A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
The Pantheon, the original Roman "calendar"!
Liturgical: Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us."
Mt 1:18-25
Bishop Barron's Gospel reflections today.
Today is the Second of the O Antiphons, O Adonai (O Almighty God/O Lord and Ruler). As Moses approached the burning bush, so we approach the divine Savior in the form of a child in the crib, or in the form of the consecrated host, and falling down we adore Him. "Put off the shoes from thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground . . . I am who am."
Sanctoral: Blessed Anthony Grassi, Italy, November 13, 1592 – December 13, 1671
Human: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson married Edith B. Galt, a descendent of Pocahontas – 1915
The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting slavery, went into effect – 1865
The Writer's Almanac edition today.
Natural: Giant panda, Basi, celebrated her 25th birthday at China’s Fuzhou Zoo. (She far surpassed the normal panda life expectancy of 12 years!) – 2005
Italian: Vischio (mistletoe)
Quote: Kindnesses, like grain, increase by sowing.
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