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Monday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time

Today's Mass Readings

Collect: Father, your love for us surpasses all our hopes and desires. Forgive our failings, keep us in your peace and lead us in the way of salvation. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

On This Day in Catholic History:

451 The Council of Chalcedon opened near Istanbul.

1659 Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary and historian, died (b. ca. 1603).

Birthdays:

1715 - Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774)

1889 - C. E. Woolman, American airline founder (d. 1966)

1939 - Paul Hogan, Australian actor, (Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee II)

1956 - Jeff Lahti, American baseball player, (St. Louis Cardinals: 1982-1986)

1956 - Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress

1980 - Nick Cannon, actor, director, writer, producer, and singer,
Nick wrote a song about when his young mother found out she was pregnant with him. The song he wrote is called "Can I Live?" and was his thank you for his mother for giving him life.

Comments

  1. Jean,

    What a great photo!

    You do such a nice job on this information section here - I really appreciate it!

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  2. Thanks, Bob! It touches me, too.

    Thanks, Susan for your kind words.

    God bless you both!

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