St. Juliana Falconieri (19 June): Strive to Be Like the Saints

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Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Juliana Falconieri (1270–1341), founder of the Servite Third Order and one of the Church's great examples of charity, prayer, and devotion to Our Lord. Raised under the influence of her uncle, one of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order, St. Juliana dedicated her life to serving the poor, caring for the sick, and cultivating a profound interior life of prayer. Known for mystical ecstasies, long hours before the Blessed Sacrament, and extraordinary penances, she combined heroic charity with remarkable humility and gentleness. Her final moments were marked by a miraculous sign of God's love. Unable to receive Holy Communion due to illness, she asked that a consecrated Host be placed upon a corporal resting on her chest. The Host disappeared, and after her death, the image of the Cross was found imprinted upon her heart. In this reflection, we explore not only the life of St. Juliana Falconieri but also an important spiritual lesson: we become like those we admire. Just as worldly success is often influenced by our surroundings, spiritual growth is shaped by our friendships, our examples, and the saints we choose to imitate. May we learn to compare ourselves not to the standards of the world, but to the virtues of the saints, their love of God, their charity, humility, patience, and desire for holiness. St. Juliana Falconieri, pray for us. 00:00 Introduction: Feast of St. Juliana Falconieri 00:34 The Servite Order and the Seven Holy Founders 01:31 Juliana's Early Life and Influence of Her Uncle 02:04 Founding the Servite Third Order 03:11 Mystical Prayer, Ecstasies, and Devotion to the Eucharist 03:58 Service to the Poor and Sick 04:05 Final Illness and Eucharistic Miracle 05:00 Canonization and Legacy 05:16 Why Our Friends Shape Our Souls 05:40 The "Spiritual Zip Code" Analogy 06:15 Learning from the Saints' Virtues 07:09 What It Means to Make the Saints Your Friends 08:12 Living in Spiritual Poverty vs. Spiritual Riches 09:04 The Example of the Seven Holy Founders 09:45 Influencing Others Through Holiness 10:25 Becoming More Like Christ Through the Saints 10:56 The Saints Are Praying for Us Right Now 11:36 Final Exhortation and Prayer to St. Juliana Falconieri Please 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.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintJulianaFalconieri #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHomily #EucharisticMiracle #ServiteOrder #ChristianLife #CatholicTeaching #PrayerLife #CatholicSpirituality #Catho