persecution of the early Church
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September 11th – Saint of the Day: Saints Protus and Hyacinth, Brothers, Servants & Martyrs
They sealed his tomb in the 3rd century. ⚰️ Nobody opened it again until 1845. 🕯️ Inside: the charred bones of a martyr, wrapped in expensive fabric, with his name still carved on the stone. The date matched the exact… Continue reading
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April 22, 2026 – Scattered but Never Abandoned in Today’s Mass Readings
🔥 What if the very thing meant to crush the Church actually helped spread the Gospel? Today’s Mass readings hit hard. In the **First Reading, *Acts 8:1-8***, the Church is violently persecuted after Stephen’s martyrdom, believers are scattered, and Saul… Continue reading
