Luis Gonzalez
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July 21, 2026 – How Mercy Makes You Family in Today’s Mass Readings
Jesus looked at His own family standing outside… and then said THIS. π³ Today’s Mass readings (July 21st) hit different. They’re about a God who doesn’t just tolerate you. He WANTS you. π₯ π First Reading (Micah 7:14-15, 18-20) An… Continue reading
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July 20th – Saint of the Day: Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna, Bishop & Martyr
They beat him and left him for dead on a beach. βͺ He came back. They made him walk on burning coals. π₯ He came back. They starved him in a dungeon and shipped him off to Greece. He. Came.… Continue reading
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July 20th – Saint of the Day: Saint Elijah the Tishbite, Prophet
π₯ This prophet never died. Ever. No tomb. No relics. No grave. Just a chariot of FIRE and a whirlwind straight into heaven. πͺοΈ Saint Elijah the Tishbite (July 20) is the Old Testament prophet who: β‘ Called down fire… Continue reading
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July 20, 2026 – The Only Sign You Will Ever Need in Today’s Mass Readings
βοΈ God filed a lawsuit. Against His own people. And the mountains were called as witnesses. That’s not a movie plot. That’s today’s First Reading, Micah 6:1-4, 6-8, where God asks the question that still stings: “What have I done… Continue reading
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July 19th – Saint of the Day: Saint Epaphras, Co-Worker of Saint Paul & Martyr
This saint is only mentioned in 3 Bible verses. π But without him, an entire book of the Bible wouldn’t exist. π€― Meet Saint Epaphras. He was named after a pagan goddess. β‘ Then he met Saint Paul, and everything… Continue reading
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July 19th – Saint of the Day: Saint Macrina the Younger, Virgin
The most brilliant theologian of the 4th century had one nickname for his big sister… “The Teacher.” π₯ Saint Macrina the Younger never wrote a book. Never held a title. Never left home. And yet she built saints. βͺ She… Continue reading
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July 19, 2026 – Why God Lets the Weeds Grow in Today’s Mass Readings
Why does God let evil people win? πΎ This Sunday’s readings have an answer that will wreck your assumptions. π₯ Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 drops a plot twist: God isn’t lenient because He’s soft. He’s lenient because He’s ALL-POWERFUL. Real strength… Continue reading
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July 18th – Saint of the Day: Saint Symphorosa and Her Seven Sons, Martyrs
The emperor’s own gods complained about her. π€π₯ Hadrian built his dream palace in Tivoli. But when he offered sacrifices at its dedication, the ancient story says the idols gave him one demand: Silence the widow Symphorosa. Her prayers “torment… Continue reading
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July 18th – Saint of the Day: Saint Simon of Lipnica, Bernadine Franciscan Priest & Martyr of Charity
Everyone was running OUT of the city. He ran IN. π₯ KrakΓ³w, 1482. The plague hits. People with money, connections, and common sense? Gone. π But one friar stayed. βοΈ Simon of Lipnica was a baker’s son who became the… Continue reading









