Photina n.,
An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.
v.intr.,
To rise to the surface, ready to flow; to rise or surge from an inner source.
v.tr.,
To pour forth.
adj.,
In a satisfactory condition; right or proper.
interj.,
Used to introduce a remark, resume a narrative, or fill a pause during conversation; used to express surprise.dictionary.com
Friday, September 26, 2003
Today is the feast day of St. Cosmas and St. Damian, physicians and martyrs.
As St. Cosmas and St. Damian are patron saints of medical doctors (with St. Luke), I've chosen a book titled Doctors Who Followed Christ to highlight. The book doesn't mention Sts. Cosmas and Damian, but it does contain thirty-two biographical sketches of other Christian doctors, from St. Luke and St. Fabiola, the foundress of the first Western European hospital, to Paul and Margaret Brand, pioneers in the field of leprosy, and C. Everett Koop, a recent U.S. Surgeon General.
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26.9.03
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Today is the feast day of St. Padre Pio da Pietrelcina, priest and Capuchin monk, a modern saint, who died on this day, September 23, in 1968--only thirty-five years ago.
The book I've chosen for this occasion is Padre Pio: Man of Hope by Renzo Allegri, a journalist who was acquainted with Padre Pio. The 350-page book tells the story of Padre Pio's life, extraordinary as it was.
