Saints Leo & Paregorius of Patera (18 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On February 18th, the Church honors Saint Leo of Patara, who followed his friend Saint Paregorius into martyrdom during the persecutions under Valerian and Gallienus. After witnessing the martyrdom of Saint Paregorius, Leo’s heart burned with both sorrow and holy desire — sorrow at losing his friend, and joy at the thought of sharing his crown. When pagan authorities demanded sacrifice to false gods during a festival to Serapis and Fortune, Leo boldly refused. Dressed in coarse camel’s hair and devoted from childhood to prayer, chastity, and penance, Saint Leo openly rebuked idol worship. He shattered lanterns in the pagan temple and proclaimed: “Let your gods revenge the injury, if they are able.” Dragged before the governor, scourged, threatened, and condemned, Leo remained unshaken: “The fear of torments shall never draw me from my duty… Eternal life is not to be attained but by the way of tribulations.” Tied by the feet and dragged over stones to his execution, Saint Leo prayed for his persecutors and thanked God for granting him the grace of martyrdom. His body, cast into a precipice, was found whole and radiant. His life reminds us that: The way to Heaven is narrow. Virtue widens the path. Death for Christ is victory, not defeat. The Greeks commemorate him on February 18th. May we have the courage to walk the narrow road. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Saints Leo and Paregorius – Historical Context 1:06 Leo’s Austerity and Devotion 1:44 The Call to Martyrdom 2:04 Leo Breaks the Pagan Lanterns 2:36 Arrest and Accusation 3:00 “There is But One God” – Leo’s Defense 3:48 The Narrow Way Explained 4:46 Scourging and Torture 5:29 “Any Death is Welcome” 6:02 Leo’s Final Prayer 6:47 Miraculous Preservation of His Body 7:17 Feast Day and Conclusion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ss-leo-and-paregorius-martyrs/ 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 #SaintLeo #CatholicSaints #MartyrsForChrist #LivesOfTheSaints #February18 #ChurchHistory #TraditionalCatholic #NarrowWay #ChristianMartyrs #ButlersLives