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Saint Josaphat Kuncewycz est fêté le 12 novembre. Archevêque de Polotsk au XVIIᵉ siècle, il a consacré sa vie à l’unité de l’Église entre l’Orient et l’Occident. Son courage et sa fidélité à Rome lui valurent le martyre, mais aussi une place éclatante dans l’histoire de la foi.

🎬 Dans cette vidéo, découvre la vie bouleversante d’un homme de paix, moine basilien, prédicateur infatigable et véritable artisan de réconciliation. Né en Ukraine actuelle, il œuvra sans relâche pour unir les chrétiens de rite byzantin à l’Église catholique. Malgré les menaces, il refusa de fuir. Son assassinat en 1623 à Vitebsk fit de lui le martyr de l’unité.

💬 Canonisé par le pape Pie IX en 1867, saint Josaphat demeure aujourd’hui un symbole de fidélité, de dialogue et de fraternité. Sa vie rappelle que la vraie paix ne s’impose pas, elle se construit dans la vérité et le pardon.

🙏 Prière
Saint Josaphat, martyr de l’unité, obtiens-nous la grâce du courage et de la paix.
Inspire à tous les chrétiens un désir sincère d’unité, de respect et de charité fraternelle.
Que ton exemple nous aide à surmonter les divisions et à marcher ensemble vers la lumière du Christ. Amen.

📅 Fête liturgique : 12 novembre
🌍 Patronage : unité des chrétiens, Églises orientales catholiques
📖 Canonisé : 1867 par le pape Pie IX

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00:00Today, November 12th, the Church invites us to celebrate a man of immense courage,
00:07a builder of unity among Christians,
00:11Saint Josaphat Kounsevitch, archbishop and martyr of the Union of Churches.
00:18Born around 1580 in Volodymyr, in present-day Ukraine,
00:23Josaphat grew up in a troubled environment.
00:26The Eastern Church had separated from Rome.
00:30And tensions between Catholics and Orthodox Christians divided families, villages, and nations.
00:37From a very young age, Josaphat felt a calling to reconcile these two worlds.
00:43He joined the Basilian monks, an order inspired by Saint Basil,
00:47where he chose poverty, prayer, and study.
00:52His fervor, humility, and gentleness impress all who meet him.
01:00Ordained a priest, then appointed archbishop of Polotsk,
01:03he is deploying extraordinary energy to revive faith
01:07and to bring back to unity those who had strayed from it.
01:11He restores churches, trains priests,
01:16translates the liturgical texts
01:17and tirelessly preaches about brotherly love.
01:20He is not seeking political victory.
01:24but spiritual communion.
01:27His zeal also attracts enemies.
01:31In a fractured country,
01:33His call for unity with Rome is perceived by some as a betrayal.
01:38Tensions are rising.
01:39The rumors are raging.
01:42Josaphat knows he is risking his life.
01:44But he refuses to flee.
01:46“If I must die for the unity of the Church,” he said,
01:50I consider it an honor.
01:54November 12, 1623,
01:57An armed mob invaded his residence in Vitebsk.
02:01The assailants strike him,
02:03They dragged him into the street and brutally killed him.
02:07His body was thrown into the Dvina River.
02:10He was 43 years old.
02:11But death did not have the last word.
02:16Very quickly,
02:17Miracles happen,
02:19Conversions are multiplying,
02:21and even some of his opponents
02:23recognize his sanctity.
02:26His body,
02:27found intact
02:29becomes a sign of peace and hope.
02:33In 1867,
02:34Pope Pius IX canonized him.
02:37making him the first saint
02:38of the Eastern Church,
02:40united in Rome.
02:40Even today,
02:44Saint Josaphat is venerated
02:45like the martyr of unity,
02:47patron of the dialogue between East and West.
02:51His example reminds us
02:52that unity is not built through debates,
02:55but in fidelity,
02:57courage
02:57and charity lived to the point of self-sacrifice.
03:02May we, following his example,
03:04to seek true peace,
03:06the one that is born from a heart
03:07united with Christ.
03:08Prayer
03:10Saint Josaphat,
03:15you who shed your blood
03:16so that Christians may remain united,
03:18intercede for us.
03:21Obtain for the Church the grace of peace,
03:23of truth and courage.
03:27Teach us to love
03:28those who do not think like us,
03:29to engage in dialogue without judgment
03:31and to build bridges
03:32where the world is rich in walls.
03:34Amen.
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