Christian martyr
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February 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Polycarp of Smyrna, Bishop & Martyr
Saint Polycarp was out here living the kind of faith that makes comfort look weak. 🔥👑 This is a bishop from the earliest days of the Church, so close to the Apostles that Catholic tradition ties him to Saint John.… Continue reading
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January 21st – Saint of the Day: Saint Agnes, Virgin & Martyr
🔥🕊️ A teenage girl in pagan Rome stared down an empire and didn’t flinch. That is Saint Agnes. She was young, consecrated to Christ, and so unshakeable that the Church still names her in the Roman Canon at Mass. That… Continue reading
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February 9th – Saint of the Day: Saint Apollonia
🔥 Imagine being told to deny your faith… or be burned alive. What would you do? 😳 Saint Apollonia didn’t hesitate. When a violent mob in 3rd-century Alexandria captured her, broke her teeth 😱, and threatened to throw her into… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 