St. Leonard of Port Maurice (26 November): Meet the Saint Who Gave Us the Divine Praises

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In this moving sermon, you will learn about the holiness, hardships, miracles, and extraordinary missionary zeal of St. Leonard, born Paul Jerome Casanova in 1676. Known for his profound devotion, tireless preaching, and the establishment of over 571 Stations of the Cross, St. Leonard reshaped the spiritual life of Italy and left a priceless legacy for the Church. You’ll hear how his love for Jesus, the Sacred Heart, the Holy Mass, Our Lady, and the Immaculate Conception transformed countless souls through conversions, missions, and teachings. Most importantly, St. Leonard is the author of the Divine Praises recited at every Benediction—an extraordinary gift to Catholic devotion. This sermon covers: • His early life and miraculous healing • His burning desire for missionary martyrdom • His incredible preaching to thousands • His devotion to the Passion of Christ • His role in preparing the Church for the dogma of the Immaculate Conception • His spiritual practices, austerity, miracles, and holy death • His famous works including “The Hidden Treasure” and “The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved” 🙏 “Blessed be God, blessed be His Holy Name…” 00:00 – Opening Prayer 00:24 – Introduction to the Feast of St. Leonard of Port Maurice 00:46 – Birth and Early Life 01:20 – His Studies and God’s Call 01:47 – Conversion at the Franciscan Convent 02:21 – Entrance into the Franciscan Order 02:46 – Ordination and Early Missionary Dreams 03:07 – Serious Illness and Miraculous Recovery 03:37 – Promise to Convert Sinners 04:01 – Beginning of His Preaching Mission 04:28 – Extraordinary Conversions 04:56 – His Tireless Missionary Work 05:33 – Prayer Life and Practices 06:07 – Presence of God & Devotional Recommendations 06:10 – Marian Devotion and Immaculate Conception 07:02 – Author of the Divine Praises 07:06 – Devotion to the Stations of the Cross 07:23 – Preaching Retreats on the Passion of Christ 07:46 – Importance of Daily Meditation 08:15 – Advocacy for the Immaculate Conception 08:49 – Physical Exhaustion from Missionary Work 09:21 – Final Journey to Rome 09:49 – Holy Death and Miracles 10:14 – Beatification and Canonization 10:26 – Writings, including “The Hidden Treasure” 10:45 – “The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved” 11:11 – Devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus 12:03 – Living Every Action in the Name of Jesus 13:03 – Closing Exhortation 13:41 – Final Prayer & Conclusion 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - ://sensusfidelium.tv/@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/ 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium ▶️ 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 #CatholicSermon #DivinePraises #Franciscan #TraditionalCatholic #StationsOfTheCross #CatholicSaints #SacredHeartOfJesus #ImmaculateConception #CatholicHomily #CatholicDevot

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