St. Julitta of Caesarea, Martyr (30 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On July 30, we honor St. Julitta, a courageous Christian martyr commemorated by Father Alban Butler in The Lives of the Saints. During the brutal persecution of Emperor Diocletian in 303 A.D., St. Julitta faced an impossible choice: deny Jesus Christ and keep her wealth, or remain faithful and lose everything. After a powerful local official falsely accused her of being a Christian to seize her property, St. Julitta boldly confessed her faith before the Roman judge. She refused to offer sacrifice to idols, declaring that she would rather lose her estates, her possessions, and even her life than offend the God who created her. Condemned to die by fire, she accepted martyrdom with remarkable peace and joy, encouraging fellow Christians to remain steadfast until her final breath. According to St. Basil the Great, her relics became a source of miraculous blessings, and a spring of fresh water flowed where her body was laid to rest. Her witness reminds us that no earthly possession compares with the eternal reward promised to those who remain faithful to Christ. 0:00 Introduction 0:09 Diocletian's persecution of Christians 0:33 Why Christianity triumphs through martyrdom 0:42 Who was St. Julitta? 0:58 False accusation and loss of her estate 1:07 Ordered to sacrifice to idols 1:15 St. Julitta's fearless confession of faith 1:39 Condemned to death by fire 1:45 Joyfully preparing for martyrdom 2:01 Her final exhortation to Christians 2:17 Death upon the funeral pyre 2:33 Burial and incorrupt body 2:41 St. Basil on her relics 2:49 The miraculous spring 3:06 Closing reflection https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-julitta/ 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 🔴 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 #StJulitta #SaintJulitta #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #ChristianMartyrs #Catholic #Martyr #Diocletian #FatherAlbanButler #ChurchHistory #EarlyChurch #CatholicFaith #ChristianHistory #TraditionalCatholic #FaithOverFear

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