Today is National Lighthouse Day. I thought it would be nice to feature a lighthouse a little closer to home. Battery Point Lighthouse is in northern California, near Crescent City. Established in 1856, this small but beautiful lighthouse is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
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A Beautiful Friday Night Supper
On the National Front, today is Oyster Day, Underwear Day, Work like a Dog Day and Water Balloon Day (1st Friday in August). With the exception of Oysters, none of those celebrations have anything to do with food. As for oysters – not my cup of tea. Never have been, never will.
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While the canonical books of the New Testament never mention the mother of the Virgin Mary, traditions about her family, childhood, education and eventual betrothal to Joseph developed very early in the history of the church. Of course Mary had a mother. She was the maternal grandmother of our Lord.
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Today is the Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene. She was an early follower of Christ, a financial supporter of His ministry, and present at two of the most important events of salvation.
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One of the things that I love about the Catholic Faith is that it sprang forth from the Jewish Faith, and continues to embrace many old traditions with new meaning. The similarities are not hidden. The candles and prayers of Advent and Hanukah immediately spring to mind.
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Hooray to Fridays. I love Fridays. Hubby taught me to love Fridays. As a girl, Fridays were not loved. Fridays meant fish sticks in the winter, egg salad in the summer. And cat fish when Dad and I went fishing. That’s it.
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Hello and welcome to a beautiful Friday that the Lord has created. Not to get too religious on you, I just feel such joy within me when I think of our Creator. I wish I could somehow bottle it up and hand it out to those in need of a little joy in their lives.
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Welcome to the 29th day of June. The year is nearly half over. If you are going to be exact, the half-way point would be at noon on July 2. Aren’t you glad I took the time to calculate that? Of course, that doesn’t take into consideration leap years. But that’s neither here nor there.
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Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Unlike most other Feast Days dedicated to Our Lady, today is not tied to an appearance, our Lady of Perpetual Help is tied to a story and a painting.
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Yesterday we celebrated the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This feast was originally instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1944, celebrated on August 22 to coincide with the traditional octave day of the Assumption of Mary.
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It has been 19 days since Pentecost Sunday. For those keeping track, it’s the feast of our Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. And just for the record, one of the things I love about the Catholic Faith are all the special days.
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Today is the second Thursday since Pentecost Sunday. It means 60 days have passed since the celebration of Easter. Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi – the Body and Blood; soul and divinity of Jesus Christ.
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Did you know that today is National Nature Photography Day? Did you know there’s an actual association dedicated to Nature Photography? It’s the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA). Yep, it’s all true.
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A typical clover is one of the best examples of the Holy Trinity. Just look at the clover – three very distinct, separate leaves create a single clover. Just as we are created in the image of the Holy Trinity.
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Today is the 3rd and final Ember Days of Summer – the Ember Days following Pentecost Sunday. Summer Ember Days are to honor the harvest of wheat – the Eucharist and the Bread of Life.
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