St. Gertrude the Great (16 November): She Is the Only Woman Called “The Great” in Catholic History

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🎉 Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Gertrude the Great — the only female saint in the Church honored with the title “the Great.” This video explores her remarkable life, her mystical visions, her profound theological impact, and her role in shaping devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus centuries before Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. Born on the Feast of the Epiphany in 1256, Saint Gertrude was raised in a Benedictine monastery where she received an extraordinary education in grammar, logic, rhetoric, philosophy, and Latin. At the age of 26, she experienced the first of many visions that transformed her from scholar to theologian. Her writings—including The Herald of Divine Love and The Spiritual Exercises—continue to inspire souls today. We also reflect on the powerful witness of medieval monasteries as the social welfare system of their time, caring for orphans and the abandoned with Christian charity unmatched in the ancient world. This video also highlights: ✨ Saint Gertrude’s influence on the Sacred Heart devotion ✨ Her spiritual relationship with Saint John the Evangelist ✨ Her role in developing the theology of nuptial mysticism ✨ Her devotion to the Holy Souls in Purgatory ✨ Why she was never formally canonized but universally recognized as a saint Let us learn from Saint Gertrude’s surrender to God’s will and pray for the grace to imitate her example of humility, love, and total dedication to Christ. 00:00 — Introduction 00:34 — Feast of Saint Gertrude the Great 01:01 — Her birth and early life 01:18 — Raised in a Benedictine monastery 01:36 — Education under the nuns 02:02 — Catholic monasteries as centers of charity 03:13 — Gertrude professes her vows 03:27 — Her academic gifts and personality 03:38 — At age 26: first mystical vision 04:00 — Her shift from scholar to theologian 04:41 — The meaning of knowledge without God 05:20 — Marks of genuine mystics 05:52 — Her virtues as a religious 06:06 — Her surviving spiritual writings 06:49 — The Church and women: evidence against misogyny 07:14 — Gertrude’s influence on the Sacred Heart devotion 07:59 — Her vision of Saint John the Evangelist 08:30 — God’s slow building of devotions in history 09:07 — Her devotion to the souls in purgatory 09:19 — Nuptial mysticism: nuns as brides of Christ 09:55 — Why she was never formally canonized 10:28 — How God works through the saints 11:00 — Lessons from Saint Gertrude’s surrender to God 11:17 — Closing prayer https://sensusfidelium.us/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/november/november-16-st-gertrude-virgin/ 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 🔴 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.us/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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintGertrudeTheGreat #CatholicSaints #SacredHeart #CatholicHistory #CatholicMystics #TraditionalCatholic #FeastDay #ChristianSpirituality #Purga

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