St. Julian, Anchoret (6 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Julian the Anchorite († c. 370) is one of the great yet lesser-known saints of the early Church whose life demonstrates the transforming power of grace. Captured as a young man and sold into slavery in Syria, Julian initially suffered under the weight of his chains with impatience. Everything changed when he embraced the Catholic Faith. After gaining his freedom, he entered a monastery in Mesopotamia, where he lived a life of extraordinary penance, humility, obedience, and continual prayer. Guided by the great St. Ephraim the Syrian, Julian became renowned for his sanctity. St. Ephraim himself marveled at the profound wisdom and spiritual insight granted to this seemingly simple monk. One of the most moving stories from his life tells of his constant tears while reading Sacred Scripture. His tears fell so abundantly upon the pages of the Holy Bible that the ink itself was washed away, leaving words nearly illegible. His deep sorrow for sin and constant awareness of God's judgment fueled a life of heroic holiness. God rewarded St. Julian's humility with the gift of miracles, and after twenty-five years of hidden monastic life, he entered eternal glory around A.D. 370. Drawing from Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints, this episode reminds us that true greatness is found not in worldly achievements but in repentance, humility, perseverance, and unceasing prayer. 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Captured and Sold into Slavery 00:33 Conversion Through Suffering 00:41 Entering the Monastery 00:50 Friendship with St. Ephraim 01:14 Extraordinary Penance 01:30 Tears That Blotted Out Scripture 01:53 Living in Holy Fear of God 02:20 A Life of Prayer and Solitude 02:46 The Gift of Miracles 03:02 Death and Heavenly Reward https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-julian/ 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 🔴 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 #StJulian #LivesOfTheSaints #Catholic #SaintOfTheDay #DesertFathers #CatholicFaith #Prayer #Penance #Humility #StEphraim #CatholicHistory #Christianity #SensusFidelium