St. Ignatius of Loyola (31 July): We Need a Return to Objective Beauty

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Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus and one of the greatest saints of the Counter-Reformation. After a life-changing injury in battle, Ignatius discovered the lives of the saints and asked himself a question that changed history: "Why can't I become a saint?" His conversion led him to found the Jesuits, compose the famous Spiritual Exercises, and dedicate every action to the motto: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam — "For the Greater Glory of God." In this sermon we reflect on: • How busyness destroys the interior life • Why prayer must come before activism • The importance of silence and retreat • Trusting God instead of ourselves • The beauty of Catholic churches, sacred art, and Gregorian chant • The mission of restoring Catholic culture • St. Joseph's army and the restoration of the Faith • Living every moment for the greater glory of God May St. Ignatius inspire us to become saints and courageous soldiers of Christ in these times of great spiritual battle. 00:00 Sponsor — Real Estate for Life 00:22 Opening Prayer 00:32 Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola 01:08 Reading the Lives of the Saints 01:49 Conversion at Montserrat 02:07 Founding the Society of Jesus 02:57 The Spiritual Exercises 03:37 Are We Too Busy for God? 04:15 The Need for Silence and Prayer 05:20 Strength Comes Through Union with God 06:08 The Minor Order of Acolyte 07:11 Let Your Light Shine 07:21 Restoring Beauty to Catholic Churches 08:18 Sacred Art, Architecture & Music 09:00 Music Shapes the Soul 10:08 St. Joseph and Catholic Restoration 11:18 Living Everything for God's Greater Glory 11:53 Fighting the Counter Apostasy 12:17 Restoring Christian Culture 12:50 Closing Prayer 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 🔴 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 #SaintIgnatius #StIgnatius #Catholic #CatholicChurch #Jesuits #SocietyOfJesus #SpiritualExercises #Prayer #TraditionalCatholic #GregorianChant #SacredArt #SaintJoseph #CounterReformation #CatholicFaith #SensusFidelium