Tuesday Basics Plus Special Catholic Holiday in Poland

(I've been in bed resting due to illness, so I'm getting this up a little later today. Sorry, dear readers.)

Optional Memorial of St. Hedwig, religious; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin

Excerpt about St. Margaret Mary: After a girlhood marked by painful illness and even more painful family discord, Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) entered the Visitation convent of Paray-le-Monial, France, at the age of 22. She was ignorant, sickly, and clumsy, but she had great charity and humility.

To read more about St. Margaret Mary, go here.

Today's Mass Readings

On This Day in Catholic History:

1591 Pope Gregory XIV died (b. 11 February 1535).

1594 William Cardinal Allen, English Catholic cardinal, died (b. 1532).

1978 A conclave of the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals chose Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to be the new pope. Taking the name John Paul II (1920–2005), he became the first non-Italian pope in 456 years.

Birthdays:

1483 - Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)

1758 - Noah Webster, American lexicographer (d. 1843)

1925 - Angela Lansbury, English-born actress, ("Murder, She Wrote")

1937 - Tom Monaghan, founder of Dominos pizza, Daily Catholic: Top 100 Catholics of the Century, No. 38, Thomas S. Monaghan

1941 - Tim McCarver, baseball player and commentator

1943 - Fred Turner, Canadian bass player (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)

1946 - Suzanne Somers, American actress, ("Three's Company")

1948 - Leo Mazzone, American baseball coach

1980 - Sue Bird, American basketball player

1981 - Anthony Reyes, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

Holiday: Today is Pope John Paul II Day in Poland

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  1. Jean, sorry to read you are sick. I hope and pray you feel better soon.

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  2. I'm feeling better now that I'm rested. With Bill using the computer during the day, I spend most of my nights and evenings on here working.

    With FMS & OA, I never know when I'm going to get a bad flare-up or lose sleep due to the pain. Rainy weather and stress aggravates things.

    Thanks for the prayers, Esther!

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