Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi, Roma
Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi, Roma
“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

24 October

Anthony Mary Claret
(1807–1870)
Archbishop, Founder, Missionary, Priest
Joseph Thi
(1825–1860)
Martyr
Martin de Vertou
(527–601)
Abbot / ἡγούμενος, Archdeacon, Hermit

Once in my nervousness, like many an oaf, I started clapping before the piece was over–and the piece was my own.

Ned Rorem (1923–2022)

American composer and diarist

“Being Ready”—Setting The Tone: Essays and a Diary (1984)