St. Leonard of Port Maurice (26 November): Carried the Cross Into the Heart of a Broken World

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May the Holy Names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed—now and forever! In this powerful reflection, we honor Saint Leonard of Port Maurice, one of the greatest missionaries of the Catholic Church. Known for his fiery preaching, deep devotion, and tireless missionary work throughout Italy, Saint Leonard became an instrument of peace, penance, and Eucharistic love. In this video, we explore the moving story of how Saint Leonard was converted while hearing Compline, his desire to evangelize China, and the pivotal mission that God gave him in Italy. We dive into the miracles, reforms, and spiritual practices he promoted—especially the Stations of the Cross, which he helped spread throughout the entire Church, including the famous installation at the Roman Colosseum. Learn how this humble Franciscan priest influenced the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, fought Jansenism, promoted the Three Hail Marys, encouraged devotion to the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, and lived a life of intense prayer, penance, and missionary zeal. Saint Leonard’s legacy continues to inspire Catholics to embrace the Cross of Christ, deepen their prayer life, and grow in love for the Blessed Virgin Mary. 🙏 Saint Leonard of Port Maurice, pray for us! 🙏 May we love the Holy Cross and the Immaculate Virgin as he did. 00:00 — Opening Invocation 00:26 — Feast of Saint Leonard of Port Maurice 00:45 — Saint Leonard’s Conversion at Compline 01:14 — His Vocation & Ordination 01:24 — Desire to Evangelize China & Mission to Italy 01:32 — Missionary Work Throughout Italy 02:00 — Miraculous Reconciliation in Corsica 02:14 — His Preaching, Confessions & Prayer Life 02:38 — His Dedication to Celebrating Holy Mass 02:52 — Devotion to the Divine Office 02:56 — Founding of the Hermitage Near Florence 03:23 — Strengthening Missionary Zeal 03:28 — Combatting Jansenism 03:42 — Promotion of the Holy Names & Marian Devotions 03:54 — The Three Hail Marys Devotion 04:02 — Support for the Immaculate Conception 04:16 — Prophetic Letter to the Pope 04:32 — Later Recognition by Pope Pius IX 05:01 — Global Consultations for the Dogma 05:25 — Proclamation of the Dogma (1854) 05:31 — Spreading the Stations of the Cross 06:02 — Over 500 Stations Established 06:09 — Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum 06:26 — His Death & Veneration by the Faithful 06:41 — Pope Benedict XIV’s Tribute 06:46 — Final Prayer for Saint Leonard’s Intercession 07:05 — Closing Invocation 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 🔴 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" = 🔔 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 #SaintLeonardOfPortMaurice #CatholicSaints #StationsOfTheCross #CatholicHistory #FranciscanSaints #ImmaculateConception #ThreeHailMarys #CatholicDevotion #TraditionalCatholic #Sermon #CatholicFaith #

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