Luis Gonzalez
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August 31st – Saint of the Day: Saint Raymond Nonnatus
When mercy costs you everything. đĽ âNot bornâ 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
âThe way up is down.â âŹď¸âŹď¸ Todayâs readings flip the status game and open the door to joy. đ Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29: Real greatness is humility. Take the low road and find mercy. đ Psalm 68:4-7, 10-11: God fathers… Continue reading
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August 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Narcisa de JesĂşs Martillo MorĂĄn
From a sewing table in Ecuador to the altars of the Church. ⨠Meet Saint Narcisa de JesĂşsâquiet rebel of holiness, lover of the Eucharist, and seamstress whose life was one long yes to Jesus. đ§ľđż She prayed through the… Continue reading
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August 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Jeanne Jugan
She gave away her bed and slept in the atticâthen built a worldwide home for love. đĽ Saint Jeanne Jugan (Sister Mary of the Cross), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. She went door-to-door with a basket 𧺅 Continue reading
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August 30, 2025 – Stewardship & Charity in Today’s Mass Readings
Stop burying your gifts. God didnât hand you a shovelâHe handed you a mission. đĽ Your ordinary work can be holy ground. In 1 Thessalonians 4:9â11, weâre âtaught by God to love one anotherâ and called to âprogress even moreââyes,… Continue reading
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August 29th – Saint of the Day: Saint Medericus (Saint Merry)
Prison doors swung open. A hidden monk lit up Paris. â¨âď¸đď¸ Meet Saint Medericus (Saint Merry)âa Benedictine abbot who traded titles for a hermitâs cell, walked to Paris with his disciple, and left a trail of healings and mercy. From… Continue reading
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August 29th – Saint of the Day: Saint Sabina, Martyr
A Roman noble with everything to loseâchose Christ anyway. đĄď¸đĽ Saint Sabina heard the Gospel through her servant, Saint Serapia, and let friendship in Christ flip her world. No headline miraclesâjust radical fidelity that ended with a sword and began… Continue reading
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August 29, 2025 – Holiness & Truth in Today’s Mass Readings
Truth crashed the party. A dance, a rash oath, a prophetâs head⌠and a King whose justice still stands. â¨âď¸ đĽ 1 Thessalonians 4:1â8: Godâs will is your holinessâreal sexual integrity, honor in relationships, and a life empowered by the… Continue reading
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August 28th – Saint of the Day: Saint Moses the Black, Martyr
From feared bandit to priest and martyrâSaint Moses the Black is proof that grace can reroute a life. âď¸âĄď¸đď¸ His strength didnât vanish; God converted it. Todayâs post dives into his jaw-dropping conversion, his legendary âbasket of sandâ humility, his… Continue reading
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August 28th – Saint of the Day: Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
âYou have made us for Yourself, O LordâŚâ đĽ Meet Saint Augustine of Hippoâprodigy, pleasure-chaser, truth-hunter turned Bishop and Doctor of Grace. His pivot point? A garden voice whispering tolle lege (âtake and readâ), a page of Romans that shattered… Continue reading
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