St. Vincent de Paul (19 July): Be Honest of Your Flaws & Respond Well

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St. Vincent de Paul is remembered as one of the greatest saints of charity—but his life didn't begin that way. Before founding the Vincentians and inspiring the Daughters of Charity, Vincent was ambitious, proud, and eager for wealth and status. His dramatic conversion began after being captured by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery in North Africa. In this sermon, discover how God transformed one man's failures, suffering, and past into one of the greatest charitable movements in Christian history. Learn about: • St. Vincent's difficult youth • His capture by Barbary pirates • Two years as a slave • His remarkable conversion • The founding of the Vincentians • The Daughters of Charity • Caring for the poor and abandoned • Formation of holy priests • The interior life that fuels true charity • Why your past does NOT determine your future No matter what you've done—or what has happened to you—God can transform your life when you surrender everything to Him. "It doesn't matter what you've done in your past. God can use it for good." May St. Vincent de Paul inspire all of us to grow in humility, charity, and holiness. 00:00 Introduction 00:28 St. Vincent's troubled youth 01:02 Leaving poverty behind 01:41 Pride and ambition 02:31 Ordained too young 03:03 Captured by Barbary pirates 03:52 Two years as a slave 04:22 Returning to Rome 05:39 Spiritual director to the French court 06:02 Serving the poor transforms him 07:09 Organizing charity 08:07 The Ladies of Charity 08:41 Hospitals and relief efforts 09:04 Ransoming slaves 09:35 Reforming the clergy 10:28 Vincentians vs. Society of St. Vincent de Paul 11:18 Relics of St. Vincent 12:06 Lessons from his conversion 13:39 The interior apostolate 14:05 God uses your past for good 14:44 Prayer to St. Vincent de Paul 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 🔴 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 #SaintVincentDePaul #Catholic #CatholicChurch #Saints #Conversion #Charity #Faith #JesusChrist #Christianity #CatholicFaith #Vincentians #DaughtersOfCharity #CatholicSermon #CatholicHomily #SpiritualLife

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