St. John Eudes, Confessor (19 August) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On August 19, the Church honors St. John Eudes, Confessor, priest, missionary, founder, and great promoter of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In this reading associated with The Liturgical Year of Dom Prosper Guéranger, we discover the remarkable life of a saint born in France in 1601 who dedicated himself completely to the renewal of Catholic life. Educated by the Jesuits and later ordained through the French Oratory, St. John made the redemptive Incarnation of Christ through His Immaculate Mother a central theme of his preaching and writings. When plague struck, he personally cared for the sick and even slept outdoors in a barrel so that he would not expose his fellow priests to infection. He later preached missions throughout western France, evangelized neglected communities, promoted priestly formation, founded seminaries, and established communities devoted to the service of souls. St. John Eudes also became a great forerunner of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary, helping prepare the Church for the spread of these devotions in later centuries. He died in 1680, was beatified by St. Pius X in 1909, and canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925. St. John Eudes, pray for us. 0:16 St. John Eudes, Confessor 0:24 Forerunner of Sacred & Immaculate Heart Devotion 0:31 France After the Huguenot Revolt 0:45 Childhood & Jesuit Education 1:01 His Desire for the Priesthood 1:10 Early Spiritual Writings 1:26 Formation in the French Oratory 1:43 Christ’s Incarnation & the Immaculate Mother 1:51 Defending the Role of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2:08 Theology, Debate & Priestly Preparation 2:25 Plague Breaks Out 2:33 St. John Serves the Sick Personally 2:41 Sleeping in a Barrel to Avoid Contagion 2:49 Superior of the Oratory 3:04 Missionary Preaching Across France 3:22 Evangelizing the Poor 3:38 Why His Missions Lasted for Weeks 3:52 Processions, Hymns & Works of Mercy 4:10 Leaving the Oratory 4:17 A New Mission for Priestly Formation 4:25 The Council of Trent & Seminaries 4:42 Founding Seminaries in Normandy 4:50 Growth of the Eudist Seminaries 4:59 Opposition & Trials 5:08 Founding the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity 5:24 The Congregation of Jesus and Mary 5:32 Death, Beatification & Canonization https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/august/august-19-st-john-eudes-confessor/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #StJohnEudes #SacredHeart #ImmaculateHeartOfMary #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #August19 #CatholicHistory #MarianDevotion #CatholicPriesthood #CatholicMissionary #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicChurch #DomProsperGueranger