Le 26 août, l’Église célèbre saint Césaire d’Arles, évêque et docteur de l’Église, figure majeure du VIᵉ siècle. Moine de Lérins devenu évêque d’Arles à seulement 32 ans, il fut un pasteur infatigable, défenseur de la foi catholique contre les hérésies et grand prédicateur dont plus de 200 sermons nous sont parvenus. Fondateur d’un monastère dirigé par sa sœur, il fit rayonner la vie monastique et réunit plusieurs conciles importants pour la chrétienté. Découvrez dans cette vidéo sa vie, son œuvre, une prière et son rôle dans l’histoire spirituelle de la Gaule.
00:00Today, August 26, the church celebrates Saint Caesarius of Arles, great bishop and spiritual doctor of the 6th century.
00:14Caesarius was born around the year 470 in Burgundy, into a Christian family.
00:21At a very young age, he was drawn to the life of prayer and joined the famous monastery of Erinse, near Cannes.
00:30His fragile health and his desire to study then led him to Arles, where he became a priest, then quickly bishop in the year 502, at only 32 years old.
00:43His episcopate lasted 40 years. Césaire was one of the great pastors of his time.
00:50He governed his diocese with firmness and gentleness, attentive to the poor and the sick.
00:56He founded a women's monastery in Arles, which he entrusted to his sister Cesariah and which would become a radiant center of religious life.
01:09As bishop, Caesarius faced the challenges of his time, the barbarian invasions, the divisions in the church,
01:16and above all the spread of heresies, notably Arianism.
01:22He brought together several councils to defend the Catholic faith and establish rules of life for priests and monks.
01:32But what makes him particularly famous are his sermons.
01:36Today, more than 200 of them are preserved.
01:39These are simple, clear homilies, intended for the people.
01:44He speaks of charity, prayer, forgiveness, but also of vigilance in the face of sin and lukewarmness.
01:54His preaching is considered one of the greatest treasures of the ancient Christian West.
02:00A witness says that he never tired of teaching.
02:04Day and night he instructed his people by word and example.
02:11Césaire knew how to touch hearts with accessible words, close to everyday life.
02:19He died in Arles on August 26, 542.
02:24His reputation for holiness was immediate.
02:27The Church venerates him as a doctor of the faith and protector of bishops and preachers.
02:34Even today, Saint Caesarius invites us to love the word of God and to share it.
02:41Like him, everyone can be a witness of Christ, through their words and above all through the example of their life.
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