St. Mammertus, Confessor, Archbishop of Vienne (11 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Mamertus, Archbishop of Vienne, is remembered for instituting the ancient Rogation Days — days of fasting, prayer, repentance, and supplication during a time of war, earthquakes, fires, and devastation. In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, we learn how St. Mamertus called the faithful back to God through sincere repentance and fervent prayer. Witness the powerful story of miraculous fires extinguished through prayer, the origins of Rogation processions, and a timeless Catholic reflection on divine mercy, penance, and dependence upon God in times of trial. This classic Catholic reading reminds us that earthly calamities should lead souls to conversion, deeper prayer, and trust in God’s providence. 📖 From The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler ✝️ Feast Day: May 11 ⛪ Saint Mamertus, pray for us. 0:00 Introduction 0:15 St. Mamertus becomes Archbishop of Vienne 0:31 Public calamities and divine chastisement 1:18 The miraculous extinguishing of the fire 1:35 St. Mamertus calls the people to repentance 1:50 Another devastating fire strikes the city 2:06 Prayer and miracles through the bishop’s intercession 2:15 Institution of the Rogation Days 2:39 Spread of Rogation observances throughout the Church 2:57 Sermons of St. Mamertus 3:15 Ancient Rogation liturgies in Gaul 3:32 Mamertus Claudianus and his virtue 3:57 Death of St. Mamertus in 477 4:03 Reflection on suffering and divine mercy 4:27 Human prudence and dependence on God 4:52 Prayer, penance, and almsgiving 5:08 Sin as the greatest evil 5:33 Temporal calamities vs spiritual dangers 5:49 Seek first the Kingdom of God https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-mammertus-confessor-archbishop-of-vienne/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintMamertus #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #FrAlbanButler #RogationDays #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicHistory #PrayerAndPenance #CatholicFaith #ChristianHistory #DivineMercy #Penance #CatholicTeaching