Daily Readings
DECEMBER 24, 2025 – ST. DELPHINUS, BISHOP – SS. THRASILLA AND EMILIANA, VIRGINS.
Saints with visions, heavenly invites, and fevers that fast-track you to glory—Delphinus, Thrasilla, and Emiliana make holiness sound like a dramatic holiday special.
DECEMBER 23, 2025 – ST. SERVULUS.
A paralyzed beggar sings his way into heaven while scolding the healthy for whining. Angels show up. You won’t believe his final words.
DECEMBER 22, 2025 – ST. ISCHYRION, MARTYR.
Martyrdom isn’t glamorous—unless patience and guts count. One meek servant faced an angry boss, a stake, and eternal glory while we panic over emails.
DECEMBER 21, 2025 – ST. THOMAS, APOSTLE.
St. Thomas doubted, panicked, and then shouted “My Lord and my God!” Proof that even the moody Apostle got the ultimate spiritual plot twist.
DECEMBER 20, 2025 – ST. PHILOGONIUS, BISHOP.
A lawyer turned bishop faces storms, heresy, and heavenly promotions in 4th-century Antioch. St. Philogonius proves integrity can actually get you somewhere—like sainthood.
DECEMBER 19, 2025 – ST. NEMESION, MARTYR.
Robbers burned, soldiers beheaded, and a 15-year-old out-braved them all. Heroic faith, Roman drama—history never felt so alive or so audacious.
DECEMBER 18, 2025 – ST. GATIAN, BISHOP.
Pagan Gaul wasn’t ready for this fearless Roman. He hid in caves, dodged death for decades, then died peacefully. Miracles? Oh yes.
DECEMBER 17, 2025 – ST. OLYMPIAS, WIDOW.
Olympias went from 20-day bride to legendary widow, trading wedding bells for altar linens, holy gossip, and scandalous generosity in Constantinople’s spiritual scene.
DECEMBER 16, 2025 – ST. EUSEBIUS, BISHOP.
From Sardinia to Egypt, Bishop Eusebius wrestles with heretics, exile, and martyrdom rumors—turns daily duty into divine drama without ever breaking his holy stride.
DECEMBER 15, 2025 – ST. MESMIN.
Saint Mesmin fed a city, banished a monster, and still managed to die smelling like heaven. Medieval multitasking wasn’t for the faint-hearted.









