A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
May is the month of Mary, and today is also her feast under the title of "Queen of the Apostles," during this liturgical time when she prayed with them in the upper room, waiting for the descent of the Holy Spirit. This morning, I joined a special Marian pilgrimage with the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, in thanksgiving for 50 years of graces received from their Patroness Mary, Mother of Mercy, since their refounding. The sisters selected each church according to its dedication to Mary, and some miracles that occurred in them that were connected with her. The pilgrimage church pictured above is perhaps one of the most historically fascinating palimpests in the city, the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
Liturgical: Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Feast of Mary, Queen of Apostles
"For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have come to believe that I came from God. I came from the Father and have come into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”
Sanctoral: Francis di Girolamo, Naples, Italy +1716
Human: 330 Newly built city of Constantinople (Byzantium) dedicated to Emperor Constantine the Great, becomes the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
Natural: 2024- rare and spectacular "pink" aurora borealis occurring in the United States; 1995- More than 170 countries agree to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
Quote: "Love is infinite; an aurora and you have been given the brush by the Artist who created the palette."
--Reena Doss
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