I took this photo yesterday in Edmund Rice Community College, Carrigaline, Co.Cork (Irl).
It is a huge mural on the wall as you walk up the stairs inside the main door. I share this photo today to mark World Teachers Day. We say thanks today to all our teachers for the great work they do in our schools.
On This Day
On October 5th 1864 most of Calcutta in India was destroyed by a tropical cyclone. Abut 60,000 died after wides spread devastation caused by the storm.
On October 5th 2011 American businessman Steve Jobs, a pioneer of the personal computer and transformed Apple into one of the world’s most successful companies, died at age 56.
Birthdays Today
Kate Winslet (Actress) is 49
Taylour Paige (TV Actress) is 33
Bob Geldof (Singer) is 73
Saint For Today
Today October 5th is the feast of Saint Faustina. Her Feast Day is October 5 and she died at the age of only 33 and is famous for her message of God’s mercy and love.
Significance Of Today
Today October 5th is World Teachers Day. Teachers’ Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of the role played by teachers all over the world. They dedicate their lives to educating our children and young people and what a wonderful job they do each day.
Interesting Quote for Today
“Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.” ~Anatole France
Did You Know😇
Did you know that a teacher contributes more to the future of our society than any other profession.
My Latest Video 🎥
This is my latest video and it is a prayer to Our Guardian Angel – to mark yesterdays feast day of ‘Our Guardian Angel’ (Oct 2nd)
This was the video I had up last week and it is called – ‘Saying Goodbye To Our Swallows’. If you would like to see a selection of my other videos on Youtube you can click this link here. https://www.youtube.com/@JamesMcSweeneyFr/videos
Thought For The Week
The start of October began on Tuesday and it has a blend of some beautiful feast days, each one as special as the next. October 1st was the feast of St Therese and she is one of the most popular saints of our time. Her huge appeal is not that she did extraordinary things but that she did the little things extraordinary well. She found that she was closest to God when she was doing the simplest and most mundane tasks. The spectacular and sensational always attract interest and sometimes hype. Celebrities are always in the spotlight. But this was never a part of her life.
We may have many things planned for today. The chances are that much of it is nothing extraordinary. It will not make headlines and most of it we have done so many times before. But the feast of St Therese reminds us that this is where life is meant to be. This is where life really matters. It is comforting to know that in the simple and ordinary events of our lives, we can be quite close to God. This is something we so often take for granted. Getting close to God is not reserved for the elite or the chosen few. It is always within our reach.
On Wednesday (Oct 2nd) we have the feast day of our guardian angel. From an early age we have been taught that we have a guardian angel. But before we were even taught we just knew. We sensed that there was someone special watching over us. This is not just a childhood fantasy, it is something real and something that gives us great comfort as we journey through life. Like many things we take our Guardian Angel for granted. A fitting prayer might be: “O Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here. Ever this day, be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen”
Yesterday Friday (Oct 4th) we had the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. He is one of those rare saints who has managed to capture the attention and admiration of the entire world. His life has inspired people of all ages and the appeal of this saint cuts across national boundaries and religious differences. He is most famous for his respect towards God, his simple life and his tender love and attention to all creation. Francis had little time for excess, waste and greed. The life of Francis still challenges all of us today. The invitation is to sort through our lives and discard the unnecessary and useless. There is great freedom in doing with less and using it to our advantage. St Francis did it so well and has inspired so many more to do the same.
Thought For The Week is updated each Monday
