St. Raymund of Pennafort (23 January): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Raymond of Peñafort (1175–1275) was one of the greatest Dominican saints, canon lawyers, confessors, and missionaries in Church history. In this full reading from Butler’s Lives of the Saints for January 23, we explore his extraordinary life of holiness, humility, scholarship, and miracles. Born into nobility in Catalonia and educated in canon and civil law, St. Raymond became a model Dominican friar, a reformer of Christian morals, confessor to kings, compiler of the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX, and a tireless missionary to Jews, Moors, and Saracens. This reading includes the famous miracle in which St. Raymond crossed the sea from Majorca to Barcelona on his cloak, rebuking King James of Aragon and demonstrating absolute trust in God. The life of St. Raymond is a powerful lesson in: Obedience and humility Interior prayer amid active ministry Fidelity to moral truth Zeal for souls The sanctification of daily work 📅 Feast Day: January 23 📚 Source: Butler’s Lives of the Saints ✝️ Order: Dominican (Order of Preachers) Perfect for: Daily saint meditations Catholic study & catechesis Traditional Catholic spirituality Dominican history & canon law January feast day devotions 00:00 – Introduction: January 23 & Butler’s Lives of the Saints 00:23 – Birth and noble lineage of St. Raymond of Peñafort 01:08 – Studies, teaching philosophy, and early piety 01:25 – Canon law studies in Bologna 01:47 – Entry into the Dominican Order 02:33 – Writing the Summa for confessors 03:14 – Preaching, conversions, and founding the Mercedarians 03:59 – Marriage case of King James of Aragon 04:12 – Mission against the Moors & reform of Christian morals 05:18 – Called to Rome by Pope Gregory IX 05:54 – Compilation of the Decretals of Canon Law 06:22 – Refusal of the Archbishopric of Tarragona 07:05 – Life of prayer, tears, and humility 08:02 – Elected Master General of the Dominicans 08:58 – Resignation and return to missionary life 09:13 – Conversion of Saracens & missions abroad 09:38 – King James of Aragon admonished 10:30 – Miracle: St. Raymond walks on water 11:37 – Final illness and holy death 12:19 – Canonization and miracles 12:33 – Spiritual reflection on prayer and recollection https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/january/st-raymund-of-pennafort/ 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 🔴 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 #StRaymondOfPenafort #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #DominicanOrder #January23 #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHistory #CanonLaw #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicDevotion #ButlersLivesOfTheSaints #CatholicAudio