Saint Collette of Corbie (6 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Colette of Corbie (1381–1447) was one of the greatest reformers of the Franciscan Poor Clares. Born the daughter of a humble carpenter in Corbie, France, she lived a life of extraordinary humility, austerity, and love for God. Drawn to solitude, prayer, and penance from an early age, St. Colette embraced the Franciscan spirit of poverty and sacrifice. Through divine inspiration and papal authority, she undertook the reform of the Poor Clare convents, restoring them to the strict observance and original spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare. Despite fierce opposition, accusations, and hardships, she persevered with heroic virtue. Through her efforts, numerous convents were reformed and new foundations established throughout France, Burgundy, Flanders, Spain, and Savoy. St. Colette had a profound devotion to the Passion of Christ, often meditating on it for hours with tears of love and repentance. Her life was marked by humility, intense prayer, care for the poor and sick, and deep reverence for the Blessed Eucharist. This reading from Fr. Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints recounts the inspiring story of this great Franciscan saint whose love of poverty and obedience transformed religious life in her time. May the example of St. Colette inspire us to embrace humility, penance, and faithful devotion to Christ. 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Birth of St. Colette of Corbie 00:41 Early devotion and love of humility 01:21 Service to the poor and life of solitude 01:38 Her prayer to lose her beauty 02:02 After her parents’ death 02:28 Joining the Third Order of St. Francis 02:43 Life in the hermitage 02:57 Mission to reform the Poor Clares 03:13 Papal authority granted for reform 03:36 Opposition and persecution 03:54 Spread of the reform across Europe 04:26 Her love of poverty and extreme austerity 04:48 Teaching obedience and denial of self-will 04:57 Meditation on the Passion of Christ 05:23 Devotion to the Eucharist and Holy Cross 05:38 Prayers for sinners and souls in purgatory 05:47 Final illness and holy death 06:04 Veneration and miracles after death https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/st-colette-virgin-and-abbess/ 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 #StColette #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicFaith #FranciscanSaint #CatholicHistory #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicDevotion #ChristianSaints