St. Leo II, Pope & Confessor (3 July) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On July 3rd, Dom Prosper Guéranger reflects on the life and legacy of Pope St. Leo II, whose courageous defense of Catholic doctrine helped bring the Monothelite controversy to its decisive conclusion. Standing upon the foundation laid by St. Leo the Great, St. Leo II confirmed the decrees of the Sixth Ecumenical Council (Constantinople III) and safeguarded the Church's teaching that Jesus Christ possesses two wills and two operations—divine and human—in perfect harmony. This profound meditation explores the importance of papal fidelity, the role of the Ecumenical Councils, the condemnation of Monothelitism, the difficult case of Pope Honorius, and the Church's unwavering confidence in Christ's promise that the gates of hell shall never prevail against His Church. Drawing from The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, this reading offers rich historical insight into one of the Church's greatest doctrinal victories and prepares the faithful for the great feast of Saints Peter and Paul. 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Preparing for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul 01:45 Why St. Leo II completed St. Leo the Great's work 02:32 The Monophysite and Monothelite heresies explained 04:13 Pope Honorius and the controversy examined 05:14 The rise of Monothelitism 06:35 St. Sophronius defends the true Faith 08:23 Papal infallibility and the case of Honorius 09:18 Islam's rise during the theological crisis 10:08 St. Sophronius' appeal to Rome 12:01 Pope St. Martin I and St. Maximus the Confessor 13:08 The Sixth Ecumenical Council triumphs 13:47 Life and virtues of Pope St. Leo II 15:37 Prayer in honor of St. Leo II 16:23 Christ's two wills and the fullness of His humanity 17:47 Lessons for the Church in every age 19:16 Preparing for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul 20:16 Conclusion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/july/july-3-st-leo-ii-pope-confessor/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 #SaintLeoII #PopeLeoII #CatholicChurch #CatholicHistory #ChurchHistory #DomGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicDoctrine #Monothelitism #EcumenicalCouncil #ChurchFathers #CatholicSaints #LatinMass #SensusFidelium