St. John Columbini, Founder of the Order of the Jesuati (31 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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The life of St. John Columbini is one of the most remarkable conversion stories in Catholic history. A wealthy nobleman, respected magistrate, and ambitious leader in Siena, John Columbini lived for honor, success, and worldly prestige—until one moment changed everything forever. After reading the life of St. Mary of Egypt, his heart was pierced with repentance. He abandoned wealth, embraced radical poverty, cared personally for lepers and the sick, gave away his fortune, and founded the religious community known as the Jesuati, whose members became famous for their constant devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus. In this reading from Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints, discover how God's grace transformed an ambitious public official into one of the great penitents and servants of the poor. His story reminds us that no soul is beyond conversion when it opens itself to Christ. "A contrite and humble heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise." (Psalm 51) 00:00 – St. John Columbini: Nobleman of Siena 00:17 – A Successful Magistrate Attached to the World 00:48 – Anger at Home Leads to Grace 01:05 – Reading the Life of St. Mary of Egypt 01:21 – A Complete Conversion Begins 01:45 – Selling Everything for the Poor 02:16 – Carrying and Caring for a Leper 02:42 – Family, Chastity, and God's Call 02:57 – Radical Poverty and Service 03:19 – Ministry to the Poor and Sick 03:42 – Constant Devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus 03:56 – Foundation of the Jesuati Order 04:05 – Pope Urban V Approves the Institute 04:21 – Holy Death of St. John Columbini 04:44 – Only Twelve Years After His Conversion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-john-columbini/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #StJohnColumbini #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHistory #CatholicFaith #HolyNameOfJesus #Conversion #Repentance #Penance #ChristianHistory #CatholicDevotion #SensusFidelium