Catholic Charity
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September 20th – Saint of the Day: Saint José María de Yermo y Parres, Priest & Founder of the the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor
He was rich, brilliant, and on the fast track in the Church. 🎓 Then one walk to a tiny chapel changed EVERYTHING. 💔 On the road, he found pigs attacking two abandoned newborn babies. 🐖😢 Most people would look away.… Continue reading
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July 4th – Saint of the Day: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, Queen, Peacemaker & Franciscan Tertiary
👑🌹 She was a queen married to a cheating king… and she still became a saint. Meet Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, the royal they called “the Peacemaker.” 🕊️ She rode a mule straight between two armies ready for war and… Continue reading
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June 22nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Paulinus of Nola, Aristocrat, Poet, Husband, Governor & Bishop
He had money. Power. Status. A Roman career most people would have killed for. Then Saint Paulinus of Nola met Christ, and suddenly all of it looked like dust. ✨ This wealthy aristocrat became a bishop, poet, servant of the… Continue reading
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June 18th – Saint of the Day: Saint Gregory Barbagio, Cardinal, Bishop & Reformer
A cardinal in red robes… but he said the red meant blood. 🩸✝️ Saint Gregory Barbarigo was not just another Church leader with a fancy title. He was a Venetian nobleman turned priest, bishop, cardinal, plague servant, catechist, and reformer… Continue reading
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June 17th – Saint of the Day: Saint Albert Chmielowski, Soldier, Painter, Franciscan Tertiary & Founder of the Albertine Brothers & Sisters
He lost a leg in battle, became a respected painter, then walked away from fame to live with the homeless. 🔥 Saint Albert Chmielowski, also known as Brother Albert, was not interested in “comfortable Christianity.” He saw the wounded Christ… Continue reading
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June 10th – Saint of the Day: Saint Landry of Paris, Bishop
A bishop sold Church treasures to feed the starving. 😳✝️ Saint Landry of Paris was not about comfortable Christianity. During a brutal famine, he sold his own possessions, and Catholic tradition says he even sold or melted down Church vessels… Continue reading
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June 7th – Saint of the Day: Saint Anthony Mary Gianelli, Bishop, Missionary & Founder of the Gianelline Sisters
A saint who treated the confessional like a battlefield for souls. ⚔️🙏 Saint Anthony Mary Gianelli was not just another “nice” bishop from history. He was a poor farm boy who became a priest, missionary preacher, founder, and Bishop of… Continue reading
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June 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint John Baptist Scalabrini, Bishop & Founder
A bishop saw a crowd of exhausted migrants at a train station and it changed everything. 🚂🌍 Saint John Baptist Scalabrini did not just feel bad for people leaving home. He built an entire Catholic mission around them. Priests. Sisters.… Continue reading
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May 31st – Saint of the Day: Saint Felix of Nicosia, Capuchin Lay Brother
He was rejected from religious life for years because he was illiterate. Then he became a saint. 🔥 Saint Felix of Nicosia was not a priest, scholar, founder, or famous preacher. He was a poor Sicilian Capuchin lay brother who… Continue reading
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May 28th – Saint of the Day: Saint Bernard of Montjoux, Missionary Priest & Founder
A priest walked into the deadly Alps and turned a mountain pass into a house of mercy. 🏔️✝️ Saint Bernard of Montjoux, also known as the Apostle of the Alps, saw travelers freezing, exhausted, robbed, and dying in the snow.… Continue reading
