Drawn from Butler’s Lives of the Saints, this episode traces his noble upbringing, monastic formation at Poitiers, leadership at Jumièges, and moving final exhortation to love one another.

In this reading you’ll hear about:
• His parents’ holy desire that their son become a saint above all honors
• His decisive choice of God over courtly ambition
• The strict discipline at Saint-Jouin (Poitou) and his motto: “from virtue to virtue” (Ps 83/84)
• His leadership among ~900 monks at Jumièges Abbey under St. Philibert’s guidance
• A striking anecdote on Sunday observance and the tonsure
• His death around A.D. 687 and tender “last will” on fraternal charity

“My dear children, always love one another… Without this, even penance and martyrdom cannot render you acceptable to God.”

https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/september/st-aicard/

00:00 Intro & source
00:10 Saint of the Day: St. Aichard (Aicard), Abbot — overview
00:18 Noble parents & early formation
00:42 Schools at Poitiers (St. Hilary)
01:01 Courtly ambitions vs. vocation
01:32 Choosing God alone — consecration
01:56 Enters Saint-Jouin (Poitou); strict discipline
02:24 Motto: “From virtue to virtue” (Psalm 83/84)
03:03 Quinçay & St. Philibert; path to Jumièges
03:32 Abbot of Jumièges; ~900 monks
04:03 Teaching by example (then by word)
04:45 The tonsure on Sunday — a cautionary tale
05:41 Final exhortation: fraternal charity
06:32 Death (Sept 15, c. 687) & translation of relics

Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1
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