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July 22nd – Saint of the Day: Saints Philip Evans (Jesuit) & John Lloyd (Diocesan), Priests and Martyrs
He was told he’d be executed in the morning. 😳 His response? “Let me finish my tennis match first.” 🎾 Meet St. Philip Evans, the 34-year-old priest who spent his last night on earth playing the harp and singing praise… Continue reading
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July 22nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Mary Magdalene, Disciple of Jesus
She’s the most misunderstood woman in the Bible 🔥 For 1,400 years the world called her a prostitute. Scripture never did. Not once. 📖 Here’s who Mary Magdalene actually was: ⚡ Freed from SEVEN demons by Jesus Himself ⛰️ Stood… Continue reading
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July 22, 2026 – I Have Seen the Lord in Today’s Mass Readings
She stayed when everyone else walked away. 🕯️ July 22nd is the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, and the readings today hit different. 📖 Song of Songs 3:1-4 A bride searches the dark streets at night for the one her… Continue reading
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July 21st – Saint of the Day: Saint Daniel, Prophet
They threw an 80-year-old man into a pit of lions. 🦁 His crime? Praying with his windows open. Daniel had survived kidnapping, exile, and the fall of an empire. He served 4 kings across 2 world superpowers and never once… Continue reading
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July 21st – Saint of the Day: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Capuchin Friar Priest, Preacher, Linguist, Diplomat & Doctor of the Church
An entire army told him to retreat. He charged instead. ⚔️✝️ 18,000 soldiers against a force reported at 80,000. The commanders wanted out. One friar, so crippled by rheumatism he could barely mount a horse, rode to the FRONT of… Continue reading
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July 21, 2026 – How Mercy Makes You Family in Today’s Mass Readings
Jesus looked at His own family standing outside… and then said THIS. 😳 Today’s Mass readings (July 21st) hit different. They’re about a God who doesn’t just tolerate you. He WANTS you. 🔥 📖 First Reading (Micah 7:14-15, 18-20) An… Continue reading
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July 20th – Saint of the Day: Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna, Bishop & Martyr
They beat him and left him for dead on a beach. ⛪ He came back. They made him walk on burning coals. 🔥 He came back. They starved him in a dungeon and shipped him off to Greece. He. Came.… Continue reading
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July 20th – Saint of the Day: Saint Elijah the Tishbite, Prophet
🔥 This prophet never died. Ever. No tomb. No relics. No grave. Just a chariot of FIRE and a whirlwind straight into heaven. 🌪️ Saint Elijah the Tishbite (July 20) is the Old Testament prophet who: ⚡ Called down fire… Continue reading
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July 20, 2026 – The Only Sign You Will Ever Need in Today’s Mass Readings
⚖️ God filed a lawsuit. Against His own people. And the mountains were called as witnesses. That’s not a movie plot. That’s today’s First Reading, Micah 6:1-4, 6-8, where God asks the question that still stings: “What have I done… Continue reading
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July 19th – Saint of the Day: Saint Epaphras, Co-Worker of Saint Paul & Martyr
This saint is only mentioned in 3 Bible verses. 📖 But without him, an entire book of the Bible wouldn’t exist. 🤯 Meet Saint Epaphras. He was named after a pagan goddess. ⚡ Then he met Saint Paul, and everything… Continue reading
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