Saint Blaise (3 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia, stands among the great martyrs of the early Church — a shepherd who laid down his life rather than betray Christ. According to The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, St. Blaise suffered martyrdom during the persecution under Licinius around A.D. 316, crowned with glory for his unwavering fidelity to the Gospel. Venerated throughout East and West, St. Blaise is renowned for miraculous cures, especially of diseases of the throat, and remains a principal patron of Ragusa (Dubrovnik). His relics spread across Christendom, and his cult flourished in both Greek and Latin martyrologies, including those attributed to St. Jerome, Ado, and Usuard. Yet Butler does not merely recount history — he confronts us. The iron combs, hooks, racks, and swords that tore the martyrs’ flesh stand as an eternal rebuke to modern Christians whose resolutions fade at the slightest inconvenience. While the saints endured beasts and scaffolds, we retreat from virtue at the fear of sacrifice, social loss, or discomfort. This reading calls us to examine our cowardice, our lack of constancy, and our failure to live the baptismal promises we so often renew. St. Blaise’s martyrdom is not just an event — it is a mirror. “The blood of the martyrs condemns our sloth.” 📅 Feast of St. Blaise: February 3 🕯️ Patron against throat ailments 🕯️ Model of episcopal courage and perseverance 0:00 – Introduction to St. Blaise 0:20 – Bishop of Sebaste and early persecution 0:27 – Martyrdom under Licinius (A.D. 316) 0:33 – Connection to St. Eustratius and Diocletian’s reign 0:44 – Relics and veneration in East and West 1:13 – Miracles and devotion across Christendom 1:21 – Patronage of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) 1:31 – Woolcombers and the symbolism of iron combs 1:59 – Instruments of martyrdom 2:05 – The courage of the martyrs 2:12 – A rebuke to Christian cowardice 2:22 – Broken baptismal resolutions 2:39 – Lack of perseverance in virtue 2:58 – Fear of sacrifice and self-denial 3:17 – Self-love disguised as necessity 3:43 – Final moral exhortation https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/st-blase-bishop-and-martyr/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #StBlaise #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicMartyr #February3 #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #ChristianCourage #Martyrdom #CatholicSpirituality