A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
This short video captures the spirit of deep winter- cozy time crafting with the sages in our lives, beholding the beauty of a blizzard, catching a glimpse of whitetail deer in their dark winter coats...
Liturgical: Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
Jesus is always able to save those who approach God through him,
since he lives forever to make intercession for them.
Hebrews 7:25—8:6
Bishop Barron's Gospel reflections today.
Sanctoral:
Today is Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time. In the United States the Optional Memorial of St. Vincent of Saragossa (d. 304) is transferred from January 22 in the Universal Calendar to January 23. He was one of the greatest deacons of the Church. He was born in Huesca, Spain, suffered martyrdom in Valencia in the persecution under Diocletian.
The proper calendar of the United States also celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Marianne Cope (1838-1918). She was born on January 23, 1838, in Darmstadt, Germany. In 1862, she entered the Sisters of Saint Francis in Syracuse, New York, after having postponed her entrance nine years in order to fulfill family obligations. She was instrumental in the founding of several schools and hospitals for immigrants. In 1883, she led a group of sisters to the Hawaiian Islands to care for the poor, especially those suffering from leprosy. In 1888 she went to Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i, where she set up a home for girls with leprosy. After the death of Saint Damien de Veuster, she also took over the home he built for boys. She died on August 9, 1918.
The Roman Martyrology also commemorates St. Emerentiana (d. 304) whose veneration is connected with that of St. Agnes. She was venerated at Rome not far from the Basilica of St. Agnes-Outside-the-Walls on the via Nomentana. The acts of St. Agnes make Emerentiana her foster sister; according to this source, while still a catechumen she was stoned at the tomb of the youthful martyr where she had gone to pray.
Today is Day Six of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25. The theme for 2024 is: "You shall love the Lord your God… and your neighbor as yourself." —Luke 10:27.
Human: 1950- Israeli Knesset declares Jerusalem the capital of Israel; 1973- US President Richard Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end the Vietnam War; 2020- China locks down the city of Wuhan and its 9 million people in a belated but ultimately successful effort to control the city's COVID-19 outbreak
The Writer's Almanac edition today.
Natural: National Pie Day
Italian: Dunque (therefore / so / well / point)
Quote: Life is one long pilgrimage and each day is one new step on the road...
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