Luis Gonzalez
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September 15, 2025 – Lifted Hands & Pierced Heart in Today’s Mass Readings
Stop scrolling. Come stand beneath the Cross. ✝️ Today’s reflection unites the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows with the daily readings and turns pain into intercession and hope. 1 Timothy 2:1-8: Pray big or pray small, but pray for… Continue reading
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September 14th – Saint of the Day: Saint Maternus of Cologne
He did not chase glory. He built unity. Meet Saint Maternus of Cologne, the first documented bishop of the city, a shepherd who helped heal a divided Church after persecution and stood firm at the councils of Rome and Arles.… Continue reading
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September 14th – Saint of the Day: Saint Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, Martyr
⚔️🔥 He faced secret police, betrayal, and a death sentence. Yet Bishop Gabriel Taurin Dufresse kept building the Church in China with courage and love. 🌏 In 1803 he convened the first Catholic synod ever held on Chinese soil, shaping… Continue reading
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September 14th – Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Not a defeat. A coronation. ✝️🔥 “O Crux, ave, spes unica.” Hail, O Cross, our only hope. Today we lift high the Cross and discover why this feast still shakes history and hearts. The story begins in Jerusalem. In 335… Continue reading
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September 14, 2025 – Look and Live in Today’s Mass Readings
Look up. Live. ✝️🔥 Today we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The sign of shame became the throne of love. The place of death became the doorway to life. 🐍 Numbers 21:4–9: The bronze serpent… Continue reading
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September 13th – Saint of the Day: Saint Maurilius of Angers
A bishop who let his tears teach him how to love. 🔥 Meet Saint Maurilius of Angers: a Milan-born pastor who set the Loire Valley on fire for Christ. He preached with courage, defended the poor, and formed new believers… Continue reading
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September 13th – Saint of the Day: Saint John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church
Golden mouth. Burning heart. 🔥 Today’s Saint John Chrysostom didn’t just preach. He ignited souls. From the pulpit of Antioch to the cathedral of Constantinople, he called out empty luxury, defended the poor, and taught the Church to love the… Continue reading
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September 13, 2025 – From Mercy to Mission in Today’s Mass Readings
Mercy that rebuilds your life from the ground up. 🌅 🕊️ 1 Timothy 1:15-17: Saint Paul drops the real headline. “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” He calls himself the foremost so no one thinks they are… Continue reading
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September 12th – Saint of the Day: Saint Guy (Guidon) of Anderlecht
He traded profit for the Presence. 🗝️⛪️ After a failed venture, Saint Guy of Anderlecht walked in repentance for seven years to Rome and the Holy Land, choosing prayer, almsgiving, and hidden service over easy success. 🚶♂️🌍 Back home, his… Continue reading
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September 12th – Saint of the Day: Saint Ailbe (Ailbhe) of Emly
Saint Ailbe of Emly didn’t chase fame. He built people. 🕊️ Ireland remembers him as a bishop who turned Emly into a living school of prayer, learning, and fierce hospitality. The most striking line linked to his monastic rule still… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 