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October 4th – Saint of the Day: Saint Francis of Assisi
He sang with Brother Sun, tamed a wolf, staged the first live Nativity, and walked away marked with the wounds of Christ. Meet Saint Francis of Assisi. 🕊️🌞🐺✝️ Born to wealth, he kissed a leper, stripped himself of privilege, and… Continue reading
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October 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saints Ewald the Fair & Ewald the Dark, Martyrs
Two brothers. One name. One blazing mission. ✝️🔥 English priest brothers from Northumbria carried a portable altar, prayed the psalms, and brought the Gospel into pagan Saxony. 🕊️📿 They were martyred for Christ, yet God answered with signs that stunned… Continue reading
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October 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Mother Theodore (Theodora) Guerin
She crossed the Atlantic with five sisters and almost no money. She stepped into an Indiana forest and built schools, an orphan care mission, and a free pharmacy with prayer and grit. She founded the Sisters of Providence and launched… Continue reading
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October 3, 2025 – Repentance & Divine Mercy in Today’s Mass Readings
When God speaks, silence is not neutral. Baruch shows a people brave enough to admit the truth. “We have not listened.” That honesty is the doorway to real freedom. 📜 Psalm 79 prays from the rubble and still dares to… Continue reading
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October 2, 2025 – Childlike Docility & Angels in Today’s Mass Readings
Heaven is closer than you think. 👶😇✨ Nehemiah 8: a whole nation stands to hear the Law, tears turn into a feast, and we learn that “rejoicing in the Lord is your strength.” 📖🔥 Psalm 19: the Word is “more… Continue reading
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October 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Leodegar (Léger) of Autun, Bishop & Martyr
🛡️🔥 Meet Saint Leodegar, Bishop of Autun, the reformer who rebuilt hearts and city walls. He championed the Creed, pushed for reverent Eucharistic worship, and called the Church to receive Communion at the great feasts. He even repaired Autun’s ancient… Continue reading
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October 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Eleutherius of Nicomedia, Martyr
🔥 A Roman soldier. A palace fire. A name the empire tried to erase. Meet Saint Eleutherius of Nicomedia, accused during Diocletian’s crackdown and tested by torture and flames—yet his courage burned brighter. On October 2 the Church honors his… Continue reading
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October 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Remigius (Rémi) of Reims
He baptized a king and set a nation on fire. 🔥 Meet Saint Rémi of Reims, the Apostle of the Franks. On Christmas night in Reims, he baptized King Clovis I and thousands followed into the font. A 22 year… Continue reading
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October 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of the Church
She changed the world without leaving the cloister. 🌍🌹 A teenager who asked the Pope for permission to enter Carmel at 15. A hidden nun who became Patroness of the Missions and a Doctor of the Church. A prayer warrior… Continue reading
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October 1, 2025 – The Little Way of Discipleship in Today’s Mass Readings
Hands on the plow. Heart in Jerusalem. Start now. ✨ Nehemiah 2:1-8: a quick, hidden prayer moves an empire. The king signs off on safe passage, timber, and a return plan. Prayer first, then bold action. 🛠️🏙️ Psalm 137:1-6: harps… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 