St. John of Matha (8 February): Be a Slave of Mary, Not Sin

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In this powerful Catholic sermon, we reflect on Saint John of Matha, founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinitarians), and the true meaning of freedom through Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother. Born in France in 1160, Saint John of Matha used his wealth not for comfort but for charity, prayer, and the liberation of Christian slaves during the time of the Crusades. Through a divine vision during his first Holy Mass, Christ revealed His desire for the redemption of captives — a mission that would shape John’s life and the Church for centuries. This sermon also dives deeply into Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort’s “True Devotion to Mary”, explaining the often-misunderstood concept of holy slavery — not slavery to sin or passion, but slavery of love to Jesus Christ through Mary. We explore: The difference between being a servant and a slave of love Why Marian consecration perfects our baptismal promises How Our Lady brings true freedom from the world, the flesh, and the devil Why consecration to Mary is essential in our modern spiritual battle The prophecy of the latter-day saints and the triumph of the Immaculate Heart This message is especially timely as many prepare for Total Consecration to Our Lady, including on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. “Happy a thousand times happy is the generous soul that consecrates itself entirely to Jesus Christ through Mary as a slave of love.” — Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort 📖 Recommended Reading: True Devotion to Mary — Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort 🙏 May the Holy Names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed now and forever. 00:00 – Opening Blessing 00:31 – Be a Light in the World 00:40 – Saint John of Matha’s Early Life 01:16 – Life of Charity & Prayer 01:41 – Vision During His First Holy Mass 02:05 – The Crusades & Christian Slavery 02:33 – Founding the Trinitarian Order 03:19 – Ransoming Christian Slaves 03:47 – The Trinitarians Today 04:23 – Modern Slavery: Sin & Passion 04:46 – Slavery to Mary vs Slavery to Sin 05:21 – Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort Explained 06:35 – Servant vs Slave of Love 07:40 – Total Consecration to Mary 08:30 – The 33-Day Preparation 09:52 – Living Marian Consecration Daily 10:46 – Spiritual Warfare: World, Flesh, Devil 11:24 – Why True Devotion Matters 12:27 – What Happens After Consecration 13:56 – The World’s Objection to Marian Slavery 14:33 – Fatima & the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart 15:39 – Final Blessing of Jesus, Mary & Joseph 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 #TrueDevotionToMary #MarianConsecration #SaintJohnOfMatha #CatholicSermon #SlaveryOfLove #OurLady #Trinitarians #CatholicFaith #JesusMaryJoseph #CatholicSaints #TotusTuus

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