Catholic persecution in England
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June 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Thomas Garnet, Jesuit Priest & Martyr
He was arrested, banished, warned not to return… and came back anyway. 🔥 Saint Thomas Garnet was a young Jesuit priest in post-Reformation England, when being Catholic could cost you your freedom, your family, and your life. But English Catholics… 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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March 22nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Nicholas Owen, Carpenter, Jesuit Lay Brother & Martyr
Hidden in the walls of persecuted England was a man helping keep the Catholic faith alive. 🕯️🔨 Saint Nicholas Owen was not a priest, bishop, or famous preacher. He was a carpenter. A quiet layman. A master builder of secret… Continue reading
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February 15th – Saint of the Day: Saint Claude de la Colombière, Jesuit Priest
Most people think “Sacred Heart devotion” is soft. 🔥 Saint Claude de la Colombière proves it is steel. ⚔️❤️ He was a Jesuit with a real social life, real resistance to surrender, and then a real conversion that changed everything.… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 