St. Matthias, Apostle (24 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Matthias the Apostle was chosen by God to replace Judas Iscariot after the betrayal. But why was he chosen? And what does his election teach us about humility, vocation, and divine providence? In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler (February 24), we learn that St. Matthias was one of the 72 disciples and had followed Our Lord faithfully from His baptism to the Ascension. After prayer and discernment, the Apostles cast lots — and Matthias was chosen by divine direction to join the Twelve. This powerful account teaches us: • The danger of ambition in spiritual life • Why humility is essential for leadership in the Church • How God calls souls purely by grace • The warning contained in the fall of Judas • The necessity of perseverance after conversion St. Matthias later evangelized Cappadocia and regions near the Caspian Sea, suffering greatly for the Faith and ultimately receiving the crown of martyrdom. His life reminds us: our vocation is entirely God’s gift — and we must guard it with humility and holy fear. “Many shall come from the East and West… but the sons of the Kingdom shall be cast out.” May we never presume upon grace. 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Was St. Matthias One of the 72 Disciples? 0:42 – Why a 12th Apostle Was Necessary 1:07 – Casting Lots: Divine Providence vs Superstition 2:01 – The Virtue of Humility in Leadership 3:35 – The Warning from Judas’ Fall 4:31 – The Missionary Labors of St. Matthias 5:43 – Our Call Is Pure Grace 6:48 – The Danger of Losing Fervor 7:00 – Final Reflection https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/st-matthias-apostle/ 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 #StMatthias #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #TraditionalCatholic #FeastDay #Apostle #CatholicFaith #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicTeaching #ChristianHistory