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December 5th – Saint of the Day: Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
“Beautiful in sight and good for food… but this killed us.” 🍎🔥 Saint Sabbas heard the echo of Eden and chose the desert instead of comfort. He walked away from family drama, riches, and noise to seek One thing: the… Continue reading
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December 5, 2025 – From Blindness to Sight in Today’s Mass Readings
✨ From Gloom to Glory: Today’s Readings Hit Different ✨ The First Reading from Isaiah 29 drops a promise that still shakes the soul: “The deaf shall hear… the eyes of the blind shall see.” God flips darkness into sight,… Continue reading
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December 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Birinus, Bishop
“Edge of the map” is exactly where Saint Birinus went. 🌍🔥 He left the comfort of Christian Europe, walked into pagan Wessex, baptized King Cynegils with King Oswald as sponsor, and quietly rewrote the future of England from a little… Continue reading
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December 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Francis Xavier did not play it safe. 🔥 Born in a castle, died on a lonely island off the coast of China, and spent everything in between chasing souls for Christ. From baptizing entire coastal villages in India to… Continue reading
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December 3, 2025 – The Shepherd’s Banquet in Today’s Mass Readings
When God says He will feed, heal, and restore His people… He means all of it. 🌄✨ Today’s readings are overflowing with hope, mercy, and divine abundance. In the First Reading (Isaiah 25:6-10), God prepares a feast on His holy… Continue reading
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December 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Charles de Foucauld
“Cry the Gospel with your whole life.” ✨ Saint Charles de Foucauld went from rich French aristocrat and party life to a hidden hermit priest in the Sahara desert, living among the Tuareg and letting his silence speak louder than… Continue reading
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December 1, 2025 – Faith & Glory in Today’s Mass Readings
When God purifies, He prepares a place for His glory to rest. Today’s readings hit hard and invite a deep reset of the heart. ✨🔥 In the First Reading (Isaiah 4:2-6), God promises to wash away everything that keeps His… Continue reading
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November 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Andrew the Apostle, Martyr
“We have found the Messiah.” Those are the first excited words of Saint Andrew after he meets Jesus. He is the quiet apostle who brings his brother Peter to Christ, notices the boy with the five loaves and two fish,… Continue reading
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November 29th – Saint of the Day: Saint Saturnin of Toulouse, Bishop & Martyr
They tied a bishop to a raging bull and dragged him down the stone steps of a pagan temple… and he still refused to betray Christ. 🩸🔥 Saint Saturnin of Toulouse looked an entire culture in the face and said,… Continue reading
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November 28th – Saint of the Day: Saint James of the Marches
From poor shepherd boy to brilliant lawyer to barefoot Franciscan preacher of the Holy Name of Jesus, Saint James of the Marches did not play it safe. 🔥 He fought heresy, survived an attempted poisoning symbolized by the chalice and… Continue reading
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