The Great Two Dozen

Wishing a very happy birthday to my friend over at A Theme of the Creator's Music.

May your day, and the coming year, be full of His love and of blessings greater than you've yet imagined.

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...and in case other important October dates were in danger of being overlooked, here are a few that also occur on October 15th:

1582 - institution of the Gregorian calendar, when October 15 immediately followed October 4th
70 BC - birth of Virgil
1844 - birth of Nietzsche
1881 - birth of P.G. Wodehouse

It is also, lest such an important event be forgotten, National Grouch Day. And don't skip these other important observances: October is "Go Hog Wild - Eat Country Ham" month, International Starman Month, National Bake and Decorate Month, National Book Month (!!), National Sarcastics Awareness Month, Photographer Appreciation Month, and "Right Brainers Rule!" Month.

Bringing this back to a much more serious note, today is also the feast of St Teresa of Avila, who died on October 4th of 1582.

O Wonderful daughter of Spain, you taught us to walk the way of Christian perfection which is the Way of the Cross. You inspired innumerable men and women by your writings as well as your conduct, deserving the title of Doctor of the Church. Ever faithful to St. Peter's successors, inspire fidelity to religious vows on the part of those who have taken them and make them ever true to their vocation. Amen.

(Thanks to the following sites for making this post possible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_15, http://www.brownielocks.com/october.html, http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/Avila.htm.)