Today is the memorial of Pope Saint Leo the Great (circa 400-461), Pope Saint Leo I, pontiff & Doctor of the Church: Great-link Unus, Great-link Duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Why do I refer to Saint Leo as "the Great" when I deign to address Saint John Paul II only by his number, when many call him Saint John Paul the Great? Fifteen hundred years of Church history confirm Saint Leo the Great's greatness. Saint John Paul II has been departed to his heavenly repose not yet ten years. Great he was in this life & "the Great" he might yet prove, but time enough has not yet passed to make such an assessment; we are still too close to the matter, too emotionally invested.
Saint Leo the Great, pray for us.
Scripture of the Day
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter nine.
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