St. Margaret of Cortona: From Grave Sin to Great Sanctity | The Power of Contrition (26 February)

About this sermon

St. Augustine teaches that the conversion of one sinner is greater than the creation of the universe. Today we reflect on the powerful and sobering life of St. Margaret of Cortona (1247–1297) — the Franciscan penitent often called the “Magdalene of the Franciscan Order.” Her story is one of scandal, heartbreak, public humiliation, radical repentance, and ultimately heroic sanctity. After nine years of grave sin, Margaret’s life changed forever when she discovered the decomposing body of the man with whom she had lived in sin. Confronted with death, judgment, and eternity, she cried out in horror: “Where is his soul now?” That moment shattered her heart — and saved her soul. She returned home publicly repentant, cut her hair, placed a rope around her neck, and begged forgiveness at the church door. Rejected even by her own family, she persevered in prayer, penance, and tears. After years of testing, she was received into the Third Order of St. Francis in 1277. For 23 years she lived in extraordinary penance. God granted her mystical gifts, knowledge of souls, miracles, and even the raising of the dead. Her body remains incorrupt to this day in Cortona. But the central lesson is this: Contrition can make you a saint. In this sermon you will learn: What true contrition really is The difference between attrition and perfect contrition Why we must never despair of any sinner’s conversion Why the Christian life must be one of continual penance How grace transforms even the gravest sins into sanctity “Contrite and humble heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.” — Psalm 50 No matter your past, grace is stronger. 🕊 Support Pro-Life Real Estate Buying or selling a home? Support pro-life organizations while working with a top-tier agent: 👉 https://realestateforlife.org 0:00 Support Pro-Life Real Estate 0:25 Opening Prayer 0:36 The Conversion of One Sinner 0:59 Early Life of St. Margaret of Cortona 2:10 Nine Years of Grave Sin 2:26 The Dog Leads Her to the Corpse 3:44 “Where Is His Soul Now?” 5:24 Public Repentance at the Church Door 6:33 Life of Prayer and Severe Penance 7:51 Assurance of Forgiveness & Mystical Gifts 8:50 Her Death and Incorrupt Body 9:46 What Can We Learn? 10:12 What Is True Contrition? 11:26 Attrition vs. Perfect Contrition 12:48 The Life of a Christian Is Penance 13:19 Preparing for Our Own Death 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/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 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 #StMargaretOfCortona #CatholicSaints #TrueContrition #CatholicConversion #FranciscanSaint #Penance #Repentance #CatholicSermon #IncorruptSaint #TraditionalCatholic

Topics

• Repentance
• Heaven & Eternity