St. Ado, Archbishop of Vienne (16 December): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, we hear the powerful and edifying life of St. Ado of Vienne, a 9th-century archbishop renowned for his learning, discipline, humility, and fearless defense of Christian morals. Born around the year 800 into a noble and wealthy family, St. Ado renounced worldly honors to serve God alone. Educated at the Monastery of Ferrières, he excelled not only in sacred learning but also in humility and obedience. As a monk, teacher, scholar, chronicler, and later Archbishop of Vienne, he labored tirelessly for the reform of clergy and laity alike. St. Ado taught that knowledge without humility leads to pride, and that true learning must transform the heart. As archbishop, he rigorously examined candidates for Holy Orders, corrected abuses, defended marriage against unjust divorce, cared deeply for the poor, founded hospitals, and lived a life of austerity, prayer, and mortification. The reading concludes with a solemn meditation on the narrow path to salvation, the dangers of following the world, and the importance of keeping the saints continually before our eyes as guides on the pilgrimage to eternity. 🕯️ “He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” St. Ado died holy on December 16, 875, after serving as bishop for over fifteen years, and is named in the Roman Martyrology on this day. 00:00 – Introduction: St. Ado, Archbishop of Vienne 00:25 – Noble birth and Christian upbringing 00:56 – Formation at the Monastery of Ferrières 01:41 – Renunciation of worldly honors 02:11 – Teaching the sacred sciences 02:59 – Knowledge without humility is dangerous 03:49 – Envy, slander, and exile 04:00 – Rome, martyrdom studies, and writings 04:48 – Appointment as Archbishop of Vienne 05:11 – His preaching and pastoral zeal 05:28 – Examination of clergy and reform of discipline 06:15 – Moral rigor and care for souls 07:02 – Charity, hospitals, and care for the poor 07:44 – Councils and defense of marriage 08:35 – Constant prayer amid public duties 08:49 – Love for the Lives of the Saints 09:24 – Death of St. Ado (December 16, 875) 09:40 – Meditation on the narrow path to salvation 11:01 – The saints as guides to eternity 12:14 – Final exhortation and hope of heaven https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/december/st-ado-archbishop-of-vienne/ 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 #StAdo #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #December16 #CatholicTradition #CatholicAudio #RomanMartyrology #CatholicMeditation #NarrowPath #ImitationOfChrist #ChurchHistory