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St. Valentine's heart

The Tuesday Pillar Post

JD Flynn
Feb 14, 2023
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St. Valentine's heart

Hey everybody,

Tuesday is February 14, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.

First, a bit of a mea culpa. I told you last week about St. Apollonia, an Egyptian martyr who died after suffering some dental distress - and I told you that last Tuesday was the customary date of her feast. I was wrong.

See, I knew that St. Apollonia’s feast was February 9,…

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