Welcome to the traditional Catholic daily devotional for Wednesday, May 7th, 2025.

It's the Feast of St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St.'s,

in the color of red. In this episode, The Meditation, Life of Adoration in Union with Mary, Part 2.

Today's news from the church, the procedure for electing the Roman pontiff, a preview of today's

sermon, the prayers of St. Monica, and today's thought from Archbishop Marcel Lefev.

But first the call act of today's Mass.

O God, who by the humility of thy son didst lift up a fallen world, grant unending happiness

to thy faithful, that those whom thou hast snatched from the

perils of endless death, thou mayest cause to rejoice in everlasting days.

If you read much about Eastern Europe, you'll eventually come across a name that refuses to be

forgotten, Stanislaus, Bishop of Krakow, martyr, and patron saint of Poland. His story echoes

that of other bold saints like Thomas More and Thomas Beckett, men who stood up to kings and paid the

price. Stanislaus was born in 1030 in the little village near Krakow. He was bright, deeply devout, and

eventually went on to study in Paris,

which was unusual for the time. When he came back to Poland, he was ordained a priest, and quickly

became known for preaching, which actually stirred people to change, not just the poor and humble,

but priests and nobles too. By 1072, Stanislaus was the bishop of Krakoff, and that's when things got dangerous.

He found himself at odds with the king, Boluslaus II, a powerful ruler known for violent wars

and worse behavior behind palace walls.

Stanislaus called him out first privately, then publicly.

Volosloss pretended to repent, then he went back to his old ways.

Eventually, Stanislaus did what bishops can do when kings refused to listen. He excommunicated him,

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