Friday Basics
Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr Lawrence was tied on top of an iron grill over a slow fire that roasted his flesh little by little, but Lawrence was burning with so much love of God that he almost did not feel the flames. In fact, God gave him so much strength and joy that he even joked. "Turn me over. "I'm done on this side!" And just prior to his death, he said, "It's cooked enough now." Then he prayed that the city of Rome might be converted to Jesus and that the Catholic Faith might spread all over the world. With that, he went to His heavenly reward. [Read entire post here.] Today's Mass Reading Birthdays: 1360 - Francesco Cardinal Zabarella , Italian cardinal and canonist, (d. 1417) 1644 - Eusebius Kino , Italian Jesuit Missionary, (d. 1711) 1814 - Henri Nestlé , Swiss industrialist (d. 1890) 1874 - Herbert Clark Hoover , 31st President of the United States (d. 1964) 1898 - Jack Haley , American actor (d. 1979) 1928 - Jimmy Dean , Ame...