Saint Claude de la Colombiere (15 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Claude de la Colombière (1641–1682) was a Jesuit priest, preacher, confessor, and the faithful spiritual director of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. On February 15, the Church honors this extraordinary apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus — a man of profound prayer, intellectual brilliance, and heroic detachment from the world. Born near Lyon, France, Claude overcame a deep interior resistance to religious life and entered the Society of Jesus. Gifted with a penetrating mind and eloquent speech, he became a renowned preacher whose sermons combined theological clarity with spiritual depth. Yet his greatest mission would not come from the pulpit alone. At Paray-le-Monial, God placed him beside a mystic under suspicion — St. Margaret Mary. While others doubted her revelations of the Sacred Heart, Claude recognized the work of God. Through his discernment, courage, and unwavering obedience, devotion to the Sacred Heart was defended and spread throughout France and eventually the world. Later sent to Protestant England as preacher to the Duchess of York, he endured imprisonment during the infamous Titus Oates Plot. Though spared martyrdom, the harsh conditions ruined his health. He returned to France mortally ill and died on February 15, 1682, at just 41 years old — having given himself completely to Christ. St. Claude teaches us: • Fidelity to daily duty in small things • Detachment from worldly approval • Courage in defending Catholic truth • Devotion to the Sacred Heart as antidote to spiritual coldness • Masculine holiness rooted in obedience and prayer In an age of confusion and compromise, his life calls Catholic men to conviction, clarity, and total consecration to Christ. Pray for us, St. Claude de la Colombière. 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Portrait and Character of St. Claude 1:32 – Early Life and Entrance into the Jesuits 2:45 – His Gifts as Preacher and Orator 3:21 – Paris, Colbert, and Intellectual Formation 4:00 – Defender of the Faith Against Jansenism 4:46 – Consecration to the Sacred Heart 5:47 – Mission to Paray-le-Monial 6:11 – Spiritual Director of St. Margaret Mary 8:10 – Mission to Protestant England 8:55 – False Accusations and Imprisonment 9:32 – Final Illness and Holy Death 10:03 – Confirmation of His Sanctity 10:12 – Beatification in 1929 https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ 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" = 🔔 ▶ 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 🔴 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 #StClaudeDeLaColombiere #SacredHeartOfJesus #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicMasculinity #JesuitSaint #TraditionalCatholic #LivesOfTheSaints