Today's Carpe Diem Snapshot: Today we were privileged to see the incredible work of the Mosaic Studio of the Basilica of St. Peter!
Liturgical: Friday of the First Week of Lent | USCCB "...since he has turned away from all the sins that he committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die."
Station Church: Docici Apostoli (Twelve Apostles)
Sanctoral: Polycarp of Smyrna, +155
Human: 1455 Johannes Gutenberg prints his first Bible (estimated date)
Ancient Rome: Terminalia was celebrated, a festival in honor of the god Terminus, the god of borders between private estates, but above all state borders. His statue was on the verge of private possessions and appeared most often in the form of a stone. The owners of neighboring properties decorated the statue with wreaths and offered a sacrifice in the form of a bit of grain, honeycombs, wine. In addition, a sheep or a pig was killed in honor of the deity. The ceremony ended with singing a song of praise. The public ceremony, on the other hand, included similar rituals on the sixth milestone, along the road to Laurentum (between Ostia and Lavinium). The ceremony took place here probably because it was originally the boundary of the Roman state.
Natural: Art from stone and glass- Vatican mosaics
Quote: "True love desires not only one's own salvation, but the salvation of all our brothers. " -St Polycarp
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