St. John Capistrano (28 March): This Saint Led an Army at 70… and Won

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Discover the incredible life of St. John of Capistrano — a governor, married man, Franciscan friar, preacher, and military leader who helped save Christian Europe. After being imprisoned during a failed political mission, John experienced a profound conversion that led him to join the Franciscans. From there, he spent decades preaching repentance, reforming the Church, combating heresy, and ultimately leading an army that defeated invading forces at the Battle of Belgrade. His story reminds us that what looks like failure or disaster can become the very path God uses to transform our lives. If you're struggling right now, take heart: God can bring greatness out of suffering — just like He did with St. John of Capistrano. 🙏 “The worst things in life can become the greatest graces.” 0:00 – What Do a Governor, Friar, and General Have in Common? 0:26 – Early Life of St. John of Capistrano 0:57 – Captured and Imprisoned 1:21 – Conversion in Prison & Vision of St. Francis 2:03 – Leaving Marriage & Entering the Franciscans 2:44 – Ordination & 30 Years of Preaching 3:16 – Traveling Across Europe to Reform the Church 4:11 – Fighting Heresy & Church Crisis 5:08 – The Chaos Before the Protestant Reformation 6:29 – The Fall of Constantinople (1453) 7:33 – Called to Preach a Crusade 7:55 – Raising an Army of 50,000 8:43 – The Battle of Belgrade 9:23 – A Victory “By Accident” 10:03 – Saving Christian Europe 10:26 – Death After the Victory 10:49 – God Raises Saints in Times of Crisis 11:21 – How Failure Led to His Sainthood 12:18 – What This Means for Your Life 13:21 – Trusting God in Suffering 13:50 – Final Encouragement & Prayer Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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. ▶️ 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #Saints #StJohnOfCapistrano #CatholicFaith #ChurchHistory #ChristianHistory #Faith #TrustGod #CatholicSaints #CatholicTeaching #HolyMen #Franciscan #CatholicInspiration