St. Veronica Giuliani, Virgin (9 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Veronica Giuliani (1660–1727) stands among the greatest Catholic mystics in the history of the Church. A Capuchin Poor Clare nun, abbess, stigmatist, and visionary, she devoted her entire life to prayer, penance, obedience, and love of Jesus Christ Crucified. In this reading from Father Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints, discover the remarkable journey of the young girl born Ursula Giuliani who became one of Christianity's greatest contemplatives. Her life was filled with extraordinary mystical favors—including the Crown of Thorns, the Stigmata, mystical espousals to Christ, visions of Our Lord, profound temptations, and heroic charity—but above all, with profound humility and complete obedience. Unlike sensational accounts that focus only on miraculous phenomena, Butler carefully explains that the true proof of sanctity lies not in visions or extraordinary gifts, but in the virtues they produce: deeper humility, greater charity, unwavering obedience, and an ever-increasing desire to suffer for Christ. Her life remains one of the greatest demonstrations of the Catholic understanding of sanctity, redemptive suffering, and union with the Passion of Jesus Christ. "From their fruits you shall know them." 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Butler's introduction and principles for judging mystical experiences 01:51 Birth of St. Veronica Giuliani 03:18 Childhood devotion to the Blessed Sacrament 04:35 Confirmation and early visions 06:35 First Holy Communion 07:14 Growth in mental prayer 09:07 Desire for religious life 12:32 Interior trials and temptations 15:24 Illness before entering the convent 16:58 Entrance into the Capuchin convent 18:24 Early mystical graces 19:07 Love of suffering and the Cross 20:19 Novice Mistress and Abbess 21:08 Vision of the Last Judgment 22:46 The mystical chalice of suffering 25:43 Crown of Thorns 27:36 Charity for sinners 30:01 Mystical espousals to Christ 31:52 Severe temptations 35:07 Receiving the Stigmata 39:07 Miraculous symbols discovered within her heart 41:05 Final illness and holy death 44:16 Miracles after death 45:49 Beatification and canonization 46:03 Butler's conclusion on authentic mysticism https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-veronica-giuliani/ 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 🔴 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 #StVeronicaGiuliani #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #Catholic #Mystic #Stigmata #Prayer #CatholicChurch #TraditionalCatholic #JesusChrist #Holiness #CatholicFaith