Saint Hubert de Liège (3 novembre) : Saint patron des chasseurs 🐗

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Le 3 novembre, l’Église célèbre saint Hubert de Liège, célèbre évêque du VIIIᵉ siècle et saint patron des chasseurs. Ancien noble passionné de chasse, Hubert mena une vie mondaine avant qu’un événement miraculeux ne change à jamais son destin. Un Vendredi saint, alors qu’il poursuivait un cerf dans la forêt, l’animal se retourna : entre ses bois brillait une croix lumineuse, et une voix lui dit :  « Hubert, jusqu’à quand poursuivras-tu les bêtes dans les forêts, oubliant ton Créateur ? »  Bouleveré, Hubert se convertit, devint évêque de Liège et consacra sa vie à la foi, aux pauvres et à la paix. Son histoire, transmise à travers les siècles, nous rappelle que même les passions les plus terrestres peuvent conduire à Dieu.  Aujourd’hui encore, les chasseurs invoquent saint Hubert avant leurs expéditions, et les bénédictions d’animaux perpétuent sa mémoire dans toute l’Europe. Découvre sa vie, sa légende, et la prière traditionnelle qui lui est dédiée.

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00:00Today, November 3rd, the Church celebrates Saint Hubert of Liège, an 8th-century bishop.

00:09known throughout Europe as the patron saint of hunters, foresters and all those who live off nature.

00:17His legend, passed down through the centuries, tells of a man transformed by a mystical encounter in the heart of the forest.

00:24that of Christ himself, in the form of a luminous stag.

00:28Hubert was born around 655 into a noble family in Aquitaine.

00:35He grew up at the court of the Merovingian kings where he led a life of luxury and pleasure.

00:41An excellent horseman and passionate hunter, he spends his days pursuing game in the Ardennes forests.

00:48gradually forgetting God and prayer.

00:51But everything changes on Good Friday, when he is hunting alone in the forest,

00:55indifferent to the Passion of Christ celebrated on that day.

01:01Before him appeared a stag of unparalleled majesty.

01:05A luminous cross appears between its branches.

01:09The deer stares at him intently.

01:12And Hubert hears a voice that tells him,

01:13"Hubert, how long will you chase beasts in the forests, forgetting your Creator?"

01:21"Repent, and the Lord will grant you eternal life."

01:27Overwhelmed by this vision, Hubert dismounts, kneels, and weeps.

01:33He sheds his hunting clothes and renounces his former life.

01:37Shortly afterwards, he retired to Maastricht.

01:41where he became a disciple of Saint Lambert, a zealous bishop and holy pastor.

01:47After Lambert's martyrdom,

01:49Hubert succeeded him as bishop of Maastricht, then of Liège.

01:53He then revealed himself to be a man of peace and prayer.

01:56tirelessly traversing his diocese to convert the pagans,

02:00to help the poor and care for the sick.

02:02It is said that he had the gift of miracles.

02:07He healed the wounded, calmed wild beasts

02:10and protected men from the bites of rabid dogs.

02:15His cult spread throughout medieval Europe.

02:19The hunters invoked his name before heading into the forest.

02:21and the keys of Saint Hubert, small pieces of blessed iron,

02:26They were used to treat animal bites.

02:28He died a holy death around 727 in Tervuren, near Brussels.

02:35and his body is transferred to Andage.

02:37which would later be known as Saint Hubert in Belgium

02:40where a majestic shrine is dedicated to him.

02:45Saint Hubert embodies the conversion of the heart.

02:49It reminds us that even the most intense passions

02:51can become paths to God,

02:53if we bring the light of faith to it.

02:54Hunters' Prayer to Saint Hubert

02:58O glorious Saint Hubert,

03:02patron saint of hunters and model of conversion,

03:05you who saw the cross of Christ in the forest,

03:08enlighten our hearts so that we may respect every creature.

03:14Give those who go into the woods a sense of proportion.

03:17gratitude and peace.

03:19Protect them from danger

03:22and teach us to recognize,

03:24in the beauty of nature,

03:26the reflection of the Creator.

03:29Saint Hubert,

03:30intercede for us.

03:32so that our passions may become prayers

03:34and that our actions bring glory to God.

03:37Amen.

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