St. Paschal Baylon (17 May): Loving God is the Key

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Saint Paschal Baylon (1540–1592), known as the “Seraph of the Eucharist,” lived a life of astonishing humility, penance, and love for the Blessed Sacrament. Born on Pentecost Sunday in Spain, this simple Franciscan lay brother became one of the Church’s greatest Eucharistic saints through hidden sacrifice, constant prayer, and joyful holiness. In this sermon and reflection, we explore: ✠ The miraculous life of Saint Paschal Baylon ✠ His extraordinary devotion to the Blessed Sacrament ✠ Eucharistic miracles surrounding his life and death ✠ Why sanctity is impossible without love of God ✠ The danger of bitterness, anxiety, and angry zeal ✠ How true holiness is cheerful, humble, and peaceful Though Saint Paschal practiced severe penances, what truly distinguished him was his joyful spirit, meekness, and charity toward others. His example reminds us that sanctity is not achieved through guilt, ambition, or anger—but through deep love of God and neighbor. “Love makes everything easy.” – Reflection on Saint Paschal Baylon 📖 Feast Day: May 17 ⛪ Patron Saint of Eucharistic Congresses and Eucharistic Associations 0:00 – Introduction to Saint Paschal Baylon 0:25 – Born on Pentecost Sunday in 1540 0:42 – Childhood as a poor shepherd in Spain 1:11 – Teaching himself to read 1:37 – Entering the Franciscan monastery 2:04 – His severe penances and humble duties 3:17 – Extraordinary devotion to the Blessed Sacrament 4:20 – Miraculous appearance of the monstrance and angels 4:43 – Reports of conversions through his holiness 5:07 – Sent to France to confront Calvinist heretics 6:01 – Violently attacked for defending the Faith 6:35 – Death on Pentecost in 1592 6:59 – Miracle during his requiem Mass 7:21 – Incorrupt body discovered after burial 7:45 – Canonization and title “Seraph of the Eucharist” 8:00 – Reflection on different paths to sanctity 8:56 – The true key to holiness 9:26 – The danger of bitter zeal and anxious spirituality 10:14 – Why guilt and anger cannot produce sanctity 10:35 – Love of God as the path to holiness 11:05 – “Love makes everything easy” 11:36 – Focusing on God’s will and vocation #saintpaschalbaylon #CatholicSaints #BlessedSacrament #Eucharist #Franciscan #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicYouTube #HolySaints #CatholicTeaching #Prayer #CatholicChurch #Adoration 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 🔴 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

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