Counter-Reformation Saints
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November 10th – Saint of the Day: Saint Andrew Avellino, Canon Lawyer & Theatine Priest
⚖️ He was a successful lawyer with a great career. Then he told one small lie in court. 😬 Nobody noticed. He did. He read one verse of Scripture and walked away from his entire profession. 📖 Years later, he… Continue reading
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November 4th – Saint of the Day: Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop & Cardinal
He got shot in the back while praying. 🙏 He finished the prayer. Meet Saint Charles Borromeo. 🔥 Cardinal at 22. Nephew of the pope. Set up for a life of wealth, comfort, and zero accountability. Instead he reformed the… Continue reading
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August 7th – Saint of the Day: Saint Cajetan of Thiene, Nobleman, Lawyer, Priest, Reformer & Founder of the Theatines
He had the dream career. Papal court. Noble family. Law degree by 24. ⚖️ Then he walked away from ALL of it. 🔥 Saint Cajetan of Thiene traded power for the hospital wards nobody wanted to enter, nursing the incurably… Continue reading
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July 5th – Saint of the Day: Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Physician, Priest & Founder of the Clerics Regular of Saint Paul (the Barnabites)
He was a doctor with a medical degree at 22. 🩺 Then he walked away from the whole career. 😳 Why? Because Anthony Mary Zaccaria realized the sickness killing people wasn’t in their bodies. It was in their souls. 🔥… Continue reading
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April 15th – Saint of the Day: Saint César de Bus, Priest & Founder of the Congregation of the Fathers of Christian Doctrine
From courtly ambition and a worldly past to saintly fire for souls 🔥📖 Saint César de Bus is one of those saints who proves God can take a wasted season and turn it into a mission that changes the Church.… Continue reading
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March 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Lawyer & Archbishop
A lawyer who was not even a priest yet gets chosen to become Archbishop of Lima. 🤯 That is how the story of Saint Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo begins. But it gets even wilder. He did not stay comfortable in… Continue reading
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July 5th – Saint of the Day: Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria
🔥 “The whole of our life should be an act of love.” — Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria Ever heard of a doctor who gave up healing bodies to become a surgeon of souls? 🩺✝️ Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria didn’t just… Continue reading
