Friday Highlights and Spiritual Insights
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious
The Eleventh Day of Christmas
Today's Mass Readings
On This Day in Catholic History
1066 - St. Edward the Confessor (b. ca. 1004), English king, died.
1953 - The Catholic Hour aired for the first time over NBC television. This long-running series (aired through August 1970) was produced by NBC in cooperation with the National Council of Catholic Men.
1975 - Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes the first American-born saint.
Birthdays
1643 - Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. 1727)
1710 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. 1736)
1809 - Louis Braille, French inventor of braille (d. 1852)
1896 - Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)
1935 - Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)
1957 - Patty Loveless, American singer
The Eleventh Day of Christmas
Today's Mass Readings
On This Day in Catholic History
1066 - St. Edward the Confessor (b. ca. 1004), English king, died.
1953 - The Catholic Hour aired for the first time over NBC television. This long-running series (aired through August 1970) was produced by NBC in cooperation with the National Council of Catholic Men.
1975 - Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes the first American-born saint.
Birthdays
1643 - Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. 1727)
1710 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. 1736)
1809 - Louis Braille, French inventor of braille (d. 1852)
1896 - Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)
1935 - Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)
1957 - Patty Loveless, American singer
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