St. Joseph Cafasso (23 June): The Saint Who Saved Souls on the Gallows

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St. Joseph Cafasso (1811–1860), known as the "Priest of the Gallows," was one of the greatest priests of 19th-century Italy and the spiritual mentor of St. John Bosco. Despite a severe spinal deformity and constant physical suffering, he became a renowned confessor, teacher of priests, defender of authentic Catholic doctrine, and tireless minister to prisoners condemned to death. In this reflection, we explore the remarkable life of St. Joseph Cafasso, his battle against Jansenism and rigorism, his influence on Don Bosco, and his heroic work preparing souls for eternity. His example challenges us to reject self-pity, embrace sacrifice, and trust God completely. May St. Joseph Cafasso obtain for us the grace to accept our crosses generously and dedicate our lives to the salvation of souls. "Our rest will be in Heaven." — St. Joseph Cafasso 00:00 Introduction to St. Joseph Cafasso 00:23 Early Life and Physical Suffering 01:03 A Holy Childhood and Call to the Priesthood 01:27 The State of the Priesthood After Napoleon 02:13 Formation at the Institute of St. Francis of Assisi 02:35 Teacher, Confessor, and Director of Priests 03:07 Fighting Jansenism and Rigorism 04:10 Mentor of St. John Bosco 04:48 The "Priest of the Gallows" 05:04 Ministry to Condemned Prisoners 05:54 The Purpose of Capital Punishment in Catholic Thought 06:44 How Cafasso Inspired Don Bosco's Mission 07:22 Final Illness and Death 07:50 Funeral and Legacy 08:14 "Our Rest Will Be in Heaven" 08:43 Praised by St. John Bosco 09:00 The Saint Who Made No Excuses 09:46 A Lesson Against Self-Pity 10:10 Final Prayer to St. Joseph Cafasso Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintJosephCafasso #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicFaith #JohnBosco #DonBosco #CatholicChurch #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicTeaching #CatholicSpirituality #CatholicHistory #Priesthood #ChristianVirtue #Holiness #Saints #CatholicYouTube #RomanCatholic #FaithFormation #CatholicLife #SpiritualLife

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• Salvation