St. Simon Stock (16 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Simon Stock is one of the most beloved saints of the Carmelite Order and a towering example of penance, contemplation, and devotion to God. In this reading from Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, discover the extraordinary story of the humble English hermit who lived in a hollow oak tree, embraced a life of severe fasting and prayer, and later became one of the greatest leaders of the Carmelite Order. Learn how Saint Simon Stock helped spread the Carmelites throughout Europe, defended the order before the Popes, journeyed to Mount Carmel in the Holy Land, and became renowned for miracles, prophecy, holiness, and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This traditional Catholic saint biography offers inspiration for anyone seeking a deeper spiritual life rooted in prayer, sacrifice, and love of God. 00:00 – Introduction to Saint Simon Stock 00:15 – His holy childhood in Kent 00:23 – Retreat into the wilderness 00:30 – Living inside the hollow oak tree 00:39 – A life of fasting and continual prayer 00:48 – Divine call to join the Carmelites 00:56 – Origins of the Carmelite Order 01:12 – Carmelite foundations in England 01:33 – The earliest Carmelite convents 01:59 – Saint Simon joins the order 02:07 – Years of penance and contemplation 02:16 – Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary 02:28 – Studies at Oxford 02:37 – His reputation for sanctity 02:45 – Appointed Vicar General 03:00 – Journey to Rome and papal confirmations 03:15 – Visit to Mount Carmel 03:23 – Persecutions in the Holy Land 03:38 – Return to England 03:46 – Expansion of the Carmelite Order 03:54 – Miracles, prophecy, and holiness 04:01 – Hymns and writings of Saint Simon 04:10 – Final journey to Bordeaux 04:18 – Death and burial of Saint Simon Stock 04:26 – Honor among the saints 04:33 – Feast extended to the whole Carmelite Order https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-simon-stock/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintSimonStock #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #CarmeliteOrder #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHistory #SaintOfTheDay #FrAlbanButler #CatholicTeaching #BlessedVirginMary #ChristianHistory #CatholicChurch #CatholicSpirituality #PrayerAndPenance #CatholicYouTube