Saint of the Day
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October 4th – Saint of the Day: Saint Petronius of Bologna, Bishop
He was born into imperial power. đ Wealth. Connections. A guaranteed seat at the top of the Roman Empire. He walked away from ALL of it⊠and walked barefoot into the desert instead. đïž Then God handed him a city… Continue reading
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October 4th – Saint of the Day: Saint Francis of Assisi, Soldier, Deacon and Founder
He had money, status, and a father bankrolling his whole life. đ° He gave it ALL back. Literally. He stripped off his designer clothes in the town square and walked away with nothing. đïž Then it got wilder: âïž POW… Continue reading
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October 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saint AmbrĂłsio Francisco Ferro and all the Holy Protomartyrs of Brazil
His heart was torn out of his body. đ His last words? “Praised be the Blessed Sacrament.” đ Meet the 30 Catholics you’ve never heard of: 2 priests and 28 ordinary people, including moms, dads, and their kids, who were… Continue reading
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October 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, Judge, Bishop & Martyr
He was one of the most powerful judges in Athens. âïž Wealthy. Respected. Untouchable. Then a traveling preacher named Paul stood up in his courtroom and told the whole room about the God they had been worshiping without knowing His… Continue reading
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October 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Eleutherius of Nicomedia, Soldier & Martyr
The Simpsons put a real saint in a stained-glass window… and most people had NO idea đ€Ż Saint Eleutherius of Nicomedia was a Roman soldier framed for burning the emperor’s palace đ„ He didn’t do it. They killed him anyway.… Continue reading
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October 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saints LĂ©ger (Bishop) and GuĂ©rin, Brothers & Martyrs
They cut out his tongue to silence him. âïžđ„ He spoke again anyway. đŁïžâš Meet Saints LĂ©ger and GuĂ©rin, two brothers who went head to head with the most ruthless political operator of their age, and paid the ultimate price.… Continue reading
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October 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Romanos the Melodist, Deacon
He was so bad at singing that they pulled him off the mic. đ€â The clergy laughed at him. In front of everyone. So Romanos did the only thing he could. He cried himself to sleep in a church pew.… Continue reading
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October 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint ThĂ©rĂšse of the Child Jesus (ThĂ©rĂšse of Lisieux), Virgin, Discalced Carmelite Nun & Doctor of the Church
She never left her convent. She died at 24. đ„ And she still became one of the most powerful saints in Church history. đ At 15, ThĂ©rĂšse of Lisieux was told “no” by every authority who could let her become… Continue reading
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September 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop & Hermit
They threw him in a pit to die. He climbed out 13 years later and converted an entire nation. đŻïž Saint Gregory the Illuminator’s dad assassinated a king. The king’s son got his revenge: torture, then a snake-filled dungeon called… Continue reading
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September 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church
He had a temper. A past he regretted. And a serious obsession with books. đŠđ The Church made him a Doctor and a Saint. Meet Saint Jerome, the genius who ditched a Roman career, fled to a cave in Bethlehem,… Continue reading
