St. Saturninus & Other Martyrs of Africa (11 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On February 11, Holy Mother Church honors St. Saturninus and the 49 Martyrs of Abitina, heroic Christians who chose torture and death rather than abandon the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. During the savage persecution of Emperor Diocletian in 304 A.D., Christians in Africa were commanded under penalty of death to surrender the Sacred Scriptures and cease their assemblies. Yet these brave souls gathered on Sunday to celebrate the Divine Mysteries. When arrested, they boldly declared: “The obligation of Sunday is indispensable. We cannot live without it.” Among them were: St. Saturninus, priest His four children The noble senator Dativus The heroic virgin St. Victoria The fearless child St. Hilarus They endured racks, iron hooks, imprisonment, and death — all for fidelity to Christ and the sanctification of the Lord’s Day. Their witness condemns modern indifference toward Sunday Mass and calls us back to authentic Catholic fervor. As the Jews were known by their Sabbath, so true Christians are known by how they sanctify Sunday. May their courage inspire us to defend the Holy Mass at any cost. 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Diocletian’s persecution in Africa 0:53 – Arrest of the 49 Christians at Abitina 1:03 – St. Saturninus and his holy family 1:41 – The betrayal of sacred books and divine judgment 2:01 – Transfer to Carthage and joyful suffering 2:36 – Tortures under the proconsul 2:48 – St. Victoria’s heroic virginity and escape 3:24 – Consecration of her virginity 3:40 – “I am a Christian” – Victoria’s trial 4:41 – The courage of young St. Hilarus 5:10 – “You may cut off my nose and ears” 5:26 – Death in confinement 5:41 – “We cannot live without Sunday” 6:23 – The meaning of the Lord’s Day 6:42 – How the early Christians kept Sunday holy https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ss-saturninus-dativus-and-many-other-martyrs-of-africa/ 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 #SaintSaturninus #MartyrsOfAbitina #CatholicSaints #SundayObligation #HolyMass #ChristianMartyrs #ChurchHistory #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #February11

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• Suffering & Trials