Today is the memorial of Saint Martin de Porres (1579-1639): Saint-link Eins, Saint-link Zwei, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Growing up in the post-Vatican II Church of the 1980s & '90s, & in a household with one parent an unchurched nominal Presbyterian/borderline atheist, I knew nothing of God's saints. The first mention I can recall of Saint Martin de Porres was in the motion picture The Saint, the iconically '90s film based on Leslie Charteris's gentleman thief Simon Templar.
Scripture of the Day
The Gospel according to Luke, chapters one & two (because I did not finish yesterday yesterday's daily reading, Luke, chapter one).
The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
Needtobreathe, "Ooh's and Ahh's" from The Song Album: Music from the Motion Picture (T.L.A.M.)
Commentary: Where to begin? First, the song should be titled "Oohs and Ahhs," since context makes clear that the oohs & ahhs are plural, not possessive. Second, the name Needtobreathe is wicked obnoxious. The band themselves style it as NEEDTOBREATHE, which puts me in a vaguely homicidal frame of mind. I am doing them a tremendous courtesy by not rendering their name as "Need to Breathe." Jackasses!
All that said, "Ooh's and Ahh's" is an interesting song about the emptiness of fame.
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