St. Nicon, Metanoite (26 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Dive into the powerful life of St. Niken the Metanoite, a saint known for his fiery preaching of repentance and his profound spiritual transformation. Drawing from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, this video recounts St. Niken’s early monastic life, his remarkable humility, his mission work across Crete and Greece, and his constant call to conversion: “Metanoeite — Do Penance.” Learn how his sermons shook souls, transformed entire regions, and inspired Christians and even non-Christians to recognize the beauty of the Gospel. This narrative highlights the saint’s teachings on true repentance, self-examination, rooting out sin, and the creation of the “new creature” in Christ. 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – St. Niken’s Noble Origins 00:24 – Youthful Flight to the Monastery 00:31 – Twelve Years of Prayer & Penance 00:38 – A Heart Filled With Holy Compunction 00:52 – Gift of Preaching & Spiritual Fruit 01:00 – Missionary Work Across Asia Minor 01:11 – Preaching in Crete Under Saracen Control 01:18 – His Famous Call to Repentance: “Metanoeite” 01:25 – Why His Sermons Transformed Souls 01:48 – The True Work of Penitence 02:02 – Rooting Out Sin at Its Source 02:26 – Forming the “New Creature” in Christ 02:39 – Widespread Conversions Through His Preaching 02:52 – Guarding the Seeds of Repentance 03:12 – Attracting Even the Mohammedans by His Virtue 03:21 – Twenty Years in Crete 03:27 – Preaching Across Greece and Working Miracles 03:34 – His Holy Death in 998 03:40 – Honor in Both Greek & Roman Calendars https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/st-nicon-surnamed-metanoite/ 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 #StNiken #Metanoeite #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #ChristianRepentance #CatholicYouTube #OrthodoxSaints #Penance #Metanoia #AlbanButler #ChurchHistory #CatholicTeaching