Saint Boswell (23 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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February 23 – The Life of St. Boswell (St. Boisil), Prior of Melrose Abbey and spiritual father of St. Cuthbert, taken from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler. St. Boisil was a monk of sublime virtue formed under the discipline of St. Aidan in the great monastery of Melrose on the River Tweed in Northumbria. A man endowed with the prophetic spirit, he foretold the great pestilence of 664 and even his own death from it. He also foresaw the future greatness of St. Cuthbert, who would become one of England’s greatest saints. With extraordinary devotion, St. Boisil continually invoked the Holy Trinity and the Holy Name of Jesus, often moved to tears. He taught that the path to Christian perfection is purity of heart, interior prayer, gratitude for one’s vocation, and freedom from self-will. Before his death, he and St. Cuthbert read and reflected upon the Gospel of St. John over seven days — seeking not profound speculation, but “faith working through love.” His final words echoed St. Stephen: “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” In this episode: The monastic world of 7th century Northumbria St. Boisil’s prophetic gift His spiritual formation of St. Cuthbert His devotion to the Gospel of St. John Lessons for Catholics today on prayer, humility, and purity of heart May we learn from St. Boisil to love Our Lord Jesus Christ with tender devotion and to seek perfection through charity and interior prayer. St. Boswell (Boisil), pray for us. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Melrose Abbey & Historical Setting 0:45 Formation under St. Aidan 1:00 St. Cuthbert Meets St. Boisil 1:24 Devotion to the Holy Trinity & the Name of Jesus 1:42 Prophecy of the Plague of 664 2:05 Instruction of St. Cuthbert 2:26 Reading the Gospel of St. John 2:47 Holy Death of St. Boisil 3:13 His Spiritual Instructions to Monks 3:47 Devotion to St. John’s Gospel 4:17 Miracles After Death 4:57 Translation of His Relics 5:05 Feast Days & Conclusion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/st-boisil-prior-of-mailross-or-melross/ 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 #StBoswell #StBoisil #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #February23 #SaintOfTheDay #StCuthbert #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #ChristianHistory