St. Scholastica: Loving Christ Above All Things | Benedictine Spirituality & Holy Desire (10 Feb)

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On the feast of Saint Scholastica, heavenly patroness of Benedictine women religious, we contemplate one of the most gentle yet powerful saints in the history of the Church. Saint Scholastica, sister of Saint Benedict, was not a founder or ruler in the outward sense — yet her spiritual authority moved heaven itself. As Saint Gregory the Great recounts, she possessed the rare grace of holy persuasion, knowing how to love God so deeply that even the elements obeyed her prayer. Guéranger describes her life as a lifelong combat, a struggle whose only truce was death itself. Yet this combat was not harsh or worldly — it was waged through earnest simplicity, childlike trust, unshaken confidence in God, and a burning love for Christ. While Saint Benedict governed with firmness and order, God sent him a counterbalance: 👉 an angelic gentleness of soul, 👉 a heart entirely surrendered to divine love, 👉 a saint whose victory was not worldly success, but union with Christ crucified. Saint Scholastica teaches her daughters — and all of us — three simple yet terrifyingly profound lessons: ➡️ Love Christ ➡️ Love Christ ➡️ Love Christ Her final moments, described as the song of the dying swan, ended with her soul ascending to heaven like a dove, witnessed by her brother from afar. This is why the priest today wears the image of a dove — a visible sign of her glorious entrance into eternity. In this homily, we reflect on: • Benedictine spirituality • Holy desire and ordered love • The power of prayer that bends heaven • Why God became flesh — to be loved • The mystery of victory through the Cross As we enter the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, may Saint Scholastica draw us to Calvary, where true love is revealed, and may she lead us always to Jesus Christ. Saint Scholastica, pray for us. 00:00 Opening & Feast of St. Scholastica 00:48 Guéranger on the Lifelong Spiritual Combat 01:31 St. Benedict & the Counterbalance of Gentleness 02:25 Virtues of St. Scholastica 03:05 Convincing Heaven: The Storm at Monte Cassino 04:48 God’s Idea of Victory vs. Ours 05:22 The Swan Song & Her Holy Death 05:54 The Dove & Her Soul’s Ascent to Heaven 06:16 Three Lessons from St. Scholastica 06:44 Benedictine Hymn: Sweet Memory of Jesus 07:47 Loving Christ Above All Things 08:21 Why God Became Flesh 08:54 The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass 09:23 Final Prayer to St. Scholastica For more please visit http://reginaecclesiae.com/ & 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.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" = 🔔 ▶️ 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 #SaintScholastica #CatholicSaints #BenedictineSpirituality #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHomily #LoveChrist #MonasticLife #SaintBenedict #HolySacrificeOfTheMass #CatholicFaith #LatinMass #CatholicSpirituality

Topics

• Love & Compassion
• Holiness
• Jesus Christ