Jeanne d'Arc (Historiated initial depicting Joan of Arc from Archives Nationales, Paris, AE II 2490, poss. 15th cent)
Jeanne d’Arc (Historiated initial depicting Joan of Arc from Archives Nationales, Paris, AE II 2490, poss. 15th cent)
“Si je n’y suis [en la grâce de Dieu], Dieu m’y mette; et, si j’y suis, Dieu m’y tienne! Je serais le plus dolente de monde si je savais ne pas être en la grâce de Dieu”
— Jeanne d’Arc

Today’s Feast Days

14 April

Anthony of Vilnius
(1347)
Martyr, Missionary
Benedict the Bridge-Builder
(c. 1163–1184)
Founder, Miracle Worker, Visionary
Eustathius of Vilnius
(1347)
Martyr, Missionary
John of Vilnius
(1347)
Martyr, Missionary
Lidwina of Schiedam
(1380–1433)
Visionary
Pedro González Telmo
(1190–1246)
Priest

I don’t want to know, I don’t want to see, I don’t want to hear…this is not my planet, I didn’t choose to be here, I don’t want to get involved, just get me out of here, and get me to a party with people I can relate to!…What I need…is a strong drink and a peer group.

Douglas Adams (1952–2001)

English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979)