The Resurrection That Built Western Civilization | Easter Sermon on St. Benedict ~ Fr. Perricone

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Christ’s Resurrection did not just change history—it transformed civilization itself. In this powerful Easter reflection, we explore how the victory of Christ over death unleashed a revolution that reshaped the world. From the closing of Plato’s Academy under Emperor Justinian to the founding of Monte Cassino by St. Benedict, we see how Catholic faith became the foundation of Western civilization and learning. Even historians hostile to the Church, like Edward Gibbon, admitted that St. Benedict helped ignite a love of learning that surpassed even Oxford and Cambridge. Because of Christ’s Resurrection: The human intellect was elevated Truth became knowable in its fullness Civilization was rebuilt on faith, hope, and charity But this message is not just historical—it’s a call to action. There are still souls in darkness, “starved and shackled,” waiting to be freed. The mission now falls to us: 👉 To bring the light of the risen Christ into the world. Blessed Easter. Christ is Risen. 🙏 Support pro-life causes through real estate: https://realestateforlife.org 0:00 Pro-Life Real Estate for Life Promotion 0:24 Opening Prayer 0:32 Justinian Closes Plato’s Academy 0:57 St. Benedict Founds Monte Cassino 1:24 Birth of Catholic Europe & Western Civilization 1:43 Testimony of Edward Gibbon 2:22 The Resurrection Changes Everything 2:40 The Defeat of the Kingdom of Darkness 3:00 Christ Elevates Human Intellect 3:32 All Knowledge in Service of Christ the King 4:00 Humanity Before vs After the Resurrection 4:30 Grace to Conquer Ourselves and the World 5:00 A Call to Free Souls in Darkness 5:31 The Danger of Hesitation 5:52 Final Easter Blessing https://www.youtube.com/@MyDearCatholicFriends https://www.fatherperricone.com/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #Easter #Resurrection #ChristIsRisen #StBenedict #CatholicChurch #Christianity #Faith #CatholicTruth #WesternCivilization #CatholicHistory #ChristTheKing #TraditionalCatholic #Evangelization #ProLife

Topics

• Resurrection
• Easter