St. Homobonus, Merchant (13 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Discover the inspiring life of St. Homobonus, the holy merchant of Cremona, as recorded in Butler’s Lives of the Saints (November 13). This powerful reading explores how a humble tradesman rose to remarkable sanctity through honesty, justice, charity, prayer, and complete devotion to God. Born in 12th-century Lombardy, St. Homobonus lived as a merchant whose integrity was so perfect that he would rather lose his entire fortune than commit the least sin. His life is a model for all laypeople—especially those in business—showing how ordinary work can become a path to holiness. This video includes themes of Catholic virtue, vocation, Christian labor, charity, humility, temperance, miraculous charity, daily prayer, and dedication to family and community. St. Homobonus is the patron saint of businesspeople, merchants, tailors, and tradesmen. 📌 What you will learn in this episode: How to sanctify secular work and daily labor Why honesty is the greatest wealth The Catholic approach to business and trade The heroic charity of St. Homobonus How this merchant prayed constantly in the midst of work His holy death during Mass and canonization by Pope Innocent III ✅ Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction: St. Homobonus from Butler’s Lives of the Saints 00:10 – Early background and context of secular professions 00:43 – Development of agriculture, trade, and human labor 01:20 – Commerce, honesty, and the Christian call to integrity 02:15 – Life of St. Homobonus: family, upbringing, and early virtues 03:12 – Honesty, industry, and success in business 04:10 – The Christian duty of diligence in one’s career 05:02 – Marriage and household life of St. Homobonus 06:00 – Dangers of greed, envy, and ambition in trade 07:04 – Modesty, humility, and avoiding vanity 08:05 – Sanctifying labor and overcoming passions 08:34 – Charity to the poor and giving without bounds 09:36 – Miracles and divine providence in his works of mercy 10:12 – His intense prayer life and nightly vigils at church 11:00 – Holy death: passing away during Mass in 1197 11:26 – Canonization by Pope Innocent III in 1198 11:45 – His relics and enduring devotion 12:01 – Moral lessons on labor, trade, and Christian vocation 13:02 – Sanctifying secular work through prayer and virtue 14:00 – Final reflections: work as a path to holiness https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/st-homobonus/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 #SaintHomobonus #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicAudiobook #PatronOfMerchants #ChristianVocation #HolinessInWork #CatholicHistory #ButlersLivesOfTheSaints 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴 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 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 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/i