A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
Happy Birthday to Calendar Class's biggest evangelist, LeeAnn Corkery!!
LeeAnn's son just happens to attend our Rome program this semester and he just happened to mention that it was his mother's birthday today. When I expressed surprise that she hadn't informed me of that in our telephone conversation last night, he replied, "That's just the humble woman that she is." So true! Here's a photo with the Corkerys from their visit to Rome a month ago in front of the Basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, where we attended an angelic concert. As I told her yesterday, LeeAnn has been like an angel in my own life, bringing light and inspiration through our conversations and friendship. I first met LeeAnn and her husband Chris, who are from Canada, in a most delightful way when I zoomed up to a side entrance of St. Peter's Basilica on a scooter at 6:45 the morning of my birthday last year. We were brought together by our program's chaplain, another Canadian, who celebrated Mass for us and our students in the crypt of the Basilica. We became fast friends from that day on and I look forward to many more adventures together in Rome and beyond. LeeAnn, you are a blessing! Ad multos annos!
By your perseverance you will secure your lives.
Bishop Barron's Gospel reflections today.
Sanctoral: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is commemorated in some regions, recalling when Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré in 1830 and revealed her the images of the medal she wished to have struck.
Human: 8 BC – Horace, a Roman poet, died. Horace’s work is considered to be the crowning achievement of the Augustan Age and has had a significant impact on European poetry. More importantly, Horace is the first one to coin the proverb "Carpe Diem," the tagline of Calendar Class.
176 AD – Marcus Aurelius appointed his son, Commodus, a co-emperor, thus breaking the system of adopting future successors. After Commodus took over power, his madness came forward. His reign was one of the most cruel in the history of Rome. He used the services of the secret police and thus did not give the Senate any possibility of manifesting any opposition.
The Writer's Almanac edition today.
Natural: Natural gift ideas for those born in November!
Italian: Basta (enough / stop)
Quote: “Knowledge is a matter of knowing facts. Wisdom is a matter of understanding and applying principles. A certain amount of knowledge is necessary for wisdom, and without wisdom, knowledge is not only useless, it's dangerous.”
Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman
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