The Stigmata of St. Francis: A Living Image of Christ Crucified (17 September)

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On September 17, the Franciscan family celebrates the Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi—the first historically recorded saint to bear visibly the wounds of the crucified Christ. In 1224, two years before his death, St. Francis withdrew to Mount La Verna for forty days of prayer and fasting in honor of St. Michael the Archangel. Burning with love for Jesus and longing to share in His Passion, Francis received a vision of a six-winged seraph bearing the image of the Crucified. When the vision disappeared, the wounds of Christ appeared in Francis’s hands, feet and side. He descended the mountain bearing an image of the Crucified—not carved in wood or stone, but impressed upon his body by the living God. This sermon explains the meaning of visible and invisible stigmata, the experiences of St. Catherine of Siena, the interior sufferings of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the extraordinary conformity of St. Francis to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. May Our Lady, Queen of all stigmatists, keep our eyes fixed upon Jesus crucified and obtain for us true sorrow for our sins. St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us! 0:00 Opening Prayer 0:29 Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis 1:00 What Does “Stigmata” Mean? 1:24 The First Historically Recorded Stigmatist 1:42 Did St. Paul Bear the Stigmata? 1:57 Our Lady, Queen of All Stigmatists 2:14 Visible and Invisible Stigmata Explained 3:04 St. Catherine of Siena’s Invisible Wounds 3:22 St. Francis Begins His Forty-Day Fast 3:38 Prayer and Fasting in Honor of St. Michael 3:46 Francis Desires to Share Christ’s Sufferings 4:28 The Vision on the Feast of the Holy Cross 4:44 The Six-Winged Crucified Seraph 5:23 Joy and Sorrow Before the Crucified Christ 5:56 Transformed Into the Image of Christ 6:28 St. Francis and the Sacred Heart 6:55 The Saint Who Most Imitated Jesus 7:12 The Wounds Appear on Francis’s Body 7:49 The Wound in His Side 8:06 Francis Descends From Mount La Verna 8:24 Why He Concealed the Sacred Wounds 8:47 Why Did the Stigmata Appear in the 13th Century? 9:00 Christ’s Humanity and the Feast of Corpus Christi 9:40 The Height of Medieval Christendom 10:11 St. Bonaventure on the Miracle 10:42 What the Stigmata Teach Us 11:08 “Wounded for Our Iniquities” 11:21 Our Lady, Queen of All Stigmatists 11:44 Closing Prayer #StFrancis #Stigmata #CatholicHomily #FeastDay #CatholicChurch #ChristianMysticism #PassionOfChrist #OurLady #StBonaventure #CatholicFaith #LivesOfTheSaints #StCatherine #CorpusChristi For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

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