St. Felix of Valois (20 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Dive into the inspiring life of St. Felix of Valois, the holy hermit who co-founded the Order of the Most Holy Trinity (the Trinitarians) alongside St. John of Matha. Drawn from the traditional Lives of the Saints (Butler), this episode recounts his extraordinary penance, deep contemplative prayer, miracles, heavenly visions, and his vital role in establishing a religious order dedicated to the redemption of Christian captives. Born in 1127, St. Felix renounced wealth and nobility to live a life of solitude, prayer, and mortification. Divine Providence later called him from obscurity to assist in founding an order that would change Christian history. Learn how Pope Innocent III approved their new institute, how the Trinitarian Order rapidly spread across Europe, and how St. Felix died in holy solitude after a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Perfect for those wanting traditional Catholic spirituality, saint biographies, history of religious orders, and deeper insight into the Church’s heroic past. 🙏 Saint Felix of Valois, pray for us! 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – Background and birth of St. Felix of Valois 00:43 – His retreat into the forest of Cerfroid 01:00 – His life of contemplation, penance, and solitude 01:29 – Arrival of St. John of Matha 02:02 – Their shared spiritual life and austerities 02:24 – Inspiration to found a religious order 02:47 – Their pilgrimage to Rome 02:58 – Papal encounter with Innocent III 03:24 – Approval of the Order of the Holy Trinity 03:46 – Return to France and growth of the order 04:21 – Expansion to over 600 monasteries 04:36 – St. Felix’s foundations and role in Paris 05:00 – Death of St. John of Matha 05:06 – Death of St. Felix and his heavenly vision 05:35 – Tradition of their canonization 05:51 – Later papal confirmations and feast-day changes https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/st-felix-of-valois/ 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 #Catholic #Saints #TraditionalCatholic #SaintFelixOfValois #LivesOfTheSaints #Trinitarians #CatholicHistory #SaintOfTheDay #Christianity #CatholicChurch #SensusFidelium #CatholicStories