St. Gaspar del Bufalo: The Saint Who Defied Napoleon, Converted Bandits, & Never Gave Up (2 January)

About this sermon

St. Gaspar del Bufalo was a fearless priest, missionary, and founder of the Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood — a man whose faith survived Napoleon’s tyranny, four years of imprisonment, Church persecution, and deadly disease. Born in Rome in 1786, Gaspar was ordained during one of the most violent political upheavals in Church history. When Napoleon demanded an oath of allegiance, Gaspar famously replied: “Non posso, non debbo, non voglio.” I cannot. I ought not. I will not. For this refusal, he was thrown into a filthy dungeon for four years, yet his faith never wavered. After his release, he became one of the most powerful preachers Italy had ever known — converting bandits, brigands, Freemasons, and hardened sinners, often at great personal cost. This video also honors St. Macarius the Younger, reminding us that not all saints follow the same path — and that heroic penance is a gift, not an obligation. St. Gaspar’s life is a powerful reminder for our time: When opposed by civil authorities When misunderstood or persecuted within the Church When evangelization feels impossible 👉 Faithfulness matters more than success. Let us follow his example: love God, love souls, and never abandon the mission — regardless of opposition. St. Gaspar del Bufalo, pray for us. 00:00 – Introduction & Calendar Saints 00:29 – St. Macarius the Younger & Extraordinary Penance 01:51 – Birth & Early Piety of St. Gaspar del Bufalo 02:42 – Ordination & Early Priesthood 02:54 – Napoleon, the Oath, and Refusal 03:41 – Four Years in a Dungeon 05:20 – Founding the Missionaries of the Precious Blood 06:01 – The Power of Preaching & Confession 06:53 – Evangelizing Bandits & Highway Robbers 08:15 – Corrupt Authorities & False Accusations 09:21 – Rome, Brazil, and Church Suppression 10:43 – Cholera, Charity, and Final Sacrifice 11:14 – Beatification & Legacy 12:07 – Lessons for Catholics Today 13:48 – Final 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 #StGasparDelBufalo #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #CatholicHistory #Saints #CatholicPreaching #PreciousBlood #FaithUnderPersecution #CatholicResistance #TrueCatholicism