St. Humilis of Bisignano (25 November): Meekness Is Weakness?

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May the holy Names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed now and forever. In this powerful reflection, we celebrate the Franciscan feast of Blessed Humilis of Bisignano (1582–1637), a humble and saintly lay brother whose life radiated purity, obedience, prayer, and supernatural meekness. Born in Calabria, Italy, he embraced suffering, penance, and profound charity, becoming a model of Christian humility and simplicity. This homily explores: ✨ His early life and spiritual formation ✨ His perseverance in answering God's call ✨ His extraordinary meekness, purity, and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary ✨ His patient suffering and holy death ✨ The true meaning of meekness according to Scripture and the saints ✨ Teachings of St. Francis de Sales on gentleness and interior peace ✨ How Christians today can imitate Christ, who said: “Learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” In a world that misunderstands meekness as weakness, Blessed Humilis and the saints reveal it as a powerful, foundational virtue—the gateway to charity, peace, and holiness. May we learn from their example and ask Our Lady, Blessed Humilis, and St. Francis de Sales to obtain for us the grace of true meekness, so we may win souls for Christ and give glory to the Most Holy Trinity. Amen. 00:00 – Opening Invocation 00:25 – Introduction to Blessed Humilis of Bisignano 00:52 – Birth and Early Life 01:14 – Childhood Piety & Early Communion 01:52 – Young Adulthood and Meditations on Christ’s Passion 02:07 – Discernment of Vocation 02:30 – Trials and Obstacles to His Calling 02:45 – Life of Penance 02:53 – Admission to Franciscan Order 03:05 – Receiving the Name “Humilis” 03:18 – Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary 03:40 – Purity, Poverty & Humility 04:01 – Wisdom Granted to Him by God 04:16 – Final Illness and Holy Death 04:43 – Miracles and Beatification 05:03 – The Virtue of Meekness 05:45 – Misunderstandings of Meekness Today 06:00 – Meekness in the Life of Christ 06:55 – Reflection on Isaiah 53 07:22 – Teachings of St. Francis de Sales 08:03 – The Excellence of Meekness 08:26 – Characteristics of Saintly Meekness 09:45 – Joyful Countenance and Sweetness of St. Francis de Sales 10:31 – Serenity in Suffering 11:04 – Advice on Practicing Meekness Daily 11:45 – Living Calmly in God’s Presence 12:00 – Asking Blessed Humilis & the Saints for Grace 12:19 – Closing Invocation 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 🔴 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 #BlessedHumilis #Bisignano #FranciscanSaints #CatholicHomily #Meekness #ChristianVirtues #StFrancisDeSales #CatholicSermon #Holiness #VirtueOfMeekness #CatholicFaith

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• Humility