St. Rose of Lima (30 August): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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“Lord, increase my sufferings, and with them increase Thy love in my heart.” St. Rose of Lima, born Isabel Flores de Oliva in Peru in 1586, became the first canonized saint of the Americas. Like a rose amidst thorns, she appeared as a brilliant witness to Christ in the New World. Taking St. Catherine of Siena as her model, Rose embraced extraordinary fasting, mortification, humility, and obedience. She fought not only against sensual temptation and vanity, but against the deeper spiritual enemy of inordinate self-love—which can disguise itself even within prayer, fasting, and seemingly virtuous works. When her family fell into poverty, Rose labored in the garden by day and worked with her needle late into the night to support them. Determined to preserve her vow of virginity, she entered the Third Order of St. Dominic and lived in a small garden cell devoted to prayer and penance. Her soul burned with love for God, especially before the Blessed Sacrament. Christ once called her soul His spouse, yet she also endured years of persecution, interior desolation, temptation, spiritual anguish, and painful illness. St. Rose died on August 24, 1617, at only 31 years old. Numerous miracles were attributed to her intercession, and Pope Clement X canonized her in 1671. Her life teaches us to sanctify every action through a pure intention, crucify disordered self-love, and seek the perfect reign of divine charity within our souls. St. Rose of Lima, pray for us! 00:00 St. Rose of Lima, Virgin 00:18 A rose amidst the thorns of the New World 00:41 Her birth and childhood in Lima 00:59 Extraordinary fasting and mortification 01:15 St. Catherine of Siena as her model 01:22 Her battle against vanity 01:45 Protecting others from temptation 02:20 The purpose of severe penance 02:43 Crucifying inordinate self-love 03:06 Pride disguised as virtue 03:21 Humility, obedience, and patience 03:39 Supporting her impoverished family 04:05 Her vow of holy virginity 04:22 Entering the Third Order of St. Dominic 04:29 Her garden cell and austerities 04:45 Her hidden crown of thorns 05:01 Meditation upon Christ’s Passion 05:24 Her burning love for God 05:32 Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament 05:57 Christ calls her soul His spouse 06:06 Persecution and spiritual anguish 06:28 “Lord, increase my sufferings” 06:35 Her holy death at age 31 06:44 Miracles and canonization 07:07 Living every moment for God 07:31 Removing the obstacles to divine love 07:47 Sanctifying every action through charity 08:04 “Hallowed be Thy name” 08:11 “Thy will be done” #SaintRoseOfLima #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #Faith #CatholicChurch #ChristianInspiration https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/august/saint-rose-of-lima/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴