St. Camillus de Lellis (14 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Camillus de Lellis (1550–1614) is one of the Church's greatest examples of God's transforming grace. Once a soldier consumed by gambling and vice, he experienced a profound conversion that led him to dedicate every remaining day of his life to serving Christ in the sick, the dying, and the abandoned. In this reading from Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints for July 14, discover the remarkable story of the founder of the Camillians (Order of the Ministers of the Sick). St. Camillus revolutionized the care of hospitals, inspired countless works of Christian charity, and reminded the faithful that every suffering person is Christ Himself waiting to be served. His life is a powerful lesson in: The mercy of God toward repentant sinners Conversion through penance Charity toward the sick and dying Preparation for a holy death The dignity of every human life The corporal and spiritual works of mercy May the example of St. Camillus inspire us to practice charity, seek true conversion, and prepare our souls for eternity. "Whatever you did for one of the least of these my brethren, you did unto Me." — Matthew 25:40 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Birth and early life in Abruzzo 0:42 Soldier's life and addiction to gambling 1:48 Poverty and humiliation 2:05 God's call to repentance 2:21 His dramatic conversion 2:52 Serving the sick in Rome 3:31 A vision for caring for the suffering 4:03 Studies for the priesthood 4:49 Ordination to the priesthood 5:05 Foundation of the Camillian Order 5:58 Service during plagues and epidemics 6:05 The Christian meaning of suffering 7:20 Spiritual care of the dying 8:06 Preparing souls for death 9:36 Papal approval of the congregation 10:00 Heroic charity during plague outbreaks 11:28 Reforming hospital care 12:16 Care for souls in their final hours 12:57 His lifelong illnesses and humility 13:20 Serving patients despite great pain 14:11 Expansion of the Order 15:07 Final illness and holy death 16:22 Burial, miracles, and canonization https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-camillus-de-lellis/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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" = 🔔 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 #StCamillusDeLellis #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #Catholic #ChristianCharity #TraditionalCatholic #SensusFidelium #Camillians #HolyDeath #Repentance #CatholicHistory #WorksOfMercy #July14 #AlbanButler