Calendar Class of June 4, 2025

A Carpe Diem Snapshot:

There were many small Spanish dancers around St. Peter's today; these costumed children were not here to dance for the papal audience this morning, but to perform in "The Barber of Seville" at the Auditorium Conciliazione. The performers were actually Roman, not Spanish, but there was a decidedly Spanish theme as I passed by the area this morning. Hundreds of pilgrims waiting for the Papal audience to begin were belting out the famous Spanish language folk song "De Colores." Check out the video on Instagram.

Here is the link to today's Papal audience and text of his catechesis.

And here is a link to a video of a full production of "The Barber of Seville"!

Liturgical: Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter

Acts 20:28-38

Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after I have gone, savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Some even from your own group will come distorting the truth in order to entice the disciples to follow them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to warn everyone with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified.

Day FIVE of the Holy Spirit Novena.

Sanctoral: The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Francis of Caracciolo (1563-1608). Three things made him stand out from his wealthy Neapolitan friends: he was powerfully drawn to our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, he fasted every Saturday in honor of the Virgin Mary, and he had a generous love for the poor. When he was seriously ill at the age of twenty-two, he vowed that if he were cured he would devote himself to the service of God and his fellow men. He became a priest and in 1588 joined the order of Minor Clerks Regular. Francis instituted perpetual adoration as one of the works of his Order.

Patronage: Naples, Italy; Italian cooks

Cook up some Neapolitan (from Naples) type of Italian cooking, such as the Insalata di Rinforzo, as St. Francis is the patron of Italian cooks. He came from a wealthy and powerful family, born in the family castle at Villa Santa Maria in the Abruzzi province of Italy. As a youth he enjoyed hunting and other sports, often entertaining large hunting parties. These parties would have wonderful dinners prepared by the palace chefs. These chefs were so good that they accompanied the family to Naples during the winter season to learn the Naples (Neapolitan) cuisine as well as the Abruzzese.

Human: Tiananmen Square massacre – 1989. A BBC report. A quick history of Communism in China.

Natural: How to Grow Raspberries: A Juicy Guide to Planting, Harvesting & Pruning...and how to bake them: Raspberry Honey Cake With Raspberry Sauce

Italian: Occhiolino (wink)

Quote: Spanish lyrics to "De Colores" folk song, with English translation

De colores de colores se visten

Los campos en la primavera

De colores de colores son los

pajaraillos que vienen de fuera

De colores de colores es el arcoIris que vemos lucir

Y por eso los grandes amores

de muchos colores me gustan a mi

Y por eso los grandes amores

de muchos colores me gustan a mi

De colores de colores brillantes y finosse viste la aurora

De colores de colores son los milre

fiejos que el sol atesora

De colores de colores se vista

el diamente que vemos lucir

Y por eso los grandes amores

de muchos colores me gustan a mi

Y por eso los grandes amores

de muchos colores me gustan a mi

All these colors are like all the love

I have known in my life

And keep filling my heart

All these colors are like all the love

I have known in my life

And keep filling my heart