Liturgical: 2 SM 6; PS 24; MK 3:31-35 David brings the Ark of the Covenant to the City of David amidst festivities; Who is this King of Glory? It is the Lord!; Whoever does the will of God is my mother and my brothers.
Sanctoral: Marianne Cope, USA +1918 (successor of St. Damien of Moloka'i); Vincent of Saragossa, deacon and martyr, Spain +304; Emerentiana, foster sister of St. Agnes, Rome +304
Human: 393 AD Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaimed Honorius, his 8-year-old son, as co-emperor. Theodosius died two years later. Honorius ruled the Western half of the empire, and his brother Arcadius ruled the eastern. Rome was sacked in 410 under Honorius' reign.
Natural: How to convert temperatures- 32 degrees Fahrenheit=0 degrees Celsius. Subtract 32 and multiply by .5556 (or 5/9)
Quote: "Try to accept what God is pleased to give you, no matter how bitter. 'God wills it' is the thought that will strengthen you and help you over the hard places if we wish to be true children of God." -St. Marianne Cope
Today's Carpe Diem Snapshot: Benvenuti a Roma, 2024 Spring semester students! Today we began our auspicious day on the Janiculum hill, named after the Roman god Janus, who presided over the beginnings and endings of all kinds of adventures. It was here on the Janiculum that the augers would interpret the auspices while observing the flight of birds over the Eternal City. We explored the layered history of this, the second tallest hill in Rome, followed by the Porta San Pancrazio (home of the Museo della Repubblica Romana), the Bar Gianicolo, the American Academy in Rome, the Fontanone dell' Acqua Paola, and San Pietro in Montorio.
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