Saint Peter Faber, SJ (1 August): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Peter Faber (Pierre Favre) was the oldest of St. Ignatius of Loyola's first companions and the first priest of the Society of Jesus. Alongside St. Francis Xavier, he helped lay the spiritual foundations of the Jesuit Order and became one of the Church's most effective missionaries during the Protestant Reformation. In this reading from Father Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints, discover how a humble shepherd from Savoy became one of the greatest spiritual directors of the sixteenth century. Through his kindness, humility, preaching, and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, Peter Faber renewed countless souls, inspired St. Peter Canisius, strengthened the Catholic faith throughout Germany, France, Spain, and Portugal, and helped shape the Catholic Reformation. Rather than relying primarily on argument, Peter Faber believed hearts were won through holiness, charity, and genuine love for those who had fallen into error. "It is necessary that he who wishes to help the heretics of the present age should really love and cherish them..." His life remains a powerful reminder that authentic reform begins with personal holiness and faithful obedience to Christ. 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Peter Faber's humble beginnings 00:32 A shepherd dreams of studying 00:39 Paris and meeting Ignatius & Francis Xavier 00:55 The first companions of St. Ignatius 01:11 Ordination and the first Jesuit vows 01:27 Plans for the Holy Land 01:42 Mission to Rome 01:49 Religious crisis in Germany 02:04 The Diet of Worms 02:20 Need for reform within the Church 02:37 Peter Canisius joins the Jesuits 02:52 Success in Germany 03:01 Portugal, France, and Spain 03:23 Spreading the Spiritual Exercises 03:37 Called to the Council of Trent 03:58 The virtue of holy obedience 04:23 Final illness and death 04:39 The Memorial and spiritual insights 04:56 Lesson from the doorkeeper 05:35 Charity toward Protestants 06:01 Winning hearts through love 06:24 Unity before controversy 06:32 Testimony to Peter Faber's holiness 07:00 Beatification and legacy https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/august/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 #SaintPeterFaber #PeterFaber #Jesuits #IgnatiusOfLoyola #FrancisXavier #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicHistory #ChurchHistory #CounterReformation #TraditionalCatholic #SensusFidelium #SpiritualExercises #CouncilOfTrent #CatholicFaith