St. Raymond of Peñafort, St. Abel, and the First Fruits Offered to God (23 January)

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In today’s reflection, we commemorate the Feast of Saint Raymond of Peñafort, alongside the commemoration of Saint Emerentiana and the feast of Saint Abel, the first martyr and patriarch of Sacred Scripture. Saint Abel, the second son of Adam and Eve, offers us the first recorded unjust death in the Bible. His sacrifice — offering the first fruits and best portions to God — stands in contrast to Cain’s offering and teaches us a timeless lesson on tithing, sacrifice, and giving God our best, not our leftovers. We also reflect on Saint Emerentiana, the foster sister of Saint Agnes, who was martyred for boldly defending the Christian faith at her sister’s tomb. Her courage and charity offer a powerful witness to Christian martyrdom. The centerpiece of this reflection is Saint Raymond of Peñafort, one of the most influential yet underappreciated figures in Church history: Compiler of the first Code of Canon Law, used for nearly 800 years Dominican friar and Superior General of the Order of Preachers Confessor to King James I of Aragon Founder of the Mercedarian Order for the redemption of Christian captives Encourager of St. Thomas Aquinas to write Summa Contra Gentiles Known for the famous miracle of sailing across the sea on his cloak This meditation reminds us that while we may not know the full impact of our lives, faithful obedience, prayer, and sacrifice — whether public or hidden — are never wasted in God’s providence. 🙏 May these saints inspire us to give the first fruits of our lives to God. 00:00 – Feast of St. Raymond of Peñafort Introduced 00:21 – St. Emerentiana, Sister of St. Agnes 00:33 – St. Abel: The First Martyr in Scripture 01:39 – The Meaning of First Fruits and Tithing 02:41 – Giving God the First Years of Our Life 03:00 – Martyrdom of St. Emerentiana 03:33 – Who Was St. Raymond of Peñafort? 04:06 – Compilation of Canon Law Explained 04:39 – The Dominicans, Franciscans, and Mercedarians 05:16 – St. Raymond and St. Thomas Aquinas 05:30 – Confessor to King James I of Aragon 06:01 – Miracle of Sailing on His Cloak 07:00 – Superior General of the Dominicans 07:21 – Death of St. Raymond at Age 100 07:34 – God’s Timing in Church History 08:13 – Quiet Holiness and Hidden Influence 09:06 – Closing Blessing Please remember to 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.us 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintRaymondOfPeñafort #SaintAbel #CatholicSaints #CanonLaw #FirstFruits #CatholicReflection #ChurchHistory #DominicanOrder #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #CatholicHomily

Topics

• Resurrection
• Tithing