Where Are the Saints Today? St. Raymond of Peñafort and the Church in Crisis (23 January)

About this sermon

In this powerful and detailed talk, we reflect on the life, miracles, and enduring legacy of St. Raymond of Peñafort, one of the greatest builders of the Catholic Church. Born in 1175, St. Raymond entered religious life late—joining the Dominican Order at age 45—yet went on to reshape Church history through his intellect, holiness, and fearless fidelity to the truth. St. Raymond was the compiler of the first Code of Canon Law, a monumental work that governed the Church for nearly 700 years, until 1917. He assisted in founding the Mercedarian Order, dedicated to the redemption of Christian captives from Muslim slavery, and encouraged St. Thomas Aquinas to write the Summa Contra Gentiles, a foundational work of Catholic apologetics. One of his most famous miracles occurred when, forbidden by King James I of Aragon to leave the island of Majorca, St. Raymond sailed across the Mediterranean on his cloak, traveling over 160 miles in six hours—a stunning testimony to God’s power and the saint’s obedience. This talk also raises a sobering question for our time: Where are the saints today? It challenges us to consider how sin—especially abortion—frustrates God’s designs, cutting short lives that may have been future priests, bishops, or saints. Yet it also offers hope: God can still work miracles through those who remain faithful and generous with their talents. Let us pray through the intercession of St. Raymond of Peñafort that the Church may be strengthened, truth defended, captives redeemed, and souls awakened to holiness once again. 0:00 – Introduction: A Saint Who Gave Back Five Talents 1:00 – Born in 1175: A Late Vocation 1:15 – Doctor of Canon Law & Teacher 1:25 – Called to Rome by Pope Gregory IX 1:48 – Compiling the First Code of Canon Law 2:11 – Joining the Dominicans at Age 45 2:35 – Founding the Mercedarians & Redeeming Captives 3:04 – Islam, History, and Christian Defense 3:56 – Encouraging St. Thomas Aquinas 4:02 – Summa Contra Gentiles Explained 4:30 – Confessor to King James I of Aragon 5:11 – The King’s Sin and St. Raymond’s Courage 5:27 – The Miracle: Sailing on His Cloak 6:01 – 160 Miles in 6 Hours 6:24 – Master General of the Dominicans 6:51 – Living to 100 Years Old 7:08 – Where Are the Saints Today? 8:01 – Abortion and Frustrating God’s Plan 9:01 – Giving Back Our Talents 9:45 – Hope, Grace, and Final Exhortation 10:02 – Closing Prayer & 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 🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶ 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 🔴 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 #StRaymondOfPenafort #CatholicSaints #CanonLaw #DominicanOrder #CatholicHistory #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #SaintsOfTheChurch #CatholicApologetics #SummaContraGentiles #ThomasAquinas #Mercedarians #ChristianCaptives #ProLife #EndAbortion

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