Saint David of Wales (1 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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In today’s reading from The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler, we examine the extraordinary life of St. David of Wales, the great ornament of the British Church, founder of monasteries, confounder of the Pelagian heresy, and model of ascetic discipline. Born the son of a prince in Cardiganshire, St. David renounced the world to embrace an austere monastic life marked by: Manual labor without the aid of animals Perpetual silence except in necessity Bread, vegetables, and watered milk Long hours of prayer before and after work Skins of beasts for clothing Radical detachment from worldly possessions He founded twelve monasteries and formed generations of holy pastors. At the Council of Brevi, he silenced the resurgence of Pelagianism through learning and miracles. Though reluctant, he became Archbishop and moved his see to what is now St. David’s in Wales. The reading concludes with a powerful meditation on Divine Praise — why God commands us to bless Him, and how every act of praise increases charity and brings down divine blessings upon the soul. St. David stands as a model of: Catholic leadership Monastic masculinity Doctrinal courage Spiritual fatherhood Love of divine worship “His example was more powerful than his eloquence.” 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Birth and Early Formation 0:45 – Miracle of Restoring Sight 0:58 – Preaching in Britain 1:05 – Founding of Monasteries 1:21 – Rule of Severe Monastic Discipline 2:26 – Confession of Thoughts & Spiritual Obedience 2:30 – Council Against Pelagianism 3:01 – Becoming Archbishop 3:30 – Second Council & Church Discipline 4:05 – His Final Years and Death (544) 4:18 – Vision of His Soul Taken to Heaven 4:58 – Feast Days in Wales 5:25 – Meditation on Divine Praise 6:29 – Why God Commands Us to Praise Him 7:04 – Growth of Charity Through Praise https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/st-david-archbishop-patron-of-wales/ 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 #StDavid #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #March1 #CelticSaints #CatholicMasculinity #ChurchHistory #TraditionalCatholic #LivesOfTheSaints #DivinePraise