The Seven Holy Founders & The 7 Sorrows Rosary | God Raises Saints in Times of Crisis (12 February)
- Preacher
- Sensus Fidelium
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 10:43
About this sermon
In honor of Our Lady of Lourdes (February 11) and inspired by The Song of Bernadette, we reflect on Our Lady’s powerful words to St. Bernadette: “I cannot promise you happiness in this life — only in the next.” This is the heart of the Christian life: future glory through present sacrifice. Today we also commemorate the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order — seven lay craftsmen from Florence in the 13th century who gave up everything to live lives of poverty, penance, and devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. At a time when heresy (especially the Waldensians) was spreading throughout Europe, God raised up seven humble men to stem the tide — not through political power, but through penance, preaching, and Marian devotion. In this sermon we explore: The message of Our Lady of Lourdes The life and suffering of St. Bernadette The Seven Holy Founders and the Servite Order The Waldensian heresy and its historical impact Why the Seven Sorrows Rosary is powerful today How God raises saints during times of crisis Preparing spiritually for Lent As confusion and laxity spread even in our own day, we can trust that God will once again raise up saints. Perhaps He is calling you. 0:00 — Opening Prayer 0:20 — The Song of Bernadette & Our Lady of Lourdes 0:46 — “I Cannot Promise You Happiness in This Life” 1:15 — Who Were the Seven Holy Founders? 2:40 — Our Lady Appears to the Seven Craftsmen 3:30 — The Birth of the Servite Order 4:07 — The Waldensian Heresy Explained 5:40 — Faith, Works, and Dangerous Errors 6:44 — How the Seven Holy Founders Stopped the Spread 7:32 — The Seven Sorrows Rosary 8:49 — A Lenten Devotion Recommendation 9:37 — How Heaven Turns Back the Tide 10:10 — God Always Raises Saints in Crisis 10:27 — A Call to Live the Penitential Life 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SevenSorrows #SevenHolyFounders #OurLadyOfLourdes #StBernadette #CatholicSermon #ServiteOrder #CatholicTradition #Lent2026 #MarianDevotion #TraditionalCatholic
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