Daily Readings
FEBRUARY 9, 2026 – ST. APOLLONIA AND THE MARTYRS OF ALEXANDRIA.
Fire roared, judges trembled, and a fifteen-year-old outwitted his killers. Alexandria’s martyrs turned terror into legend—because nothing says devotion like leaping into flames.
FEBRUARY 8, 2026 – ST. JOHN OF MATHA.
Saint John of Matha ditched riches to free slaves, face pirates, and MacGyver his cloak into a sail. Holiness with high-seas flair.
FEBRUARY 7, 2026 – ST. ROMUALD, ABBOT.
Romuald fled dueling dads, sassy monks, and devilish temptations. He found forests, visions, and a whole order of white-robed hermits. Wild times in 1027.
FEBRUARY 6, 2026 – ST. DOROTHY, VIRGIN, MARTYR.
A virgin saint, a sarcastic lawyer, and an angel with apples and roses—St. Dorothy’s heavenly comeback is the ultimate divine mic drop in winter Cæsarea.
FEBRUARY 5, 2026 – ST. AGATHA, VIRGIN, MARTYR. THE MARTYRS OF JAPAN
St. Agatha faced tyrants, pot sherds, and worse with unshakable faith—her veil still guards volcanoes! A tale of guts, grace, and unexpected miracles.
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 – ST. JANE, OF VALOIS.
Banished princess, neglected wife, secret saint—Jane of Valois endured royal drama to start an order of nuns. Her crown hid a habit.
FEBRUARY 3, 2026 – ST. BLASE, BISHOP AND MARTYR.
Once a doctor, now a soul healer, St. Blase traded stethoscopes for sainthood, dodged pagans, cured throats, and—spoiler—lost his head for faith.
FEBRUARY 2, 2026 – THE PURIFICATION, COMMONLY CALLED CANDLEMAS-DAY.
Mary, sinless mom of the century, obeys the rules anyway—lamb swap, temple trip, and a prophecy that would make any mother gulp her tea.
FEBRUARY 1, 2026 – ST. BRIDGID, ABBESS, AND PATRONESS OF IRELAND. & ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH.
St. Brigid turned suitors down, grew miraculously ugly to dodge marriage, healed herself, and founded Ireland’s first convent. Holiness, sass, and charity—Irish-style drama with miracles.
JANUARY 31, 2026 – ST. MARCELLA, WIDOW.
Saint Marcella spurns a consul, trades feasts for fasting, and survives a barbarian invasion. Holiness meets chaos in this legendary Roman survival tale.









