St. Willibald, Bishop of Aichstadt (7 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Willibald was one of the great missionary saints of the early Middle Ages. Miraculously healed as a child through the prayers of his parents, he dedicated his entire life to Christ. After making an extraordinary seven-year pilgrimage to Rome, the Holy Land, Egypt, and many sacred sites associated with Our Lord, he embraced the Benedictine life at Monte Cassino before being called by St. Boniface to evangelize Germany. As Bishop of Eichstätt, St. Willibald spent nearly forty-five years preaching the Gospel, founding monasteries, reforming Christian life, and shepherding souls with remarkable humility, charity, and perseverance. In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler, discover the remarkable journey of a saint whose love for Christ led him from England to Jerusalem and finally to become one of the greatest missionary bishops of medieval Europe. Topics covered: The miraculous healing of St. Willibald Pilgrimage to Rome and the Holy Land Captivity under the Saracens Life at Monte Cassino Friendship with St. Boniface Missionary work in Germany Founding monasteries His episcopate at Eichstätt Lessons in perseverance, humility, and zeal May the example of St. Willibald inspire us to seek holiness through prayer, sacrifice, and faithful service to Christ. 00:00 Introduction 00:15 A Miraculous Childhood 01:21 Pilgrimage with His Family 01:52 Journey to the Holy Land 02:17 Captured by the Saracens 02:42 Visiting the Places of Christ's Life 04:20 Ten Years at Monte Cassino 04:54 Called by St. Boniface 05:36 Missionary Work in Germany 05:43 Bishop of Eichstätt 06:17 Shepherd of His Diocese 06:42 Death and Canonization https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/saint-willibald-bishop-of-aichstadt/ 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 #StWillibald #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #Catholic #SaintOfTheDay #ChurchHistory #HolyLand #StBoniface #Benedictine #MissionarySaints #CatholicFaith #ChristianHistory #SensusFidelium #SonsOfFidelity