St. John Before the Latin Gate (6 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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In this powerful account from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, we explore the feast of Saint John Before the Latin Gate, commemorating the miraculous martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist under the Roman Emperor Domitian. After the death and resurrection of Christ, Saint John faithfully preached the Gospel and governed the churches of Asia. During the brutal persecution of Christians under Domitian, the holy apostle was arrested and brought to Rome, where he was condemned to a horrifying death by being cast into a cauldron of boiling oil. Yet by the power of God, Saint John emerged unharmed. This extraordinary miracle became one of the most celebrated events in early Christian history and revealed the divine protection granted to the beloved disciple of Christ. The Church commemorates this event as “Saint John Before the Latin Gate,” honoring both his willingness to suffer and his spiritual martyrdom of love. In this video: • The persecution under Emperor Domitian • Saint John’s arrest and trial • The miracle of the boiling oil • The exile to Patmos • The meaning of Christ’s “cup of suffering” • The martyrdom of love experienced by Saint John May this story strengthen our faith, courage, and love for Christ amid suffering and trials. 00:00 - Introduction to Saint John Before the Latin Gate 00:17 - James and John ask for places in Christ’s kingdom 00:35 - Christ speaks of the cup of suffering 00:58 - Fulfillment of Christ’s prophecy 01:28 - Saint John at the crucifixion of Christ 01:45 - Persecution after Pentecost 02:08 - Emperor Domitian and Roman cruelty 03:18 - Christians persecuted under Domitian 03:43 - Saint John arrested at Ephesus 04:11 - Condemned to boiling oil in Rome 04:42 - Saint John embraces martyrdom 05:14 - God preserves Saint John from the fire 05:31 - Miracle of the boiling oil 06:04 - Saint John exiled to Patmos 06:26 - Return to Ephesus after Domitian’s death 06:41 - The Latin Gate and church dedication 07:10 - Historical observance of the feast day 07:34 - The meaning of Christ’s cup of suffering 08:26 - Christ willingly accepts the cross 08:56 - The cross as the road to heaven 09:13 - Saint John’s martyrdom of love 10:02 - The crown of spiritual martyrdom https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-john-before-the-latin-gate/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 #SaintJohn #SaintJohnTheEvangelist #OrthodoxChristianity #LivesOfTheSaints #OrthodoxSaints #ChristianHistory #Martyrdom #JohnTheBeloved #EasternOrthodox #BibleStudy #ChurchHistory #Patmos #ChristianFaith