A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
Following on last night's rare simultaneous sunset and moonrise on Portage Lake (which has an East-West orientation), this morning we Carpe Diemed and got out in the middle of the lake to witness the same phenomenon in reverse. Of course, you had to be there to fully appreciate the whole process of pre-dawn to daylight over the course of about 30 magical minutes, but I tried to capture a bit of it for you here.
When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things. At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known. So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Bishop Barron's Gospel reflections today.
Sanctoral: The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663), who was born at Cupertino, Italy, and died in Osimo. He was of lowly origin and had little formal education. In his youth he was employed as an apprentice to a shoemaker. He joined the Conventual Franciscans as a lay brother but was later ordained a priest. He was noted for his great austerities, his angelic purity, his great devotion to Our Lady and especially for his ardent love of God.
Human: It's the birthday of Samuel Johnson, born in Litchfield, England (1709). He was a sickly boy, and had been since the day he was born — "almost dead," he said. He contracted the lymphatic form of tuberculosis, called scrofula, when he was two, and because it was popularly believed that the touch of royalty could cure scrofula, he was taken to the queen. She touched him and gave him a gold medallion, which he kept for the rest of his life. Her touch didn't cure him, and neither did various disfiguring treatments that left him scarred. But he grew up strong and tall, and enjoyed walking, swimming, and riding. He was also very intelligent, proud, and somewhat lazy.
More at The Writer's Almanac.
Natural: Can You Watch the Sunset and Moonrise at the Same Time? Also, what would it be like to watch the sun rise and set from the moon?
Italian: Zaino (backpack)
Quote: “Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.” --Samuel Johnson