Saint Luke the Younger (7 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On February 7, the Church commemorates St Luke the Younger, also known as St Luke the Miracle Worker, one of the great ascetics and wonder-workers of the Eastern Church. Born in Greece to a humble farming family, St Luke showed heroic charity even as a child — feeding the hungry, clothing beggars, and giving freely to the poor. After enduring imprisonment, ridicule, and misunderstanding, he persevered in his vocation and embraced a life of radical poverty, prayer, and contemplation. Living as a hermit, St Luke devoted his nights to prayer, battled intense temptations, and was richly rewarded with divine graces. God worked many miracles through him both during his life and after his death, including levitation during prayer — making him one of the earliest saints recorded to experience this gift. This reading comes from “The Lives of the Saints” by Father Alban Butler, a timeless Catholic classic that preserves the heroic witness of the saints for every generation. May the life of St Luke the Younger inspire us to deeper prayer, trust in God, and charity toward the poor. 📖 Saint of the Day – February 7 ✝️ Traditional Catholic Hagiography 🔥 A model of asceticism, obedience, and perseverance 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – St Luke the Younger: February 7 Saint of the Day 0:25 – His Greek origins and family background 0:45 – Childhood charity and love for the poor 1:02 – God’s blessing upon his father’s land 1:09 – Call to religious life and first escape 1:20 – Arrest, imprisonment, and suffering 1:37 – Return home and public ridicule 1:48 – Journey with monks toward Athens 1:58 – Monastic life and return to his mother 2:24 – Hermitage on Mount Joannita 2:31 – Extreme asceticism and constant prayer 2:46 – Miracles and levitation in prayer 2:56 – Place of healing after his death 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" = 🔔 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 #StLukeTheYounger #SaintOfTheDay #February7 #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #MiracleWorker #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHagiography #SaintBiography #PrayerAndPenance