Luis Gonzalez
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November 8th – Saint of the Day: The Four Crowned Martyrs
Nine heroes. One crown. 🛡️✨ Four Roman soldiers refused to bow to Aesculapius. Five master craftsmen refused to carve an idol for the emperor. Their no to false worship became a blazing yes to Jesus, and it cost them everything.… Continue reading
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November 8, 2025 – Stewardship for the Kingdom in Today’s Mass Readings
Tiny choices, eternal impact. ✨ Today’s readings call for single-hearted stewardship that turns homes, paychecks, and friendships into pathways to heaven. 📖👑 First Reading – Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27: Prisca and Aquila open a house church, Andronicus and Junia suffer… Continue reading
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November 7th – Saint of the Day: Saint Engelbert of Cologne, Bishop & Martyr
He crowned a king, shielded consecrated women, and paid with forty seven wounds for justice. 👑🛡️ Meet Saint Engelbert of Cologne, the archbishop who welcomed the Franciscans and Dominicans, reformed corrupt power plays, guarded the nuns of Essen, and died… Continue reading
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November 7th – Saint of the Day: Saint Willibrord
Meet Saint Willibrord, the Apostle to the Frisians ✝️ Missionary bishop who planted the Church in Utrecht and Echternach, faced down a hostile ruler, and kept building when everything looked lost. One early account even tells how a jug of… Continue reading
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November 7, 2025 – Evangelization & Stewardship in Today’s Mass Readings
New song. New nerve. New mission. 🌍🔥 “Those who have never been told of him shall see, and those who have never heard of him shall understand.” Romans 15:21 Today’s readings hit different: Romans 15:14–21 reveals the Church’s priestly mission… Continue reading
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November 6th – Saint of the Day: Saint Joseph Khang, Martyr
He was 29, a catechist, and a Lay Dominican in Vietnam. He chose Jesus over his own life. 🕊️🔥 Saint Joseph Khang stood beside Bishop Jerome Hermosilla during fierce persecution, teaching the faith in hidden villages, praying the Rosary with… Continue reading
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November 6th – Saint of the Day: Saint Leonard of Noblac
Chains fall when heaven moves. 🔗✨ Meet Saint Leonard of Noblac, a sixth century confessor who walked away from royal privilege to pray in the forest and fight for the forgotten. He became the patron of prisoners because his intercession… Continue reading
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November 6, 2025 – Mercy & Conversion in Today’s Mass Readings
Hearts up. Today’s readings hit identity, courage, and real joy. 🕊️ First Reading Romans 14:7-12: “Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” Accountability is not anxiety. It is freedom when life and death belong to Jesus. Let go… Continue reading
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November 5th – Saint of the Day: Saint Guido Maria Conforti, Bishop
A teenage Guido paused before a crucifix on the way to class and everything changed. “I looked at Him, and He looked at me, and it seemed He was telling me many things.” That gaze became a global mission. Bishop… Continue reading
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November 5th – Saint of the Day: Saints Zachary and Elizabeth
When an angel meets a priest at the incense altar, everything changes. 🔥 Zachary walks out silent. Elizabeth walks into joy. The unborn John leaps. The Mother of the Lord knocks on their door. 👶🕊️ Their home in the hill… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 