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Monday of the Octave of Easter

Divine Mercy Novena - 4th Day

Today's Mass Readings

Daily Gospel

Today in Catholic History

This is the liturgical feast of Saint Waltrude (Waldetrudis, Vaudru, Waudru) (d. April 9, ca. 688) is the patron saint of Mons, Belgium. Married to the Count of Hainault, she raised four children. After her husband retired to abbey, she herself became a nun in 656. She founded her own convent (Sainte-Waudru) and the city of Mons grew around it. Saint Waltrude was best known for her miraculous powers of healing.

Today in U.S. History
1967 - The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) takes its maiden flight.

1968 - Major cities in U.S. erupt in race violence following the assasination of Martin Luther King on April 4th.

1969 -The "Chicago Eight" plead not guilty on federal charges of conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

1997 - Lockheed Martin unveils the F-22 Raptor Stealth air superiority fighter.

2003: Saddam statue topples with regime

Birthdays

Dennis Quaid Actor - age 52 today

Keshia Knight Pulliam Actress (''The Cosby Show'') 27

Elle Fanning Actress (''Because of Winn-Dixie'') 8

Today in my Family History

My dad, who is now deceased, was born on this day in 1917. He died in 1997, at the age of 80 and would be 90 years old if he were alive today. He was the second of nine children. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a Catholic all his life, the husband of Rita, to whom he had been married for more than 50 years, and the father of five children. He was a member of the Holy Name Society, the Knights of Columbus, and a Chicago White Sox fan (He was "the encylopedia of baseball" - at least my friends called him that.) He loved the outdoors, fishing, bird watching, gardening, woodcarving, and family prayer. He was a great dad and a loving husband to my mom, who passed away five years later.
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