Calendar Class of July 17, 2025

A Carpe Diem Snapshot:

This isn't the first fish Cordelia has caught, but it is the first fish she's caught while wearing one of her famous costume creations, so I thought it was worth a Carpe Diem Snapshot! We transported the wee fishy on ice with us to Onekama where Cordelia will fry it up with Daddy.

Liturgical: Thursday of the 15th Week of Ordinary Time

Matthew 11:28-30

“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Sanctoral: The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Alexis (early 5th c.), "Man of God." He was an Eastern saint whose veneration was transplanted from the Byzantine empire to Rome, whence it spread rapidly throughout western Christendom. Together with the name and veneration of the Saint, his legend was made known to Rome and the West by means of Latin versions based on the form current in the Byzantine Orient. He was famous for his extraordinary self-denial.

Also commemorated the Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne (d. 1794) also referred to as "Blessed Teresian Martyrs of Compiègne." These sixteen Carmelite nuns are the first recognized martyrs of the French Revolution. They were guillotined on July 17, 1794 at the Place du Trone Renverse (modern Place de la Nation) in Paris, France.

Human: Florida formally ceded by Spain to the U.S. – 1821

180 Six residents of Carthage, North Africa, are executed for being Christian, the earliest recorded instance of Christianity in the region

1762 Empress Catherine II becomes Tsarina of Russia after the death and rumored assassination of Tsar Peter III

1917 Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor--- Under mounting pressure, King George V renounced all his German connections on this day and changed the name of the UK Royal Family from the alien Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the acceptable English-sounding Windsor.

Britain’s King with his German connections faced resentment when World War 1 bombs fell on London. It led, on this day, to a change of name for the monarchy.

July 17, 1917

1918 The Romanov royal family and several of their retainers are executed by a Bolshevik firing squad in the basement of Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia

1936 Spanish generals Francisco Franco and Emilio Mola lead a right-wing uprising, starting the Spanish Civil War

1945 Leaders Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold their first post World War II meeting at the Potsdam Conference

2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shot down over Eastern Ukraine by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board

Natural: How to Start an Herb Garden: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide

Italian: Refrigerio (coolness / relief)

Quote: A book is a garden carried in the pocket. 

—Arabian proverb