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September 24th – Saint of the Day: The Martyrs of Chalcedon
They started as a church choir and finished as a chorus of courage. 🎶🩸 Forty nine believers in Chalcedon were sentenced to the arena, miraculously spared from the beasts, and then beheaded for Christ. Their voices did not fade. They… Continue reading
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September 24th – Saint of the Day: Saint Gerard Sagredo, Bishop & Martyr
He set out for the Holy Land. God sent him to Hungary instead. ✨ Saint Gerard Sagredo — Venetian monk turned bishop — helped build a Christian nation from the ground up. Tutor to Saint Emeric. First Bishop of Csanád.… Continue reading
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September 24, 2025 – Restored & Sent in Today’s Mass Readings
Mercy rebuilds. Praise goes public. Mission starts now. ⛪🔥 In Ezra 9:5-9, a torn cloak and a humbled heart meet shocking kindness. God “left us a remnant” and turned rulers’ hearts so His house could be rebuilt. This is not… Continue reading
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September 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Pope Saint Linus, Martyr
Who led the Church right after Peter? 🔑 Meet Pope Saint Linus, the second Bishop of Rome who quietly safeguarded unity when the Church was young and fragile. ⛪️ He is named in 2 Timothy 4:21 📖 and his name… Continue reading
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September 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Mystic
He bled with Christ for 50 years. He built a hospital for the broken. He read hearts in the confessional. ✨ Meet Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Padre Pio: priest, mystic, and spiritual father who spent his life at the altar… Continue reading
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September 23, 2025 – Building God’s House in Today’s Mass Readings
Rebuild. Rejoice. Belong. ✨ From rubble to revival, today’s readings show how God rebuilds His house and makes us His family. 🏛️ Ezra 6:7-8, 12, 14-20 Kings fund the Temple. Passover returns. Worship is restored and identity is reborn. God… Continue reading
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September 22nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Maurice & the Theban Legion, Martyrs
When the empire demanded worship, a legion chose Christ. ⚔️ Saint Maurice led the Theban Legion to refuse idolatry and the shedding of innocent blood, even after decimation. Their courage ignited a movement of conscience that still burns. 🔥 Pilgrims… Continue reading
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September 22nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Thomas of Villanueva
Saint Thomas of Villanueva didn’t just preach mercy. He engineered it. ⚡️ As Archbishop of Valencia he rebuilt a hospital after a fire, opened a foundling home beside his residence, sent almoners to find the ashamed poor, arranged early Mass… Continue reading
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September 22, 2025 – Restored by God to Rebuild and Shine
“No one who lights a lamp conceals it… he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.” Luke 8:16-18 🕯️✨ God restores us to shine. 🏛️ In Ezra 1:1-6 God stirs a foreign king… Continue reading
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September 21st – Saint of the Day: Saints Francis Jaccard and Thomas (Trần Văn Thiện) Dien, Martyrs
Two friends. One river. One fearless yes to Jesus. ✝️🔥 Saints Francis Jaccard, a Paris Foreign Missions priest, and Thomas Tran Dien, an 18 year old Vietnamese seminarian, were tried and executed at Quang Tri in 1838. Their cell became… Continue reading
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