Calendar Class of January 22, 2024

Liturgical: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children-- Is 49:1-6; Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 3:14-21; Lk 1:39-56 "The LORD called me from birth, from my mother's womb he gave me my name."

Source: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children | USCCB

Sanctoral: St. Anastasius (d. 628). Anastasius was a Persian magician. He converted to Catholicism and became a monk. He lived in Jerusalem for 7 years, and then later went to distant Assyria and suffered martyrdom.

Source: Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time; Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children (USA); - January 22, 2024 - Liturgical Calendar | Catholic Culture

Human: 1901- death of Queen Victoria (Great Britain, died after the longest reign of any British monarch and was succeeded by her son, Edward VII)

Link: Victoria | Biography, Family Tree, Children, Successor, & Facts | Britannica

Natural: Box breathing to calm the parasympathetic nervous system.

Link: Box Breathing: How to Do It, Benefits, Who Avoids It (verywellhealth.com)

Quote: "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'" -Mary Anne Radmacher

Today's Carpe Diem Snapshot: A brilliant blue sky before sunset this evening provides a lovely backdrop for the bare branches of the plane trees of the Passegiata del Gianicolo 💙