Wednesday Highlights and Spiritual Insights

Memorials of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors

Today's Mass Readings

The Ninth Day of Christmas

On This Day in Catholic History

533 - Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.

1873 - St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, a French Carmelite nun, is born. (d. 1897)

Read Showers of Roses: Miracles in My Life Through the Intercession of St. Therese, Virgin, and Doctor of the Church for more information about my personal relationship with St. Thérèse.

Birthdays

1936 - Roger Miller, American singer, (King of the Road) (d. 1992)

1963 - Edgar Martinez, American baseball player

1965 - Greg Swindell, American baseball player

1971 - Lisa Harrison, American Basketball player born in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., is a former American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

1983 - Kate Bosworth, American actress, The Horse Whisperer, Superman Returns.

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