St. James the Great, Apostle (25 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. James the Greater was among the very first disciples called by Our Lord Jesus Christ. Leaving behind his fishing nets, his livelihood, and even his family, he followed Christ without hesitation, becoming one of the Lord's closest companions. In this reading from Fr. Alban Butler's The Lives of the Saints, discover the remarkable life of the Apostle who witnessed the Transfiguration, the Agony in Gethsemane, and ultimately became the first of the Twelve Apostles to shed his blood for Christ. Learn about: Christ's call of James and John The meaning of the "Sons of Thunder" The dangers of ambition and pride Growth in holiness through suffering Pentecost and the transformation of the Apostles St. James' missionary work His martyrdom under King Herod Agrippa The ancient tradition of Santiago de Compostela The enduring witness of apostolic courage May the heroic example of St. James inspire us to leave everything behind for Christ and faithfully carry our crosses until the end. "Can you drink the chalice that I shall drink?" 00:00 Introduction 00:22 St. James' family and early life 01:01 Called from the fishing boats 02:00 Leaving everything to follow Christ 03:04 The miraculous catch of fish 03:40 One of the Twelve Apostles 03:49 "Sons of Thunder" 04:04 The Transfiguration and Gethsemane 04:36 The request for places of honor 05:48 Drinking the cup of Christ 06:30 The perfection of charity 07:26 Pentecost transforms the Apostles 07:43 Missionary labors after Christ's Ascension 08:26 Ancient tradition of preaching in Spain 09:07 Life of holiness and mortification 09:24 Martyrdom under Herod Agrippa 10:45 The conversion of his accuser 11:10 Translation of his relics to Spain 11:35 Santiago de Compostela 12:28 Lessons from the martyrdom of St. James 13:02 Drinking Christ's cup today https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-james-the-great/ 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 🔴 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 #StJames #SaintJames #Catholic #LivesOfTheSaints #Apostles #ChristianHistory #CatholicChurch #Martyr #SantiagoDeCompostela #SensusFidelium