Pope Leo the Great Vs. Attila the Hun

Pope Leo once saved the city of Rome from destruction. Not this Pope Leo… this one. In the late 5th century, the Western Roman Empire was falling apart. Attila the Hun had been tearing through European cities and was headed toward Rome. Instead of sending an army, the Roman emperor sent the Pope to defend Rome from one of history's deadliest warriors, who was nicknamed “The Scourge of God” The old pope had no physical defense, so he prayed for spiritual protection. Pope Leo met the great conqueror outside the city and appealed to him to spare Rome, reportedly saying “The people have felt thy scourge; now as suppliants they would feel thy mercy.” Attila pondered the request in silence, gazing upon the Pope’s robes. Legend has it, Attila looked up and saw a vision of Saints Peter and Paul similarly dressed wielding swords aimed at him. The Apostles said, “Unless thou obey this priest, thou and thine shall perish”. Whatever the case may be, after meeting with the Pope, Attila the Hun turned back and spared Rome of the fate that had befallen countless cities before it. Today, we not only call Leo a saint, but Saint Leo the GREAT, redefining greatness not in terms of temporal conquests, but by submission to the will of God, in whom all greatness is found. Pope St. Leo the Great, pray for us. -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss a daily Mass: http://bit.ly/31Ceiuu Join this channel to get access to perks like custom CatholicTV emojis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORAZZmab8apqy2TMHZlZVQ/join Donate to CatholicTV and join us in our mission: https://www.catholictv.org/donate CatholicTV website: http://bit.ly/2KlLFuX Like us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2LWw1tm Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/31eG1lf Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/339rEAf #CatholicMass #DailyMass #CatholicMassToday #CatholicMassOnline #VirtualMass #CatholicTV #BishopReed