St. Louis IX: Catholic Kingship, Crusades & the Fight Against Sin

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“Death, but not sin.” On the feast of St. Louis IX, King of France, this sermon examines a ruler who understood that his first duty was not political success, wealth, or military glory—but the salvation of his soul and the souls entrusted to his care. His mother, Queen Blanche, famously taught him that she would rather see him dead than guilty of mortal sin. She formed him in prayer, took him to the Divine Office and two Masses each day, and taught him that a king remained subject to the eternal law of God. St. Louis carried that conviction into his reign. He opposed blasphemy and immorality, taught that mortal sin was worse than bodily disease, and insisted that even in war Christian morality had to govern his soldiers. The sermon also explores the medieval Catholic ideal of Church and State cooperating under God, contrasting it with modern secular government. It concludes by connecting Catholic social restoration with Our Lady of Fatima and the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart. St. Louis died after receiving Viaticum, commending his soul into God’s hands. St. Louis IX, King of France, pray for us! Timestamps / Chapters 00:00 Opening Prayer 00:16 “Death, But Not Sin” 00:38 Queen Blanche’s Warning to Young Louis 01:01 A Catholic Mother’s First Duty 01:33 Raising a Son for Heaven 01:57 Louis Becomes King at Age 12 02:19 Queen Blanche Forms the Future King 02:41 Religious Formation, Divine Office & Daily Mass 03:04 A King’s Salvation Depends on How He Rules 03:13 Sin: The Greatest Enemy of a Catholic King 03:46 St. Louis Against Blasphemy 04:27 Can a Nation Be Chastised for Sin? 05:08 St. Louis Asks: What Is God? 05:24 Leprosy or Mortal Sin? 05:49 “No Leprosy So Hideous as Mortal Sin” 06:06 Bodily Suffering vs. Eternal Loss 06:46 Fighting the Internal Enemy First 07:02 St. Louis & the Crusades 07:36 Christian Morality Even in War 08:16 St. Louis Taken Prisoner 08:23 Praying the Divine Office in Captivity 08:39 Only a Christian Can Make a Christian Knight 09:04 St. Louis Takes the Cross Again 09:17 The Coronation Oath of Catholic Kings 09:46 Church and State in Catholic France 10:04 What Catholic Kingship Required 10:20 Protecting the Church & Fighting Iniquity 10:54 “Thy Throne, O God, Is Forever” 11:13 King & Bishop: Exterior and Interior Order 11:30 How Different Modern Government Is 11:54 Monarchy, Saints & Catholic Leadership 12:08 The Purpose of the Catholic King 12:32 Bringing Heaven and Earth Together 12:57 The Triumph of the Immaculate Heart 13:10 Fatima’s Remedy for Society 13:33 Will Great Catholic Leaders Return? 13:57 The Death of St. Louis IX 14:05 Receiving Viaticum 14:23 “Into Thy Hands I Commend My Soul” 14:40 Conclusion Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #StLouisIX #SaintLouis #CatholicKingship #CatholicFrance #CatholicSaints #MortalSin #QueenBlanche #Crusades #CatholicHistory #CatholicMonarchy #CatholicFaith #ImmaculateHeart #Fatima #ChristianKingship #SensusFidelium

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