Catholic Fire

Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings Saint of the Day: St. Peter Morrone (Pope Celestine V) The Divine Office via Universalis. On This Day in Catholic History 715 - St. Gregory II began his reign as Catholic Pope. 1296 Pietro di Murrone, former Pope Celestine V, died in the castle of Fumone, where he was imprisoned by his successor, Boniface VIII. 1998 Bandits stole three of Rome's most important paintings, two by van Gogh and one by Cezanne, from the National Gallery of Modern Art. US History Highlights on This Day: 1994 Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64. 2005 "Revenge of the Sith," the final chapter of the "Star Wars" saga, opened in movie theaters.

Tuesday of the Twenty-Third Week of Ordinary Time Saints of the Day: Sts. Protus and Hyacinth, martyrs Mass Readings On This Day in Catholic History 506 The Council of Agde was held in southern France under the leadership of Caesarius of Arles (468/470–542). It was attended by thirty-five bishops and published seventy-one canons. 1226 - The Roman Catholic practice of perpetual adoration begins. 1303 Pope Boniface VIII (ca. 1235–1303; pope 1294–1303), recently kidnapped and rescued just two days earlier after attempting to bring Philip the Fair (Philip IV of France, 1268–1314) to court, died. U.S. History Highlight of the Day 2001 - Terrorists hijacked American airliners and attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D. C., inflicting major damage and the loss of over 3,000 lives. Birthdays: 1838 - John Ireland , American Catholic archbishop (d. 1918) 1862 - O. Henry , American writer (d. 1910) 1967 - Harry Connick, Jr. , American si...