St. Paul of the Cross (28 April): Why the Cross Is the Power of God

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In this powerful Catholic reflection, we celebrate the Feast of Saint Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists, and dive deeply into the meaning of the Cross in the Christian life. St. Paul of the Cross dedicated his life to contemplating the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ and spreading this message throughout the world. Through prayer, silence, and devotion to the suffering of Christ, he discovered a truth many struggle to accept: 👉 “There is no glory without the Cross.” This sermon explores: ✝️ The life and mission of St. Paul of the Cross ✝️ The importance of meditating on Christ’s Passion daily ✝️ The “word of the Cross” (1 Corinthians) and why it is misunderstood ✝️ How suffering leads to eternal glory ✝️ The role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in understanding God’s will As Scripture tells us, the Cross is foolishness to the world—but to those who believe, it is the power and wisdom of God. Let this message strengthen your prayer life and inspire you to become an apostle of the Cross in your daily life. 🙏 May Our Lady, Mother of Sorrows, help us grow in love for the Passion of Christ. 0:00 Opening Prayer & Introduction 0:33 Feast of St. Paul of the Cross 1:01 Passionist Order & Contemplative Life 1:37 The Origin of His Zeal for the Passion 2:05 The Importance of Meditation on Christ 2:27 Spreading the Message of the Cross 2:50 Mount Argentario & Founding Inspiration 3:18 The Passionist Habit & Marian Devotion 3:45 Mission to England & Blessed Dominic Barberi 4:51 St. John Henry Newman’s Conversion 5:23 The Word of the Cross Explained (1 Corinthians) 6:16 The Scandal of the Cross 6:39 No Glory Without Suffering 6:56 Daily Meditation on the Passion 7:30 Glory Comes Through the Cross 7:54 Becoming Apostles of the Cross 8:01 Role of Our Lady, Mother of Sorrows 8:17 Closing Prayer 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 🔴 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 #Catholic #SaintPaulOfTheCross #TheCross #CatholicSermon #PassionOfChrist #ChristianFaith #CatholicTeaching #MotherOfSorrows #TraditionalCatholic #JesusChrist #RedemptiveSuffering #CatholicSaints

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