St. Romuald, Abbot (7 February) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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Saint Romuald, Abbot and founder of the Camaldolese Order, stands before us as a towering model of penance, contemplation, and heroic asceticism. In this reading from The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, we meditate on the Feast of Saint Romuald (February 7) — a saint who sanctified the forests, deserts, and monasteries of Italy through a life wholly given to God. As Lent approaches, Dom Guéranger places Saint Romuald before us as a living reproach to spiritual lukewarmness and a powerful encouragement to embrace repentance, fasting, prayer, and mortification. A true son of Saint Benedict, Romuald became the father of many souls and one of the great pillars of Western monasticism. This reading explores: The four great branches of the Benedictine Order Saint Romuald’s conversion, visions, and austere hermit life His trials, persecutions, and longing for martyrdom His prophetic vision of the Camaldolese monks as a ladder to Heaven A moving prayer asking his intercession as Lent draws near This is not merely history — it is a call to action for every Christian soul seeking holiness in an age of distraction. 📖 Source: The Liturgical Year — Dom Prosper Guéranger, O.S.B. 0:00 Introduction – February 7 in the Liturgical Year 0:16 The interruption of the martyrs’ calendar 0:25 Saint Romuald: Hero of penance and the forest of Camaldoli 0:30 Saint Romuald and Saint Benedict 0:40 The four great branches of the Benedictine Order 1:07 A lesson for souls approaching Lent 1:25 Crucifying the flesh – the Christian vocation 1:44 The shame of spiritual cowardice 1:59 A call to repentance and mortification 2:09 The official liturgical account of Saint Romuald’s life 2:17 His noble birth and early penance 2:35 Visions of Saint Apollinaris 2:48 Life under the hermit Marinus 3:05 Trials, temptations, fasting, and prayer 3:26 Venerated by princes and kings 3:36 His desire for martyrdom 3:49 Miracles and the gift of prophecy 3:57 The ladder from Earth to Heaven 4:11 Founder of the Camaldolese Order 4:14 Death at the age of 120 4:25 Incorrupt body and burial 4:36 Prayerful reflection on our wasted lives 5:09 Saint Romuald’s total devotion to God 5:32 Tears, penance, and love of Christ 5:47 Communion of Saints and intercession 6:08 Prayer for the Camaldolese Order https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/february/february-7-st-romuald-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 🔴 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 #SaintRomuald #February7 #CatholicSaints #DomProsperGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #Benedictine #Camaldolese #CatholicPenance #TraditionalCatholic #PreLent #CatholicSpirituality #MonasticLife