Catholic courage
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July 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Oliver Plunkett, Bishop & Martyr
He was convicted of high treason. ⚖️ His actual crime? Being a Catholic priest. 😤 Saint Oliver Plunkett was the last Catholic martyr executed in England, hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn in 1681 for the “crime” of promoting the… Continue reading
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June 24th – Saint of the Day: Saint Joseph Yuan Zaide, Priest & Martyr
⛪✝️ He lived as a fugitive farmer for 20 years. He was betrayed by someone from his own congregation. And as they walked him to his execution, his only concern was for the people he was leaving behind. 😔🙏 Saint… Continue reading
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June 22nd – Saint of the Day: Saints John Fisher (Bishop, Cardinal, Scholar & Theologian) and Thomas More (Husband, Father, Lawyer, Author & Lord Chancellor of England), Martyrs & Defenders of the Faith
Two men. One king. Zero compromise. ⚔️🔥 Saints John Fisher and Thomas More lived in a time when saying “no” to power could cost you everything. Saint John Fisher was the only English bishop who openly refused King Henry VIII’s… Continue reading
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June 21st – Saint of the Day: Saint John Rigby, Layman & Martyr
He went to court for someone else… and walked out condemned to death. ⚖️🔥 Saint John Rigby was not a priest, bishop, monk, or famous preacher. He was a Catholic layman in Elizabethan England, living in a time when staying… Continue reading
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June 17th – Saint of the Day: Saint Peter Phan Hữu Đa, Husband, Father, Carpenter & Martyr
He was just a carpenter. A husband. A father. A quiet parish servant. 🪚⛪ Then the government gave him a choice: step on the image of Christ and go home, or refuse and die. Saint Peter Phan Hữu Đa chose… Continue reading
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June 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, the Martyrs of Uganda
🔥 Saint Charles Lwanga and the Martyrs of Uganda did not just “believe quietly.” They chose Christ when it could cost them everything. In 1886, young Catholic converts in Uganda were pressured to abandon their faith, give in to corruption,… Continue reading
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May 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Joan of Arc, Peasant Girl, Virgin & Mystic
She was a teenager. She could not read or write. She had no army, no title, no political power, and no reason the world should have listened to her. But Saint Joan of Arc heard God’s call, stood before kings,… Continue reading
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May 21st – Saint of the Day: Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, & Companions, Martyrs
A priest. A secret seminary. A firing squad. And one final prayer for a divided country.🔥 Saint Christopher Magallanes was not a violent rebel. He was a Catholic priest who served the poor, formed future priests in secret, promoted the… Continue reading
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May 4th – Saint of the Day: Saint Florian, Public Servant & Martyr
🔥 He was not just the “saint with the bucket.” Saint Florian was a Roman official during one of the fiercest persecutions in Church history. When Christians were being arrested and tortured, he did not hide. He went toward them.… Continue reading
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March 11th – Saint of the Day: Saint Eulogius of Córdoba, Priest & Martyr
📜✝️March 11th – Saint of the Day: Saint Eulogius of Córdoba, Priest & Martyr✝️📜 A priest with a pen. A convert in hiding. A city holding its breath. And one Catholic who refused to go quiet. 🕯️✍️ Meet Saint Eulogius… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 