St. Rictrudes, Abbess (12 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Rictrudes, Abbess (12 May), is one of the great holy women of early medieval France — a noblewoman, widow, abbess, and mother of saints. In this episode from Butler’s Lives of the Saints, discover the inspiring story of a woman whose sanctity transformed her entire family and led many souls closer to God. Born in Gascony in 614, St. Rictrudes married Adelbald, a powerful lord at the court of King Clovis. Together they raised four children who all became saints. After the tragic assassination of her husband, Rictrudes turned completely toward God, resisting pressure from King Clovis II to remarry. Under the guidance of St. Amand, she embraced the religious life and founded a monastery at Marchiennes, where she served as abbess for forty years. Her life was marked by prayer, fasting, contemplation, humility, and profound longing for Heaven. The story of St. Rictrudes reminds us that holiness within a family can spread grace across generations. In this reading: ✠ The holy family of St. Rictrudes ✠ Her friendship with St. Amand ✠ The martyr-like suffering after her husband’s death ✠ Her refusal to remarry despite royal pressure ✠ The founding of the monastery at Marchiennes ✠ Her life of penance and contemplation ✠ Her holy death in 688 ✠ Miracles and veneration after death May St. Rictrudes pray for all mothers, widows, religious, and families striving for holiness. 0:00 Introduction 0:17 Birth and Noble Marriage 0:34 The Four Saintly Children of Rictrudes 0:43 Guidance of St. Amand 0:59 The Assassination of Her Husband 1:08 Detachment from the World 1:15 King Clovis II Pressures Her to Remarry 1:22 Receiving the Religious Veil 1:31 Foundation of the Monastery at Marchiennes 1:38 Her Life of Prayer and Penance 1:46 Longing for the Heavenly Jerusalem 2:03 Detachment from Earthly Comforts 2:20 A Soul Consumed by Divine Love 2:27 Resigning as Abbess Before Death 2:34 Death of St. Rictrudes in 688 2:43 Veneration of Her Relics 3:00 Churches Dedicated to St. Rictrudes 3:09 The Writing of Her Life 3:26 Miracles After Her Death https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-rictrudes-abbess/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintRictrudes #ButlersLivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicHistory #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #ChristianHistory #CatholicYouTube #Abbess #StRictrudes #CatholicFaith #Saints