St. Louis of Toulouse, St. John Eudes & Fatima | Saints & Our Lady’s Message of August 19

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St. Louis of Toulouse gave up a royal throne to embrace Franciscan poverty, while St. John Eudes dedicated his life to spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In this Catholic homily for August 19, we reflect first on the extraordinary life of St. Louis of Toulouse, son of King Charles II of Naples. From childhood he showed great charity toward the poor. After suffering captivity as a hostage and recovering from serious illness, he fulfilled his promise to embrace the Franciscan life. Although heir to a throne, St. Louis renounced worldly power. He became a Franciscan and later Bishop of Toulouse, living his episcopal ministry in poverty, sacrifice, and service to the sick and needy. He died in 1297 at only 23 years of age. We also commemorate St. John Eudes, great promoter of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He taught: “We must never separate what God has so perfectly united.” The sermon concludes by recalling the August 19 apparition of Our Lady of Fatima and her urgent call to pray the Rosary, make sacrifices, and pray for the conversion of sinners. May we remain faithful to the daily Rosary, offer our sufferings to God, and make sacrifices in reparation for sin. 🙏 Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. 💙 Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us. 📿 Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us. ✝️ St. Louis of Toulouse and St. John Eudes, pray for us. 00:00 Feast of St. Louis of Toulouse 00:31 A Nobleman Who Became a Franciscan 00:41 Royal Family of St. Louis 00:55 His Love for the Poor 01:12 Taken Hostage for His Father 01:30 A Life of Intense Prayer 01:37 Spiritual Battle During Prayer 01:51 Serious Illness & Trust in God 02:14 Miraculous Recovery 02:23 Promise to Become a Franciscan 02:39 Renouncing the Throne of Naples 02:47 Secretly Receiving the Franciscan Habit 03:10 Appointed Bishop of Toulouse 03:24 His Condition Before Accepting the Bishopric 03:30 Franciscan Vows 04:05 Consecrated a Bishop 04:21 Publicly Wearing the Franciscan Habit 04:30 His Ministry to the Sick & Poor 04:47 Franciscan Poverty & Contempt for Vanity 05:01 Desire to Resign as Bishop 05:17 Death of St. Louis at Age 23 05:32 His Tomb Becomes a Place of Pilgrimage 05:48 St. John Eudes 05:57 Preparation for the Immaculate Heart Feast 06:11 Sacred Heart & Immaculate Heart Devotion 06:28 Serving Victims of the Plague 06:36 Parish Missions & Catholic Doctrine 06:50 Powerful Preaching & Conversions 06:58 Importance of Holy Priests 07:07 Founding Seminaries 07:22 Crisis Within the Clergy 07:43 The Urgent Need to Reform Priests 07:52 Religious Congregations Founded by St. John Eudes 08:01 The Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary 08:08 Never Separate What God Has United 08:23 Whoever Loves Jesus Loves Mary 08:38 Preparing for a Marian Feast 08:48 The August 19 Fatima Apparition 09:02 Why the Apparition Was Delayed 09:25 Our Lady: Pray the Rosary Every Day 09:32 Pray & Make Sacrifices for Sinners 09:47 A Resolution to Pray the Daily Rosary 10:03 Offer Sacrifices to God 10:08 The Fatima Sacrifice Prayer 10:25 Jesus, Mary & Joseph 10:32 Closing Blessing 10:40 Subscribe & Support For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #SacredHeartOfJesus #ImmaculateHeartOfMary #HolyRosary #Fatima #TwoHeartsUnited #CatholicSaints #FranciscanSaints #CatholicHomily #CatholicSermon #CatholicFaith #CatholicTradition #MarianDevotion #SacredHeart #ImmaculateHeart #PrayTheRosary #ConversionOfSinners #TraditionalCatholic #SensusFidelium