St. Humilis (25 November): The Grace to be Truly Humble

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May the holy names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed! In today’s reflection, we honor St. Humilis—a humble, ecstatic lay brother of the Franciscan order, born in 1582 and known for extraordinary sanctity, miracles, infused knowledge, and profound humility. From his earliest years, St. Humilis lived a life immersed in prayer, sacrifice, contemplation, and love for the Passion of Christ. Though completely illiterate, God granted him infused understanding of Scripture, the gift of prophecy, discernment of hearts, and miracles that amazed even the most learned theologians of his time. His sanctity was so renowned that two Popes personally summoned him to Rome. Despite these extraordinary graces, St. Humilis viewed himself as “the worst of sinners,” teaching us that true holiness is always rooted in deep humility. His simple prayer—“Lord, forgive me my sins and make me love You. Forgive the sins of the whole world and make everyone love You”—summarizes his beautiful and childlike devotion. This sermon invites us to reflect on: • The meaning of true Christian humility • The danger of false humility • The call to recognize our dependence on God • The example of the saints who lived hidden, quiet lives of heroic virtue • The intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Model of Humility May St. Romanus help us grow in humility, prayer, holiness, and love for God. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph—pray for us! 00:00 – Introduction 00:26 – Invocation of the Holy Names 00:37 – Feast Day of St. Humilis 00:41 – Birth and Early Life 01:02 – Love of Prayer and Contemplation 01:17 – Devotion to the Mass & Holy Communion 01:22 – Meditations on Christ’s Passion 01:32 – Discernment of His Vocation 01:56 – Entering the Franciscan Order 02:10 – The Ecstatic Friar 02:22 – Desire for Missionary Work 02:35 – Ministry to the Poor and Marginalized 02:38 – Heavenly Wisdom & Spiritual Counsel 02:49 – Gifts: Discernment, Prophecy, Miracles, Infused Knowledge 03:07 – Reputation for Sanctity Reaches Rome 03:18 – His Profound Humility 03:37 – His Simple but Powerful Prayer 04:14 – Final Illness and Longing for Heaven 04:40 – Death on November 26, 1637 05:12 – Lessons on True Humility 06:14 – Remembering Our Origin and Judgment 06:21 – Seeking God’s Glory Above All 06:38 – Asking Our Lady for Humility 06:49 – Final Blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 #SaintHumilis #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #FranciscanSaint #CatholicHomily #Humility #Holiness #CatholicSaints #JesusMaryJoseph #CatholicChurch

Topics

• Grace
• Humility