St. Michael the Archangel RCC

06/27/2026

"Blessed is the crisis that made you grow, the fall that made you gaze up to Heaven, the problem that made you look for God!"
- St. Padre Pio

Padre Pio is not saying that hard times are good. He is saying that God can use hard times to bring us closer to Him.

Sometimes when life is going well, we forget how much we need God. But when we face sickness, loss, fear, or disappointment, we often start praying more. We look to God because we realize we cannot do everything on our own.

The Bible says that God can bring good out of every situation for those who love Him (Romans 8:28). That does not mean God causes our pain. It means He can use our pain to change our hearts.

The crisis helped you grow. The fall made you look up to Heaven. The problem made you pray. The very thing you wanted God to take away may have been the thing that brought you back to Him.

Many people can look back and see that their hardest season was also the season when they became closer to God.

💬 Was the hardest thing you ever went through the moment that brought you closer to God, or did it make you pull away from Him?

Someone you know may need this reminder today that God can still bring good out of broken moments.

06/27/2026

Quote of the Day
“To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints.”
-St. Josemaria Escriva

06/26/2026

06/26/2026

While preaching and working for the conversion of souls in Majorca, St. Raymond of Penyafort needed to return urgently to mainland Spain. However, the ship captain refused to provide passage.

Undeterred, the saint took off his cloak, laid it upon the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, raised his walking staff as a mast, made the Sign of the Cross, and stepped onto the cloak. The cloak suddenly floated on the surface of the water, serving as his boat.

According to well-established Dominican tradition and accounts in the lives of the saints, St. Raymond sailed more than 150 miles across open sea in just a few hours, safely reaching the coast near Barcelona. Witnesses on shore were astonished to see the holy man gliding across the water as if on a boat!

This miracle, attested in the lives of the saints and Dominican tradition, highlights St. Raymond’s deep trust in God’s providence and his powerful intercession.

St. Raymond is also remembered for his pivotal role in compiling the Decretals (a major collection of Church law), his work converting Muslims and Jews through charity and preaching, and his wise counsel to popes and kings.

He lived to the remarkable age of 100 and was canonized in 1601.

St. Raymond, pray for us 🙏

06/26/2026

Quote of the Day
“Christian optimism is not a sugary optimism, nor is it a mere human confidence that everything will turn out all right. It is an optimism that sinks its roots into an awareness of our freedom, and the sure knowledge of the power of grace. It is an optimism that leads us to make demands on ourselves, to struggle to respond at every moment to God's call.”
-St. Josemaria Escriva

06/26/2026

It's easy to look at the brokenness in the world and wonder why things are the way they are. But sometimes the questions that change us most are the ones that invite us to become part of the answer. A little more kindness. A little more compassion. A little more patience. A little more love. 🙏

None of us can solve every problem, but each of us can make someone's burden a little lighter today. And perhaps that's where meaningful change begins. If you're looking for more faith-filled encouragement throughout the week, you can sign up for our free weekly devotional and explore our worship playlists through the link in our bio. We would love to walk alongside you on your faith journey. ♥️

06/26/2026

“Mary is the easiest, shortest, most perfect and surest way of approaching Jesus.”
— St. Louis de Montfort

Think about it this way. God chose Mary to bring Jesus into the world. Jesus spent thirty years under her care, and from the Cross He gave her to us as our spiritual mother. The saints understood that when we draw close to Mary, she always brings us closer to her Son.

Many people struggle to approach Jesus because they feel unworthy, ashamed, or distant from God. Mary meets us like a mother. She encourages us, prays for us, and gently leads us back to Him. She does not keep anything for herself. Everything she has points to Jesus.

That is why so many saints loved the Rosary and trusted Mary completely. The closer they came to her, the more they loved Christ, the Eucharist, and the Church.

💬 Do you think people avoid Mary because they misunderstand her role, or because getting closer to her might actually change their relationship with Jesus?

Someone you love may need to hear that Jesus gave us His mother for a reason.

06/25/2026

Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.

06/25/2026

Quote of the Day
“The true secret of love consists in this: we must forget self like St John the Baptist and exalt and glorify the Lord Jesus.”
-St Peter Julian Eymard

06/24/2026

“Love all that comes to you from Jesus, everything, even the most bitter gall, the sharpest thorns, your most filial agonies, the divine absences. Be obstinate in smiling at Our Lord just the same.”
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face