Wednesday Basics Plus Ideas for Sanctifying Halloween
Happy Halloween! Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time; All Hallows' Eve Ideas for Sanctifying Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day Today's Mass Readings On This Day in Catholic History: 834 - This evening became All Hallow’s Eve with the establishment of Nov 1 as Feast of All Saints by Pope Gregory IV. 1541 - "The Last Judgement" by Michelangelo on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel at Rome was officially unveiled. It is one of the largest paintings in the world. 1982 - Pope John Paul II became the 1st pontiff to visit Spain. 1992 - The Roman Catholic church rehabilitated Galileo Galilei after 359 years. Pope John Paul II acknowledged that the church had erred in condemning Galileo. 1999 - In Augsburg, Germany, leaders of the Roman Catholic and modern Lutheran Churches signed the Augsburg Accord, a "Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification," in a step toward reconciliation. Birthdays: 1705 - Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774) 1711 - La...