Calendar Class of October 14, 2025
- Andrea Kirk Assaf
- Oct 14
- 3 min read
A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
Liturgical: Tuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made. So they are without excuse; for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless minds were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools; and they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling a mortal human being or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.
Romans 1:16-25
Sanctoral: Pope St. Callistus I (d. 223 A.D.) was a Roman by birth and a Christian slave. He was the servant of a fellow Christian serving in the Roman imperial household. He was entrusted with the task of managing his master's wealth, which he used to operate a bank into which many Christians invested their money. When the bank failed due to unpaid loans, Callistus fled the city in fear of retribution. He was soon caught, and in punishment was sentenced to hard slave labor in the Sardinian mines. He eventually obtained his freedom when he and the other Christian slaves working in the mines were released, or perhaps ransomed, with special pardon from the Emperor. Callistus was later recalled to Rome by Pope Zephyrinus to serve as his deacon, top adviser, and the caretaker of the important Christian cemetery along the Appian Way. This cemetery, which now bears Callistus' name, contains the relics of many martyrs. When Pope Zephyrinus died, Callistus was elected to the Chair of St. Peter in 217 A.D. As pope, St. Callistus was known for his leniency and forgiveness. He upheld the teaching of the Church that grave sins could be forgiven with true contrition and due penance, which was controversial at the time. He reigned for five years and died a martyr; one account holds that he was killed by an anti-Christian mob, being thrown from his house and stoned to death.
Human: 1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
1892 Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," a collection of 12 stories originally published serially in "The Strand Magazine".
1933 Nazi Germany announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations.
1982 US President Ronald Reagan proclaims a war on drugs.
The Illinois Natural Resources Department confirmed that a 17-inch fish caught in Chicago’s Burnham Harbor in Lake Michigan was an invasive snakehead, a feared Frankenfish known to eat native fish and compete with them for food – 2004
Italian: Cotto (cooked / exhausted / in love)
Some expressions you might hear include:
Cotto a vapore: steamed
Cotto in umido: slow-cooked / stewed
Ben cotto: well-cooked
Stracotto: overcooked; it can also be a noun referring to a specific dish, the beef stew
Verdure cotte: steamed vegetables
Mele cotte: steamed apples
Panna cotta: the delicious creamy Italian dessert (literally “cooked cream”)
Salame cotto: cooked salami
Vin cotto: literally “cooked wine,” this is a sweet, thick grape syrup made by slowly cooking grape must
Quote: “No one can make excuses, because anyone can love God; and he does not ask the soul for more than to love him, because he loves the soul, and it is his love.”-Blessed Angela of Foligno
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