St. Peter of Luxemburg, Cardinal, Bishop of Metz (5 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Peter of Luxembourg (1369–1387) was one of the most extraordinary saints of the Middle Ages. Though born into one of Europe's greatest noble families, he embraced radical humility, heroic charity, and astonishing holiness from childhood. By the age of 18, he had already become Bishop of Metz and a Cardinal, yet he lived with the simplicity of a poor monk. In this reading from Fr. Alban Butler's The Lives of the Saints for July 5, discover the remarkable story of the young saint whose love for Christ led him to embrace poverty, perpetual chastity, continual prayer, and boundless charity toward the poor. His life became a model of episcopal holiness, and countless miracles were attributed to his intercession after his death. This inspiring biography reminds us that true greatness is found not in worldly honor, but in humility before God. "Contempt of the world, contempt of thyself, rejoice in thy own contempt, but despise no other person." — St. Peter of Luxembourg 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Noble birth and holy childhood 01:18 Early orphanhood and formation in virtue 02:02 Extraordinary sanctity as a child 02:20 Vow of perpetual chastity and charity to the poor 02:43 Becoming a hostage for his brother in England 03:24 Spiritual formation and life of prayer 04:04 Canon of Notre Dame in Paris 04:35 Remarkable humility in public life 05:00 Appointed Bishop of Metz 05:31 Entering the city barefoot on a donkey 06:03 Reforming the diocese and serving the poor 06:55 Daily confession and pursuit of holiness 07:28 Created Cardinal by Pope Clement VII 07:58 Radical poverty and generosity 08:42 His famous maxim on humility 09:07 Final illness and preparation for death 10:20 Last acts of humility before death 11:11 Death at only 18 years old 11:53 Miracles after death and patron of Avignon 13:05 Butler's reflection on love of God and holy intentions https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-peter-of-luxemburg/ 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 #SaintPeterOfLuxembourg #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHistory #SaintOfTheDay #ChristianHistory #ChurchHistory #Bishop #Cardinal #Holiness #CatholicFaith #July5 #SensusFidelium #Humility #Charity #Prayer #CatholicTeaching