Calendar Class of April 1, 2025

A Carpe Diem Snapshot:

Happy April! Dear Caroline was our first "fish" of the day, and a very good sport to walk around Piazza Navona with a fish fool sign on her back (explanation below for non-Italians).

Liturgical: Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Mass readings and Bishop Barron's Gospel reflections

Psalm 46:2-3

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,

though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;

though its waters roar and foam,

though the mountains tremble with its tumult. Selah

Sanctoral: Saint Hugh of Grenoble, + 1132

Today’s saint could be a patron for those of us who feel so overwhelmed by all the problems in the world that we don’t know where to begin.

Human: April Fool's Day! In Italy, it is Pesce d'Aprile and the tradition is to stick paper fish on the backs of unsuspecting passersby. Here's why (kind of).

Natural: All about the Month of April: Holidays, Fun Facts, Folklore

Italian: Dentro (inside / into / within / indoors)

Quote: "The 'soul' is that still point at the heart of every person, that deepest center, that point of encounter with the transcendent yet incarnate mystery of God. When the soul is healthy, it is in a living relationship with God; it is firmly rooted in the soil of meaning and is the deepest center of the person."

-- From Bishop Barron's Gospel reflections today