St. Gualbert, Abbot (12 July) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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Today's reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year tells the remarkable story of St. John Gualbert, the great Benedictine abbot whose act of forgiveness changed not only his own life but helped renew the Church during one of the darkest periods of ecclesiastical corruption. After sparing the murderer of his own brother on Good Friday, St. John witnessed Christ crucified bow His head from the cross in approval. Leaving behind the life of a soldier, he became a monk and eventually founded the Vallombrosan Order, dedicating his life to prayer, penance, and reform. Dom Guéranger places St. John Gualbert within the great Gregorian Reform, courageously opposing simony and corrupt bishops while remaining faithful to the Apostolic See. His life demonstrates that authentic reform begins with personal holiness, forgiveness, and fidelity to Christ. In this reading you'll discover: The famous miracle of the crucifix bowing to St. John How forgiveness transformed a soldier into a saint The founding of the Vallombrosan Order The Church's struggle against simony St. John Gualbert's defense of ecclesiastical integrity The miracle of Peter Igneus walking through fire His friendship with Pope St. Gregory VII (Hildebrand) Why forgiveness is the foundation of Christian reform May St. John Gualbert obtain for us the grace to forgive our enemies, defend the truth with charity, and labor for the holiness of Christ's Church. "Could we look upon the Cross and then refuse to forgive our brother?" 📖 Source: The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Corruption in the Medieval Church 01:45 The Soldier Called by God 02:07 John Gualbert Denounces Simony 03:03 Retreat into Solitude 04:12 The Reform Movement Begins 05:05 Martyrdom of the Monks 05:44 St. Peter Damian and the Crisis 07:02 Appeal to the Apostolic See 08:16 Florence Demands God's Judgment 09:26 The Miracle of the Trial by Fire 10:32 Early Life of St. John Gualbert 10:49 Forgiving His Brother's Murderer 11:20 Christ Bows His Head from the Crucifix 12:14 Founding the Vallombrosan Order 13:28 Miracles and Works of Charity 14:16 Final Exhortation and Holy Death 15:05 Reflection on Christian Forgiveness 18:00 Prayer for the Church 19:24 Sts. Nabor and Felix https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/july/july-12-st-gualbert-abbot/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #StJohnGualbert #JohnGualbert #DomProsperGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #Forgiveness #GregorianReform #ChurchHistory #Benedictine #CatholicChur