Daily Devotional: Jan 15 – S. Paul the First Hermit
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🗓️ 15 January 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Today is Wednesday, January 15, 2025, The St. Paul the First Hermit, 3rd class feast, with the color of red. In this episode: The meditation: “Importance of Salvation II,” a preview of the Sermon: “Four Keys to a Strong Faith,” today’s news from the Church: “New President of the Vatican Tribunal Appointed,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
Sources Used Today:
- The Works of St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (Angelus Press)
- “New President of the Vatican Tribunal Appointed” (FSSPX.news)
- “Four Keys to a Strong Faith” (SSPX Sermons)
- The Spiritual Life- Archbishop Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the traditional Catholic daily devotional. |
| 0:08.4 | Today's Wednesday, January 15th, 2025, the Feast of St. Paul, the First Hermit, |
| 0:12.8 | a third-class feast with the color of white. |
| 0:14.8 | In this episode, The Meditation, the Importance of Salvation Part 2, |
| 0:18.3 | a preview of today's sermon, today's news from the church about a new president for the Vatican Tribunal, |
| 0:23.2 | and today's thought from Archbishop Marcelifev. |
| 0:26.2 | But first, the collect of today's Mass. |
| 0:28.8 | O God, who sendest us joy with the annual feast of Blessed Paul thy confessor, |
| 0:33.9 | mercifully grant that while honoring the anniversary of his death, |
| 0:39.0 | we may also imitate his deeds. |
| 0:47.3 | Born in the year 227, in Egypt, St. Paul of Thebes, discovered his calling under extraordinary circumstances. |
| 0:54.8 | Orphoned as a teen, he inherited great wealth, but his greedy brother-in-law plotted to expose him as a Christian during the brutal persecutions of the time. So, to escape, Paul fled to the desert, intending only just to wait |
| 1:01.2 | out the danger. Instead, he found his true home there, dedicating himself to a life of prayer |
| 1:06.9 | and solitude that lasted nearly 90 years. Living in a cave, Paul survived on the water of a |
| 1:13.3 | stream from nearby, dates from a palm tree, and miraculously, a raven that brought him half a loaf |
| 1:19.9 | of bread daily. This simple but extraordinary life inspired the motto of the Pauline order that honors him, |
| 1:27.1 | quote, alone with God alone. |
| 1:30.7 | Late in life, Paul received his first visitor, St. Anthony, the abbot. Feeling proud of his own |
| 1:38.1 | hermit life, Anthony had had a dream revealing Paul's greater sanctity. After a challenging journey, he found Paul, |
| 1:46.1 | and the two saints shared a miraculous meal when the raven brought a full loaf of bread. |
| 1:51.8 | Paul revealed his death was near and asked Anthony to bury him in a cloak given by St. Athanasius. |
| 1:58.0 | As Anthony returned with the cloak, he saw Paul's soul ascending to heaven. |
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