St. John of God (8 March): Care About What God Thinks of You

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Saint John of God lived one of the most dramatic conversion stories in Catholic history. Born in Portugal in 1495, John lived a reckless life as a soldier filled with drinking, gambling, and immorality. But after a near-death experience on the battlefield, everything changed. His powerful conversion led him to dedicate his life completely to Christ and to the suffering poor. What many people thought was madness became radical charity. After hearing a sermon on repentance, John gave away everything he owned and became a beggar. Eventually he founded a hospital where he personally cared for the sick, the poor, and the abandoned. His heroic charity became legendary. When a hospital caught fire, John ran straight into the flames and carried patients to safety. Later in life he would risk his life again to save a drowning boy — an act that ultimately led to his death. Saint John of God reminds us that saints are not born saints. They are sinners who encounter God and respond with total love. His life is a powerful example of what happens when a man truly decides to follow Christ without compromise. Saint John of God is the patron saint of: • Hospitals • Nurses • Firefighters • The sick • Booksellers and printers His story proves that radical charity and total devotion to God can transform the world. If this story inspired you, please consider liking, subscribing, and sharing so more people can discover the lives of the saints. Saint John of God — pray for us. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Born in Portugal (1495) 0:27 Running away as a child 0:45 Life as a shepherd 0:54 Soldier in the Spanish army 1:08 Immorality of army life 1:16 Near death and conversion 1:32 Zeal for reforming others 1:40 Cast out of the army 1:57 Fighting Muslim invasions 2:06 Mission to ransom enslaved Christians 2:13 Life in Spain and spiritual reading 2:21 Opening a bookshop 2:30 The sermon that changed everything 2:44 Giving away everything 2:58 Treated as insane 3:07 The royal hospital 3:16 Caring for the suffering 3:23 The idea to start a hospital 3:30 Founding his hospital 3:38 Called mad by many 3:53 The hospital fire 4:11 Saving the patients 4:20 Fighting the fire 4:29 Falling through the burning roof 4:37 Walking out alive 4:46 Patron saint of firefighters 4:54 Saving a boy from drowning 5:02 Death of Saint John of God 5:10 The message of his life 5:24 A radical life for Christ 5:41 Rejected by the world 5:48 Close to the Kingdom https://sensusfidelium.us/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/march/march-8-st-john-of-god-confessor/ For more sermons from this priest please visit https://catholicradionetwork.com/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for him 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintJohnOfGod #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicFaith #SaintStories #ChristianHistory #CatholicChurch #CatholicInspiration #HeroicVirtue #CatholicYouTube