St. Stanislaus Kostka (13 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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In this video, we present the November 13th reading of St. Stanislaus Kostka from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler. Born in 1550, St. Stanislaus exemplifies youth sanctified by grace, heroic purity, deep prayer, discipline, humility, and total abandonment to God. His short yet extraordinary life—filled with visions, miraculous consolation, intense devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, and an unwavering vocation to the Society of Jesus—continues to inspire Catholics worldwide. This reading recounts: His childhood purity and fervent prayer Trials in Vienna from family and tutor His mystical visions of St. Barbara and the Blessed Virgin His escape to pursue religious life His profound novitiate under St. Francis Borgia His holy death on the Feast of the Assumption Miracles following his intercession His canonization and patronage over Poland This is a powerful reflection for those seeking inspiration in holiness, youth ministry, Jesuit spirituality, and devotion to Our Lady and the Eucharist. If you enjoy Catholic audiobooks, saint biographies, traditional readings, or spiritual classics, please like, share, and subscribe for more daily saint lives and traditional Catholic content. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – The Life of St. Stanislaus Kostka (Intro) 00:10 – Youth and Early Piety 00:35 – Family Background and Birth 00:53 – Early Education and Devotion 01:15 – Purity, Prayer, and Conduct in Vienna 02:18 – Trials from Brother and Tutor 03:30 – Increased Discipline and Spiritual Practices 04:03 – Enlightenment by the Holy Ghost 04:25 – Illness, St. Barbara, and Miraculous Communion 05:09 – Vision of the Blessed Virgin 05:40 – Desire for the Jesuits and Family Opposition 06:06 – Escape to Dillingen and Testing of His Vocation 06:20 – Sent to Rome and Received by St. Francis Borgia 06:52 – Novitiate Life and Father’s Threats 07:32 – Extraordinary Obedience and Humility 08:36 – Life of Continuous Prayer 09:40 – Devotion to the Holy Eucharist 10:17 – Prophecy of His Death 11:15 – Final Illness and Last Sacraments 12:11 – Vision of Our Lady at His Death 12:18 – Death on the Feast of the Assumption (1568) 12:53 – Beatification, Canonization, and Miracles 13:54 – Miraculous Cure of a Novice in Lima 14:39 – Community Witness and Thanksgiving https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/st-stanislas-kostka/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 #StStanislausKostka #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #CatholicAudiobook #TraditionalCatholic #JesuitSaint #CatholicChurch #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicHistory #CatholicFaith #MarianDevotion #EucharisticDevotion #CatholicMiracles #PolishSaints #SaintBiography 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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.