Christian devotion
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September 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Beatrice da Silva Meneses
She traded a royal court for a cloister and started a Marian revolution. 👑➡️⛪️ Beatrice da Silva walked away from palace intrigue, spent decades hidden in prayer, then founded the Order of the Immaculate Conception in Toledo with the help… Continue reading
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August 31st – Saint of the Day: Saint Raymond Nonnatus
When mercy costs you everything. 🔥 “Not born” and not afraid. Saint Raymond Nonnatus was delivered by C-section after his mother died, then grew up to join the Mercedarians who take a radical fourth vow: offer your life to free… Continue reading
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August 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán
From a sewing table in Ecuador to the altars of the Church. ✨ Meet Saint Narcisa de Jesús—quiet rebel of holiness, lover of the Eucharist, and seamstress whose life was one long yes to Jesus. 🧵📿 She prayed through the… Continue reading
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August 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Jeanne Jugan
She gave away her bed and slept in the attic—then built a worldwide home for love. 🔥 Saint Jeanne Jugan (Sister Mary of the Cross), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. She went door-to-door with a basket 🧺… Continue reading
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August 29th – Saint of the Day: Saint Medericus (Saint Merry)
Prison doors swung open. A hidden monk lit up Paris. ✨⛓️🏙️ Meet Saint Medericus (Saint Merry)—a Benedictine abbot who traded titles for a hermit’s cell, walked to Paris with his disciple, and left a trail of healings and mercy. From… Continue reading
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August 29th – Saint of the Day: Saint Sabina, Martyr
A Roman noble with everything to lose—chose Christ anyway. 🛡️🔥 Saint Sabina heard the Gospel through her servant, Saint Serapia, and let friendship in Christ flip her world. No headline miracles—just radical fidelity that ended with a sword and began… Continue reading
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August 28th – Saint of the Day: Saint Moses the Black, Martyr
From feared bandit to priest and martyr—Saint Moses the Black is proof that grace can reroute a life. ⚔️➡️🕊️ His strength didn’t vanish; God converted it. Today’s post dives into his jaw-dropping conversion, his legendary “basket of sand” humility, his… Continue reading
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August 28th – Saint of the Day: Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
“You have made us for Yourself, O Lord…” 🔥 Meet Saint Augustine of Hippo—prodigy, pleasure-chaser, truth-hunter turned Bishop and Doctor of Grace. His pivot point? A garden voice whispering tolle lege (“take and read”), a page of Romans that shattered… Continue reading
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August 27th – Saint of the Day: Saint Monica
She changed history without a platform—just tears, fasting, and relentless love. 😭🔥 Saint Monica prayed her way through a hard marriage, chased her brilliant-but-wandering son across continents, and heard a bishop tell her, “the son of these tears shall not… Continue reading
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August 26th – Saint of the Day: Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars
She built homes so no elder dies alone. She told her Sisters to make sure the food was warm. And her battle cry? “Care for bodies to save souls.” Meet Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars—foundress of the Little Sisters… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 