Luis Gonzalez
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September 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Zeno of Nicomedia, Martyr
A Roman commander who laughed at an emperor’s idols. ⚔️ Saint Zeno of Nicomedia saw Diocletian sacrifice to Ceres and refused to play along. They shattered his jaw, tore out his teeth, and beheaded him in 303. They could not… Continue reading
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September 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Ingrid of Sweden
✨ From castle halls to a cloistered heart. Saint Ingrid of Sweden turned widowhood into a fearless yes to Jesus. 🗺️ She walked to Rome, Jerusalem, and Compostela, then founded Sweden’s first Dominican convent at Skänninge. ⛪ Her life was… Continue reading
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September 2, 2025 – Awake in the Light in Today’s Mass Readings
Awake in the Light. Jesus speaks and darkness obeys. ✨🕯️ In 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11, Paul names us “children of the light” and calls us to be “alert and sober”. You are not destined for wrath. You are destined for… Continue reading
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September 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Giles
Shot by an arrow meant for a deer. Chose obscurity over hype. Built a monastery that drew the world. Meet Saint Giles, Abbot 🦌⛪️ A Greek born hermit near Nîmes whose cave became a lighthouse of mercy, he protected a… Continue reading
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September 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Beatrice da Silva Meneses
She traded a royal court for a cloister and started a Marian revolution. 👑➡️⛪️ Beatrice da Silva walked away from palace intrigue, spent decades hidden in prayer, then founded the Order of the Immaculate Conception in Toledo with the help… Continue reading
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September 1, 2025 – Hope & Salvation in Today’s Mass Readings
Hope is not hype. The King comes. ✨ 📖 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: Grief meets the trumpet of God and the voice of an archangel. “We shall always be with the Lord.” This is concrete hope for funerals, fears, and every… Continue reading
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August 31st – Saint of the Day: Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
He gave away a king’s horse to a beggar, walked the coastline instead of riding, and lit Northumbria on fire with the Gospel. 🔥 Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne turned gifts into alms, freed captives, trained future saints like Hilda, Cedd,… Continue reading
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August 31st – Saint of the Day: Saint Raymond Nonnatus
When mercy costs you everything. 🔥 “Not born” and not afraid. Saint Raymond Nonnatus was delivered by C-section after his mother died, then grew up to join the Mercedarians who take a radical fourth vow: offer your life to free… Continue reading
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August 31, 2025 – Humility & Divine Joy in Today’s Mass Readings
“The way up is down.” ⬇️⬆️ Today’s readings flip the status game and open the door to joy. 👂 Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29: Real greatness is humility. Take the low road and find mercy. 🏠 Psalm 68:4-7, 10-11: God fathers… Continue reading
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August 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán
From a sewing table in Ecuador to the altars of the Church. ✨ Meet Saint Narcisa de Jesús—quiet rebel of holiness, lover of the Eucharist, and seamstress whose life was one long yes to Jesus. 🧵📿 She prayed through the… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 