Ss. Bonosus and Maximilian, Martyrs (21 August): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Under Julian the Apostate, the Christian symbols placed upon the Roman military standards under Constantine were ordered removed and replaced with the images of pagan gods. Two Christian officers, Sts. Bonosus and Maximilian, refused. When commanded to exchange the Cross for pagan images and worship the gods of the emperor, Bonosus declared that Christians could not adore gods made by human hands. Maximilian likewise refused to worship “dead and dumb idols.” What followed was brutal persecution. The martyrs were scourged, stretched upon the rack, beaten with leaden balls, plunged into boiling pitch, imprisoned, and repeatedly ordered to abandon their Faith. Their answer remained unchanged: They were Christians, and Christians they would remain. Finally condemned to death, they went to martyrdom with extraordinary joy, accompanied by bishops of the Church. But Butler’s account does not end with their deaths. It contrasts the peaceful death of the martyrs with the terrifying end of their persecutor and offers a powerful meditation on death, judgment, eternity, and the emptiness of worldly honors and pleasures. From Butler’s Lives of the Saints — August 21. 00:00 Sts. Bonosus & Maximilian — Martyrs 00:18 Julian the Apostate Removes the Cross 00:36 Persecution Under Count Julian 00:52 Two Christian Officers Refuse 01:10 “We Cannot Adore Gods Made by Men” 01:19 Bonosus Scourged With 300 Lashes 01:27 Maximilian Confronts Pagan Idolatry 01:43 Stretched Upon the Rack 01:52 “We Cannot Obey the Emperor” 02:07 Beaten With Leaden Balls 02:21 Plunged Into Boiling Pitch 02:29 Imprisonment & Refusal of Pagan Food 02:45 Visited by a Christian Prince 02:53 “We Are Christians” 03:10 Their Oath to Constantine & the Church 03:28 Condemned to Be Beheaded 03:37 Martyrdom With Incredible Joy 03:46 The Terrible Illness of Their Persecutor 04:17 His Christian Wife Warns Him 04:32 Count Julian Repents of His Persecution 04:47 His Final Appeal to God’s Mercy 05:03 Butler’s Meditation on the Death of a Sinner 05:43 Riches, Honors & Pleasures Revealed as Illusions 06:00 The Soul Faces Eternity 06:32 The Horror of Final Separation From God 06:54 The Martyrs Purchase Eternal Glory 07:01 Conclusion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/august/ss-bonosus-and-maximilian/ 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 🔴 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" = 🔔 ▶ 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 #StBonosus #StMaximilian #CatholicMartyrs #JulianTheApostate #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #RomanMartyrs #ChristianMartyrs #CatholicHistory #EarlyChurch #FourLastThings #Martyrdom #CatholicFaith #Se

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