St. John I, Pope and Martyr (27 May) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On May 27, the Church honors Saint John I, Pope and Martyr, a courageous pontiff who suffered imprisonment and death defending the liberty of the Catholic Church against the Arian king Theodoric. In this powerful reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger’s Liturgical Year, we see the unwavering witness of a pope who refused compromise with heresy and upheld the spotless holiness of Christ’s Church. Though St. John I did not die by the sword, his martyrdom came through suffering, imprisonment, and starvation for the sake of the true Faith. Dom Guéranger reflects deeply on the dangers of religious indifferentism, false tolerance, and compromise with error — themes that remain profoundly relevant today. This reading explores: The martyrdom of Pope St. John I The Arian heresy and King Theodoric The liberty and authority of the Catholic Church Miracles performed by St. John I The consecration of Arian churches The dangers of religious indifferentism Catholic teaching on truth and heresy The courage of the early popes St. John I stands as a witness that the Church can never surrender truth for worldly peace. “Thy kingdom come.” — Final prayer of St. John I 00:00 – Introduction: St. John I, Pope and Martyr 00:18 – Martyrdom against a heretical king 00:33 – The pope’s life as spiritual combat 00:41 – Martyrdom without shedding blood 00:57 – The Vatican as Calvary for many popes 01:13 – Pope Clement XIII mentioned 01:21 – No compromise with heresy 01:38 – Religious indifferentism and toleration 02:03 – Conforming to Catholic truth 02:26 – Early life and pontificate of St. John I 02:33 – Mission to Constantinople 02:48 – Miracles during the journey 02:57 – The miracle of the horse 03:20 – Healing a blind man in Constantinople 03:38 – Emperor Justin honors the pope 03:46 – Consecration of Arian churches 04:11 – The anger of King Theodoric 04:18 – Imprisonment and death by starvation 04:26 – His reign and episcopal ordinations 04:35 – The vision of Theodoric’s punishment 04:53 – Burial in St. Peter’s Basilica 05:03 – The spotless holiness of the Church 05:26 – Society without Christ 05:40 – Encouragement given to heresy 05:48 – Warning from the example of Mexico 05:57 – Truth versus error 06:11 – False equality of religions 06:19 – Rights of the one true Church 06:26 – Dangers of compromise and weak instruction 06:41 – Final prayer: “Hallowed be Thy Name” https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/may/may-27-st-john-i-pope-and-martyr/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 #StJohnI #Catholic #DomGueranger #LiturgicalYear #CatholicChurch #PopeAndMartyr #ChurchHistory #TraditionalCatholic #Arianism #CatholicFaith #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #TrueFa

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• Suffering & Trials