Vietnamese Martyrs
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December 21st – Saint of the Day: Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Martyr
Saint Andrew Dũng Lạc didn’t preach with a microphone or a platform. He preached with his life. 🔥 This humble Vietnamese priest risked everything to bring the sacraments to his people, celebrating Mass in hidden homes, teaching the faith in… Continue reading
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November 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Joseph Marchand, Martyr
He turned down a safe job in Paris to secretly serve persecuted Catholics in Vietnam, and it cost him everything. 🕯️ Saint Joseph Marchand was tortured with the “hundred wounds,” refused to trample the cross, and had his body thrown… Continue reading
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November 24th – Saint of the Day: Saint Andrew Dŭng-Lạc and the Martyrs of Vietnam
They tried to erase the Church from Vietnam… and instead unleashed an army of saints. 🔥 Saint Andrew Dŭng-Lạc was a poor kid who found Christ, became a priest, and literally risked everything just to bring people Confession and the… Continue reading
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November 24, 2025 – Faith in Adversity in Today’s Mass Readings
Today’s readings hit right where comfort and faith collide. First Reading: Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20 Daniel and his friends get pulled into Babylon’s luxury and pressure but quietly refuse to defile themselves with the king’s food. Their hidden faithfulness in “small”… Continue reading
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July 10th – Saint of the Day: Saint Peter Tu, Martyr
🔥 He refused to trample the Cross—so they killed him. Today we honor Saint Peter Tu, a Vietnamese lay catechist who gave everything for Jesus. He wasn’t a priest. He didn’t work miracles. He just taught the faith in secret…… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 