Saint Dominic Savio (9 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Dominic Savio is one of the youngest non-martyr saints ever canonized by the Catholic Church. A spiritual son of St. John Bosco, Dominic lived a short but astonishingly holy life marked by purity, joy, obedience, and deep prayer. Born in 1842 in Italy, Dominic entered the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales in Turin, where Don Bosco quickly recognized the extraordinary holiness of the young boy. Dominic founded the Company of the Immaculate Conception, helped guide other boys toward virtue, and lived with a heroic love of God despite his young age. Dominic believed that holiness consisted in doing even the smallest things for the greater glory of God, and he lived with a constant awareness of Heaven. He died at only 15 years old on March 9, 1857, after receiving the sacraments. His final words expressed the joy of seeing heavenly realities. Dominic Savio was beatified in 1950 and canonized in 1954, becoming a powerful example that holiness is possible even for children and young people. This episode is based on Father Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints. May the life of St. Dominic Savio inspire us to pursue holiness with joy. St. Dominic Savio, pray for us. 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Canonization of young saints 00:40 Birth of Dominic Savio 01:05 Meeting St. John Bosco 01:13 The Oratory of St. Francis de Sales 01:22 The Company of Mary Immaculate 01:45 Stopping a fight with the crucifix 02:17 Dominic’s obedience and humility 02:31 His joyful spirit 03:05 Doing small things for the glory of God 03:26 Don Bosco on obedience and penance 03:41 Hidden sacrifices in daily life 03:49 Dominic’s secret mortification 04:05 Mystical prayer experiences 04:44 Dominic’s prayer for England 05:25 His declining health 05:40 His final moments 05:56 Dominic’s last words 06:04 Cause for beatification 06:19 Beatification and canonization https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/ 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 #StDominicSavio #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicFaith #DonBosco #CatholicHistory #YoungSaints #CatholicYouTube #TraditionalCatholic