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AUGUST 26: THE SERVANT OF THE ABANDONED ELDERLY Saint Teresa of Jesus Religious Virgin and Founder Died: 1897 --- She was a Spanish nun and founder of the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly. Her original name was Teresa Jornet Ibars. She was the great-niece of Bl. Francisco Palau y Quer. Her dedication to the elderly and the sick was well-known and also the work of her sisters in Spain and later abroad. During the Spanish cholera outbreak, she did not hesitate in helping the patients. She died after suffering from tuberculosis.

AUGUST 25: APOSTLE TO THE SHUARS OF THE AMAZON Saint Maria Troncatti Religious Virgin Died: 1969 --- She was an Italian Salesian nun. She worked as a Red Cross nurse in a military hospital: an experience that will prove invaluable to her during her long missionary activity in the Amazon rainforest. While preaching the Good News, she helped the Shuar natives as a nurse, surgeon, orthopedist, dentist, and anesthetist. She also advocated for the rights of the Shuar women, especially on allowing them to freely choose who to marry.

AUGUST 25: THE PATRON SAINT OF ACTORS Saint Genesius of Rome Martyr Died: 303 --- He was a Roman martyr. He was a theatrical actor who performed in front of the emperor. He wanted to make a mockery of the baptismal ceremonies of Christians. He was sure to make viewers laugh. But during the scene, he got converted and revolted against the people who laughed delightfully. He confessed his faith. The emperor had him tortured. He was made to lie on the easel which had his ribs broken before being finally beheaded.

AUGUST 25: THE MOST CHRISTIAN KING Saint Louis IX Married Layperson and Tertiary Died: 1270 --- He was a French married layperson, Franciscan tertiary, and is the only canonized king of France. He forbade blasphemy, gambling, usury, and prostitution. He insisted that those charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. He allowed beggars to eat from his own table. He fed 100 poor people everyday. He served the lepers. He established hospitals for the sick and blind and houses for reformed prostitutes.

AUGUST 25: THE PATRON SAINT OF ALL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS Saint Jose Calasanz Gaston Priest and Founder Died: 1648 --- He was a Spanish priest and founder of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, known as the “Piarists.” The order has the aim of giving an education to the poorest and thus fighting illiteracy, ignorance, and crime. He also believed that education could lead the young people closer to God. He was a close friend of Galileo Galilei. Pope Pius XII declared him Patron of All Christian Schools in the world.

AUGUST 24: STABBED FOR OPPOSING COMMUNISM Blessed Miroslav Bulešić Priest and Martyr Died: 1947 --- He was a Croatian priest and martyr. He served as a parish priest and as a professor. He was a heavy critic of Communism. The government introduced civil weddings and funeral services to take people away from his parish, but the people still kept going to him and attend Mass. One day, a group of communist supporters attacked him in his residence. They pinned him on the ground and stabbed him on his neck multiple times until he died.

Its good to go to confession regularly before your soul is too obese to fit on the narrow path

The Pope has just said that Remigration is not a Christian response, we agree!

The Holy Father has just said that Remigration is not a Christian response, we agree!

Please pray for an admins court cases coming up next week

AUGUST 22: THE SAINT PUNCHED BY A SAINT Saint Filippo Benizi Priest Died: 1285 --- He's also known as St. Philip Benetius. He was an Italian Servite priest. He worked as a doctor for some time before joining the Servites. It did not take long before he got elected to the highest position of his order. One time, he met people who were angry with the pope. One man from the group punched him. The man later asked for forgiveness and joined the Servites as well. That man was St. Peregrine Laziosi.

AUGUST 21: SIBLINGS MARTYRED FOR CHRIST Blesseds Bernardo, Maria, and Grazia of Alzira Monk, Laypersons, and Martyrs Died: 1181 --- They were siblings who were converts from Islam. Their original names were Hamed, Zaida, and Zoraida. It was Hamed (Bernardo) who was converted first. He became a Cistercian monk. He was the one who converted his sisters. Their brother, Almanzor, did not like what happened. He had them killed. There are many tales on their death. But it is more likely that the women were strangled, while Bernard had a nail driven to his skull.

AUGUST 21: THE POPE OF THE EUCHARIST Saint Pius X Pope Died: 1914 --- He was our pope for 11 years. His original name was Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto. He came from a poor family. He was a very conservative pope. He is known as the “Foe of Modernism” for condemning modernistic interpretation of theology. He encouraged the daily reception of the Holy Eucharist. He also lowered the age for the reception of the First Communion. This earned him the title “Pope of the Eucharist.”

Philosophy is just theology for atheists so I'm not surprised.

THE LEVITATING POPE Servant of God Pius VII --- Today is the death anniversary of the Servant of God Pius VII. He was our pope for 23 years. His original name was Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti. He was a Benedictine bishop. He was the pope who was exiled by Napoleon Bonaparte. He urged the suppression of the slave trade. He condemned Freemasonry. He also restored the Society of Jesus. A reputed mystic, it is said that he levitated during a Mass on Assumption Day.