A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
What a dramatic cityscape! Here is little Cordelia in the big city, at her last appointment for this year at the wonderful Devos Children's Hospital. Grateful for her healing, this hospital and staff with their personal care, and this small but world class city so close to our rural home.
"Brothers and sisters: Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool, so as to become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God..."
Bishop Barron's Gospel reflections today.
Sanctoral: The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), affectionally called "Mother Teresa." Nun, missionary and teacher in Calcutta, India and foundress of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. She received the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971, the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1972, and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and the Missionaries today work in 30 countries.
Human: The most important Roman festival – Ludi Romani, also called Ludi Magni began in ancient Rome today. Initially, during the festival, games, races and theatrical events were organized to celebrate the god Jupiter, but later the religious significance of the festival was forgotten. On September 13 (originally only at that time the festival took place), a sacrifice of a cow was offered in the temple of Jupiter, while the entire Senate and town officials attended the feast. The statue of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva were dressed and laid on the beds to feast together with mortals. Then the procession went to Circus Maximus, where the games took place. The feast was to be established by Tarquin the Elder after the capture of the city of Apiolae or, as indicated by Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Cicero, after the victory of the Romans over the Latins in the battle of Lake Regillus in 496 B.C. (the so-called votum). The festival was celebrated every year from 366 BC.
The Writer's Almanac edition today.
Natural: Lake water DNA analysis showed no evidence of the Loch Ness Monster (but perhaps a giant eel)– 2019. (But really, what is difference between a monster and a giant?)
Italian: Allibito (stunned / shocked)
Quote: “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ― Mother Teresa
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