martyrdom in Christianity
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February 6th – Saint of the Day: Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs
🔥⛩️✝️ Japan tried to silence the Gospel in 1597. Instead, the Cross started preaching. Saint Paul Miki, a Japanese Jesuit, was marched in winter to Nagasaki, bound to a cross, and executed. But here is the part that hits different:… Continue reading
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January 20th – Saint of the Day: Saint Sebastian, Martyr
Saint Sebastian did not just survive the arrows. He came back. 🔥🏹 A Roman soldier in the middle of an empire that hated the Church, he quietly strengthened imprisoned Christians when fear was everywhere. Then he was condemned, pierced, left… Continue reading
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January 7th – Saint of the Day: Saint Lucian of Antioch, Martyr
📖🔥 A brilliant mind. A fearless heart. A martyr who would not back down. Saint Lucian of Antioch was not just a scholar. He was a priest who loved Sacred Scripture so deeply that he spent his life protecting the… Continue reading
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December 26th – Saint of the Day: Saint Stephen, First Deacon & Martyr
🔥 Saint Stephen: The First Martyr Who Saw Heaven Open 🔥 Today’s reflection dives into one of the boldest moments in all of Acts of the Apostles… and it’s a moment that still shakes hearts today. Stephen wasn’t just a… Continue reading
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February 18th – Saint of the Day: Saint Simeon of Jerusalem
💀🔥 120 years old… and CRUCIFIED. Saint Simeon of Jerusalem wasn’t just any bishop—he was Jesus’ cousin, the leader of the early Church, and a man who literally outlived empires. But Rome didn’t forget him. At an age when most… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 