Wednesday Highlights and Spiritual Insights
Wednesday Christmas Weekday Today's Mass Readings The Sixteenth Day of Christmas Saint of the Day: St. Adrian of Canterbury On This Day in Catholic History 1431 - Judges' investigations for the trial of St. Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government. 1554 - Pope Gregory XV was born (d. 8 July 1623). Birthdays 1773 - Cassandra Austen , English watercolorist and sister of Jane Austen (d. 1845) 1854 - Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921) 1892 - Monsignor Athol Murray , Canadian priest and high school president. (d. 1975) 1902 - Saint Josemaría Escrivá , Spanish Catholic priest and founder of Opus Dei (d. 1975) 1913 - Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994) 1934 - Bart Starr , American football player 1935 - Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denver, an American comedic actor best known for his role as Gilligan on the television series Gilligan's Island . (d. 1975) 1951 -...