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August 26th – Saint of the Day: Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified (Mariam Baouardy), Virgin, Carmelite Lay Sister, Stigmatist, Mystic & Co-Foundress of the Carmels of Mangalore and Bethlehem
She couldn’t read. She couldn’t write. She scrubbed floors and hauled water. πͺ£ And she’s a canonized saint. ποΈ Meet Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified, “the Little Arab” π΅πΈ πͺ At 13, a man cut her throat because she refused… Continue reading
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August 26th – Saint of the Day: Saint Melchizedek, King of Salem and Priest of God Most High
He shows up for THREE verses. π Then he vanishes. And the Church still says his name at every single Mass. ποΈ Meet Saint Melchizedek, King of Salem and Priest of God Most High (August 26). ππ· Before Israel existed…… Continue reading
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August 26th – Our Lady of CzΔstochowa
Slashed. Stolen. Besieged. Still crowned. π Meet the Black Madonna of CzΔstochowa, the icon Poland has been walking toward for over 600 years. π€ Two scars run down her cheek from a raid in 1430. Painters could not hide them,… Continue reading
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August 26, 2026 – When the Inside Matches the Outside in Today’s Mass Readings
πͺ¦ Jesus called religious people “whitewashed tombs.” Pretty outside, dead inside. Which one are you? π First Reading, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18 St. Paul, one of the greatest preachers who ever lived, refused free meals and worked nights making tents… Continue reading
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August 25th – Saint of the Day: Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest, Educator & Founder of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools (Piarists)
πβοΈ He had a law doctorate, powerful friends, and a comfortable career waiting in Spain. He walked away from all of it to teach street kids in Rome to read. For free. In 1597. ποΈ Nobody had ever done that… Continue reading
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August 25th – Saint of the Day: Saint Louis IX, King of France
π A king who washed beggars’ feet. Yes, really. Saint Louis IX ruled France for 44 years, built a chapel made almost entirely of glass, and still ate lunch with the poor at his own table. π His mom told… Continue reading
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August 25, 2026 – The Judge Who Sees the Heart in Today’s Mass Readings
Jesus once told the most religious people in the room that they were straining out gnats and swallowing camels. πͺ Ouch. Today’s Mass Readings for Tuesday, August 25 are for anyone tired of surface-level faith. β¨ π First Reading, 2… Continue reading
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August 24th – Saint of the Day: Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret, Virgin, Nurse, Teacher, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul & Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of BesanΓ§on
She refused the hand of a “king.” Then a revolution tried to erase her. π₯ Meet Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret, feast day August 24th. π―οΈ π Mother of her whole household at 16 π Ran secret Masses and smuggled supplies to… Continue reading
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August 24th – Saint of the Day: Saint Bartholomew (Nathanael), Apostle and Martyr
πͺ The Apostle who was skinned alive for telling the truth. Meet Saint Bartholomew, feast day August 24th. π You probably know him by another name: Nathanael. The guy who heard “Jesus of Nazareth” and said, “Can anything good come… Continue reading
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August 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Zacchaeus of Jerusalem, Bishop & Confessor
βͺ He ran the most important church in the world. History kept exactly ONE sentence about him. π Meet Saint Zacchaeus of Jerusalem, the 4th bishop after James the brother of the Lord. He took over right after his predecessor… Continue reading
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