Pope Saint Sergius I (8 September): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Pope Saint Sergius I (r. 687–701) stood firm for the faith during imperial pressure and the Council in Trullo (Quinisext) controversy, while deepening Roman devotion to Our Lady. In this reading from Butler’s Lives of the Saints for September 8 (the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary), we hear of the dramatic election in 687, the attempted arrest ordered by Emperor Justinian II, and Rome’s defense of the Pope. Sergius I (a Syrian by birth, educated in Palermo) promoted the Agnus Dei at the Fraction during Mass and helped establish in Rome four Marian feasts already kept in Constantinople: the Nativity of Mary, Purification (Candlemas), Annunciation, and Dormition/Assumption. He welcomed and guided English pilgrims and missionaries—Caedwalla of Wessex, St. Wilfrid, St. Ceolfrith, and the Venerable Bede—strengthening the Church’s mission from Northumbria to Frisia. He died in 701 and was buried at St. Peter’s. https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/september/ 00:00 Intro — Butler’s Lives of the Saints (Sept 8) 00:11 Election drama (687): Paschal’s bribe & Sergius canonically chosen 01:16 The Trullan (Quinisext) canons & Rome’s response 02:00 Justinian II sends troops; Rome defends the Pope 02:47 Aftermath: emperor deposed; limited reception of canons in the West 03:10 England & Rome: Caedwalla baptized in 689 03:25 Mission & monasteries: St. Wilfrid; Wearmouth–Jarrow privileges 03:45 Venerable Bede & Abbot Ceolfrith 04:06 Liturgy: Agnus Dei at the Fraction; Marian feasts in Rome 04:39 Sanctity, legacy, and death in 701 Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 #SensusFidelium #Catholic #Saints #PopeSergiusI #NativityOfMary #ButlersLives #CatholicHistory #Liturgy #AgnusDei #MarianFeasts #Quinisext #JustinianII #Papacy #ChurchHistory 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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