St. Leonard (26 November): "The Greatest Missionary of this Century" ~ St. Alphonsus Liguori

About this sermon

Join us for a moving reflection on the life and holiness of St. Leonard of Port Maurice, one of the greatest missionaries in Church history. Known for his fiery preaching, deep devotion to the Eucharist, and tireless missionary work throughout Italy, St. Leonard continues to inspire Catholics today with his profound love for Christ’s Passion and the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this homily, we explore: • The dramatic moment of St. Leonard’s conversion during Compline • His desire to evangelize in China and the prophetic words: “Your China will be Italy” • His relentless missionary work, preaching, hearing confessions, and restoring peace • His powerful influence on the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception • His worldwide promotion of the Stations of the Cross, including those in the Colosseum • His deep prayer life, mental prayer, devotion to the Mass, and Marian piety • His fight against Jansenism and promotion of trust in God’s mercy • Stories of miracles, conversions, and his impact on saints like St. Alphonsus Liguori and Pope Pius IX St. Leonard’s legacy reminds us to embrace the Cross, love the Holy Eucharist, and honor the holy names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. May his intercession strengthen us in our faith as we prepare to celebrate the Immaculate Conception. 00:00 – Opening prayer 00:26 – Feast of St. Leonard of Port Maurice 00:40 – Conversion during Compline 01:06 – Entering the Franciscan Order 01:14 – Desire for mission work in China 01:20 – “Your China will be Italy” 01:25 – Missionary travels through Italy 01:34 – St. Alphonsus praises St. Leonard 01:45 – Miraculous reconciliation in Corsica 02:06 – Tireless preaching and confessions 02:21 – Deep prayer life & daily mental prayer 02:36 – Devotion to Holy Mass 02:48 – Praying the Divine Office on his knees 02:53 – Founding the Hermitage of Retreats 03:22 – Fighting Jansenism 03:36 – Promoting devotion to Jesus and Mary 03:49 – Promotion of the Three Hail Marys 03:56 – Supporter of the Immaculate Conception 04:10 – Prophetic letter about the future dogma 04:19 – Letter kept at St. Bonaventure 04:33 – Influence on Pope Pius IX 04:59 – Worldwide consultation on the dogma 05:19 – Dogma proclaimed on Dec. 8, 1854 05:25 – Spread of Stations of the Cross 05:52 – 572 Stations erected by St. Leonard 06:03 – Stations in the Roman Colosseum 06:18 – His holy death 06:35 – Pope Benedict XIV’s tribute 06:41 – Closing prayer 07:05 – Final blessing 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/ 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 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 🔴 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 #SaintLeonard #StLeonardOfPortMaurice #CatholicSaints #CatholicHomily #StationsOfTheCross #FranciscanSaints #ImmaculateConception #BlessedVirginMary #CatholicChurch #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #SensusFi

Topics

• Evangelism
• Missions