spiritual works of mercy
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February 8th – Saint of the Day: Saint Jerome Emiliani, Founder of the Somascans
Saint Jerome Emiliani went from prison chains to building homes for the forgotten. 🔥⛓️➡️🏠 A Venetian soldier chasing glory gets captured, chained up, and humbled. In the dark, he prays, calls on Our Lady, and comes out a different man.… Continue reading
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February 7th – Saint of the Day: Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph (Egidio Maria di San Giuseppe), Franciscan Brother
Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph didn’t have a platform. He had a worn Franciscan habit, a bag for alms, and a heart that made Naples feel loved again. 🧡✝️ This was a lay brother, not a priest, who walked… Continue reading
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February 4th – Saint of the Day: Saint Joseph of Leonessa, Capuchin Priest & Missionary
Chains could not silence him. Torture could not break him. 🔥⛓️✝️ Meet Saint Joseph of Leonessa, the Capuchin priest who walked straight into Constantinople to serve enslaved Christians, cared for the sick during plague, and even offered to trade places… Continue reading
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January 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria
🚨 The world says “protect your peace.” Saint John the Merciful said “protect the poor.” And he meant it. 🔥🕊️ Saint John the Almoner (Patriarch of Alexandria) was so serious about mercy that he literally counted the poor in his… Continue reading
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January 22nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Vincent Pallotti, Priest & Founder of the Union of the Catholic Apostolate
🔥 Saints aren’t museum pieces. Saint Vincent Pallotti proves it. 🔥 This Roman priest didn’t just preach. He lit a fire under everyday Catholics and basically said, “Stop spectating and start living the mission.” 😤✝️ Here’s what makes him wildly… Continue reading
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November 10, 2025 – Integrity & Mercy in Today’s Mass Readings
He sees the heart and still calls it higher. 🔥 Let today’s Word shape integrity, courage, and relentless mercy. First Reading – Wisdom 1:1-7: God’s Spirit fills everything and wisdom will not live in a plotting soul. Choose clean counsel… Continue reading
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August 27th – Saint of the Day: Saint Caesarius of Arles
🔥 A bishop who prayed raging fires into silence, sold the Church’s treasures to ransom captives, and helped the Church proclaim that grace comes first—meet Saint Caesarius of Arles. ⛓️🕊️ His preaching wasn’t theory—it was a rescue plan. He called… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 