#Saint James the Lesser

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINTS OF THE DAY (May 3)

Philip was born in Bethsaida in Galilee and was one of the Twelve Apostles that Jesus called.

He was the founder of Christianity, whose teachings influenced the Greco-Roman world and Middle East in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE.

Although Philip is included in the lists of the disciples in the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark, and the Gospel of Luke, the only information about his life comes from the Gospel of John.

However, St. Philip is an important saint in Catholicism who is associated with the story of Jesus' miracle of loaves and fish.

When Jesus wanted to feed a crowd of 5,000 people, Philip was the one who asked how they would be able to afford and where they would be able to buy enough food to feed that many people.

Jesus, planning a miracle, accepted five loaves of bread and two fish from a boy.

He then divided the food into portions to miraculously feed all of the people.

Moreover, Philip began to convert others, finding his friend Nathaniel and telling him that Jesus was the one whom Moses and the other prophets had foretold. He also helped the Gentiles learn about Jesus' teachings.

James the Lesser is called “Lesser” because he was younger than the other Apostle by the same name, James the Great.

He was Jesus’ own cousin — his mother was sister or cousin to Mary.

Legend says that he looked so much like Jesus that Mary herself could have confused them, and this is why Judas betrayed Jesus with an identifying kiss for the authorities.

This James was one of the first witnesses of the resurrection and received a special appearance from Jesus before he ascended to heaven.

He was bishop of the Church in Jerusalem and was held in high esteem — he spoke for the people, for instance, in some of the important decisions of the early Church.

St. Paul consulted with him before starting his missionary journeys and referred to him as a “pillar of the Church." 

He was known in Jerusalem as “The Just One” because of his constancy in prayer and for the devotion with which he practiced his faith.

He did not eat meat, he refrained from any ostentation in clothing, he did not drink wine, and he did not cut his hair.

He spent so much time in prayer that his knees grew thick callouses and looked like a camel’s.

The leaders in Jerusalem were worried about the growing number of people who were coming to believe that Jesus was the Christ.

They asked James to refute this claim, but he refused and was stoned.

He was finally killed when he was struck on the head with a club, and his body was cut to pieces with a saw.

He is the patron saint of pharmacists because they work with a pestle, which resembles a club.

He is frequently portrayed in art with the instruments of his death, a club or saw, or with a book, signifying his authority in the early Church.

#Saints of the Day #Saint Philip #Saint James the Lesser

[tyrantisterror]

The Fuck's Up With Mammon?

Ok, so, in the grand history of Christian folklore, there are dozens of different ways that the society of Hell and its various demons can be structured. One of the most popular is The Seven Princes of Hell, which divides Hell between seven ruling demons, each of which represents the seven deadly sins (and is opposed by saints who represent the seven heavenly virtues). It's fun because it's got a solid theological theme and not too many working parts - seven is a more digestible number than nine or, like, however the fuck your sort out all the demons in the Lesser Key of Solomon, each of which has some arbitrary number of legions of demon soldiers under their command, and the deadly sins theme gives you a clear way to make each prince's domain stand out.

(Obviously I'm a bit biased here, since I used a modified version of the Seven Princes of Hell for my own story about demons, but still, I think the point stands.)

Now, who the seven princes of Hell are can differ. Binsfield, the guy who coined the name, lists them as follows:

Lucifer, Prince of Pride

Mammon, Prince of Greed

Asmodeus, Prince of Lust

Leviathan, Prince of Envy

Beelzebub, Prince of Gluttony

Satan, Prince of Wrath

Belphegor, Prince of Sloth

However, there are earlier versions of the seven princes that rearrange things. Beelzebub has been given the sin of Envy at times, Belphegor has been given gluttony, and both Belial and Abaddon/Apollyon have taken the role of prince of Sloth. With me so far?

Right, ok, so here's the thing: ALL of these demons have shit going on in folklore outside of their role as potential princes of Hell. Well, all except one. To wit:

Lucifer, despite being a translation error, quickly became the front-runner in the grand race of "Who is THE Devil in the Bible, i.e. the leader of Hell itself?" It helps that said translation error was made by King James in his version of the Bible, which, while a terrible translation, is an amazing piece of poetry in its own right and beloved by many Christians because of it. Notably, Lucifer is The Devil of Paradise Lost, which is up there with Dante's The Divine Comedy in being one of the most important and influential depictions of Hell of all time.

Beelzebub is one of the oldest demons in all of demonology, predating Christianity itself, and is pretty close to Lucifer in the race for "Who is THE Devil," with arguably a better claim to the position despite Lucifer being the more popular candidate for the role.

Satan gets kudos for being one of the few devils that's ACTUALLY named in the Bible... even if it's less a name in context and more a title akin to "prosecuting attorney." Because of that, he's arguably got the greatest claim to being The Devil, and in most works where a different devil gets the title, Satan is treated as one of his alternate titles anyway.

Asmodeus was set up in folklore to be The Devil, and has a pretty strong claim to the title because of that. He's also clearly what Dante based his description of the devil's physical appearance on, with his three different colored heads and all, and that gives him some major props.

Leviathan is also a rare demon who gets mentioned in the Bible, although in the Bible it's pretty clear he's not a demon but rather a big sea monster, and a lot of Christian folklore treats him as such instead of as a demon. So that's a pretty big "other thing going on" for him - sometimes he's not even a demon, but more of a godzilla.

Belphegor was mentioned in a good number of texts predating the concept of arranging demons by the seven deadly sins, and while he was mostly a minor demon (akin to most of the other residents of the Lesser Key of Solomon, like Shax or Marchosias or what have you), that's still something. Becoming a Prince of Hell gave him a greater claim to fame, but still, he had a career before it.

Abaddon/Apollyon is one of those demons whose name is ALSO a synonym for Hell itself, which is a pretty big deal. He can be a demon, or he can be hell, or he can be BOTH, like in the takes where Hell has a literal mouth to swallow sinners and is portrayed as kind of a living monster in its own right. He also got to be The Devil in Pilgrim's Progress, and that's pretty cool.

Belial is one of the absolute earliest demons, having been cast as The Devil in the Book of Enoch, which is kind of the O.G. Abrahamic demon story (as much as any written story could be the source of it, anyway). Thus, while Belial may not have the most popular claim to being The Devil, he arguably has the best claim to it, or at least the earliest. Also, Belial is just as often depicted as a lady demon as he is a male demon, which means Belial is the best candidate for a Princess of Hell.

But that leaves... Mammon. And as far as I can tell in all my research, Mammon's claim to fame is and has always been being the Demon of Greed. Like Lucifer, his existence is owed to a translation of the Bible personifying something that was not originally a person - "mammon" was just supposed to mean money and other material wealth, but then it became, well, Mammon, the demonic personification of Greed.

He's the demon who was made for his sin, rather than being given it after his creation. The only demon whose existence purely hinges on needing a personification of a sin, the only one who has no other shit going on. Lucifer, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, they all have rich histories as demons in folklore, but Mammon? He's just greed.

And that's weird to me. Were there no other, more popular demons who could embody the concept? How does Mammon feel having nothing else to him beyond his sin? It's kinda weird, right?

I've got no greater point to this, I just thought it'd be fun to share.

[heirtotheempire]

As I read through the Ascendency trilogy, it is becoming more and more clear that the Chiss Ascendency is as hateful as the Empire. And it's odd how few people call that out. I think it is because Zahn does a fantastic job at hiding it through Chiss POV, but even then, the Chiss are still incredibly xenophobic and controlling. Yes, this includes Thrawn, he isn't the saint that so many people like to paint him as and frankly could be argued as worse.

I keep thinking about Ar'alani admitting she never saw non-Chiss as people. She is brilliant and kind, but only to other Chiss. We view her in a purely positive light because the POVs in these books are primarily Chiss, who agree with her. Of course her mindset is normal amongst Chiss, of course it isn't questioned, of course Ar'alani herself never questions it despite her experience off-world. It takes a direct and pretty personal interaction for her to think twice, and even then it is difficult for her to accept the humanity of a non-Chiss. They are lesser in her eyes. They are lesser in the eyes of most, if not all, of the Chiss.

It is fascinating, it really is. It's an interesting look into a xenophobic society without the initial hate from the reader. Because xenophobia is born out of misunderstanding and perpetuated systems of ignorance. If a similar situation was told but through the eyes of Imperial officers, fewer people would be willing to see the nuances. Because Empire=Bad and anyone associating with it is also Bad, right?

But, propaganda and cycles of ignorance are also to blame. Not every Imperial Officer was born hating aliens. Hell, even TARKIN started out incredibly sympathetic to alien species according to the canon novel by James Luceno. But his family taught him otherwise, just as the Chiss Ascendency teaches its own children see other species as lesser.

This mentality from the Ascendency is also seen in Thrawn: Treason with how Eli Vanto is treated simply for being human. The majority of officers hate his existence, insist he must prove himself (despite being at a lower rank than he was at when with the Empire), and are distrustful of him. Very similar to how Ronan treats Thrawn in the same novel.

This isn't, like, a call to love Chiss characters any less, but it's a bit odd to imply that Thrawn, or any other Chiss, would be against the Empire for the same reasons the Rebellion is. The Ascendency doesn't like the Empire because it could encroach on their rule, their space- not because it's xenophobic and oppresses too many people to count. The two systems are remarkably similar, which may be part of why Thrawn was inclined to help the Empire. It is familiar, and a system Thrawn himself has never opposed, even without taking Legends into account.

(SIDE NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT BRING UP SPOILERS FOR GREATER GOOD OR LESSER EVIL ON THIS POST. I AM STILL READING THOSE BOOKS AND WOULD LIKE TO ENJOY THEM SPOILER-FREE)

#star wars #chiss #chiss ascendency #thrawn #grand admiral thrawn #admiral ar'alani #ar'alani #irizi'ar'alani #thrawn ascendancy #thrawn ascendancy chaos rising #this isnt anything negative so im not gonna tag it as such #if u disagree then thats on u but im not hating on anything #i absolutely adore how the ascendency is portrayed #its very fun even if i would despise the regime irl #the enslavement of the noghri could be brought up #its technically canon considering rukh is present in rebels but #i wont push it #if u happen to be reading these tags then may i recommend reading about rae sloane #she is so fun and interesting #since shes an imperial who genuinely believes in order throughout the galaxy #and isnt like tarkin who needs power and wants a reason to hate other species #like obviously she isnt a good person either but its a good look into the other reasons one might support the empire #my post

[zarya-zaryanitsa]

Gothic wooden Church of Saint Philip and James in Sękowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (source, source)

#Poland #gothic #wooden architecture #catholic #catholic art

[apenitentialprayer]

The Rape of the Sabine Women, by Nicholas Poussin, 1633-1634. Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, by Bernardino Cesari, 17th Century. The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, by Francesco Hayez, 1867

Largely because we are heirs to a Roman imperial culture that controlled the writing of history, we are inclined to read Rome's story through rose-colored lenses. We tend to see the march of the Roman Empire as a civilizing work of human progress. Every schoolchild knows that the darkness of barbarism was penetrated by Julius Caesar, who brought order to chaos. "All Gaul," we learned, "is divided into three parts." But we never asked who was doing the dividing, or how the dividees felt about it. [...] We are conditioned to think of the rise and fall of Rome sentimentally, as tragedy pure and simple. The gradual dissipation of imperial power, leading to vulnerability before the northern hordes, is the condition only of a new darkness. But what if Roman imperial power itself, not in decline but at the peak, was the real darkness?

- James Carroll (Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews – A History, pages 79-80)

[T]he imperial city has endeavored to impose on subject nations not only her yoke, but her language, as a bond of peace, so that interpreters, far from being scarce, are numberless. This is true; but how many great wars, how much slaughter and bloodshed, have provided this unity! And though these are past, the end of these miseries has not yet come. For though there have never been wanting, nor are yet wanting, hostile nations beyond the empire, against whom wars have been and are waged, yet, supposing there were no such nations, the very extent of the empire itself produced wars of a more obnoxious description -social and civil wars- and with these the whole race has been agitated, either by actual conflict or the fear of a renewed outbreak. If I attempted to give an adequate description of these manifold disasters, these stern and lasting necessities, though I am quite unequal to the task, what limit could I set?

- Saint Augustine of Hippo, City of God (XIX.17)

Despite the unbridled ruthlessness of his age, Augustine, building on the religious argument of the Hebrew Scriptures, initiated history's first political argument against war, an argument that has come down to us as his widely misunderstood theory of just war. Instead of being a rationale for state-sponsored violence, as its critics are wont to say today, the theory is rather a desperate effort to curtail it, to hem war-making in, that is, by stringent conditions. The idea of the just war, the introduction of limiting principles, and a notion of war as always involving evil, even if a lesser evil, were profoundly humanizing innovations.

- James Carroll (Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews – A History, page 212)

#history #Roman Empire #imperialism #war #Saint Augustine #peace #City of God #James Carroll

[noelcollection]

Happy Birthday Napoleon!

Happy 253rd birthday to Napoleon Bonaparte, who is not only a figure of deep historical interest but also well represented in the James Smith Noel Collection! We house hundreds of volumes that examine his personal, political, and military life. Napoleon rose to power after the French Revolution through a coup d’etat in 1799, and declared himself emperor in 1804. However, after a failed French invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon abdicated his throne and went into exile on the isle of Elba. However, Napoleon returned to power for what is known as the Hundred Days in 1815 but was defeated at the infamous Battle of Waterloo where he abdicated again and returned to exile. He remained on the isle of Saint Helena until his death at age 51.

Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, and he was the second of eight living children. His father was a lawyer and his family were members of lesser Corsican nobility, though they were not a wealthy family. The isle of Corsica had been acquired by France from the Italian city-state of Genoa a year before Napoleon’s birth. Napoleon was educated on mainland France and graduated from a French military academy in 1785. He remained with the French military and rose through ranks but was on leave from the military in the early years of the French Revolution when it began in 1789. He had returned home to Corsica while on leave and became affiliated with the Jacobins, a political group which promoted the ideals of democracy. Several years later in 1793 after a political clash with nationalist governor of Corsica the Bonaparte family fled their home for mainland France and Napoleon returned to his military duty.

Through a series of events Napoleon became associated with Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of Maximilien Robespierre, a revolutionary leader in the Reign of Terror, which was a period of violence towards opponents of the revolution. When the Robespierre brothers fell from power and were executed, Napoleon was placed under house arrest due to his ties with the two revolutionaries in July 1794. In the following year of 1795, Napoleon assisted in suppressing an insurrection by royalists against the new French Republic government in Paris which resulted in his promotion to major general.

In honor of Napoleon’s birthday, two books have been selected from our Napoleonic holdings. One comes from a four-volume set called the Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte written by his private secretary and published in 1836, fifteen years after Napoleon’s death in 1821. The work is bound in a beautiful brown leather with marbled endpapers. Each volume contains portraits of key persons, but the frontispiece of the first volume depicts Napoleon. The second book featured is an 1837 publication of The Napoleon Medals: A complete series of the medals struck in France, Italy, Great Britain, and Germany, from the commencement of the Empire in 1804, to the Restoration in 1815 by Edward Edwards.

Citations:

Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de. 1836. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. Richard Bentley. London. https://bit.ly/3JTOvWq

Edwards, Edward. 1837. The Napoleon Medals: A complete series of the medals struck in France, Italy, Great Britain, and Germany, from the commencement of the Empire in 1804, to the Restoration in 1815. Henry Hering ... Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co. ..., London. https://bit.ly/3JXFpb3

“Napoleon Bonaparte.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/france/napoleon.

#napoleón bonaparte #rarebooks #special collections #french revolution #birthday #history

[foreverpraying]

July 25 is the feast day of St. James the Apostle

Edward A. Armitage: Christ calls the apostles James and John

Life of St. James the Greater

This James is the brother of John the Evangelist. The two were called by Jesus as they worked with their father in a fishing boat on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus had already called another pair of brothers from a similar occupation: Peter and Andrew. “He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him” (Mark 1:19-20).

James was one of the favored three who had the privilege of witnessing the Transfiguration, the raising to life of the daughter of Jairus, and the agony in Gethsemani.

Two incidents in the Gospels describe the temperament of this man and his brother. Saint Matthew tells that their mother came—Mark says it was the brothers themselves—to ask that they have the seats of honor in the kingdom. “Jesus said in reply, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?’ They said to him, ‘We can’” (Matthew 20:22). Jesus then told them they would indeed drink the cup and share his baptism of pain and death, but that sitting at his right hand or left was not his to give—it “is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father” (Matthew 20:23b). It remained to be seen how long it would take to realize the implications of their confident “We can!”

The other disciples became indignant at the ambition of James and John. Then Jesus taught them all the lesson of humble service: The purpose of authority is to serve. They are not to impose their will on others, or lord it over them. This is the position of Jesus himself. He was the servant of all; the service imposed on him was the supreme sacrifice of his own life.

On another occasion, James and John gave evidence that the nickname Jesus gave them—“sons of thunder”—was an apt one. The Samaritans would not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to hated Jerusalem. “When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, ‘Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?’ Jesus turned and rebuked them...” (Luke 9:54-55).

James Tissot: He appeared to the eleven

James was apparently the first of the apostles to be martyred. “About that time King Herod laid hands upon some members of the church to harm them. He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword, and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also” (Acts 12:1-3a).

This James, sometimes called James the Greater, is not to be confused with James the Lesser or with the author of the Letter of James and the leader of the Jerusalem community.

Source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-james

#St. James the Apostle #Apostle #saints #About that time King Herod laid hands upon some members of the church to harm them #sons of thunder #When the disciples James and John saw this they asked #Lord do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them? #Jesus said in reply #You do not know what you are asking. #Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink? #We can #it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father #He walked along a little farther and saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John #God #Jesus #Christ #Father #Son #Holy Spirit #Holy Trinity #christian religion #faith #hope #love #stress reliever

[brookstonalmanac]

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Truly Madly Deeply (Film; 1991)

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When the Cat’s Away (Disney Cartoon; 1929)

Today’s Name Days

Jakob, Philipp, Viola (Austria)

Aleksandar, Filip, Jakica, Jakov, Mladen (Croatia)

Alexej (Czech Republic)

Endel, Endo (Estonia)

Outi (Finland)

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Galina (Slovakia)

Cruz, Felipe, Santiago, Violeta (Spain)

Göta, Jane, John (Sweden)

Theodosey (Ukraine)

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Today is Also…

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Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 12 Iyar 5783

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J Cal: 2 Bīja; Twosday [2 of 30]

Julian: 20 April 2023

Moon: 95%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 11 Caesar (5th Month) [Ptolemy Lagus]

Runic Half Month: Lagu (Flowing Water) [Day 9 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 45 of 90)

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 14 of 30)

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[dikiyvter]

[ DASH GAME ] What does your muse’s name mean? TAGGED BY / @knightshonour​ TAGGING /      you :>​

MEANING /

Italian form of Iacomus (see James). [ ... ] English form of the Late Latin name Iacomus, a variant of the Biblical Latin form Iacobus, from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov (see Jacob). This was the name of two apostles in the New Testament. The first was Saint James the Greater, the apostle John's brother, who was beheaded under Herod Agrippa in the Book of Acts. The second was James the Lesser, son of Alphaeus. Another James (known as James the Just) is also mentioned in the Bible as being the brother of Jesus.This name has been used in England since the 13th century, though it became more common in Scotland where it was borne by several kings. In the 17th century the Scottish king James VI inherited the English throne, becoming the first ruler of all Britain, and the name grew much more popular. In American name statistics (recorded since 1880) this name has never been out of the top 20, making it arguably the era's most consistently popular name. It was the top ranked name for boys in the United States from 1940 to 1952. Famous bearers include the English explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779), the Scottish inventor James Watt (1736-1819), and the Irish novelist and poet James Joyce (1882-1941). This name has also been borne by six American presidents. A notable fictional bearer is the British spy James Bond, created by author Ian Fleming.

PEOPLE THINK THIS NAME IS... /

classic   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex  

MEANING /

From Latvian Rīga, origin disputed. It may be derived from Livonian ringa meaning "loop", referring to an ancient harbor formed by the tributary loop of the Daugava river, from Riege, the German name of the Rīdzene (a tributary of the Daugava), or from Latvian rija meaning "threshing barn". This is the name of the capital city of Latvia.

#❄ ⤚ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴛ ( fun stuff. / gio. ) ⇾ #❄ ⤚ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴏᴋᴇs ( ooc. ) ⇾ #❄ ⤚ ᴊɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʀs ʙᴇʟʟ ( fun stuff. / riga. ) ⇾ #yeah fun fact Gio is. basically just named James but a little to the left. #And-- Rigatello's name is not a real life name unfortunately #Rigatello itself is a misspelling of his original name Rigoletto #which is taken from an opera by the same name #CONVENIENTLY THOUGH #RIGA IS ALSO THE NAME OF THE CAPITAL OF LATVIA #SOMETHING I RECENTLY LEARNED VIA SMBD IN A MINECRAFT SERVER #unfortunately that means theres no 'people think this name is' segment for what information there is abt the name 'riga'

[momento-hashbrowni]

Propers of the Feast of Ss. Philip & James

The website I'd been using to get the propers for these posts hasn't updated yet, so I've turned to another site. It has a pdf for each day's propers. As such, the format will be different.

The problem with today's observation of the saints is that the saints in question, the Apostles Philip and James the Lesser, Son of Alphaeus, are big mysteries. From what I see online, we know that they were Apostles. They were both rather minor ones, only mentioned, and not that frequently, throughout the Gospels. I'm not sure if the Philip in Acts 6 is the same Philip, but I know James the Lesser is not the same one as in Acts.

Philip, like the rest of the Apostles, didn't truly understand who and what Jesus really was during his ministry, and was tested by Our Lord in John 6. He gave a reasonable response based on what he could know as a human being, based on what he could anticipate, but it was ultimately the wrong answer. Any mention of him in the Book of John, such as John 14 above, shows a simple lack of understanding of an admittedly complex matter, and in so doing showed the helplessness of humanity before the Lord.

James, Son of Alphaeus, is one of the twelve pillars of the New Israel, but other than that, there's not much that can be said of him.

They are jointly patrons of Uruguay.

Saint James, Son of Alphaeus and Saint Philip, Apostles, Princes of the Heavenly Kingdom, Pillars of the New Israel, pray for us.

#catholic #traditional catholic #daily readings #gospel

[brookston]

Holidays 2.3

Holidays

American Painters Day

Artist Appreciation Day

Battle of San Lorenzo Day (Argentina)

Benelux Treaty Day (EU)

Booty Pic Day

Bowling Green Massacre Day (Kellyanne Conway Fictional Event)

Commemoration of the Batepá Massacre (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Communist Party Foundation Day (Vietnam)

Cow Day (French Republic)

Day of Finnish Architecture and Design (Finland)

Day of the Virgin of Suyapa (Honduras)

Desmond Tutu Day

Doggy Date Night

The Day the Music Died (according to Don McLean)

Elmo’s Day

Endangered Species Act Day

Feed the Birds Day

Four Chaplains Day

Halfway Point of Winter

Heroes' Day (Mozambique)

International Golden Retriever Day

International Lawyers Day

International Straw Free Day

John Lewis Day (Alabama)

Liberation of the Battle of Manila Day

Martyrs' Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Meaka Bochea Day (Cambodia)

National Cordova Ice Worm Day

National Doggy Date Night

National Honey Badger Day

National Missing Persons Day

National Patient Recognition Day

National Trevor Day

National Wedding Ring Day

National Women Physicians Day

National Women’s Heart Day

Nuestra Señora de Suyapa (Festival of the Virgin of Suyapa; Honduras)

Number Day

Take a Cruise Day

Veteran’s Day (Thailand)

Veterinary Pharmacists Day

Wedding Ring Day

World Free Love Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Carrot Cake Day

National Carrot Day

1st Saturday in February

Barber Day [1st Saturday]

Burning the Hom Strom (Graubünden, Switzerland) [1st Saturday]

Global Chaplains Day [1st Saturday]

Ice Cream For Breakfast Day [1st Saturday]

International Pisco Sour Day [1st Saturday]

Lace Day [1st Saturday]

National Play Outside Day [1st Saturday of Every Month]

Pork Rind Appreciation Day [1st Saturday]

Satyr's Day (Silenus, Greek God of Beer Buddies and Drinking Companions) [1st Saturday of Each Month]

South African National Beer Day (South Africa) [1st Saturday]

Take Your Child to the Library Day [1st Saturday]

Independence & Related Days

Danielland (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Illinois Territory Day (Illinois; 1818)

Keep Watch (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Liberation Movement Day (Angola)

Festivals Beginning February 3, 2024

Arizona Renaissance Festival (Apache Junction, Arizona) [thru 3.31]

Carnival Brasiliero (Austin, Texas)

Carnival of Viereggio (Viereggio, Italy) [thru 2.24]

Carolina Chocolate Festival (Moorehead City, North Carolina) [thru 2.4]

Downtown Gadsen Chili Cook-Off (Gadsen, Alabama)

Florida Renaissance Fair (Deerfield Beach, Florida) [thru 3.24]

Hudson Valley Wingfest (Poughkeepsie, New York)

Kurentovanje Carnival (Ptuj, Slovenia) [thru 2.13]

Melodifestivalen (Malmö, Sweden)

Northwest Briefest (Chicago, Illinois)

South Florida Garlic Festival (Wellington, Florida) [thru 2.4]

Temecula Valley Barrel Tasting (Temecula, California) [thru 2.4]

Yukon Quest (Whitehorse, Yukon)

Feast Days

Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Ansgar, Archbishop (a.k.a. Anskar; Christian; Saint) [Denmark]

Auscharius (Christian; Saint)

Berlindis of Meerbeke (Christian; Saint)

Blaise (Christian; Saint) [Blessing of Throats]

Blessing of Throats Day (St. Blaise’s Day); Everyday Wicca)

Build a Relationship with Brigid Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Celsa and Nona (Christian; Saints)

Claudine Thévenet (Christian; Saint)

Day of Remembrance for Oleg the Prophet (Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Dom Justo Takayama (Christian; Saint) [Japan, Philippines]

Ewok Day (Pastafarian)

Festival of Sulis Minerva (Pagan)

Fiesta de San Blas (Protector of the Harvest; Puerto Rico)

Fukuju no mai (Jimai; Dance of the Seven Gods of Fortune; Japan)

Gaelic Lullaby Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Gertrude Stein (Writerism)

Gillian Ayres (Artology)

Hadelin (Christian; Saint)

Henning Mankell (Writerism)

Hickety Pickety (Muppetism)

ia (Christian; Virgin)

James Michener (Writerism)

Laurence of Canterbury, Srchbishop (Christian; Saint)

Laurence of Spoleto, Bishop (Christian; Saint)

Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries, Day 3 of 3 (Ancient Greece festival honoring Ceres, Demeter, Persephone, and Proserpine)

Magnolia and Fish Jubilee (Shamanism)

Margaret of England (Christian; Saint, Virgin)

Norman Rockwell (Artology)

Our Lady of Suyapa (Honduras)

Pagerwesi (Festival to Sang Hyang Pramesti Guru, god of teachers and creator of the universe; Bali)

Paul Aster (Writerism)

Pokémon Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint) 

Richard Yates (Writerism)

Setsubun (Bean-Throwing Festival; Shinto/Japan)

Theocritus (Positivist; Saint)

Werburga (a.k.a. Werburgh; Christian; Saint)

Woodrow Wilson Day

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fatal Day (Pagan) [3 of 24]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [8 of 57]

Premieres

Air Force (Film; 1943)

Amapola, by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Song; 1941)

Birds of a Feather (Disney Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1931)

Boys on the Side (Film; 1995)

Canned Feud (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Chilly Con Carmen (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

Chronicle (Film; 2012)

Dead Man’s Curve (TV movie; 1978)

Death Be Not Proud, by John Gunther (Memoir; 1949)

Earthling, by David Bowie (Album; 1997)

Earwig and the Witch (Animated Film; 2021)

Fun, Fun, Fun, by The Beach Boys (Song; 1964)

Hanna (TV Series; 2019)

The IT Crowd (UK TV Series; 2006)

Jane Eyre (Film; 1944)

La Dolce Vita (Film; 1960)

Norman Normal (WB Cartoon; 1968)

Rock You Like a Hurricane, by the Scorpions (Song; 1984)

Roman Carnival, by Hector Berlioz (Overture; 1844)

Santa Clarita Diet (TV Series; 2017)

Semiramide, Gioachino Rossini (Opera; 1823)

Shanghai Knights (Film; 2003)

Society Dog (Disney Cartoon; 1939)

The Space Between Us (Film; 2017)

Transformations, by Anne Sexton (Poetry; 1971)

What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole (Documentary Film; 2006)

Yield, by Pearl Jam (Album; 1998)

Today’s Name Days

Ansgar, Blasius, Oskar (Austria)

Simeon (Bulgaria)

Blaž, Tripun, Vlaho (Croatia)

Blažej (Czech Republic)

Blasius (Denmark)

Hubert, Hugo, Huko (Estonia)

Hugo, Valo (Finland)

Blaise, Nelson, Oscar (France)

Ansgar, Blasius, Michael, Oskar (Germany)

Asimakis, Asimina, Malamati, Simeon, Stamatia, Stamatis (Greece)

Balázs (Hungary)

Biagio (Italy)

Aīda, Ansgars, Ida, Laida (Latvia)

Blažiejus, Oskaras, Radvilas, Radvilė (Lithuania)

Ansgar, Asgeir (Norway)

Błażej, Hipolit, Hipolita, Laurencjusz, Maksym, Oskar, Stefan, Telimena, Uniemysł, Wawrzyniec (Poland)

Ana, Simeon (Romania)

Blažej (Slovakia)

Blas, Olivia, Óscar (Spain)

Disa, Hjördis (Sweden)

Simon (Ukraine)

Ansgar, Barclay, Baxter, Blaise,, Blase, Blasia, Blaze, Norma, Norman, Norris (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 34 of 2024; 332 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 5 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 14 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 24 ()

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 24 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 23 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 4 Grey; Foursday [4 of 30]

Julian: 21 January 2024

Moon: 42%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 6 Homer (2nd Month) [Theocritus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 45 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 13 of 28)

#calendar #Holidays

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINTS OF THE DAY (May 3)

Philip was born in Bethsaida, believed to be located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.

He was one of the 12 Apostles that Jesus called.

Immediately, Philip began to convert others, finding his friend Nathaniel and telling him that Jesus was the one whom Moses and the other prophets had foretold.

James the Lesser is called “Lesser” because he was younger than the other Apostle by the same name, James the Great.

James the Lesser was related in some way to Jesus, and after Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, he became the head of the Church in Jerusalem.

He was martyred in the year 62.

#Saints of the Day #Saint Philip #Saint James the Lesser

[kickingthecamino]

Why I will never do another Camino.

Yesterday I returned from Santiago de Compostela having completed the Camino Portugues from Lisbon to Santiago on a footbike ( no it's not @#£&ing electric). The trip was punishing, challenging but on the whole enjoyable. As I scooted through Portugal I started to think about my original plan to scoot the Camino, originally I had planned to do the Camino del Norte, maybe I could do it in 2024 or 2025? Arriving in Santiago my plans for ever doing another Camino were crushed.

The last time I was in Santiago was 2003 and it was a quiet almost provincial place with a few pilgrims dotted about. The cafés were run out of someone's living room or cellar. Now the place is a massive commercial enterprise thousands of tacky souvenir shops along with a million bars and cafes.

The night life seems to go on into the early hours of the morning with drunken revelers roaming the streets singing and shouting and no-one policing their behaviour.

Back in the day access to the cathedral was up the steps and through the majestic front entrance in front of the statue of Saint James. It seems that there are now so many people arriving that the church is being damaged so now entry is now through a lesser back entrance.

The pilgrim's office is now a slick computerised modern affair which it's had to become in order to deal with the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims arriving each year back in the early 2000s that number was in the tens of thousands.

For me Santiago has become a victim of its own success. People are doing the Camino not for its intended purpose as a journey to reflect and maybe become closer to whatever one believes in but to score bragging rights amongst friends and family. As the saying goes, it's all about the journey not the destination and for my Camino that was certainly true.

My next Camino will be along a route of my design and it definitely won't end in Santiago. I loved you Santiago de Compostela but you've changed and in my eyes definitely not for the better.

[whereareroo]

HOSTEL De LOS REYES CATHOLICOS



WF UPDATE: Santiago (7/17/23).

In my post yesterday, I mentioned that we walked three or four miles as we explored Santiago on our first full day “off” after completing our journey. I forgot to mention something that I’ll discuss today.

A good part of yesterday’s walking was within the confines of the hotel. We probably walked almost three quarters of a mile before we set foot outside of the front door. Let me explain.

When you register at the front desk of this place, you’re given a map of the building. The map shows 79 points of interest, all within the building, that tell the story of the hotel. At each point of interest, there is a plaque that explains that particular location within the hotel. Isn’t that amazing?

The hotel is called “Hostal de Los Reyes Catholicos.” I’ve stayed here twice before with Mrs. Walkingpartner. I still haven’t seen all of the points of interest. Yesterday, I covered a small portion of them on a 45 minute walk within the hotel with GC1.

I won’t try to give you the whole story. Let’s just focus on the big picture.

It all started in 1486 when Queen Isabella of Spain, and her lesser known spouse King Ferdinand, walked The Camino as Pilgrims. Yes, it’s the same Queen Isabella that funded Christopher Columbus. They noticed that a huge number of the Pilgrims arriving in Santiago, after their arduous journey, were suffering from various medical issues. They decided that they should build a major Pilgrim hospital in Santiago.

They planned a massive project. The project required massive funding. They made plans to accumulate the necessary funds from their personal resources, and the project was funded in 1499. Building began in 1501 and was completed in 1511. I’m sitting in that building right now.

Basically, the building was a miniature city. It was built around four very large courtyards. In addition to providing treatment rooms, the building provided work spaces and housing for the medical workers, teams of priests, pharmacists, cooks, maintenance workers, housekeepers, and hospital administrators. It had animal pens, stables, a jail, gardens for medicinal herbs, and a bunch of other interesting places.

One way or another, the building operated as a hospital until 1953. In that year, the patients were moved to another nearby facility and work began to convert the building into a premier hotel. The funding for the conversion was provided by the government of Spain. Amazingly, the work was done by the end of 1954 and this incredible place opened as a hotel. It has 137 rooms, and it is still owned by the Spanish government.

Isabella and Ferdinand became known as the “Catholic Monarchs.” The facility is still named after them: “Reyes Catholicos.” You don’t have to be Catholic to stay here. If you’re in the neighborhood, this is the place to stay! You now have yet another incentive to walk The Way of Saint James.

[rustykev]

Today we celebrate the Blessed Feast of Saints Philip and James the Lesser. Pray for us! Read up on these Holy men of God and listen to the Mass readings and Psalm for today, drawing closer to Our Risen Lord. God love you.

Also, pray along and listen to the Morning Prayer of the Church.

[themovieblogonline]

Justin Theroux White House Plumbers Premire: NOW is the RIGHT TIME

In this interview, Justin Theroux discusses his new HBO Limited series The White House Plumbers. Justin stars in the new series with Woody Harrelson, Yul Vazquez, and John Carroll Lynch. Justin Theroux is a versatile actor, writer, and producer, known for his dynamic range and commanding screen presence. In White House Plumbers, Theroux plays the role of G. Gordon Liddy, a former FBI agent who was a key figure in the Watergate scandal. With his trademark intensity and commitment to his craft, Theroux delivers a nuanced and compelling portrayal of this controversial and complex character. With previous roles in acclaimed shows like The Leftovers and Maniac, as well as in blockbuster movies such as The Girl on the Train and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Theroux has established himself as one of the most exciting and sought-after actors in the industry. Justin Theroux Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0nTSb_Y9hk WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS takes the audience behind-the-scenes of the Watergate scandal as Nixon’s political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), accidentally topple the presidency they were zealously trying to protect… and their families along with it. Chronicling actions on the ground, this satirical drama begins in 1971 when the White House hires Hunt and Liddy, former CIA and FBI, respectively, to investigate the Pentagon Papers leak. After failing upward, the unlikely pair lands on the Committee to Re-Elect the President, plotting several unbelievable covert ops – including bugging the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate complex. Proving that history can sometimes be stranger than fiction, WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS sheds light on the lesser-known series of events that led to one of America’s greatest political crimes. White House Plumbers Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuKM2sTTmHg White House Plumbers stars Lena Headey (Dorothy Hunt), Judy Greer (Fran Liddy), Domhnall Gleeson (John Dean), Toby Huss (James McCord), Ike Barinholtz (Jeb Magruder), Kathleen Turner (Dita Beard), Kim Coates (Frank Sturgis), Yul Vazquez (Bernard “Macho” Barker), Alexis Valdés (Felipe De Diego), Nelson Ascencio (Virgilio “Villo” Gonzalez), Tony Plana (Eugenio “Muscolito” Martinez), Zoe Levin (Lisa Hunt), Liam James (Saint John Hunt), Kiernan Shipka (Kevan Hunt), Tre Ryder (David Hunt), David Krumholtz (William O. Bittman), F. Murray Abraham (Judge Sirica), Rich Sommer (Egil “Bud” Krogh), and John Carroll Lynch (John Mitchell) Read the full article