Luis Gonzalez
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October 8th – Saint of the Day: Saint Pelagia the Penitent
She walked into the church covered in jewels and walked out a new creation. Once a famous courtesan and dancer in Antioch, Saint Pelagia heard Saint Nonnus preach on judgment and mercy, begged for Baptism, gave her riches to the… Continue reading
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October 8, 2025 – Learning the Father’s Heart in Today’s Mass Readings
Mercy that stretches us. Prayer that reshapes us. Praise that gathers the world. 🌍🕊️ In Jonah 4, God asks Jonah “Are you right to be angry?” and reveals a Father who cares more for souls than for our shade plants.… Continue reading
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October 7th – Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Mark
Pope Saint Mark had one of the shortest pontificates in history and still helped shape the papacy. 🔥 He confirmed the ancient custom that the Bishop of Ostia consecrates each new pope, strengthened Roman worship, and is linked to the… Continue reading
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October 7th – Saint of the Day: Saints Sergius & Bacchus, Martyrs
Roman officers with honors on their chests and chains at their feet. When the court demanded incense to Jupiter, Sergius and Bacchus chose Jesus. They were mocked in women’s garments, flogged, and forced into iron shoes lined with nails. Bacchus… Continue reading
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October 7th – The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
What if a simple chain of beads helped change history? 📿 On October 7 the Church celebrates Our Lady of the Rosary, born from a world-shaking prayer movement, a dramatic naval victory, and a mother who still leads us straight… Continue reading
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October 7, 2025 – Conversion & Mercy in Today’s Mass Readings
Stop the scroll. Today’s Daily Mass Readings hit different: contemplative listening that becomes real conversion and mercy. 📿✨ First Reading – Jonah 3: A single day of preaching and an entire city turns. Sackcloth, fasting, and God relents. This is… Continue reading
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October 6th – Saint of the Day: Saint Faith (Fides) of Agen, Virgin & Martyr
She was barely twelve when Rome demanded incense to false gods. She chose Jesus. 🔥 Her courage in Agen lit a fire that never went out, and her relics at Conques became a beacon on the Way of St James.… Continue reading
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October 6th – Saint of the Day: Saint Bruno
Silence that shook the world. 🕯️⛰️ Saint Bruno walked away from academic fame and a bishop’s chair to build a hidden desert of prayer in the Alps. The result? The Carthusian way of life: radical silence, Scripture day and night,… Continue reading
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October 6, 2025 – God’s Relentless Mercy in Today’s Mass Readings
Storms. A runaway prophet. Sailors who learn to worship. Three days inside mercy. A stranger who refuses to cross the road. 🌊🐟🙏🛣️🩹 First Reading, Jonah 1–2: Jonah runs and God pursues. The sea becomes a severe mercy. The sailors discover… Continue reading
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October 5th – Saint of the Day: Saint Charitina (Caritina) of Amisus, Virgin & Martyr
🔥 Meet Saint Charitina of Amisus: a quiet heart with fearless fire. Under Diocletian’s persecution, tradition tells that she was dragged to trial for leading others to Christ. When accused of deceiving people, she answered with laser clarity: “It is… Continue reading
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