A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
The end is upon us! Today is a kind of new year's eve for the liturgical year of the Roman rite. With the Feast of St. Andrew, we begin our Advent traditions with the novena of St Andrew (link can be found in the Sanctoral Cycle lesson link). It is also my onomastico, my name day. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get over to Sant' Andrea dalle Valle, the home in Rome of a relic of the Apostle, as I did last year. Today's Snapshot is a preview of the festive month ahead for our students, compliments of Casey, our assistant RD (coloring by Cordelia)!
Liturgical: Today is the last day of the current Liturgical Year, and the last day of Ordinary Time until after the Christmas season.
Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle
As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.
Bishop Barron's Gospel reflections today.
Sanctoral: Today the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, a native of Bethsaida in Galilee, a fisherman by trade, and a former disciple of John the Baptist. He was the one who introduced his brother Peter to Jesus, saying, "We have found the Messiah." Overshadowed henceforth by his brother, Andrew nevertheless appears again in the Gospels as introducing souls to Christ. After Pentecost, Andrew took up the apostolate on a much wider scale, and is said to have been martyred at Patras in southern Greece on a cross which was in the form of an "X". This type of cross has long been known as "St. Andrew's cross."
St. Andrew's feast is a signal of the beginning of Advent (plus or minus a few days).
Human: Birthday of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), Missouri, 1875
The Writer's Almanac today.
Natural: Today's feast is celebrated with much fanfare, and delicious recipes, in Scotland. Here are a few traditional recipes and more info on the Feast.
Italian: Italian Words You’ve Been Saying Wrong (and How to Pronounce Them Correctly)
Quote: "The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become, until he goes abroad." -Mark Twain
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