A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
I discovered two of my favorite themes depicted in art yesterday on the side of the Lord Byron statue in the Borghese gardens- a skull for momento mori and an owl for wisdom. The two are related, of course! It was fitting that I should discover both during Lent, the ultimate time to practice moment mori, and during the dates of the ancient Roman festival of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom whose symbol was the all-seeing owl.
Liturgical: Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent How can you say, 'You will become free'?" Jesus answered them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
Station Church: San Marcello al Corso
Sanctoral: Cuthbert, Lindisfarne, England +687 Apostle of North England
Human: 43 BC – Roman poet Ovid was born. He belonged to the younger generation of Augustinian artists. He became famous for his works entitled Amores, Metamorphes, and the tragedy Medea (15 BC). Then in year 2 AD appeared Ars amandi (The Art of Loving) in three books, which was a frivolous textbook about flirting and love. In 8 AD he was banished from Rome to Tomis on the Black Sea (present day Romania), where he spent the rest of his life. The reasons for the exile are not entirely clear. While in exile he wrote the Fasti, a chronicle of the religious festivals in the twelve months of the Roman calendar. Only six of the books survived.
Natural: The Season of Spring has officially begun! (yesterday) 68°F today!
Quote: "It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart." — Rainer Maria Rilke
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