St. Wulstan, Bishop of Worcester (19 January): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Wulstan (Wulfstan), Bishop of Worcester, stands as one of the great English saints of humility, purity, prayer, and perseverance during the Norman Conquest of England. This reading comes from Butler’s Lives of the Saints, traditionally attributed to Fr. Alban Butler, for January 19. Born in Warwickshire, St. Wulstan early recognized the danger of temptation and responded with deep contrition and lifelong watchfulness over his senses. Educated in monasteries, ordained priest, and later entering the Abbey of Worcester, he became renowned for austerity, prayer, charity to the poor, and humility, choosing the lowest tasks even when entrusted with authority. Though considered “simple” by worldly standards, his holiness, miracles, and divine favor preserved him as Bishop of Worcester even after the Norman conquest, when nearly all English bishops were removed. His famous miracle at Westminster, where his crozier could not be removed from King Edward’s tomb except by himself, testified that God Himself confirmed his episcopal office. St. Wulstan taught humility by example, made nobles serve the poor, spent nights in prayer, wept over penitents, and bore injustice patiently as a chastisement permitted by God. He died in 1095, after 32 years as bishop, and was canonized in 1203. 📖 This video is ideal for: Daily saint reflections Traditional Catholic devotion Audiobook listeners Homeschooling & catechesis English Church history 🙏 St. Wulstan of Worcester, pray for us. 00:00 Introduction – Butler’s Lives of the Saints 00:20 Early Life & Temptation 00:37 Gift of Purity & Watchfulness 00:50 Monastic Education 01:08 Ordination & Austerity 01:26 Vow of Abstinence from Meat 01:35 Entry into Worcester Abbey 01:43 Humble Monastic Offices 02:05 Reluctant Appointment as Bishop 02:13 Power of His Preaching 02:20 Life of Prayer & Tears 02:33 Norman Conquest & Trial 02:50 Miracle of the Crozier 03:26 Honor from William the Conqueror 03:35 Teaching Patience in Suffering 03:44 Charity to the Poor 03:58 Compassion for Penitents 04:02 Death & Canonization https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/january/st-wulstan-bishop-of-worcester/ 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 🔴 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 #StWulstan #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #January19 #EnglishSaints #CatholicHistory #TraditionalCatholic #ButlersLives #CatholicAudiobook