St. Maurus, Abbot (15 January) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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St. Maurus, Abbot, one of the greatest disciples of Saint Benedict, is honored by the Church on January 15. In this profound reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger’s The Liturgical Year, we contemplate the heroic obedience, humility, austerity, and supernatural charity that made St. Maurus a pillar of Western monasticism and a spiritual father of France. From his childhood formation under Saint Benedict at Subiaco, to his miraculous obedience in walking upon the waters to save St. Placid, to his mission in France where he established monasteries and promulgated the Rule of St. Benedict, St. Maurus stands as a luminous witness to the power of Christ’s humility revealed in the crib of Bethlehem. Dom Guéranger shows how the Benedictine order — through poverty, obedience, penance, prayer, and learning — shaped not only saints, but the very civilization of Christian Europe. The antiphons, responsories, hymns, and prayers of the Monastic Office of St. Maurus are presented as a treasury of Catholic spirituality, calling modern Christians back to earnest faith, courage, and sacrifice. This reading is especially relevant today, as the Church faces spiritual tepidity, loss of discipline, and forgetfulness of her monastic roots. 📖 Source: The Liturgical Year – Dom Prosper Guéranger, O.S.B. 📅 Feast Day: January 15 ✝️ Theme: Obedience, Monastic Holiness, Benedictine Tradition, France 00:00 – Introduction: St. Maurus & January 15 00:45 – The Power of Christ’s Humility in Monastic Life 01:13 – France’s Debt to St. Maurus & the Benedictines 02:01 – Foundations of Benedictine Monasticism in France 03:16 – Glory of the Benedictine Order & Christian Civilization 03:43 – Early Life of St. Maurus under St. Benedict 04:13 – Austerity, Prayer, and Scriptural Devotion 04:54 – Miracle of Obedience: Walking on Water 05:36 – Miracles, Diaconate, and Healing 05:48 – Mission to France & Vision of St. Benedict’s Glory 06:24 – Monastic Leadership & Royal Conversions 06:45 – Final Years of Penance and Solitude 07:06 – Angelic Consolation & Spiritual Warfare 07:30 – Holy Death at the Altar 07:55 – Antiphons from the Monastic Office 09:42 – Responsories of St. Maurus 13:10 – Hymn in Honor of St. Maurus 14:33 – Dom Guéranger’s Prayer for France & the Church 16:45 – Final Exhortation: Knowing the Babe of Bethlehem https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/january/january-15-st-maurus-abbot/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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://sensusfidelium.tv/@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" = 🔔 ▶ 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 #SaintMaurus #January15 #TheLiturgicalYear #DomProsperGueranger #Benedictine #SaintBenedict #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #MonasticLife #CatholicSpirituality #GregorianTradition #LatinMass #CatholicHeritage