St. Vincent de Paul (19 July): Accept the Suffering

About this sermon

St. Vincent de Paul wasn't born a saint. As a young man, he sought wealth, influence, and advancement. Ashamed of his humble upbringing, he pursued status among the French nobility. But God had a very different plan. After being kidnapped and sold into slavery for two years, Vincent experienced a profound conversion that forever changed his life. His suffering became the foundation of one of the greatest charitable missions in Christian history. In this sermon, discover: • How St. Vincent's ambition nearly ruined his vocation • The dramatic story of his captivity in North Africa • His conversion through suffering • The founding of the Ladies of Charity and the Daughters of Charity • His influence on seminaries and priestly formation • The origins of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul • Why suffering can become the path to holiness St. Vincent teaches that God often transforms our greatest trials into our greatest blessings. What seems like tragedy today may become the very means God uses to sanctify your soul. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" May the example of St. Vincent de Paul inspire us to embrace suffering with faith, serve the poor with love, and trust God's providence in every circumstance. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Early Life of St. Vincent de Paul 01:45 Religious Wars in France 03:09 Ordained at Only 19 Years Old 04:20 Kidnapped by Pirates 05:02 Two Years of Slavery 06:01 Converting His Muslim Master's Household 07:20 Return to France 08:33 A Priest Finally Lives His Calling 09:07 Seeing the Poverty of France 10:05 Compassion Born from Suffering 10:43 Beginning the Ladies of Charity 12:16 Charity Expands Across France 12:50 Reforming Priestly Formation 13:40 The Vincentians 14:04 The Society of St. Vincent de Paul 15:06 The Meaning of Suffering 16:48 St. Josephine Bakhita's Example 17:33 Giving Our Suffering to God 18:30 Final Encouragement & Blessing 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 🔴 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 #StVincentDePaul #Catholic #Saints #CatholicChurch #Charity #Suffering #Conversion #ChristianFaith #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSermon #CatholicTeaching #Holiness #JesusChrist #Faith #CatholicHistory

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• Suffering & Trials