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February 18th – Saint of the Day: Saint Francis Régis Clet, Vincentian Missionary Priest and Martyr
Some saints are loud. Saint Francis Régis Clet was hunted. 👀🔥 He left France for China in 1791, knowing the mission could cost him everything, and he still wrote: “I find myself on the cusp of happiness. Providence wants me… Continue reading
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February 15, 2026 – The Law That Leads to Freedom in Today’s Mass Readings
🔥 God is not vague today. He is direct. He puts a choice in front of every heart, and Jesus takes it all the way to the roots. 📖 First Reading: Sirach 15:15-20 “Set before you are fire and water…… Continue reading
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February 13th – Saint of the Day: Saint Paul Liu Hanzuo, Priest & Martyr
He could have begged to escape. Instead, he begged to FINISH THE MASS. 🕯️⛪🔥 Saint Paul Liu Hanzuo was a poor shepherd boy from Sichuan who became a priest when being Catholic could cost everything. Then the moment came: soldiers… Continue reading
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February 8th – Saint of the Day: Saint Jerome Emiliani, Founder of the Somascans
Saint Jerome Emiliani went from prison chains to building homes for the forgotten. 🔥⛓️➡️🏠 A Venetian soldier chasing glory gets captured, chained up, and humbled. In the dark, he prays, calls on Our Lady, and comes out a different man.… Continue reading
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January 31st – Saint of the Day: Saint Marcella of Rome, Widow
Saint Marcella of Rome was born into power, money, and elite status and then walked away from all of it for Jesus. 👑➡️✝️ She was widowed after a marriage that barely lasted seven months, and when a wealthy older noble… Continue reading
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January 29th – Saint of the Day: Saint Sulpicius Severus, Priest, Lawyer & Writer
A Roman lawyer had the world in his hands… then grief shattered everything. 💔⚖️ Saint Sulpicius Severus could have stayed chasing status, comfort, and applause. Instead, he walked away and let God rewrite the whole story. 🔥✝️ He did not… Continue reading
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January 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo, Archbishop & Theologian
Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo was not playing games with the faith. He was a seventh century archbishop who defended Our Lady with real backbone, and then left the Church a baptism line that hits like a lightning bolt. ⚡️⛪️ “We… Continue reading
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January 18, 2026 – Becoming a Light for the Entire World in Today’s Mass Readings
God’s glory shows up in the last place the world looks for it: a Servant… and a Lamb. 🔥🐑✨ First Reading (Is 49:3, 5-6) hits like a mission statement straight from Heaven: God says it is “too little” to only… Continue reading
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January 13th – Saint of the Day: Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
⚔️🕯️ When the world tried to make Jesus “just a good teacher,” one bishop said: absolutely not. Meet Saint Hilary of Poitiers, the fourth-century heavyweight who fought for the truth that Jesus is fully God. Not “kind of divine.” Not… Continue reading
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November 7, 2025 – Evangelization & Stewardship in Today’s Mass Readings
New song. New nerve. New mission. 🌍🔥 “Those who have never been told of him shall see, and those who have never heard of him shall understand.” Romans 15:21 Today’s readings hit different: Romans 15:14–21 reveals the Church’s priestly mission… Continue reading
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