apostolic succession
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February 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Polycarp of Smyrna, Bishop & Martyr
Saint Polycarp was out here living the kind of faith that makes comfort look weak. 🔥👑 This is a bishop from the earliest days of the Church, so close to the Apostles that Catholic tradition ties him to Saint John.… Continue reading
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January 26, 2026 – Set Things Right and Stand Firm in Today’s Mass Readings
Today’s Mass readings do not play nice with comfort. They call out fear, call out pride, and call everyone back to truth, unity, and the Holy Spirit’s fire. 🔥👑 First Reading option 1 hits like a wake-up slap: “God did… Continue reading
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January 24th – Saint of the Day: Saint Babylas of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr
Saint Babylas did not die with a sword in his hand. He died with chains on his wrists, and he wanted those chains buried with him. 🔗✝️ This is not soft Christianity. This is the kind of faith that makes… Continue reading
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January 11th – Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Hyginus
Rome was loud. The Church was young. Heresy was trendy. 😵💫🔥 And Pope Saint Hyginus quietly held the line. ✝️🗝️ In the second century, big-name Gnostic teachers showed up in Rome trying to sell a “secret knowledge” version of Christianity.… Continue reading
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January 5th – Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Telesphorus, Martyr
A pope before the Church had power. A shepherd before Christianity was safe. A martyr whose faith still speaks. 🔥✝️ Pope Saint Telesphorus lived when worship was risky and belief could cost everything. He helped shape the rhythm of Christian… Continue reading
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December 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Anysius of Thessalonica, Bishop
Truth does not always roar. Sometimes it stands firm when everyone else bends. 🔥✝️ Saint Anysius of Thessalonica lived in an age when Christianity was legal but deeply divided. While others chased influence or compromise, he chose something harder: fidelity.… Continue reading
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December 8th – Saint of the Day: Saint Eucharius of Trier, Bishop
Saint Eucharius of Trier didn’t preach from a comfy cathedral. He took the Gospel to the edge of the Roman Empire and helped turn a pagan frontier into holy ground. 🕊️🔥 First bishop of Trier. Legendary miracle worker who, by… Continue reading
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November 25th – Saint of the Day: Saint Peter of Alexandria, Patriarch & Martyr
Seal of the Martyrs. 🔥 Saint Peter of Alexandria was not a soft, comfortable saint. He led the Church through brutal persecution, balanced real mercy with real discipline for those who denied Christ, had a prophetic vision warning about Arius… Continue reading
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November 23rd – Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Clement I, Martyr
Pope Saint Clement I was not a distant, dusty name in a history book. He literally lived in the shadow of the Apostles, wrote one of the earliest Christian letters outside The New Testament, and stepped in when the Church… Continue reading
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October 28, 2025 – Building God’s House in Today’s Mass Readings
Night of prayer. Global mission. Living temple. 🔥⛪ In Luke 6:12–16, Jesus “spent the night in prayer to God” and then chose the Twelve. That is the blueprint for every real mission. Pray first, then go. 🕯️🙏 In Ephesians 2:19–22,… Continue reading
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