St. John of Sahagun (12 June): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. John of Sahagún (1430–1479) was one of Spain's greatest preachers, reformers, and peacemakers. In this reading from Fr. Alban Butler's classic work The Lives of the Saints, discover how a young cleric who once held multiple benefices was transformed by God's grace into a holy Augustinian friar renowned for his humility, austerity, wisdom, and fearless defense of justice. After renouncing worldly ambitions and embracing a life of prayer and sacrifice, St. John of Sahagún became a powerful preacher whose sermons brought about a profound moral reformation in Salamanca. He reconciled bitter enemies, converted sinners, guided souls in the confessional, and courageously rebuked corruption and oppression regardless of social rank. His life reminds us of the importance of prayer, meditation, spiritual reading, repentance, and regular withdrawal from worldly distractions in order to hear God's voice and grow in holiness. 📖 Source: The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Early Life in Sahagún 01:04 Conversion and Reform of Life 01:47 Studies and Ministry in Salamanca 02:12 Entering the Augustinian Order 02:35 Powerful Preaching and Reform 03:01 Reconciling Enemies and Peacemaking 03:28 Master of Novices and Prior 04:00 Gift of Discernment and Confession 04:32 Courage Before the Powerful 04:57 Miracles and Final Illness 05:15 Beatification and Canonization 05:31 Butler's Spiritual Reflection 06:10 The Importance of Prayer and Reflection https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/june/st-john-of-sahagun/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #StJohnOfSahagun #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #Augustinian #CatholicHistory #CatholicFaith #ChristianHistory #SensusFidelium #CatholicSpirituality #Prayer