With no Saints to honor this Tuesday, we note instead that on this date in 1775 occurred the first Battles of the American Revolutionary War, the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.
Daily Update: Monday, April 18th, 2016
Today is the Remembrance of Venerable Cornelia Connelly, Religious (died 1879). We also note that today is Tax Day, being the day (transferred from Friday, April 15th, 2016, which was a holiday in Washington, D.C.) when tax returns for the previous year (statements about income taxes) are due to the federal government from U.S. citizens, resident aliens, and certain nonresident aliens (except for residents in Massachusetts and Maine, whose Tax Day this year is tomorrow). As today is the Third Monday in April, today is the date of the 2016 Boston Marathon. Finally, today is the birthday of my Internet friend Jessica in California.
Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors
This novel is the book that we are going to discuss at my Third Tuesday Bookclub meeting (April 19th, 2016). Set in 17th century Agra, India, and based on real people and events, it is a wonderful book about the power of love and the (lesser) power of hate.
From The Recamier 