St. Hyacinth: The Saint Who Walked on Water & Saved the Eucharist

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Discover the extraordinary life and miracles of St. Hyacinth of Poland, one of the great early Dominican missionaries who helped spread the Order of Preachers throughout Europe. Born in Poland in 1185 to a noble and pious family, Hyacinth received an excellent education, studied canon law in Krakow, served the poor and sick, and devoted himself deeply to prayer. At age 33 he traveled to Rome, where he met St. Dominic. Impressed by Dominic’s preaching, holiness, and miracles, Hyacinth and his companions chose to become the missionaries they had originally hoped Dominic would send to Poland. After two years of formation, they were ordained and sent forth. St. Hyacinth preached throughout Poland and beyond, establishing monasteries and bringing souls to Christ. His most famous miracle occurred during the attack on Kiev. After finishing Mass, he took the Blessed Sacrament and fled. As he passed a statue of Our Lady, she asked why he was leaving her behind. Hyacinth carried the heavy statue with him—and when a rushing stream blocked his escape, he simply walked across the water. Other traditions in the sermon recount him walking across another river before pagans and raising a drowned young man to life. But the deeper lesson is faith: the saints become docile to God’s will through prayer, sacrifice, fidelity, and courage. St. Hyacinth, pray for us. 0:00 – St. Hyacinth and the Growth of the Dominican Order 0:36 – St. Hyacinth Helps Spread the Dominicans 0:45 – Born in Poland to a Pious Family 0:52 – Education in Sanctity and Canon Law 1:08 – Serving the Sick, Poor and the Church 1:25 – The Journey to Rome 1:40 – Meeting St. Dominic 1:48 – Witnessing St. Dominic’s Miracles 1:56 – Asking for Missionaries to Poland 2:05 – Hyacinth Becomes the Missionary 2:13 – Two Years of Dominican Formation 2:30 – Ordination and Return Toward Poland 2:45 – Founding Dominican Monasteries Along the Way 3:01 – Preaching and Missions Throughout Poland 3:09 – Missionary Work Across Northern Europe 3:18 – The Famous Miracle at Kiev 3:33 – The Mongol Attack Begins 3:47 – St. Hyacinth Continues Saying Mass 4:02 – He Takes the Blessed Sacrament 4:18 – Our Lady Speaks to St. Hyacinth 4:25 – Carrying the Heavy Statue of Mary 4:41 – The River Blocks Their Escape 4:50 – St. Hyacinth Walks on Water 4:57 – His Extraordinary Miracles With Water 5:06 – Evangelizing a Pagan Sacred Island 5:22 – Walking Across the River Before the Pagans 5:30 – The Pagans Destroy Their Idols 5:40 – The Drowned Young Man 5:47 – St. Hyacinth Raises Him to Life 6:03 – Why the Saints Work Miracles 6:11 – Doing Whatever God Asks 6:27 – Suffering, Sacrifice and Obedience 6:35 – Docility to the Will of God 6:52 – Faith Like a Mustard Seed 7:10 – “My Immaculate Heart Will Triumph” 7:18 – Prayer, Penance, Fasting and Daily Duty 7:34 – How Ordinary Duties Make Saints 7:42 – The Death of St. Hyacinth 7:49 – Dying on the Feast of the Assumption 8:05 – The Forgotten Saint Who Helped Build the Church 8:22 – We Are Not All Called to Found Monasteries 8:38 – Building a Strong Interior Life 8:47 – Why Daily Prayer Requires Faith 9:09 – The Hidden Fruits of Prayer 9:18 – Faith Brings Courage 9:26 – St. Peter Walking on Water 9:41 – Why Fear Reveals Weak Faith 9:49 – How to Grow in Faith 9:57 – Rosary, Spiritual Reading and Meditation 10:04 – Believe That God Can Work Miracles 10:12 – Be Part of God’s Work in the World https://sensusfidelium.us/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/august/august-17-st-hyacinth-confessor/ Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #StHyacinth #SaintHyacinth #DominicanSaints #Dominicans #StDominic #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #Catholicism #PolishSaints #MissionarySaints #CatholicMiracles #MiraclesOfTheSaints #WalkingOnWater #HolyEucharist #BlessedSacrament #RealPresence #EucharisticDevotion #BlessedVirginMary #OurLady #MarianDevotion #FaithInGod #TrustInGod #WillOfGod #DivineProvidence #ChristianCourage #CatholicPrayer #Rosary #DailyPrayer #SpiritualReading #CatholicSpirituality #AssumptionOfMary

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• Salvation
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