# May 15 – S Jean Baptiste de la Salle Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/may-15-s-jean-baptiste-de-la-salle Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/may-15-s-jean-baptiste-de-la-salle.md Podcast: [Traditional Catholic Daily Devotional](https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408) Published: 2026-05-15T21:45:00+00:00 Episode link: https://sspxpodcast.com/podcast-episode/may-15-s-jean-baptiste-de-la-salle Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/74481005-83d1-41ba-9c08-02635296348a.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/episodes/may-15-s-jean-baptiste-de-la-salle Duration seconds: 621 ## Resource It's the Feast of St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle , 3rd Class , with the color of White . In this episode: the meditation: "The Beauty of Heaven", today's news from the Church: "End of Life: The Senate Timidly Rewrites the Text", a preview of this week's episode of The SSPX Podcast: "Obey or Resist? A Catholic Dilemma", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Beauty of Heaven" — Eastertide Day by Day https://angeluspress.org/products/eastertide-day-by-day "End of Life: The Senate Timidly Rewrites the Text" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/end-life-senate-timidly-rewrites-text-58948 The SSPX Podcast: "Obey or Resist? A Catholic Dilemma" (SSPX Podcast) View on YouTube Listen & Subscribe on SSPXpodcast.com The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Please support our new project, the Archbishop Lefebvre Biography Audiobook! Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Wp4MQdK2o Donate: https://sspx.gifts/audiobook Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle was a priest whose life transformed Catholic education and opened the door of learning to countless poor children who otherwise would have been forgotten. He was born in 1651 in Reims, France, into a wealthy and respected family. His future appeared comfortable and secure, yet God gradually drew him toward a very different path, one centered not on status, but on service. Ordained a priest at a young age, Jean-Baptiste first expected to live a fairly traditional clerical life. But when he encountered teachers struggling to educate poor boys, he recognized a deeper calling. At the time, education in France was often inconsist… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/episodes/may-15-s-jean-baptiste-de-la-salle/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/may-15-s-jean-baptiste-de-la-salle.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.