St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi (29 May): How to Trust God When You Feel Nothing in Prayer

About this sermon

St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi is one of the Church's greatest mystics, yet her life reveals a profound truth that every Catholic needs to hear: holiness is not about feelings. Despite receiving extraordinary visions, ecstasies, and mystical graces, she endured years of spiritual darkness, temptation, depression, and desolation. Born in Florence in 1566, St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi began practicing mental prayer at just nine years old. Her deep prayer life prepared her for remarkable encounters with God, but it also led her through intense suffering. After forty days of extraordinary mystical ecstasies, Our Lord allowed her to experience five years of dryness and interior darkness, teaching her—and us—that God often works most powerfully when we cannot feel His presence. In this reflection, we examine the life of St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, her devotion to prayer, her love of suffering for Christ, her perseverance through desolation, and the timeless lesson that sanctity is found not in consolations but in faithful obedience to God's will. If you have ever felt abandoned by God, discouraged in prayer, or tempted to give up on your spiritual life, the example of St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi offers hope and encouragement. St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, pray for us. 00:00 Introduction to St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi 00:23 A mystic who struggled like ordinary Christians 01:03 Born in Florence and taught mental prayer at age nine 01:44 First religious ecstasy while watching a sunset 02:00 Entering the Carmelite Order for daily Holy Communion 02:30 "Love, You are neither known nor loved" 02:38 Early profession and serious illness 03:02 Forty days of mystical ecstasies 03:34 Christ takes her heart for purification 03:50 Choosing the crown of thorns over flowers 04:06 Five years of spiritual desolation begin 04:22 "I will take away the feeling of grace" 04:39 Temptations, darkness, and despair 05:19 Why saints also experience spiritual dryness 05:37 Two graces she asked God to grant her 06:25 Hidden penances and humility 07:30 Struggling to do the right thing 08:10 Criticism, patience, and self-mastery 08:35 Practical wisdom as novice mistress 09:16 Years of painful illness and suffering 09:54 The lesson of grace without consolation 10:43 Feelings are not sanctity 11:07 Fighting back through prayer, penance, and service 11:39 The generosity that made her a saint 12:04 Trusting God's hidden work in the soul 12:29 Her legacy 500 years later 13:00 Final encouragement and prayer 13:07 St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, pray for us Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 #CatholicSaints #MaryMagdaleneDePazzi #DarkNightOfTheSoul #CatholicFaith #MentalPrayer #PrayerLife #CatholicMystics #SpiritualDesolation #CatholicTeaching #LivesOfTheSaints #TraditionalCatho

Topics

• Faith
• Prayer
• Trust in God