Saint Chad of Mercia (2 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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From Fr. Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints, we learn of this holy monk formed under St. Aidan at Lindisfarne, who later studied in Ireland under St. Egbert before returning to England to labor for souls. Appointed Bishop during a turbulent time in the English Church, St. Chad is remembered for his deep humility, his willingness to resign his episcopal dignity when questioned, and his tireless missionary zeal — traveling on foot to preach the Gospel, visiting the poorest cottages, and calling sinners to repentance. As Bishop of Lichfield, he governed with holiness, fear of God, love of solitude, and fervent devotion. Bede recounts the heavenly music heard before his holy death in 673, and the miracles that followed at his tomb. St. Chad stands as a model of: Obedience to Holy Church Episcopal humility Missionary courage Monastic discipline Fear of Divine Judgment May his prayers obtain for us perseverance, humility, and zeal for souls. St. Chad of Mercia, pray for us. 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Early Life & Formation at Lindisfarne 0:39 – Studies in Ireland under St. Egbert 0:44 – Return to England & Monastic Leadership 1:02 – Appointment as Bishop 1:22 – Zealous Pastoral Ministry 1:40 – Humility Before St. Theodore of Canterbury 2:20 – Bishop of Mercia & Lichfield Established 2:57 – Life of Prayer, Solitude & Fear of Judgment 3:25 – Foundation at Barrow 3:45 – Death During the Great Pestilence (673) 3:54 – Heavenly Music & Prophecy of His Passing 5:13 – Holy Death & Viaticum 5:27 – Miracles & Translation of Relics https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/st-ceada-or-chad/ 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 #StChad #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHistory #EnglishSaints #March2 #CatholicFaith #ChurchHistory