Luis Gonzalez
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November 11th – Saint of the Day: Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop
🧥✨ A Roman cavalryman tore his cloak in half for a freezing stranger and met Christ that very night in a vision. That act of mercy turned Saint Martin of Tours from soldier to monk and then to a fearless… Continue reading
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November 11, 2025 – Faithful Service & Hope in Today’s Mass Readings
Immortality, mercy, and a split cloak meet on one road of humble service. Saint Martin of Tours shows how love moves first, then waits for nothing in return. 🧥✨ First Reading – Wisdom 2:23–3:9: “The souls of the righteous are… Continue reading
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November 10th – Saint of the Day: Saint Andrew Avellino
He collapsed at the altar as Mass began and died in Eucharistic peace. That is how Saint Andrew Avellino finished a life spent reforming hearts and calling people back to Jesus. ⛪️🕯️ Born Lancellotto, trained as a lawyer, pierced by… Continue reading
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November 10th – Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Leo the Great, Doctor of the Church
He faced down invaders. He clarified Christ for the world. He told the baptized, “Christian, recognize your dignity.” Meet Pope Saint Leo the Great. 🦁✝️ Leo’s “Tome” became the mic drop at Chalcedon. The Church proclaimed that Jesus is truly… Continue reading
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November 10, 2025 – Integrity & Mercy in Today’s Mass Readings
He sees the heart and still calls it higher. 🔥 Let today’s Word shape integrity, courage, and relentless mercy. First Reading – Wisdom 1:1-7: God’s Spirit fills everything and wisdom will not live in a plotting soul. Choose clean counsel… Continue reading
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November 9th – Saint of the Day: Saint Theodore Tyro, Martyr
🔥 Saint Theodore Tyro wasn’t a celebrity general. He was a rookie recruit who told an empire “no” when ordered to burn incense to false gods. Torture followed. Fire followed. Faith stayed. 🛡️ The wild part? Years after his martyrdom,… Continue reading
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November 9th – Saint of the Day: Saint Benignus of Armagh, Bishop
He sang the Gospel into Ireland. 🎶 Saint Benignus of Armagh, Patrick’s beloved “psalm singer,” helped shape a nation’s worship and anchored the young Irish Church in unity with Peter. ⛪️ He grew up in a chieftain’s home, met Saint… Continue reading
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November 9th – The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
Wait, the Pope’s cathedral is not St. Peter’s. 😮 Today celebrates the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the “mother and head” of every church. Gifted by Constantine and dedicated by Pope Sylvester in 324, St. John Lateran has survived fires… Continue reading
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November 9, 2025 – Living Waters of Grace in Today’s Mass Readings
Today’s feast hits different. 🕍💧 Christ is the true Temple who purifies His Father’s house and turns deserts into gardens. The Lateran Basilica reminds everyone that the Church is God’s living house, built on Jesus and flowing with sacramental life.… Continue reading
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November 8th – Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Deusdedit (Adeodatus I)
Pope Saint Deusdedit wasn’t famous for a palace or politics. He was famous for mercy. In a Rome shaken by earthquakes and a brutal epidemic, he rolled up his sleeves, cared for the sick himself, and Christian memory says he… Continue reading
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