St. Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantal, Widow (21 August) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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The reading begins with Our Lady and the many forms of holiness found in the Church. Though religious communities may differ in austerity and discipline, Guéranger insists that every authentic rule of perfection ultimately comes down to one thing: charity. St. Francis de Sales described the particular spirit of the Visitation as profound humility toward God and great sweetness toward our neighbor. Its path was not excessive bodily austerity, but simplicity, gentleness, and surrender to divine love. St. Jane expressed that spirit in unforgettable words: “Love, love, love, my daughters; I know nothing else.” She said she could scarcely speak of holy things without wanting to repeat the commandment to love God with the whole heart and our neighbor as ourselves. Her own life included marriage, motherhood, widowhood, radical forgiveness, care for the poor and sick, and finally the foundation of the Visitation with St. Francis de Sales. The reading closes with a warning against the cold spirit of Jansenism, insisting that true love lives through faith, generosity, self-renunciation, humility, simplicity, and gentleness. St. Jane Frances de Chantal, pray for us. 00:00 St. Jane Frances de Chantal — The Liturgical Year 00:18 Mary Clothed in the Virtues of the Saints 01:39 St. Jane & the Blessed Virgin 02:20 Different Paths to Christian Perfection 03:19 The One Rule: Love 03:53 The Danger of Judging Exterior Observance 04:50 “Learn of Me, for I Am Meek and Humble” 05:07 St. Francis de Sales on Religious Orders 05:31 The Spirit of the Visitation 06:04 Don’t Try to Become Perfect in 15 Minutes 06:29 Simplicity, Sweetness & Humility 06:54 The Visitation & the Sacred Heart 07:29 “Love, Love, Love, My Daughters” 08:25 Love God & Your Neighbor 08:50 St. Jane’s Fiery Temperament 09:16 St. Francis de Sales Forms Her Soul 09:25 “Without Haste, Gently” 09:41 Becoming Like a Child in God’s Hands 12:20 Pliable to God’s Good Pleasure 12:28 The Life of St. Jane Frances de Chantal 13:23 Marriage & Family Life 13:47 Charity Toward the Poor 14:01 Death of Her Husband 14:10 Forgiving the Man Who Killed Him 14:28 Prayer, Simplicity & Chastity 15:00 Serving the Sick & Abandoned 15:23 Founding the Visitation 15:32 Leaving Her Family for Her Vocation 15:47 Poverty, Humility & Obedience 16:09 Growth of the Visitation Order 16:25 Death of St. Jane Frances de Chantal 16:34 St. Vincent de Paul’s Vision 17:24 The Mission of the Visitation 18:30 Warning Against Jansenism 18:46 What Real Love Looks Like 19:17 The Spirit of the Visitation https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/august/august-21-st-jane-frances-fremiot-de-chantal-widow/ #StJaneFrancesDeChantal #CatholicSaints #FeastDay #LiturgicalYear #CatholicFaith #SacredHeart #VisitationOrder #CatholicChurch #CatholicDevotion #CatholicLiturgy 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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" = 🔔 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.