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Calendar Class of October 12, 2025

  • Writer: Andrea Kirk Assaf
    Andrea Kirk Assaf
  • 3 days ago
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A Carpe Diem Snapshot:

Curious children have the capacity to notice all the interesting details that most of us might briefly observe as "pretty" then dismiss and move on to look at the next pretty thing. But sometimes a particular interest persists wherever we wander, and we have to know more about the subject than just what we can observe on the surface. This is the case of Cordelia and rocks. From the mineral-rich shores of Lake Superior to the salt-encrusted shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Cordelia loves scrambling over, studying, chipping away at, and collecting rocks. Today's blog post contains several resources for the little geologist.
Curious children have the capacity to notice all the interesting details that most of us might briefly observe as "pretty" then dismiss and move on to look at the next pretty thing. But sometimes a particular interest persists wherever we wander, and we have to know more about the subject than just what we can observe on the surface. This is the case of Cordelia and rocks. From the mineral-rich shores of Lake Superior to the salt-encrusted shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Cordelia loves scrambling over, studying, chipping away at, and collecting rocks. Today's blog post contains several resources for the little geologist.

Liturgical: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

"Ten were cleansed, were they not?

Where are the other nine?

Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?"

Then he said to him, "Stand up and go;

your faith has saved you."

Luke 17:11-19


Today's Jubilee of Marian Spirituality-- Pope Leo XIV's Holy Mass and Sunday Angelus address today.


Fr Plant's Homily-Scripture Lesson: Ten Lepers


Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon: The Gospel is Jesus Christ


Sanctoral: Carlo Acutis! +2006

"For the first time in history we will see a saint dressed in jeans, sneakers, and a sweater..." These are some of the words spoken on the occasion of the beatification of Blessed Carlo Acutis in October of 2020. Blessed Carlo was born on May 3, 1991 and grew up in Italy. He enjoyed amateur computer programing and video games. From an early age he had a great devotion to the Holy Eucharist. He researched sites of Eucharistic miracles and then created a website to categorize them. This website still exists and has also been turned into a traveling exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles which has been seen around the world. Blessed Carlo Acutis suffered from leukemia and died on October 10, 2006 at the age of 15. He is remembered for his cheerfulness and compassion for those in need. He is the patron of computer programmers and youth and was beatified on behalf of Pope Francis on October 10, 2020. His exposed relics can be viewed in Assisi.



166 AD – Roman co-emperor Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus took triumph in Rome after the victorious war against the Pathians. The army also brought from there the plague, which from then on ravaged the Empire for many years. It was popularly called the Plague of the Antonines or the Plague of Galen, and it spread throughout the Empire in the years 165-180 CAD. It is believed that it was either smallpox or measles. The plague killed Verus (169 AD) and Aurelius (180 AD). Scientists say that 5 million people died from it.


Christopher Columbus first saw New World – 1492


Bavarian Crown Price Ludwig married Princess Therese of Hildburghausen in Munich. Their wedding celebration lasted for days, and became a yearly tradition known today as “Oktoberfest.” – 1810


An iron lung respirator used for the first time in Boston, MA – 1928


Natural: Gems, Minerals, Crystals & Rocks–What's the Difference? Also, an intro to geology video for kids, and a geology themed field trip video for kids



Italian: Italian Vocabulary to Talk About Wine


Quote: "All people are born as originals, but many die as photocopies." --St. Carlo Acutis

 
 
 
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