November 29th

Birthdays:



Vin Scully



Archbishop Lefebvre

and. . . . Janet Napolitano.

At the other end of the life span, Cardinal Wolsey and Cary Grant both died on 29 November. In their respective centuries, of course.

And on a more solemn note,



the martyrdom of Bl Denis of the Nativity, O.C.D. and Bl Redemptus of the Cross, O.C.D. is celebrated today in the Carmelite calendar. The Inn had more to say about them here a few years ago. Bl Denis had his throat slit and Bl Redemptus had his head split open by the natives of Sumatra when they refused to renounce Christ for Mohammedanism.

O God, Who in Thy wondrous providence, didst lead blessed Dionysius and Redemptus through the perils of the sea to the palm of martyrdom, grant through their intercession that in the midst of earthly vicissitudes and worldly desires we may remain steadfast even unto death in the confession of Thy name. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.