A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
Yesterday's Carpe Diem moment arrived when we walked into the screened-in porch of an old friend, probably two hours later than we said we would arrive, and were then surprised and delighted to see this tea-time feast fit for a hobbit spread out before us! Our hostess, being a deeply artistic and spiritual woman, added beautiful details, such as an icon of Our Lady and a bouquet of fresh flowers from her backyard, to the well-laden table. She certainly raised the bar for us for a "stopping by to say hello" gathering! The girls were tickled to have been recipients of such gracious hospitality, and inspired to likewise be more artistic hosts, just like hobbits.
Liturgical: Readings for the Feast of Saint James, Apostle
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Sanctoral: Feast of St. James, Apostle; St. Christopher, Martyr
Human: 285 AD – Roman emperor Diocletian appointed Maximinus his co-emperor.
306 AD – in Eboracum (today’s York) Constantine I, the son of the late Constantius Chlorus, was proclaimed the emperor. The new emperor wanted to strengthen his position in Britain and Gaul. Constantine struggled with political opposition before he established his power as Caesar. He issued a famous edict on tolerance (towards Christianity) and extended the old Greek Byzantian colony to a city known as Constantinople – that makes him, in fact, the founder of the future capital of the medieval remnants of old Rome.
315 AD – the Arch of Constantine the Great was consecrated in Rome.
The Writer's Almanac for today.
Natural: The first documented test tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in England– 1978; Soviet cosmonaut, Svetlana Savitskaya, became the first woman to walk in space– 1984
Italian: The Names of the Most Important Colors in Italian with Pronunciation
Quote: "Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom." --Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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