Saint Raoul de Bourges : archevêque fidèle, juste et courageux ⚔️⛪ (7 juillet)

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Au IXᵉ siècle, il défend l’unité de l’Église et les pauvres avec courage.  Archevêque de Bourges, saint Raoul fut un pilier de la foi, un homme juste, humble et fidèle.

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00:00To serve Christ is to defend the truth and the weakest.

00:07Here is the discreet but powerful legacy of Saint Raoul of Bourges,

00:119th century archbishop.

00:14Raoul, also called Radulph or Rodolphe,

00:19born in Gaul-Franc, probably at the beginning of the 9th century.

00:25Monk at the abbey of Solignac,

00:26There he received both spiritual and intellectual training.

00:32He is known for his zeal and his rigor

00:35and above all for his deep humility.

00:40In 840, he was appointed Archbishop of Bourges,

00:45a prestigious but fragile diocese,

00:48in a France fragmented by feudal tensions

00:51and religious divisions.

00:53There, Raoul becomes an exemplary pastor.

00:59He supports the poor, ensures the training of the clergy,

01:03protects the monasteries

01:04and above all, he becomes the uncompromising defender

01:09of Catholic orthodoxy in the midst of heresy.

01:13In his letters, Éomélie,

01:16he insists on the unity of faith

01:18and the importance of loyalty to the Pope of Rome,

01:23a courageous stand in a kingdom

01:26where even kings sometimes challenge spiritual authority.

01:31He is not afraid to intervene in political affairs

01:35calling the powerful to justice,

01:37while remaining a man of prayer, simple and austere.

01:42To his priests he recommends to live like the apostles,

01:47poor, united and close to the people.

01:51He died in the year 866 in the odor of sanctity.

01:57Very quickly, the people venerated him for his wisdom and his firmness.

02:01He is considered one of the greatest bishops

02:04from the French High Middle Ages.

02:08Model of bishop, of courage and of fidelity to the Church,

02:12Saint Raoul of Bourges is celebrated on July 7.

02:16A discreet saint, but of immense stature for his time.

02:22Saint Raoul of Bourges prays for the bishops

02:25and the pastors of our time.

02:27Help us to remain faithful, humble.

02:31And courageous in faith.

03:01Subtitling Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

03:03Subtitling Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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