Blue Veil Wellness, with Cristy

03/14/2026

It’s cold 🥶

Gotta stay warm after the workout as I walk back out to -12 weather.

Love this new cozy sweater.

03/11/2026

He was hanged for being a priest—and his last words were a prayer for his executioners.

Saint John Ogilvie was born Protestant in Scotland when Catholicism was outlawed. But as a young man, he encountered Catholic theology and converted at 17. He joined the Jesuits and felt called to return to Scotland as a missionary—even though it meant certain death if caught.

For years, he ministered in secret, celebrating Mass in hidden locations and strengthening persecuted Catholics.

In 1614, John was betrayed and arrested. They kept him awake for eight days straight, trying to break him. They demanded he renounce the Pope’s authority.

John refused: “In all that concerns the king, I will be his loyal subject, even to the shedding of my blood. But in matters of faith, I must obey God rather than men.”

On March 10, 1615, he was led to the gallows. He prayed for his executioners, forgave them, and declared his faith one last time.

Then he was hanged.

Faithfulness to Christ sometimes means standing alone. He could have compromised, but he chose truth over safety. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✝️

Saint John Ogilvie is the patron saint of Scotland.

Today, we pray for his intercession for courage—that we would stand firm in our faith, even when it costs us everything.

Saint John Ogilvie, pray for us.

03/07/2026

St. Colette was supposed to be a Poor Clare nun. Instead, she became a reformer who rebuilt an entire religious order.
Born in 15th-century France to humble parents who’d prayed for a child for years, Colette tried several religious communities but couldn’t find her place. So she became a recluse—locked herself in a small room attached to a church and lived in total solitude for four years.
Then God gave her a vision: reform the Poor Clares and restore them to St. Clare’s original strict Rule.
One problem—Colette had no authority, no connections, and the order didn’t want to be reformed.
She didn’t let that stop her. She traveled across Europe on foot, convincing convents to return to radical poverty, strict enclosure, and barefoot simplicity. She faced resistance, mockery, and outright hostility.
But her holiness was undeniable. Seventeen convents reformed under her leadership. She founded new monasteries. Miracles followed her everywhere—healing the sick, multiplying food, even levitating during prayer.
St. Colette proves that God doesn’t call the equipped—He equips the called.
St. Colette of Corbie, pray for us to trust God’s call even when we feel completely unqualified. 🙏
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03/05/2026

St. Casimir was a prince who could’ve had it all—and chose nothing instead.
Born into Polish royalty in the 15th century, he was third in line to the throne, educated by the best tutors, and destined for power. His father even tried to make him King of Hungary by force.
Casimir refused. He didn’t want conquest. He didn’t want a crown.
What he wanted was Christ.
He lived in the palace like a monk—fasting, praying through the night, giving his wealth to the poor. He slept on the floor. Wore simple clothes. Refused to marry, wanting to remain celibate and devoted entirely to God.
His family was furious. Advisors thought he was wasting his life. But Casimir knew what mattered.
He died at 25 from tuberculosis, having never sat on a throne. But his holiness was so profound that miracles began immediately at his tomb.
St. Casimir reminds us that the world’s definition of success means nothing if we lose our souls in the process.
St. Casimir, patron of Poland and Lithuania, pray for us to choose Christ over crowns. 🙏
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03/01/2026

St. Romanus wanted silence, solitude, and God. So he walked into the wilderness and never looked back.
At 35, he left civilization and went deep into the Jura Mountains—one of the most remote, brutal environments in 5th-century France. He lived in a cave. Ate wild plants. Prayed alone for years.
Then his brother Lupicinus found him. They built a small monastery together in the forest.
Word spread. Men came seeking the same radical simplicity. What started as one hermit in a cave became a movement—monasteries sprouted across the region, founded on prayer, manual labor, and complete detachment from the world.
Romanus never sought followers. He just sought God. But his authenticity was so compelling that people couldn’t stay away.
He reminds us that the deepest impact often comes not from noise, but from a life lived quietly and completely for Christ.
St. Romanus of Condat, pray for us to seek God above all else. 🙏
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02/27/2026

Everything will come to light. 💡

People can choose to minimize and pretend.

God knows.

Bless and release.

02/20/2026

St. Conrad of Piacenza had everything—wealth, a beautiful wife, a comfortable life. Then one mistake changed it all.
Out hunting, he accidentally started a fire that destroyed miles of forestland and crops. A peasant was blamed and sentenced to death. Conrad knew the truth—but coming forward meant losing everything.
He confessed. Paid massive restitution. Lost his fortune.
But that moment of honesty cracked him open. He and his wife mutually agreed to enter religious life. She became a Poor Clare. He became a Franciscan hermit, living in caves and serving lepers for the next 40 years.
He spent the rest of his life doing penance—not out of guilt, but out of gratitude. That fire that destroyed his fields? It ignited something deeper: a radical conversion that led him straight to Christ.
St. Conrad reminds us that our worst moments can become turning points if we’re willing to own the truth and let God rebuild us.
St. Conrad of Piacenza, pray for us to have the courage to face our mistakes and let them transform us. 🙏

02/19/2026

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Join us today Live as we talk about going to the basics!

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02/19/2026

Lent begins.

What are you adding.

Wha are you giving up?

What are you sharing?

It’s a time for spring cleaning your soul.

02/19/2026

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St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara was a 19th-century priest in Kerala, India who revolutionized education, uplifted the poor, and defended the dignity of women in a society that often ignored them.

He founded the first Catholic indigenous religious congregation for men in India—the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)—and co-founded a congregation for women. But his vision went far beyond monasteries.

He opened schools in every parish when education was a privilege of the wealthy. He established printing presses to spread knowledge. He created homes for abandoned women and widows, giving them safety and dignity when society cast them aside. He founded India’s first Sanskrit school open to all castes, breaking social barriers that had stood for centuries.

He lived through intense persecution—his own bishop opposed him, colonial powers restricted him—but he never stopped serving. He wrote spiritual classics, composed hymns, and left behind a legacy that transformed Kerala’s Christian community.

St. Kuriakose saw Christ in the abandoned, the illiterate, and the marginalized. And he spent his life making sure they knew their worth.

St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, pray for us to serve with your vision and tenacity. 🙏

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02/18/2026

Seven successful businessmen in 13th-century Florence. One shared vision that changed everything.
On the Feast of the Assumption in 1233, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to all seven with the same message: leave everything and serve me.
They walked away from wealth, comfort, and family. They lived in caves on Monte Senario, praying and doing penance. People thought they were insane.
But their witness was so powerful that others joined them. Out of their hidden prayer life, the Servite Order was born—the Servants of Mary, dedicated to her sorrows and serving the poor.
What’s remarkable? They stayed united. Seven different men, one shared calling. No competition. No individual glory. Just brotherhood.
They remind us that God doesn’t call the qualified—He calls the willing. And when we say yes together, we build something that lasts centuries.
The Seven Holy Founders, pray for us to answer with radical trust. 🙏
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02/16/2026

St. Juliana was 18 and engaged to a Roman prefect when he demanded she renounce Christ and worship pagan gods.
She refused.
Her own father handed her over to be tortured. They whipped her, stretched her on the rack, poured molten lead on her body, threw her into a furnace.
She survived it all.
Legend says the devil appeared in her cell to break her. She grabbed him, beat him with her chains, and threw him out.
An 18-year-old girl. Beating the devil with chains.
Her courage converted even the soldiers torturing her. When she was finally martyred, miracles followed.
St. Juliana shows us that faith isn’t about age or strength—it’s about knowing who you belong to and refusing to compromise.
St. Juliana of Nicomedia, pray for us to stand firm. 🙏