Ss. Acepsimas, Bishop, Joseph, Priest & Aithilahas, Deacon (14 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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In today’s Lives of the Saints, we reflect on the heroic martyrdom of St. Acepsimas (Acepsimas), Bishop of Hnaita, St. Joseph the Priest, and St. Aithalahas the Deacon, who suffered during the brutal persecution of Christians under King Shapur II of Persia. For more than three and a half years, these holy men endured imprisonment, torture, scourging, and dislocation of their limbs rather than deny Christ. Their persecutors demanded they worship the sun, eat blood, and abandon the Christian faith—but the saints answered with unwavering courage: "We trust in one God and we will not obey the king’s edicts." The venerable historian St. Maruthas recorded their sufferings from eyewitness testimony, preserving the story of their extraordinary constancy and faith. Despite unimaginable torment, the martyrs joyfully embraced suffering as a participation in Christ’s passion. Their witness stands as a powerful reminder of the cost of discipleship and the eternal reward promised to those who remain faithful. These martyrs suffered around AD 380, near the end of the long persecution of Christians in Persia. May their courage strengthen our own faith. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Historical account from St. Maruthas 01:02 Three and a half years of imprisonment and torture 01:33 Edict against Christians under King Shapur 02:12 Arrest of St. Acepsimas the bishop 02:50 St. Joseph the priest brought before the governor 03:43 St. Aithalahas the deacon tortured 04:16 Bones broken under torture 04:46 Three years of suffering in prison 05:11 The martyrs brought before the Persian governors 06:06 The martyrdom of St. Acepsimas 06:44 Joseph and Aithalahas continue to suffer 07:28 Transported back to Arbela 07:44 Compassion of the noble Christian woman Jazdandocta 08:02 Six more months of imprisonment 08:26 New persecution decree 09:06 Interrogation about the resurrection 09:39 Brutal scourging and humiliation 10:01 Refusal to eat blood 10:26 Condemned to death by stoning 10:34 Martyrdom of St. Joseph 11:05 Martyrdom of St. Aithalahas 11:20 Miracles reported after their deaths https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/ss-acepsimas-bishop-joseph-priest-and-aithilahas-deacon/ 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 #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #ChristianMartyrs #CatholicHistory #MartyrsOfPersia #StAcepsimas #StJosephPriest #StAithalahas #FaithA

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