St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows: From Vanity & Anger to Heroic Sanctity (27 February)

About this sermon

St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Gabriel Possenti) is one of the most powerful examples of youthful sanctity in Church history. Born in 1838 in Italy, the 11th of 13 children, he lost his mother at just four years old and endured the death of several siblings. Yet he remained cheerful, charismatic, and even vain — earning the nickname “the dancer.” But God had other plans. After two serious illnesses and a profound Marian moment during a procession, Gabriel finally answered Our Lady’s call and entered the Passionists on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. What followed was an astonishing life of discipline, heroic virtue, and unwavering fervor — despite his struggles with anger and vanity. In this episode, we explore: • His conversion and forgotten promises • The Revolutions of 1848 and anti-Catholic political upheaval • The famous (and debated) story of Gabriel confronting soldiers • The true meaning of meekness (and why it is NOT weakness) • His 41 resolutions and extraordinary perseverance • His holy death from tuberculosis at age 24 • His canonization and patronage of youth, students, and seminarians St. Gabriel shows us that temperament is not destiny. Anger can become strength. Melancholy can become meditation. Passion can become holiness. The saints were not born perfect — they conquered themselves. St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us. 0:00 Introduction 0:22 Early Life of Gabriel Possenti 1:24 Illness, Promises, and Forgotten Vows 2:21 The Marian Procession & His Calling 3:00 Joining the Passionists 3:51 The 41 Resolutions & Lifelong Fervor 5:06 The Revolutions of 1848 Explained 8:11 Anti-Catholic Upheaval in Italy 9:00 The Famous Soldier Confrontation Story 10:28 Meekness vs. Weakness 12:06 Tuberculosis and Preparing for Death 13:08 Apparition of Our Lady at His Death 14:08 Beatification, Canonization & Miracles 14:29 Patron Saint of Youth & Students 15:02 Overcoming Temperament Through Virtue 16:23 Final Reflection & Prayer http://catholicsaints.mobi/calendar/27-february.htm 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.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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StGabrielOfOurLadyOfSorrows #GabrielPossenti #CatholicSaints #CatholicMasculinity #OurLadyOfSorrows #Passionist #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicYouth #PrayForUs

Topics

• Anger