Luis Gonzalez
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September 26, 2025 – God’s Presence & Glory in Today’s Mass Readings
From rubble to radiance. God promises to rebuild what looks small in our eyes and to fill His house with glory. “Be strong… and work! For I am with you.” (Haggai 2:1-9) 🕍✨ Today’s readings are a masterclass in hope.… Continue reading
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September 25th – Saint of the Day: Saint Ceolfrid
He did not chase fame. He built a Bible. 📖🔥 Meet Saint Ceolfrid, the Northumbrian abbot who formed Bede, united worship with Rome, and commissioned the legendary Codex Amiatinus, the earliest complete Latin Vulgate. Imagine carrying a single huge Bible… Continue reading
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September 25th – Saint of the Day: Saint Cleophas
“Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us…and opened the Scriptures to us?” 🔥👣 Saint Cleophas walked into Easter evening with shattered hopes and walked out with blazing faith. On the road to Emmaus, Jesus rewired… Continue reading
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September 25, 2025 – Putting God First in Today’s Mass Readings
Feeling stretched thin yet unsatisfied? Could it be that God’s house is unfinished in you? 🕊️ 🪵 Haggai 1:1-8: The prophet calls out comfortable delay and commands action. “Go up into the hill country; bring timber, and build the house.”… Continue reading
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September 24th – Saint of the Day: The Martyrs of Chalcedon
They started as a church choir and finished as a chorus of courage. 🎶🩸 Forty nine believers in Chalcedon were sentenced to the arena, miraculously spared from the beasts, and then beheaded for Christ. Their voices did not fade. They… Continue reading
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September 24th – Saint of the Day: Saint Gerard Sagredo, Bishop & Martyr
He set out for the Holy Land. God sent him to Hungary instead. ✨ Saint Gerard Sagredo — Venetian monk turned bishop — helped build a Christian nation from the ground up. Tutor to Saint Emeric. First Bishop of Csanád.… Continue reading
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September 24, 2025 – Restored & Sent in Today’s Mass Readings
Mercy rebuilds. Praise goes public. Mission starts now. ⛪🔥 In Ezra 9:5-9, a torn cloak and a humbled heart meet shocking kindness. God “left us a remnant” and turned rulers’ hearts so His house could be rebuilt. This is not… Continue reading
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September 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Pope Saint Linus, Martyr
Who led the Church right after Peter? 🔑 Meet Pope Saint Linus, the second Bishop of Rome who quietly safeguarded unity when the Church was young and fragile. ⛪️ He is named in 2 Timothy 4:21 📖 and his name… Continue reading
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September 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Mystic
He bled with Christ for 50 years. He built a hospital for the broken. He read hearts in the confessional. ✨ Meet Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Padre Pio: priest, mystic, and spiritual father who spent his life at the altar… Continue reading
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September 23, 2025 – Building God’s House in Today’s Mass Readings
Rebuild. Rejoice. Belong. ✨ From rubble to revival, today’s readings show how God rebuilds His house and makes us His family. 🏛️ Ezra 6:7-8, 12, 14-20 Kings fund the Temple. Passover returns. Worship is restored and identity is reborn. God… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 