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  1. Friday, September 27, 2019

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    09/27/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember two prominent Roman Catholic figures who were known for their charity, Pope Urban VII and St. Vincent de Paul. The reading is from 17th century English poet Thomas Traherne: "The Bells."
    Friday, September 27, 2019

  2. Thursday, September 26, 2019

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    09/26/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    We remember on this day Lancelot Andrewes, born 1555 and contributor to the King James Bible. We also remember anglophile poet T.S. Eliot, born 1888. The reading is an excerpt from "The Rock" by T.S. Eliot.
    Thursday, September 26, 2019

  3. Wednesday, September 25, 2019

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    09/25/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember arguably the worst pope of the Reformation era, Pope Clement VII. And we remember the Peace of Augsburg which was made law in 1555. The reading is "To Church" by R.S. Thomas.
    Wednesday, September 25, 2019

  4. Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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    09/24/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember two rascals of the Reformation era, Albert of Brandenburg and Paracelsus. The reading is "Lord I'm Afraid" by Paul Verlaine.
    Tuesday, September 24, 2019

  5. Monday, September 23, 2019

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    09/23/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, we remember Padre Pio, who died on this day in 1968. We also remember obscure American figure William McGuffey, born on this day in 1800. The reading is "Christ" by Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca.
    Monday, September 23, 2019

  6. Sunday, September 22, 2019

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    09/22/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Otto of Freising, German churchman and chronicler, and Johann Agricola, a controversial student of Luther. The reading is "To Thee Oh Lord I Send my Cries" by Agricola.
    Sunday, September 22, 2019

  7. Saturday, September 21, 2019

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    09/21/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. Matthew the Evangelist and the birthday of Girolamo Savonarola, Renaissance friar, and preacher, who declared Florence "the New Jerusalem." The reading is "The Carpenter's Son" by A.E. Housman.
    Saturday, September 21, 2019

  8. Friday, September 20, 2019

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    09/20/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember two 19th century bishops: Philander Chase, founder of Kenyon College in Ohio, and John Coleridge Patteson, missionary to Melanesia. The reading is "The Carillon" by Ida Gerhardt.
    Friday, September 20, 2019

  9. Thursday, September 19, 2019

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    09/19/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    We remember the birthday of Scottsman William Robertson, born 1721. Today is the feast day of Januarius, also known as San Gennaro. The reading is an excerpt from "The Everlasting Gospel" by Horatius Bonar.
    Thursday, September 19, 2019

  10. Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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    09/18/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the 310th birthday of Samuel Johnson, known by his friends as Dr. Johnson. We also remember poet and preacher, George MacDonald, who died on this day in 1905. The reading is from George Macdonald, "The Holy Thing."
    Wednesday, September 18, 2019

  11. Tuesday, September 17, 2019

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    09/17/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the Benedictine abbess and mystic Hildegard von Bingen, and congregationalist Samuel Hopkins, born in 1721. The reading is from Hildegard von Bingen, "O spectabiles viri."
    Tuesday, September 17, 2019

  12. Monday, September 16, 2019

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    09/16/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    We remember the third council of Constantinople which ended on this day in 681. We also remember the birthday of J.B. Phillips–Bible translator and author. The reading is "The Gift" by William Carlos Williams.
    Monday, September 16, 2019