St. John Gualbert (12 July): Forgiveness through the Cross

About this sermon

St. John Gualbert's life is one of the most powerful stories of Christian forgiveness ever recorded. After his brother was murdered, John sought revenge. But on Good Friday, when he encountered the killer begging for mercy with arms stretched out in the form of the Cross, everything changed. Inspired by Christ Crucified, John forgave his brother's murderer, embraced him as a brother in Christ, and soon afterward witnessed a miraculous crucifix bow its head toward him in approval. That moment transformed his life forever, leading him to become a Benedictine monk and founder of the Vallumbrosan Congregation. In this homily we reflect on: The heroic forgiveness of St. John Gualbert Why the Cross has the power to transform hatred into mercy Christ's command to love your enemies How forgiveness protects marriages and families The dangers of resentment, bitterness, and pride Why every Christian must embrace the Cross Our Lord prayed from Calvary: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." May St. John Gualbert teach us to forgive as Christ forgives. "Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you." — Matthew 5 00:00 Real Estate for Life Sponsor 00:23 Opening Prayer 00:36 Who Was St. John Gualbert? 00:50 His Brother Is Murdered 01:05 The Assassin Begs for Mercy 01:20 The Miracle of Forgiveness 01:28 Christ Bows His Head from the Crucifix 01:44 Becoming a Monk 02:05 The Power of the Cross 02:53 Love Your Enemies 03:16 Defending Marriage and Family 03:56 The Devil Attacks Families from Within 04:35 Hatred Destroys Souls 05:15 Marriage Needs the Cross 05:48 Pray for the Grace to Forgive 06:04 Final Blessing 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 #StJohnGualbert #Forgiveness #LoveYourEnemies #Catholic #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #SensusFidelium #ChristianForgiveness #TheCross #CatholicFaith #Marriage #Family #Benedictine

Topics

• Forgiveness
• Jesus Christ