St. Matthias, Apostle (24 February) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On February 24 (February 25 in leap year), Holy Mother Church celebrates Saint Matthias the Apostle, chosen by God to replace Judas Iscariot and restore the sacred number of the Twelve. In this reflection from The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, we contemplate the calling of Saint Matthias — a faithful disciple from the beginning, eyewitness of Christ’s divine actions, and participant in the Ascension. Though not originally numbered among the Twelve, he was chosen by lot in the days between the Ascension and Pentecost, fulfilling the prophecy that another should take the bishopric left vacant by Judas. Tradition tells us he evangelized Cappadocia and regions near the Caspian Sea, and ultimately received the palm of martyrdom. We also reflect on one of his profound sayings recorded by Clement of Alexandria: “It behooves us to combat the flesh and make use of it without pampering it… as to the soul, we must develop her power by faith and knowledge.” This teaching beautifully captures the spirit of Septuagesima and Lent: Subjection of the body to the spirit Growth in faith The reward of spiritual knowledge Restoration of the image of God in the soul May Saint Matthias strengthen us in discipline, fortitude, and fidelity to Christ. St. Matthias the Apostle, pray for us. 0:00 – Introduction 0:16 – Feast Day (February 24 / Leap Year Note) 0:31 – Matthias as Eyewitness of Christ 0:47 – Prophecy of Judas’ Replacement 1:00 – The Apostolic College Completed 1:19 – Mission and Evangelization 1:35 – Lack of Historical Records 1:48 – Saying of Saint Matthias (Combat the Flesh) 2:12 – Spiritual Teaching Explained 2:53 – Connection to Septuagesima & Lent 3:12 – Martyrdom of Saint Matthias 3:17 – Greek Liturgical Hymns (Menaea) 4:35 – Matthias as Light of the Nations 5:14 – Completion of the Apostolic College 5:34 – Final Prayer and Reflection https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/february/february-24-st-matthias-apostle/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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/ 🔴 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 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 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 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 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 #SaintMatthias #CatholicSaints #TheLiturgicalYear #DomGueranger #TraditionalCatholic #Apostles #CatholicFaith #LentPreparation #Septuagesima #CatholicYouTube #SensusFidelium