St. Isidore of Madrid, Laborer & Patron of Madrid (10 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Isidore the Laborer is one of the Church’s greatest examples of holiness through ordinary work. In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, discover the remarkable life of the humble farmer who became the beloved Patron Saint of Madrid, laborers, and farmers. Though poor and uneducated, St. Isidore sanctified every moment of his labor through prayer, humility, charity, obedience, and devotion to God. His life reminds Catholics that sanctity is possible in daily work, family life, and simple faithfulness to duty. Learn about: • The holy life of St. Isidore the Farmer • His devotion to prayer during labor • His marriage to the saintly Maria Torribia • Miracles attributed to him after death • His canonization and veneration in Spain • How ordinary work can become holy May Saint Isidore inspire us to unite prayer with labor and seek God in every duty of life. 0:00 Introduction 0:18 The tragedy of vice in country life 0:55 Saint Isidore proves holiness in labor 1:03 Birth and holy upbringing 1:26 Prayer and virtue over worldly learning 1:43 Saints who lived holy lives without education 2:06 True wisdom of the saints 2:32 Isidore’s humility and spiritual formation 2:55 Charity, obedience, and patience 3:12 Sanctifying labor through penance 3:28 Work offered as an act of religion 3:51 Embracing humble labor for God 4:15 Prayer while plowing the fields 4:31 Desire for Heaven and continual prayer 4:46 Isidore’s reputation for sanctity in Spain 5:02 Marriage to Maria Torribia 5:20 Holy family life and service to God 5:35 Faithful labor and service to his master 6:00 Daily Mass and devotion without neglecting duty 6:31 Charity to the poor and fidelity in work 6:55 Inspiring holiness in his wife 7:04 Death of Maria Torribia 7:17 Saint Isidore prepares for death 7:31 His holy death and final sacraments 7:45 Miracles after death 8:01 Miracles involving King Philip III 8:42 Rich shrine and growing devotion 8:49 Beatification by Pope Paul V 8:57 Canonization of Saint Isidore 9:12 Conclusion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-isidore-of-madrid-laborer-patron-of-madrid/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintIsidore #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #FatherAlbanButler #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #PrayerAndWork #StIsidore #CatholicHistory #ChristianSaints #PatronSaint #CatholicYouTube #CatholicTeaching #FarmersSaint