Lives of the Saints
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August 27th – Saint of the Day: Saint Caesarius of Arles, Monk & Bishop
⛪ A bishop was handed a heavy silver dish by the most powerful king in the West. He walked out and sold it. 💰 Why? To buy prisoners of war out of slavery. Including the enemies who had attacked his… Continue reading
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August 27th – Saint of the Day: Saint Monica, Wife, Widow & Mother
She cried for 17 years. Then God answered bigger than she asked. 😭🙏 Meet Saint Monica: a North African wife and mom married to a hot-tempered pagan, raising a genius son who left the Church, lied to her, and literally… Continue reading
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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. 🪣 And she’s a canonized saint. 🕊️ Meet Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified, “the Little Arab” 🇵🇸 🔪 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. 👑 Then he vanishes. And the Church still says his name at every single Mass. 🕊️ Meet Saint Melchizedek, King of Salem and Priest of God Most High (August 26). 🍞🍷 Before Israel existed…… 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)
📚✝️ 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. 🕊️ Nobody had ever done that… Continue reading
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August 25th – Saint of the Day: Saint Louis IX, King of France
👑 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. 🍞 His mom told… 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 Besançon
She refused the hand of a “king.” Then a revolution tried to erase her. 🔥 Meet Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret, feast day August 24th. 🕯️ 📌 Mother of her whole household at 16 📌 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
🔪 The Apostle who was skinned alive for telling the truth. Meet Saint Bartholomew, feast day August 24th. 🙏 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
⛪ He ran the most important church in the world. History kept exactly ONE sentence about him. 📜 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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August 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin & Dominican Tertiary
🌹 She rubbed pepper on her face so no one would call her beautiful. She slept on broken glass. She wore a crown of roses hiding silver spikes underneath. 🕊️ And she turned her parents’ house into a hospital for… Continue reading
