St. John Baptist de la Salle, Confessor (15 May) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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Saint John Baptist de La Salle devoted his life to the Christian education of children, especially the poor, founding the Brothers of the Christian Schools and transforming Catholic education forever. In this reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger’s The Liturgical Year, we hear how this humble confessor endured persecution, misunderstanding, poverty, and suffering while remaining faithful to Christ and the Church. His life stands as a powerful witness to the Catholic duty of forming souls in truth, discipline, and holiness. Discover the heroic charity, sacrifice, and zeal of St. John Baptist de La Salle — patron saint of teachers and Christian educators. 00:00 – Introduction 00:16 – St. John Baptist de La Salle beside the great Doctors of the Church 00:50 – Christ’s love for little children 01:04 – “They that instruct many to justice shall shine as stars” 01:35 – De La Salle’s sacrifices for Christian education 02:06 – Suffering persecution and misunderstanding 02:15 – Birth and early holiness in Rheims 02:46 – Studies at the Sorbonne and seminary life 02:55 – Caring for his brothers after his parents’ death 03:12 – Priestly ordination and zeal for souls 03:21 – Service to the Sisters of the Holy Child 03:37 – Mission to educate poor boys 03:46 – Founding the Brothers of the Christian Schools 04:20 – Renouncing wealth and embracing poverty 04:37 – Resigning leadership in humility 04:50 – Prayer, fasting, and heroic virtue 05:07 – Beatification and canonization 05:24 – Prayer to St. John Baptist de La Salle 05:47 – Confidence in his heavenly intercession 06:11 – The trials facing Christian education 06:26 – The Church’s triumph through persecution 06:40 – Hope in Christ’s victory over death https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/may/may-15-st-john-baptist-de-la-salle-confessor/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintJohnBaptistDeLaSalle #CatholicSaints #DomGueranger #LiturgicalYear #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #ChristianEducation #CatholicTeachers #LivesOfTheSaints