St. Paschal Baylon (17 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Pascal Baylon is one of the Church’s greatest examples of humility, Eucharistic devotion, poverty, obedience, and hidden holiness. In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, discover the extraordinary story of the humble shepherd boy who became a Franciscan lay brother and one of the most beloved saints of Catholic tradition. Born into poverty in 1540 in Aragon, Spain, Saint Pascal Baylon spent his youth tending sheep while filling his soul with prayer, Scripture, and meditation on Christ. Though unable to attend school, he taught himself to read and devoted his life entirely to God. His deep love for the Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady, penance, and humility transformed him into a living example of sanctity. This powerful Catholic biography explores: • The virtue of holy poverty • The beauty of hidden holiness • Eucharistic devotion and prayer • The dangers of spiritual complacency • Saint Bernard’s warnings about lukewarmness • The Franciscan spirit of humility and obedience • The interior life of the saints May the life of Saint Pascal Baylon inspire us to pursue deeper prayer, humility, and union with Christ. 📖 Source: The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler 00:00 – Introduction to Saint Pascal Baylon 00:15 – The Blessings of Holy Poverty 01:13 – Birth and Childhood of Saint Pascal 01:36 – Teaching Himself to Read 01:58 – Love for the Lives of the Saints and Christ 02:20 – The Holy Shepherd’s Solitary Prayer Life 03:07 – Desire for Humility and Service 03:57 – Mystical Prayer and Heavenly Consolation 04:38 – God’s Comfort in the Spiritual Life 05:02 – Trials as a Shepherd 05:35 – Discernment of Religious Life 05:58 – Choosing Poverty and Penance 06:32 – “The Holy Shepherd” 06:41 – Entering the Franciscans 07:04 – His Extreme Humility and Mortification 07:45 – Constant Prayer and Labor 08:10 – Journey Through Protestant Territories 09:00 – Devotion to Our Lady and the Eucharist 09:24 – Death of Saint Pascal Baylon 09:41 – Miracles After His Death 09:49 – Canonization and Legacy 09:57 – Saint Bernard on Spiritual Progress 10:40 – The Danger of Exterior Religion Without Interior Conversion 11:20 – The Secret Vices That Destroy the Soul https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-paschal-baylon/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintPascalBaylon #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #BlessedSacrament #EucharisticDevotion #CatholicFaith #Franciscan #ChristianVirtue #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic