St. John, Pope (27 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint John I, Pope and Martyr, suffered imprisonment and death under the Arian King Theodoric in 526 AD. In this powerful episode from Father Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints, we witness the courage of a holy pope who remained faithful amid political tyranny, persecution, and betrayal. After being forced to negotiate with Emperor Justin in Constantinople, Pope Saint John returned to Italy only to be thrown into a dark prison by Theodoric. There, deprived of comfort and care, the saintly pontiff died as a martyr for Christ. This moving account reflects on Divine Providence, the glory of martyrdom, the peace of the saints, and the terrifying end of unrepentant tyrants. A profound meditation on suffering, eternal justice, and the triumph of holiness. 📖 From: The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler 🗓 Feast Day: May 27 ✝ Pope Saint John I, pray for us. ⏱ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction to Saint John I 0:18 Early life and rise in the Roman clergy 0:35 The Arian King Theodoric 0:51 Emperor Justin’s decree against the Arians 1:07 Theodoric threatens persecution 1:15 Pope John sent to Constantinople 1:31 Triumphal reception in Constantinople 1:46 Miracle of restoring sight to a blind man 2:02 Universal joy at the pope’s arrival 2:11 Debate over the pope’s embassy 2:28 Arrest of Boethius 2:44 Pope John imprisoned at Ravenna 3:00 Death of Saint John I in prison 3:13 Reflection on Providence and suffering 3:45 The joy and glory of martyrs 4:08 The torment of wicked tyrants 4:39 The horror of death without repentance 4:47 Conclusion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-john-pope/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintJohnI #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #PopeSaintJohn #ChristianMartyrs #CatholicHistory #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #FatherAlbanButler #Martyrdom #CatholicFaith #ChurchHistory #RomanCatholic #CatholicYouTube #Saints