St. Juliana Falconieri, Virgin (19 June) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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St. Juliana Falconieri (1270–1341), virgin, Servite tertiary, and spiritual daughter of St. Philip Benizi, stands among the great Eucharistic saints of the Catholic Church. In this reading from The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, we discover the remarkable story of the noble Florentine saint whose burning love for Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament culminated in one of the most extraordinary Eucharistic miracles recorded in Church history. Raised under the influence of the Servite Order and formed by her uncle St. Alexius Falconieri, one of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servants of Mary, Juliana embraced humility, penance, prayer, and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her entire life was spent serving the sick, reconciling enemies, guiding souls, and promoting the spirit of Our Lady's servants. Unable to receive Holy Communion at the end of her life due to severe illness, she begged that the Sacred Host be placed upon her breast. Miraculously, the Eucharist disappeared, and after her death the image of the Host bearing the Crucified Christ was found impressed upon her heart. Dom Guéranger's meditation beautifully situates St. Juliana within the spiritual flowering of medieval Florence and highlights her profound role in preserving and strengthening the Servite Order during one of its greatest trials. May St. Juliana Falconieri obtain for us a greater love of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament, fidelity to Our Lady, and the grace of a holy death strengthened by the Holy Viaticum. "O may this sweet Host be the one love of our life's career, our strong bulwark in life's final combat, and our passage to the eternal banquet." 00:00 Introduction to St. Juliana Falconieri 00:20 The Eucharistic miracle upon her death 00:37 Florence: city of saints and holiness 01:42 Florence under Mary's special protection 02:06 The Seven Holy Founders of the Servites 02:53 St. Philip Benizi foretold 03:09 Formation of the Servite Order 03:56 St. Alexius Falconieri and the Servite foundations 04:37 The Church of the Santissima Annunziata 05:02 Miraculous image of the Annunciation 05:57 Juliana's early life and family 06:27 Formation under St. Alexius Falconieri 06:51 Founding of the Servite Third Order for women 07:18 Crisis and threatened suppression of the Servite Order 08:07 St. Philip Benizi entrusts the Order to Juliana 08:53 Official biographical account begins 09:32 Virtues and sanctity of young Juliana 10:09 Vow of virginity and religious life 10:35 Growth of the Mantellate community 11:00 Humility, prayer, and service to the sick 11:33 Her severe penances and ascetic life 12:02 Final illness and longing for Holy Communion 12:24 The Eucharistic miracle 12:58 The Sacred Host impressed upon her heart 13:21 Growth of devotion and canonization 13:51 Dom Guéranger's reflection on her humility 15:01 Spiritual motherhood of the Servite Order 16:04 Her influence despite youth and humility 16:29 Prayer for the Servites and Holy Church 17:01 Prayer for the grace of Holy Viaticum 17:17 Eucharistic conclusion and final exhortation https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/june/june-19-st-juliana-falconieri-virgin/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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. #StJulianaFalconieri #CatholicSaints #EucharisticMiracle #HolyEucharist #BlessedSacrament #ServiteOrder #DomProsperGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #CatholicChurch #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #MarianDevotion #HolyCommunion #Catholic