I'm an American service veteran, I have always admired the pontifical Swiss Guard, very renoun military unit , keeping watch over the smallest country and personal Guard to His Holiness, I have to sayTheir Blue Yellow Uniforms they wear ,really stand out above any other military units on Gods green earth. The Swiss should be proud of these men carrying on their Solemn duty protecting His Holiness. Makes me envious being an American than that of Swiss nationality. I would love to be able to do that job and wear that beautiful uniform. Gid bless his Holiness and the men of the Swiss Guard

@johanbernardini1607

3 ай бұрын

Avant jusqu en 1664 il y avait les gardes Corse

Superb tradition. Thank you for your service and dedication to our Pope. God bless you all Swiss Guards🙏👍

@Kole61

Жыл бұрын

​@@hoolydooly5072 Very much, Christianity had become the official religion of the Roman Empire.

"For the grace, for the might of our Lord, In the name of His glory For the faith, for the way of the sword Come and tell their story, Gave their lives so boldly, Come and tell the Swiss Guards' story again." - The final lines from the Sabaton song "The Last Stand".

What a beautiful tradition - long live the Swiss Guard!

Thank you for your service to all our Popes throughout centuries. We love you all.

I also love my Holy Roman Catholic Church. I thank God for giving me the faith.

A beautiful compilation. Wonderful to see our dear Pope John Paul II and remember we still have dear Pope Benedict XVI. The Swiss Guards make such an important part of the Vatican. God bless those fine young men from Switzerland.

@Yobbie72

2 жыл бұрын

I was relieved to see that they were guarding a true pope and not anti-pope francis.

@sharondavid-melly1498

2 жыл бұрын

And beloved Pope Francis

@sharondavid-melly1498

2 жыл бұрын

@@Yobbie72 Shame on you!

@sharondavid-melly1498

2 жыл бұрын

@@Yobbie72 There is no evidence of Pope Francis being an anti-pope! People like you are dividing the Church! FOR SHAME ON YOU!! STOP SINNING!

@benayabonaventura

Жыл бұрын

@C R how dare you speak of that to the vicar of Christ. Not even david dares to lay hands to saul. Yet you dare to speak ill of the pope. If you are without any sin then let it be. Cast that stone. It is written in Matthew 7:1-5 (UKJV) Judge not, that all of you be not judged. For with what judgment all of you judge, all of you shall be judged: and with what measure all of you mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why behold you the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye? Or how will you say to your brother, Let me pull out the splinter out of your eye; and, behold, a beam is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you see clearly to cast out the splinter out of your brother's eye. Remember this. Before he is a pope he is also a brother in Christ. If you find faults in his duty pray for him. For he is only a man just like st Peter before him and st Paul before him and many popes and bishops before him.

I love this, not only is catholic worship practices go way back centuries, the history of the Pope's Army is also ancient, so inspired by this short film. May God continues to lead you guide our Pontiff.

@harpar1028

Жыл бұрын

satanic bastaards

I feel proud to have watched this Movie. A million thanks for your best efforts to have produced such a beautiful movie 😇👍👍

@jonbiasetti7037

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, My father directed and filmed it!

The Magisterium of my Church, pierces my heart. I love her with all my heart and soul

@margaretwhelan3459

Жыл бұрын

You should love Jesus with all your heart and your soul, not an army.

Swiss guard you all look handsome in your uniform thank you for guarding our Pope love from NZ

Thank you for the Swiss guard for protecting the Pope and the Catholic Church the true Church of Christ

@margaretwhelan3459

Жыл бұрын

Where are they today? The Catholic church is in dissaray,it will fall if people don't stand up to fight for it. They brought this on themselves, for years they forgot about the "flock". They didn't teach the traditions or Church teachings for decades. And im an Irish Catholic.

Such a storied and fascinating history of this gallant and unique military unit whose heroic stand in 1527 defending the Pope has been compared to the last stand of the Spartans at Thermopylae. May God continue to bless the Swiss Guard.

@euleysmith5047

Жыл бұрын

God 🙏 bless us all in 2023

@kristoffermangila

Жыл бұрын

This is Immortalized by the Swedish metal band Sabaton in their song "The Last Stand", which is the carrier single of the album of the same name.

It is such a joy watching this film!I love Pope JJP II! It makes me praise and glorify our God for giving us a visible church, the Holy Catholic and Apostolic church and for the Sacrament of priesthood and all the 7 Sacraments. Thank you to our beloved Swiss Guards for protecting our present Holy Father, Pope Francis - the Vicar of Christ. You are all in my daily prayers. Most Holy Trinity may you give our a Holy Father a gift of wisdom and gift of fortitude and that He will remain faithful to you and your teaching. O Lord Jesus, Great Hight Priest- give your Holy Church many Holy, Courageous, Righteous and Faithful priests!🙏✝️💕🌿

@sharondavid-melly1498

2 жыл бұрын

Every day l give thanks for our humble Pope Francis 😍

Thank you for this sharing. It is great to know that the Holy Father and the Holy city are guarded so well. May God's Holy protection and Blesssings be with all the protectors and their families in such a great traditional professional and dedicated way. 🙏

God bless, Swiss Guard thank you for your service to our Holy Father...

Close to 50 yrs ago when in the Vatican working for my Cardinal, the Swiss Guards were so intense in their duties. When off duty these fellows were all Swiss Army Trained and to see their comments of the faith and willing to lay their down their lives for the Pope. Amazing. Bravo to the Swiss Guards and Many Thanks for your loyal service.

This movie was made in the late 80’s, early 90’s. It’s been more than 30 years.

@sonodiventataunalbero5576

Жыл бұрын

When Chirac was President of the French Republic 😂

Thank you for the video. 🙏🏾

Thank you for your service, God bless you all ❤️🙏🙏🙏

Thank You for this video🙏God Bless Each And Every One Of These Soldiers🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏

Proud to be a Roman Catholic with its tiniest city and independent sovereignty in the world. The Church is fully Human, so as this supporting army and many other humanly supporting 💜 services. The Church is also fully Divine like its Head Jesus Christ. At its human nature the Pope is the HOS Head of State and the leaders of world governments respect him. And at its Divine nature the Church that has been built on the rock of St Peter at Caesarea Philipi to preach the Gospel of God make all nations deciples and the Pope is its earthy leader and head. All other denomination on this planet earth shall respect the Pope despite personal disagreements due to limited understanding and hatred.

Very interesting documentary. 👌👍👍 God bls th Swiss Guards & their families exceedingly thr Jesus Christ, amen. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

Amen. Thank you fof your unselfish duty to the Holy See. God bless all of you great soldiers.

Excelente realización. Felicitaciones. Muchas gracias. Ojalá esa guardia pontificias se mantenga siempre. Es esplendorosa.

Thank you.🙏🌎🇺🇸

Wonderful thank You

EXCELLENT VIDEO👏🏼

Fantastic..May God bless them all 🙏❤

Thankyou

Dios los bendiga! St. Michael, protect them into the battle!

@sharondavid-melly1498

2 жыл бұрын

May they never have to go into battle.

Would be cool to be a Swiss guard and to protect the Pope. I’m Catholic and it would be an honor to be them

EXCELLENT!

God bless the Swiss Guard. 🇨🇭🇺🇲

God bless the Swiss Guard. I really enjoyed the video

Fun fact : the swordbearer at 48:08 is corporal Christoph Graf, now colonel and 35th commander of the Swiss Guard.

@Germanicus-

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know him personally? Have contact with him?

@fistofthenorthstar9010

2 жыл бұрын

that fact was not as fun as i initially thought it would be. can you edit this to just say fact ?

@midnightteapot5633

2 жыл бұрын

@@fistofthenorthstar9010 Alois Estermann is the Officer commanding the oath ceremony parade , he was murdered along with his wife by a young Guardsman (according to official findings) in the Guards quarters .

I love it. God bless

Thank you for this fully detailed video knowing who protect our beloved Pope❤️

@sharondavid-melly1498

2 жыл бұрын

And does now protect beloved Pope Francis.

Wow what eye opener topic.

Having served as a US Marine I wish American Catholic males could have been allowed to serve the Pope in the Swiss Guard.

..very nice and really great honor to be soldier there..

No one calls them Soldiers of The Pope, they are called, as long as I can remember (73 years old) The Swiss Guard.

Proud, very proud to be Catholic.

@sharondavid-melly1498

2 жыл бұрын

Pride shouldn't have anything to do with it. Gratitude for the protection of the Holy Father.

@deecantola1923

Жыл бұрын

Pride proceed at the fall.

God bless all Swiss guard

And so it's nice going to be a Swiss Guard...physically,mentally and spiritually sturdy creatures of the Almighty God... Mabuhay ang Iglesia Katolika Romana!

Great

John 18:36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” 37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

The hierarchy is grand. The tradition great

GOD BLESS .... Semua Umat Beragama .

amen. god bless you all...

God bless them

God bless you Guard of Holy Father 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏... your awesome

Superbe film, quelle expression de dignité et de grandeur merci. Plaisir de revoir Jean Paul II.

@sharondavid-melly1498

2 жыл бұрын

Pope Francis is beloved and truly humble. God bless and keep him safe!

Apparently this film is from 2005 but the footage seems much older.

Until 1970 there were other two types of guards, the "noble guard" (wearing a red uniform and a golden helmet) and the " palatine guard" (wearing a blue one). Both were abolished by Paul Vl.

I m proud to be a citizen of this country!

God bless the Swiss Guards

Their uniforms are gorgeous.

Solong our Swiss Boys belief in God that is the most Important.

My friends and I would be visiting Rome next year

Saint Michael be The Swiss Army Protector. 💖💕🌿

The One True Church has the style and class and the taste only an institution that keeps standing the test of time can acquire.

So many tourists bother the Queens/King's Guard in the UK, but nobody ever bothers these guys.

Wow.

Swiss infantry and combat skills were second to none.

I wish I could serve in a role similar to this, unfortunately. It's just not possible.

🙏🌍🙏🌍🙏🌍

God bless Swissguard...

Outstanding presentation. I was surprised the narrator at a few points stepped back from acknowledging the existence and belief in Jesus. Trying to please too many people and belief systems for my liking. In the 3 years of his public life the Lord did over 40 individual miracles directly witnessed and testified to by early Christians, and there were other occasions where multitudes came to him and all present were healed. Those miracles continue with Eucharistic miracles, individual healings that authenticate and affirm sainthood, and the long history of miracles recorded at the sites of Mary's appearances, Lourdes, Fatima, Guadalupe to name only a few. Evidence is there. Opposition to His authority is also with us of course, ever since the serpent in the garden of Eden.

@michaelpcooksey5096

Жыл бұрын

No, all religions are NOT the same. Jesus is the ONLY one who confessed to being God himself as the Son. Other religions can only confess to having 'prophets' at their core. These in many cases directly confess that they are NOT God, and that they look to someone higher who is coming.

“Then the 189. In the service of heaven. They’re protecting the holy line. It was 1527.”

@gussysanchez5246

Жыл бұрын

No they really aren't

@78BroncoOscar95

Жыл бұрын

@@gussysanchez5246 continue.

@IntrepidIanRinon

Жыл бұрын

...Gave their lives on the steps to heaven... Thy will be done!

@mimip154

Жыл бұрын

Love Sabaton!

@margaretwhelan3459

Жыл бұрын

The holy line??

Any Clue when this was filmed? Thanks

are there documents that review about secret soldier of the vatican goverment, iam very interested about it

42:08 "Zweihänder" sword. For chopping up gaps in tight enemy pike formations. Tough job... These guys was also known as "Doppelsöldner". Imagine finding them in the papal swiss guard.

What's their export now days in realmlife? Augustine I dying

Our goal will be accomplished one drop at a time so as to never bring suspicion upon ourselves.

@gussysanchez5246

Жыл бұрын

Is it not enough that the Vatican hid the fact that Jesus was really a woman. And yet you fought the cup the sparrow brought me. And refuse to help me. They shoot me even when I enter cathedral. Do you even know I exist.

Too bad that I'm too old and not Swiss citizen...

Don't let their costumes fool you. The Swiss Guard has full access to modern day military firearms. The Pope is one of the most heavily guarded persons in Italy, and any threat against him would have to go through the Roman Carbinieri first, then the Vatican Police...before even reaching the Palace where the Swiss Guard actually are.

The ‘Sack of Rome’, indirectly but in part the reason for the denial of Henry VIII’s requested annulment and thus the English Reformation.

Am I the only one bothered by the peeling paint in the Guards' Chapel at 15:15? These young men swear to give their lives for the pope if needed to protect him but if they want to practice the organ they have to sit in a dark, run-down place.

can you put the Conclave that changed the world on KZread yep

Nice Guys, the Priest's are happy.

So the Swiss decided to build and fund a new barracks for the Swiss Guard. The existing building has no architectural or historical value so the Vatican agreed to have the current building razed and rebuild a new one with private rooms and bathrooms for all soldiers and all other amenities you expect in the 21st century in a first world country. The Swiss are ready. They are now waiting for a Vatican/Italian decision. They are now waiting for four years. :)

Sono da sempre i migliori soldati al Mondo Hanno storia di Fedeltà ed Eroismo che non hanno Euguali Grazie Svizzera 🇨🇭 🥀🥀🥀🇮🇹

I am an Oklahoma Military School Rabbit and Navy veteran

No doubt they are performing holly job as per their faith, i surprised that a country of watchmakers has fantastic army.

@robertcuminale1212

Жыл бұрын

Switzerland has always been neutral during great conflicts but that doesn't mean it is not prepared to fight if necessary. Every citizen owns an automatic weapon which he keeps in his home prepared to fight. This is the true embodiment of a militia. The founders of the United States of America had the same idea expressed in the Second Amendment to the Constitution. A citizen army prepared to defend the country against invasion. Instead our government fears its citizens and does its best to disarm them. "When the people fear the government there is tyranny. When the government fears the people there is liberty." Thomas Jefferson

Please note ! Michael Angelo. Design the uniforms of the S. Army!!!!

Must be incredibly strange and awesome at the same time to be on guard duty at night. Just standing there amidst the quiet in a place with so much history. I bet it’s full of ghosts. Think of all that’s happened there

"My name is Pino Coco" 😂 cute name

@lucaschiantodipepe2015

2 жыл бұрын

Pino Cocco he said. Probably a Swiss citizen of Sardinian descent. (Cocco is a very common name in Sardinia).

Don't forget the swiss gard défend until the death, our King Louis XVI, against the crowd at Louvres Palace "august". 1792.God bless thème.

Painter Raphael can make his paintings blink?

👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Alois Estermann is the Officer commanding the oath ceremony parade , he was murdered along with his wife by a young Guardsman (according to official findings) in the Guards quarters .

I am retired USA army 20 years, from 1986 to 2006, I can not think of any fighting force been around for 500 years, may be the Brits do. In the USA they always deactivate the colors , the first infantry been around since WWI, the Big Red one.

The Papal States, led by the Pope, was once an independent state with its own army. Italy at that time was divided among several independent states.

I have to admit, & "good" Catholic I am, I had my communion in Rome at St. Peters, that I thought of Erasmus of Rotterdam, Sir Thomas More's friend, who said of Julius the Pope, he knew who he was the successor of by his chosen name. When does the warrior Pope become the vicar of Christ?

Graet god blessed people saving the vatican and head of it the Papst.

The one isn't enough

Jesus many times walked alone always unarmed

@Yobbie72

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, but he had superpowers and could go invisible or fly or strike any enemey dead....so.

@sharondavid-melly1498

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Sometimes with all the contention going on l wonder if that's true of Pope Francis 😚

@edgarkrattiger9185

Жыл бұрын

U 4get st. Peter...he was armed with a sword...

Here, you get mowed down and see how brave you are! (My son) Pope Clemantine

I feel so very privileged to be a catholic! Traditional!.. My fade is so close to heaven!! . In times I feel I can flow in the sky 🥳🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽!..