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Liturgical Calendar Optional Memorial of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, martyrs Things to do today: Pray for those in the medical field . Find out more about the miracles attached to the relics of Cosmas and Damian. If you are close to Cambridge, MA drop in on the annual Italian festival of the healing of Saints Cosmas and Damian which has been held for the past 77 years. ( Via Catholic Culture.) Today's Mass Readings On This Day in Catholic History: 1897 - Giovanni Battista Montini was born near Brescia, Italy (d. 6 August 1978). Ordained in 1920, he was named a cardinal by Pope John XXIII (1881–1963) in 1958. When John XXIII died in 1963, the conclave elected Montini his successor on 21 June. He chose a name suggesting Christian outreach: Pope Paul VI . His fifteen years as pontiff were instrumental in bringing the Vatican II Council to a conclusion in 1965. 1997 - An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche , causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at As...