Byzantine Saints: Venerable Luke of Hellas (7 February)

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Venerable Luke of Hellas, commemorated on February 7, is one of the great ascetic saints of the Orthodox Church — a humble shepherd who became a wonderworker, prophet, and healer through obedience, prayer, and radical charity. Born to poor farmers in the Greek village of Castoria, Saint Luke labored in the fields from childhood, giving away his food and clothing to the poor. Even as a child, he astonished his family with signs of sanctity — praying in mid-air, multiplying harvests through charity, and practicing extreme temperance. After the death of his father, Luke entered monastic life, eventually embracing a life of solitude, fasting, and unceasing prayer across Greece — from Mount Iannou to Corinth, Steris, and finally a desolate island refuge. God rewarded his hidden life with the gift of foresight and miracles, and many were healed through his prayers. Before his repose in 946 AD, the saint prepared for death in silence and humility. After his burial, myrrh flowed from his relics, and countless healings occurred — confirming God’s glory revealed through a life of obedience. This video presents the full life of St Luke of Hellas, reminding us that holiness is forged in humility, obedience, and love for the poor. 🙏 St Luke of Hellas, pray for us. 0:00 – Commemoration of St Luke of Hellas (February 7) 0:21 – Childhood in Castoria and life as a shepherd 0:36 – Charity to the poor and miracle of the harvest 0:51 – Childhood prayer and levitation 1:00 – Monastic calling and return home by miracle 1:16 – Solitary ascetic life on Mount Iannou 1:36 – Gift of foresight and spiritual struggles 1:43 – Flight due to invasions and service to a stylite 1:59 – Return to solitude and growing reputation 2:16 – Island asceticism and foundation of monastery 2:32 – Miracles and healings 2:39 – Preparation for death 2:56 – Final prayer and repose in the Lord 3:05 – Myrrh-streaming relics and posthumous miracles https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 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" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 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 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 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 #StLukeOfHellas #SaintOfTheDay #OrthodoxSaints #CatholicSaints #February7 #LivesOfTheSaints #ChristianAsceticism #OrthodoxFaith #HolyMonks #WonderworkingSaints