St. Gelasius, Pope (21 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Discover the powerful life and legacy of Pope St. Gelasius I, one of the Church’s most courageous and learned pontiffs of the 5th century. This video presents a narrated reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler for November 21st, detailing the virtues, teachings, and heroic leadership of St. Gelasius during turbulent times in the early Church. St. Gelasius I (492–496) is remembered for his humility, strict discipline, deep learning, defense of orthodoxy, and zealous fight against heresy—including the Pelagian error and the influence of Monophysite sympathizers. He boldly upheld the authority of the Apostolic See, corrected abuses within the clergy, and established essential liturgical practices. His work helped shape the early development of the Roman liturgy, discipline, and Church governance. In this episode you will learn about: • His fight to defend the supremacy of the Roman See • His efforts to preserve orthodox doctrine against heresies • His insistence on proper liturgical order and discipline • His council in 494 establishing lists of canonical and apocryphal books • His abolition of pagan celebrations such as the Lupercalia • His poverty, charity, austerity, and extraordinary holiness • His contributions to the Gelasian Sacramentary 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – Life of St. Gelasius begins 00:24 – Pope Felix II and succession 00:40 – Virtues and character of Gelasius 01:18 – Conflict with Euphemius of Constantinople 02:00 – Defense of orthodoxy and Eastern relations 02:37 – Marks of communion & papal displeasure 03:01 – Restoration of communion under Justin I 03:13 – Gelasius asserts papal supremacy 03:32 – Four-part division of Church revenues 03:43 – Abolition of Lupercalia 04:00 – Fight against Pelagian heresy & abuses 04:09 – Communion practices & detection of heretics 04:42 – Use of one or both kinds 04:56 – Hymns and liturgical contributions 05:11 – Gelasian Sacramentary details 06:01 – Council of 494 & biblical canon list 06:31 – Writing style and passing of Gelasius 06:37 – Feast day listing and legacy https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/st-gelasius-pope/ 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 #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #StGelasius #PopeGelasius #TraditionalCatholic #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicHistory #EarlyChurch #ChurchFathers #RomanMartyrology #CatholicFaith #SensusFidelium #CatholicTe