Saint Jodocus (13 December): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, we hear the inspiring account of St Jodocus (also known as St Josse) — a 7th-century Breton prince who renounced royal power to pursue a life of prayer, penance, pilgrimage, and contemplation. Born into the royal family of Brittany, St Jodocus rejected the crown offered to him after his brother, King Judicael, also renounced worldly rule. After days of fasting and prayer to discern God’s will, Jodocus chose the clerical life and eventually embraced the hermit’s vocation. He lived many years in solitude along the coast of Gaul, supported by tilling the land, prayer, and charity to the poor. With the protection of a faithful duke, St Jodocus founded hermitages and chapels dedicated to St Martin, St Peter, and St Paul, and even made a penitential pilgrimage to Rome. St Jodocus died in 669 AD, renowned for holiness and miracles both before and after death. His hermitage later became a famous Benedictine monastery, eventually entrusted to Alcuin by Charlemagne. This saint is commemorated on December 13 in the Roman Martyrology. 📜 Source: The Lives of the Saints, Fr. Alban Butler ✝️ Traditional Catholic hagiography 0:00 – Introduction & December 13 Saint 0:20 – Breton refugees and early Brittany 0:40 – King Judicael renounces the crown 1:04 – Jodocus refuses kingship 1:14 – Eight days of prayer and discernment 1:32 – Clerical tonsure and pilgrimage 1:46 – Life under the Duke of Ponthieu 2:02 – Hermitage and ascetic life 2:26 – Move to Runiac (St Josse-sur-Mer) 2:43 – New hermitage after illness 3:01 – Pilgrimage to Rome 3:24 – Death of St Jodocus (669 AD) 3:30 – Miracles and monastic legacy 3:52 – Roman Martyrology mention https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/december/st-jodoc/ 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 #StJodocus #StJosse #SaintOfTheDay #December13 #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #CatholicHistory #TraditionalCatholic #Benedictine #HermitSaint #RomanMartyrology #ChristianHoliness