lesson: Write Your Own Resolutions 14:40 Overcoming Faults of Nature 15:00 Acting Like a Saint Now 15:33 Conclusion & Prayer 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StGabrielPossenti #CatholicSaints #OurLadyOfSorrows #CatholicHistory #CatholicMasculinity #Passionist #BecomeASaint #CatholicYouth #Christendom #TraditionalCatholic