St. Benedict, Patriarch of the Western Monks (21 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Discover the powerful life of St. Benedict of Nursia, the father of Western monasticism, as told by Fr. Alban Butler in The Lives of the Saints. Born into a noble Roman family around 480 AD, St. Benedict fled the corruption of the world to seek God in solitude. From a hidden cave in Subiaco to the founding of the great monastery of Monte Cassino, his life became a model of prayer, humility, obedience, and spiritual warfare. In this episode, you’ll learn: How St. Benedict overcame powerful temptations The miracle of the poisoned cup His battle against the devil and interior struggles The founding of the Benedictine Rule The 12 degrees of humility His prophecies, miracles, and holy death St. Benedict’s life is a call to interior silence, discipline, and total devotion to God—a message more relevant today than ever. 🙏 “Ora et Labora” — Pray and Work 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Early Life of St. Benedict 0:50 Corruption of Rome & Flight to the Desert 1:14 Journey to Subiaco 1:44 Life in the Cave (Holy Grotto) 2:23 Discovery by Priest & Shepherds 3:43 Spiritual Guidance & Growing Fame 4:00 Temptations & Spiritual Warfare 4:32 Victory Over Lust (Briars & Nettles) 5:06 Becoming Abbot & Poisoned Cup Miracle 6:10 Founding of Monasteries 6:57 Importance of Prayer & Discipline 7:39 Vision of the Devil Distracting a Monk 8:28 Miracles & Wonders 9:01 Noble Disciples & Roman Converts 9:44 Persecution & Move to Monte Cassino 10:31 Destruction of Pagan Temple 11:02 Foundation of Monte Cassino (529 AD) 12:04 The Rule of St. Benedict 12:36 Miracles, Prophecy & Power Over Nature 13:31 Monastic Discipline & Obedience 14:41 Encounter with King Totila 16:03 Prophecy of Totila’s Death 16:53 Final Days & Holy Death (543 AD) 18:05 The Meaning of True Interior Solitude 19:46 The 12 Degrees of Humility 21:09 The Path to Divine Love https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/st-benedict-abbot-patriarch-of-the-western-monks/ 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 #StBenedict #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #Catholic #Christianity #Monasticism #Prayer #Humility #OraEtLabora #CatholicFaith #SaintOfTheDay #SpiritualWarfare #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicYouTube