Calendar Class of August 30, 2025

A Carpe Diem Snapshot:

A very fair fair was had by all today in the village of Mecosta! Ulysa and Tina created artwork all day long, alongside many other talented artists and craftsmen. The musical talent set a festive tone, especially the tin whistle and guitar of Wesley and Scott, as well as the French Voyageur performance by Wally and Rachel. With all the Kirk and Assaf family friends strolling around Main Street today (pedestrian only today!), it really felt as if we were in a scene out of the movie "Big Fish"! Absolutely delightful, and the first of many fairs to come. Well done, organizers!

Liturgical: Saturday of the 21st Week of Ordinary Time

1 Thessalonians 4:9-11

Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another; and indeed you do love all the brothers and sisters throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, beloved, to do so more and more, to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you.

Sanctoral: St. Fiacre (d. 670 A.D.) was born in Ireland and was raised from childhood in an Irish monastery. There he grew in knowledge as well as holiness, and became a priest. He retired to a hermitage to live in prayer and solitude, but men began to flock to him to imitate his way of life and become his disciples. To escape them, Fiacre left Ireland to establish a new hermitage in France. He went to the bishop and asked for land to plant a garden to grow food as well as herbs for medicinal healing, a science which he studied in the monastery. The bishop agreed to give Fiacre as much land as he could entrench. Fiacre picked a plot of land and walked around its perimeter, dragging his shovel behind him. Wherever his spade touched the ground, the land was miraculously cleared and the soil became entrenched. St. Fiacre lived a life of great mortification in prayer, fasting, vigils, and manual labor in his garden. Disciples gathered around him again, and soon formed a monastery. St. Fiacre then built an oratory in honor of the Virgin Mary, a hospice in which he received strangers, and a cell for his own dwelling. His fame for performing miracles became widespread, and his garden became a place of pilgrimage for centuries for those seeking healing. St. Fiacre is best known as the patron of gardeners, florists, and cab drivers.

Human: 1146 European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time

1871 Birthday of Ernest Rutherford, The Man Who ‘Split’ The Atom

1963 Hotline communication link between the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the Kremlin in Moscow is installed. Often known as the "red telephone," no phones are ever used, relying instead on Teletype equipment, fax machines, and later, secure email.

Natural: 1979 First recorded occurrence of a comet hitting the Sun releases energy equal to one million hydrogen bombs

Italian: 19 Italian Idioms with MARE (sea)

Quote: "Nothing is sweeter than love; nothing stronger, nothing higher, nothing more generous, nothing more pleasant, nothing fuller or better in Heaven or on earth; for love proceeds from God and cannot rest but in God above all things created." —Thomas a' Kempis, p. 87