Catholic Saints
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October 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Ambrósio Francisco Ferro and all the Holy Protomartyrs of Brazil
His heart was torn out of his body. 💔 His last words? “Praised be the Blessed Sacrament.” 🙏 Meet the 30 Catholics you’ve never heard of: 2 priests and 28 ordinary people, including moms, dads, and their kids, who were… Continue reading
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October 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, Judge, Bishop & Martyr
He was one of the most powerful judges in Athens. ⚖️ Wealthy. Respected. Untouchable. Then a traveling preacher named Paul stood up in his courtroom and told the whole room about the God they had been worshiping without knowing His… Continue reading
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October 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Eleutherius of Nicomedia, Soldier & Martyr
The Simpsons put a real saint in a stained-glass window… and most people had NO idea 🤯 Saint Eleutherius of Nicomedia was a Roman soldier framed for burning the emperor’s palace 🔥 He didn’t do it. They killed him anyway.… Continue reading
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October 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saints Léger (Bishop) and Guérin, Brothers & Martyrs
They cut out his tongue to silence him. ✂️🔥 He spoke again anyway. 🗣️✨ Meet Saints Léger and Guérin, two brothers who went head to head with the most ruthless political operator of their age, and paid the ultimate price.… Continue reading
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October 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Romanos the Melodist, Deacon
He was so bad at singing that they pulled him off the mic. 🎤❌ The clergy laughed at him. In front of everyone. So Romanos did the only thing he could. He cried himself to sleep in a church pew.… Continue reading
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October 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (Thérèse of Lisieux), Virgin, Discalced Carmelite Nun & Doctor of the Church
She never left her convent. She died at 24. 🥀 And she still became one of the most powerful saints in Church history. 👑 At 15, Thérèse of Lisieux was told “no” by every authority who could let her become… Continue reading
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September 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop & Hermit
They threw him in a pit to die. He climbed out 13 years later and converted an entire nation. 🕯️ Saint Gregory the Illuminator’s dad assassinated a king. The king’s son got his revenge: torture, then a snake-filled dungeon called… Continue reading
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September 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church
He had a temper. A past he regretted. And a serious obsession with books. 🦁📚 The Church made him a Doctor and a Saint. Meet Saint Jerome, the genius who ditched a Roman career, fled to a cave in Bethlehem,… Continue reading
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September 29th – Saint of the Day: Saints Rhipsime, Gaiana, and Companions, Virgins & Martyrs
She turned down the most powerful man on earth. 👑❌ Emperor Diocletian saw her portrait and demanded her hand in marriage. The palace. The throne. The empire. All hers. Rhipsime said no. She was already taken, by Christ. ✝️ So… Continue reading
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September 29th – Saint of the Day: Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels
⚔️ Heaven has an army. And it has a commander. 🔥 The only three angels named in the Bible aren’t cute cherubs on greeting cards. Michael literally threw Satan out of Heaven. His name is a battle cry: “Who is… Continue reading
