St. Louis IX: Don’t Be So American that You Forget You Are Christian! – Homily – Fr Alan

 

Fr. Alan B. Maria Wharton gives the homily on the Memorial of Saint Louis IX, King of France (August 25, 2026), examining the king's holy leadership and commitment to a Christian society.

Father calls on American Catholics to reject strict secularism, embrace the role of faith in civic life, and actively defend Christian values against competing ideologies.

Index
00:00 - Introduction to St. Louis IX: His Life and Associations
02:42 - The Christian Society and the Conflict with Islam
04:49 - Reclaiming a Christian Society: Challenging "Separation of Church and State"
06:00 - St. Louis IX's Counsel to His Son: Principles of Christian Leadership
08:26 - The Threat of Sharia Law and Declining Christian Birth Rates
11:46 - Call to Action: Defending and Advocating for a Christian Society

Scriptural, Catechetical, and Magisterial resources
Deuteronomy 6:5 – Love the Lord your God completely – https://airmaria.com/go/T7khbt
1 Timothy 2:5 – Christ, one mediator between God and men – https://airmaria.com/go/uh28dQ
CCC 909 – Lay faithful sanctify the temporal order – https://airmaria.com/go/bERmMf
CCC 1906 – Common good and social conditions – https://airmaria.com/go/WtT8HV
CCC 2366 – Fecundity, a gift, end of marriage – https://airmaria.com/go/pHxJeL
Bishops – Leaders must model righteousness, justice, prudence, courage, and temperance ... – https://airmaria.com/go/hxABg8
Pope Leo XIII – Peter Canisius models allying knowledge with justice in Christ's spiritual ba... – https://airmaria.com/go/jAJWTY
Magisterium AI – Thomas More exemplifies integrity and moral service as patron of statesmen – https://airmaria.com/go/zNaMnv
Magisterium AI – Politicians' patrons include Thomas Apostle and More for discernment and conv... – https://airmaria.com/go/zEXSK3
Bishops – Catholic leaders pursue courage, justice, and temperance for the common good – https://airmaria.com/go/rpsv9b

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Louis - Opt Mem - http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1011
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/082526.cfm
1st: Isaiah 58:6-11 - True Fasting
Resp: Psalms 112:1-9 - Happiness of the Just
Gsp: Matthew 22:34-40 - Greatest Commandment

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1143

Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaD_2ttzOio