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November 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Victorinus of Pettau, Bishop & Martyr
Meet Saint Victorinus of Pettau: frontier bishop, biblical powerhouse, and one of the earliest Latin commentators on the Book of Revelation. He taught that Scripture is meant to be lived, not just studied, and he sealed that teaching with his… Continue reading
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November 2, 2025 – Held, Purified, and Promised in Today’s Mass Readings
Death does not get the final word. Tonight the Church remembers every beloved soul with fierce hope and real mercy. 🕯️🕊️ Wisdom 3:1–9: “The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God.” Not lost. Not forgotten. Held and… Continue reading
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November 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Jerome (Jerónimo) Hermosilla, Bishop & Martyr
He was paraded in a bamboo cage and told to save himself by stepping on the Cross. He refused. 🔥 Saint Jerome Hermosilla, a Spanish Dominican bishop who shepherded an underground Church in Vietnam, was beheaded on November 1, 1861—yet… Continue reading
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November 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Valentine Berrio-Ochoa, Bishop & Martyr
A bishop who pastored from caves and kept the sacraments flowing under a death sentence. 🔥 Meet Saint Valentine Berrio-Ochoa, a Basque Dominican who brought fearless joy to Vietnam’s persecuted Church. Consecrated a bishop at 31, he slipped through the… Continue reading
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November 1, 2025 – Called for Holiness in Today’s Mass Readings
Heaven is not exclusive. It is a family home and the doors are wide open. ✨ In Revelation 7:2–4, 9–14, a countless multitude stands in white, sealed and singing, “Salvation comes from our God who is seated on the throne,… Continue reading
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October 31st – Saint of the Day: Saint Quentin, Martyr
Meet the Roman who set northern Gaul on fire for Christ. 🔥 Saint Quentin left privilege behind, preached Jesus in Amiens with fearless clarity, refused to bend to idols, and sealed the Gospel with his life around 287. His tomb… Continue reading
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October 31st – Saint of the Day: Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg
Ever seen a bishop with an axe? 🪓⛪️ Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg was a Benedictine monk turned reforming bishop whose holiness reshaped Bavaria. He marked a church site by throwing an axe, taught the future Emperor Saint Henry II, preached… Continue reading
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October 31, 2025 – Covenant & Mercy in Today’s Mass Readings
Mercy moves fast. When God’s Word runs, walls are rebuilt, families are blessed, borders find peace, and hurting bodies are healed. ✨ Romans 9:1-5 shows Paul’s heartbreaking love for Israel and points to the Messiah who comes from Israel according… Continue reading
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October 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Serapion of Antioch
🛡️ He said no to a fake gospel. 📜 Meet Saint Serapion of Antioch, the bishop who guarded the early Church when flashy new “revelations” were stealing headlines. Around 191 to 211 he pastored one of Christianity’s most important cities,… Continue reading
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October 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Alphonsus Rodríguez
🔑 “I am coming, Lord!” Meet Saint Alphonsus Rodríguez, the humble Jesuit porter who turned a doorway into a school of holiness. He greeted every knock like Christ Himself, inspired Saint Peter Claver’s world-changing mission, and proved that ordinary work… Continue reading
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