St. Vincent de Paul, Founder of the Lazarites (19 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Vincent de Paul is remembered today as the patron saint of charity, but few Catholics know the extraordinary path God used to prepare him for that mission. Captured by Muslim pirates, sold into slavery, falsely accused of theft, and tested through years of humiliation, St. Vincent learned the deep mysteries of humility, patience, and total trust in Divine Providence. Those trials would eventually prepare him to found the Congregation of the Mission (the Lazarists), reform seminaries, organize charitable works across France, care for abandoned children, establish hospitals, train priests, and inspire countless souls to conversion. Drawing from Fr. Alban Butler's classic Lives of the Saints, this presentation follows the remarkable life of one of the Church's greatest apostles of mercy and charity. If you enjoy traditional Catholic sermons, saint biographies, and classic spiritual reading, please like, subscribe, and share this video. May St. Vincent de Paul pray for us. 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Early Life in Gascony 01:28 Childhood Virtue and Love for the Poor 02:49 Education and Priesthood 03:54 Learning the Mystery of the Cross 05:02 Captured by Muslim Pirates 06:45 Sold into Slavery 08:08 Conversion of His Apostate Master 09:02 Escape Across the Mediterranean 10:02 False Accusation and Six Years of Silence 11:07 Ministry Begins in France 12:01 The General Confession That Changed Everything 13:41 The Birth of His Missionary Work 15:57 Foundation of the Congregation of the Mission 16:44 The Lazarists and Their Rule of Life 18:34 Charity Toward the Poor 20:21 Works of Mercy During War 21:16 Constant Union With God 23:21 Humility, Patience and Self-Denial 25:39 Defense of Catholic Doctrine 28:40 Final Rule for His Missionaries 29:11 Final Years 30:14 Holy Death of St. Vincent 31:06 Miracles After Death 33:18 Canonization 33:34 Lessons for Catholics Today 34:28 Conclusion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-vincent-of-paul-c-founder-of-the-lazarites-or-fathers-of-the-mission/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintVincentDePaul #Catholic #Saints #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicChurch #TraditionalCatholic #SensusFidelium #ChristianHistory #CatholicFaith #Charity #Mercy #Confession #Humility #Prayer #CatholicTeaching