#St. Etheldreda

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINT OF THE DAY (June 23)

St. Æthelthryth, also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious contexts, was Queen of Northumbria.

Her father was King Anna of East Anglia.

Her siblings were Wendreda and Seaxburh of Ely, both of whom eventually retired from secular life and founded abbeys.

She was born at around 630 in Exning, near Newmarket in Suffolk.

While still very young, she was given in marriage by her father to Tondberct, chief or prince of the South Gyrwe. He was a subordinate prince who gave her a piece of land locally known as the Isle of Ely.

She managed to persuade her husband to respect her vow of perpetual virginity that she had made prior to their marriage.

Upon his death in 655, she retired to the Isle of Ely, which she had received from Tondberct as a morning gift.

Etheldreda was forced to marry again out political convenience, this time to Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria.

Throughout her 12 years of marriage, she kept her virginity. She gave much of her time to devotion and charity.

St. Wilfrid was her friend and spiritual guide. He helped to persuade her husband that Etheldreda should live for some time in peace as a sister of the Coldingham nunnery, founded by her aunt, St. Ebb.

During this time, she only ate once a day, except on feast days or while she was sick, and wore only clothes made of wool.

After midnight prayers, she would always go back to the church and continue praying until morning.

Etheldreda took pain and humiliation as a blessing.

On her death bed, she thanked God for an illness that had painfully swollen her neck, which she considered to be punishment for having vainly worn necklaces with jewels as a young lady.

She died on 23 June 679. She was buried in a wooden coffin, as she had asked.

When her body was moved to a stone coffin, it was found incorrupt and her neck was perfectly healed, according to physicians.

She is the patron saint of throat and neck complaints.

[carylbeach]

Monday Windows

[ginandoldlace]

St Etheldreda’s RC Church looking towards JE Nuttgens’ East Window (1952) depicting Christ in Majesty with the Virgin Mary (left) and St Joseph (right). The church is the oldest RC church in London dating to the reign of Edward I. The Chapel formed part of the Ely Palace, the London estate of the Bishops’ of Ely. 

[mioritic]

Figures from the screen of St. Mary and St. Andrew Church, Horsham St Faith, Norfolk, England, ca. 1530

Probably depicting (from left to right, top to bottom) St. Helen, St. George, St. Catherine of Siena (or the Blessed Virgin), St. Bridget of Sweden, St. Etheldreda, and St. Lucy

Photographed by Simon Knott in 2023 for the Norfolk Churches site

[delphinidin4]

I’m reading a thread of interesting word etymologies, and here are my favorites:

The etymology of "tawdry" is a real ride. There was a 7th century Anglo-Saxon saint named Æthelthryth. Now, nobody, not even 7th century Anglo-Saxons, wants to go around trying to pronounce that dense forest of th's, so she was commonly known as St. Etheldreda, and later, linguistically lazier people called her St. Audrey. St. Audrey was the patron saint of a town called Ely, and the folks of Ely held a fair every year in her name. One of the primary products on offer at these fairs was lace. "St. Audrey's lace" was said a few too many times, and got slurred down to "tawdry lace." Over time, the lace fell out of favor. It was mainly made by peasant women, and thus viewed as cheap, and the Puritans looked down on lace garments of any kind as ostentatious. "Tawdry" then began to be used to describe other things that were cheap and ostentatious, and the modern definition of the word was born. tl;dr: "Tawdry" comes from the fact that Æthelthryth is really hard to pronounce.

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The word "quintessential" has one of my favorite etymologies. You can break it down into "quint" and "essential." Quint as in "five." "Essential" as in "essence," or "element." To be quintessential is to be the fifth element of something. To be the thing's *spirit*.

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Etymology of the word clue: The word clue originates with the myth of Theseus, who used a ball of yarn to find his way back out of the minotaur's labyrinth. The middle English word for a ball of yarn was clew (or clewe); when the myth was popularized in England by Chaucer, people started using the word clew figuratively to mean a hint or guide to solving a problem.

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The phrase "hands down" comes from horseracing and refers to a jockey who is so far ahead that he can afford drop his hands and loosen the reins (usually kept tight to encourage a horse to run) and still easily win.

[anastpaul]

Pentecost V, Saint John‘s Eve, Madonna del Sasso, Italy (1347) and the Saints for 23 June

Pentecost V Vigil of the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Madonna del Sasso, Bibbiena, Arezzo, Toscana, Italy (1347) – 23 June and 2 November:HERE:https://anastpaul.com/2021/06/23/saint-johns-eve-madonna-del-sasso-bibbiena-arezzo-toscana-italy-1347-and-memorials-of-the-saints-23-june/ St Agrippina of RomeSt Bilio of Vannes (Died c915) Bishop Martyr Confessor St Etheldreda (c…

[silvestromedia]

Saint of the day August 02

St. Thomas of Dover, 1295 A.D. Benedictine monk and martyr. Also called Thomas Hales, he served as a Benedictine monk at St. Martin's Priory in Dover, England. In 1295, the priory was overrun by a French raiding party which was assailing Dover, and Thomas, being old and infirm, could not escape with the rest of the community. The French raiders demanded that he tell them the whereabouts of the church treasures. When he refused, they murdered him. Miracles were soon reported at his tomb, and an altar was dedicated to him in the priory church in 1500. King Richard II of England (r. 1379-1399) requested that his cause be opened in 1382. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_Dover

St. Alfreda, 795 A.D. Virgin and hermit, also known as Afreda, Alfritha, Aelfnryth, and Etheldreda. She was the daughter of King Offa of Mercia, in England, and was either betrothed to or loved by St. Ethelbert, the king of the East Angles. Ethelbert went to Offa's court to ask for Alfreda but was murdered by Offa's queen, Cynethritha. Horrified by the deed, Alfreda departed the court and retired to the marshes of Crowland. There she lived as a hermitess until her death. Her sister, Aelfreda, also lost a husband to the political intrigue of Offa and his queen.

St. Plegmund, 914 A.D. Benedictine Archbishop of Canterbury and the tutor of King Alfred the Great. Plegmund was born in Mercia, England, and was a hermit near Chester. He was appointed archbishop by Pope Stephen V at the request of Alfred, proving a capable prelate, scholar, and dedicated reformer. He went to Rome in 908 to see Pope Sergius III and later died at Canterbury. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plegmund

ST. PETER JULIAN EYMARD, PRIEST FOUNDER OF THE SACRAMENTINI, Apostle of the Eucharist, St. Peter Julian Eymard is remembered by the Church on August 2nd each year. Founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and inspirer of the Eucharistic Congresses, he centered his life on love of Christ, contemplated on the altar. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/08/02/st--peter-julian-eymard--priest-founder-of-the--sacramentini.html

ST. EUSEBIUS, BISHOP OF VERCELLI, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusebius_of_Vercelli

ST. STEPHEN I, POPE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Stephen_I

[acityhermit]

A Miracle by St. Etheldreda

In thee the Image of God was preserved, O noble Audrey, for thou didst take up thy cross and follow Christ. Royal virgin, thou didst teach the multitude by thine example that the flesh is to be scorned as fleeting, while the soul needeth great care as immortal. Wherefore, O holy Audrey, thou dost now make glad with the angels. VENERABLE ETHELDREDA, ABBESS OF ELY Commemorated: June 23 Holy…

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Ely, Cambridgeshire, U.K.

In the planning of our trip, we were looking for a couple of side trips from Cambridge.  One that caught our eye was the cathedral city and civil parish of Ely.  Only 15 miles north, it was a twenty minute train ride to this wonderful place.

Ely is built on a 23 mile island, surrounded by what is called The Fens, a marshy wetland.  Major rivers like the Great River Ouse feed into the Fens forming freshwater marshes within which peat was laid down.  In the eighteenth century, the Fens were drained and this peat created a rich and fertile soil ideal for farming.  As a result of this, Ely is no longer an island, but still is known as “The Isle of Ely”.

We decided to venture there on a Sunday, when they have their weekly market in Ely Market Square.  This has been going on since the 13th century.  The plan was to go to the market, stock up on picnic stuff, and have a lovely meal on the grounds next to the cathedral after which we would visit the cathedral itself.

The market was, to be truthful, underwhelming.  Most of the vendors were selling craft items, and there were just a few food stalls.  The bakery guy provided us with some bread and pastry goods, and the nearby supermarket filled out our lunch menu.  It was a gloriously sunny and cloudy day with just a little breeze, perfect for stuffing our faces on the lawn in the shadow of the enormous Cathedral.  We had fruits and cheese, pasties and sandwiches, cookies and cheesecake, all delicious.  A great start to a lovely day.

The actual name of the Ely Cathedral is The Anglican Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, but it is known as The Ship of the Fens, a name inspired by the distant view of its towers, which dominate the low lying wetlands.  Construction of the cathedral was begun in 1083 by William the Conqueror and finally opened in 1189 after 116 years of construction.  It collapsed in 1322 and was rebuilt, opening again in 1351.  Over the years, it has expanded many times.  Needless to say it is breathtaking.  

We ventured inside this marvelous structure exploring its cavernous interior with the help of the audio guide.  For history buffs like me, it was enchanting.  The story of St. Etheldreda, who founded the original monastery in 673, was fascinating.  This princess, daughter of the King of Anglia, married twice for political reasons, was evidently supremely devout and had a lifelong wish to be a nun.  She eventually was released from her marriage vows, spending the rest of her life as a nun in the service of the poor.  She died around 680 and, by her request was buried in a simple grave near the church.  Some 16 years later, her body was removed and placed in a stone coffin inside the church.  As the story goes, when they dug her up, her body was said to have been in the same condition as when it was buried, without decay.  This was seen to be a miracle, and eventually St. Etheldreda was canonized.  Her reputation as a saint grew and pilgrims started to visit the church at Ely seeking miracles and healing.  She became one of the most well-known and popular of the early English Saints with several churches across the country dedicated to her.  In 1539, the monastery was closed and her shrine destroyed, part of The Reformation.  She is still remembered on feast days commemorating her death and when her body was moved to the Abbey Church.

After exiting the church, we wandered across the grounds to see Oliver Cromwell’s House.  Cromwell was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history.  He was probably most famous for his advocacy of the execution of King Charles I, and the establishment of The Protectorate, and his rule as Lord Protector from 1653 to his death in 1658. His house is an interesting look at what life was like during this period, even for a man of moderate means.  It also tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the English Civil War.  Perhaps nit for everyone, but I loved it.

There was, of course, a small gift shop in the Cromwell house, and we ended up talking to the cashier/host/proprietor for a bit.  I noticed that there were a number of books about eels, so I asked her if eels had anything to do with the name Ely.  Well, duh, Bob.  It turns out that eels have everything to do with it.  Before the Fens were drained, eels thrived in this marshy area.  Every year, the eels would migrate to the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, and return to Ely.  Eel fishing was big business, with the town’s economy centered around it.  Eel were even a popular item of barter.  Although eels are no longer an everyday thing, each year Ely hosts an Eel Festival, with a parade and other activities.  So check your calendars, first week of May!

I heartily endorse a trip to Ely.

No much more to come….one more stop….I promise….

[brookston]

Holidays 10.17

Holidays

Big Yellow Hat Day

Black Poetry Day

Day of Dignity (Bolivia)

Dessalines Day (Haiti)

Digital Society Day (India)

Edge Day (Straight Edge movement)

Eggplant Day (French Republic)

Feminists Day

Festival of Hengest (Asatru)

Forgive an Ex Day

Gaudy Day (a.k.a. Wear Something Gaudy Day)

Global Day Against Pain

Global Maker Day

The Great Shake Out Earthquake Preparedness Day (at 10:17 a.m.)

International Day For the Eradication of Poverty (UN)

International Donnie Day

International Sawfish Day

Kanname-Sai Harvest Festival (Japan)

Legalization Day (Canada)

Loyalty Day (Argentina)

Mulligan Day

National Ass Day

National Body Confidence Day

National Catholic Men’s Conference Day

National Edge Day (UK)

National Geographic Day

National Hicatee Day (Belize)

National Light Day

National Lighting Day

National Nursery Practitioner Day (UK)

National Opossum Day

National Playing Card Collection Day

National Police Day (a.k.a. Wan Tamruat; Thailand)

National Sweetest Day

National Teen Arrive Alice Day

National Transfer Student Day

National Vehophobia Awareness Day

Paint A Mural On A Sidewalk Day

Pay Back a Friend Day

Spreadsheet Day

Women in Military Service for American Memorial Day

Work On Your Charisma Day

World Geothermal Energy Day

World Poverty Day

World Trauma Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Cake Decorating Day

Chivita World Juice Day (Nigeria)

Four Prunes Day

National Pasta Day

3rd Tuesday in October

Information Overload Day [3rd Tuesday]

National Flex Day [3rd Tuesday]

National Pharmacy Technician Day [3rd Tuesday]

Pay Back a Friend Day [3rd Tuesday]

textiles Tuesday (Canada) [3rd Tuesday]

Independence Days

Empire of the United States of America (Declared by Emperor Norton; 1859) [unrecognized]

Onopolissia (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Stigistan (Declared; 2008; since dissolved) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Aequinoctium Autumnale VII (Pagan)

Andrew of Crete (Christian; Saint)

Anstrudis (Christian; Saint)

Audry (a.k.a. Etheldreda), Abbess of Ely (Christian; Saint)

Bum Biting Day (Pastafarian)

Canaletto (Artology)

Catervus (Christian; Saint)

Childe Hassam (Artology)

Cristofano Allori (Artology)

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Doburoku Matsuri (Sake Festival; Shirahigetawara Shrine, Japan) [Day 1]

Ethelred and Ethelberht (Christian; Saints)

Florentius of Orange (Christian; Saint)

François-Isidore Gagelin (Christian; One of the Vietnamese Martyrs)

Hedwiges (a.k.a. Avoice), Duchess of Poland (Christian; Saint)

Hosea (Christian; Saint)

Ignatius of Antioch (Christian; Saint)

John the Short (a.k.a. John Colobus; Christian; Saint)

Locke (Positivist; Saint)

Madeline (Muppetism)

Marguerite Marie Alacoque (Visitadines; Christian; Saint)

Megan Meier Day (Australia)

Nothhelm (Christian; Saint)

Regulus (Christian; Saint)

Rule of Andrew (Christian; Saint)

Richard Gwyn (Christian; Saint)

Shemini Atzeret (begins at sundown; Judaism) [22 Tishrei]

St. Audrey’s Day Fair (Original Tawdry Fair; Isle of Ely, UK)

Victor of Capua (Christian; Saint)

World Pasta Day (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [56 of 71]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [49 of 57]

Premieres

Angels in the Outfield (Film; 1951)

Around the World in 80 Days (Film; 1956)

Batman vs. Two-Face (WB Animated Film; 2017)

Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America, by Lerone Bennett Jr. (History Book; 1964)

Birdman (Film; 2014)

The Black Stallion (Film; 1979)

The Book of Life (Animated Film; 2014)

The Book of Mirdad, by Mikhail Naimy (Spiritual Book; 1948)

Bosko the Doughboy (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

Buddy the Detective (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Bullitt (Film; 1968)

The Colbert Report (TV Series; 2005)

The Color of Money (Film; 1986)

Connections (UK Documentary Series; 1978)

The Crab with the Golden Claws, by Hergé (Graphic Novel; 1941) [Tintin #9]

The Devil’s Advocate (Film; 1997)

Earl and Water Don’t Mix or Next Time, Take the Drain (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 118; 1961)

Easy Peckin’s (WB LT Cartoon; 1953)

A Feast for Crows, by George R.R. Martin (Novel; 2005) [A Song of Fire and Ice #4]

Fury (Film; 2014)

Great Guns (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Hair (Musical Play; 1967)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Film; 1997)

I Want to Hold Your Hand, recorded by The Beatles (Song; 1963)

Jailhouse Rock (Film; 1957)

Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day (Music Documentary Film; 2012)

Loudermilk (TV Series; 2017)

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By, by Georges Simenon (Novel; 1938)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Film; 1939)

The Naked Ape, by Desmond Morris (Anthropology Book; 1967)

RCA (Electronics and Communications Company; 1919)

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William L. Shirer (History Book; 1960)

The River, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1980)

Rue Britannia, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 117; 1961)

’Salem’s Lot, by Stephen King (Novel; 1975)

The Seagull, by Anton Chekov (Play; 1896)

Selena, by Selena (Album; 1989)

The Sensual World, by Kate Bush (Album; 1989)

Shake Your Powder Puff (WB MM Cartoon; 1934)

Spinout (Film; 1966)

Storm Front, by Billy Joel (Album; 1989)

Street Survivors, by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Album; 1977)

Stuart Little, by E.B. White (Children’s Book; 1945)

Tarzan (Animated Film; 2013)

Through the Looking Glass (Adult Film; 1977)

Travelers (TV Series; 2016)

12x5, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1964)

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, by Alan Garner (Novel; 1960)

Today’s Name Days

Anselm, Ignatius, Rudolf (Austria)

Ignacije, Vatroslav (Croatia)

Hedvika (Czech Republic)

Floretinus (Denmark)

Vesta, Veste (Estonia)

Saaga, Saana, Saini (Finland)

Baudouin, Solène (France)

Adelheid, Marie-Louise, Rudolf (Germany)

Hedvig (Hungary)

Ignazio (Italy)

Gaitis, Gaits, Karīna, Karola, Vita (Latvia)

Gytė, Kintautas, Marijonas (Lithuania)

Marta, Marte (Norway)

Lucyna, Małgorzata, Marian, Sulisława, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz (Poland)

Osea (Romania)

Veronica (Russia)

Hedviga (Slovakia)

Ignacio (Spain)

Antonia, Toini (Sweden)

Brad, Braden, Bradford, Bradley, Brady, Braeden, Brayden, Braydon, Rodolfo, Rudi, Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudolphine, Rudy (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 290 of 2024; 75 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 42 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Ten-Xu), Day 3 (Wu-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 2 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 2 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 20 Shù; Sixday [20 of 30]

Julian: 4 October 2023

Moon: 9%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 10 Descartes (11th Month) [Locke]

Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 24 of 89)

Zodiac: Libra (Day 24 of 30)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 10.17

Holidays

Big Yellow Hat Day

Black Poetry Day

Day of Dignity (Bolivia)

Dessalines Day (Haiti)

Digital Society Day (India)

Edge Day (Straight Edge movement)

Eggplant Day (French Republic)

Feminists Day

Festival of Hengest (Asatru)

Forgive an Ex Day

Gaudy Day (a.k.a. Wear Something Gaudy Day)

Global Day Against Pain

Global Maker Day

The Great Shake Out Earthquake Preparedness Day (at 10:17 a.m.)

International Day For the Eradication of Poverty (UN)

International Donnie Day

International Sawfish Day

Kanname-Sai Harvest Festival (Japan)

Legalization Day (Canada)

Loyalty Day (Argentina)

Mulligan Day

National Ass Day

National Body Confidence Day

National Catholic Men’s Conference Day

National Edge Day (UK)

National Geographic Day

National Hicatee Day (Belize)

National Light Day

National Lighting Day

National Nursery Practitioner Day (UK)

National Opossum Day

National Playing Card Collection Day

National Police Day (a.k.a. Wan Tamruat; Thailand)

National Sweetest Day

National Teen Arrive Alice Day

National Transfer Student Day

National Vehophobia Awareness Day

Paint A Mural On A Sidewalk Day

Pay Back a Friend Day

Spreadsheet Day

Women in Military Service for American Memorial Day

Work On Your Charisma Day

World Geothermal Energy Day

World Poverty Day

World Trauma Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Cake Decorating Day

Chivita World Juice Day (Nigeria)

Four Prunes Day

National Pasta Day

3rd Tuesday in October

Information Overload Day [3rd Tuesday]

National Flex Day [3rd Tuesday]

National Pharmacy Technician Day [3rd Tuesday]

Pay Back a Friend Day [3rd Tuesday]

textiles Tuesday (Canada) [3rd Tuesday]

Independence Days

Empire of the United States of America (Declared by Emperor Norton; 1859) [unrecognized]

Onopolissia (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Stigistan (Declared; 2008; since dissolved) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Aequinoctium Autumnale VII (Pagan)

Andrew of Crete (Christian; Saint)

Anstrudis (Christian; Saint)

Audry (a.k.a. Etheldreda), Abbess of Ely (Christian; Saint)

Bum Biting Day (Pastafarian)

Canaletto (Artology)

Catervus (Christian; Saint)

Childe Hassam (Artology)

Cristofano Allori (Artology)

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Doburoku Matsuri (Sake Festival; Shirahigetawara Shrine, Japan) [Day 1]

Ethelred and Ethelberht (Christian; Saints)

Florentius of Orange (Christian; Saint)

François-Isidore Gagelin (Christian; One of the Vietnamese Martyrs)

Hedwiges (a.k.a. Avoice), Duchess of Poland (Christian; Saint)

Hosea (Christian; Saint)

Ignatius of Antioch (Christian; Saint)

John the Short (a.k.a. John Colobus; Christian; Saint)

Locke (Positivist; Saint)

Madeline (Muppetism)

Marguerite Marie Alacoque (Visitadines; Christian; Saint)

Megan Meier Day (Australia)

Nothhelm (Christian; Saint)

Regulus (Christian; Saint)

Rule of Andrew (Christian; Saint)

Richard Gwyn (Christian; Saint)

Shemini Atzeret (begins at sundown; Judaism) [22 Tishrei]

St. Audrey’s Day Fair (Original Tawdry Fair; Isle of Ely, UK)

Victor of Capua (Christian; Saint)

World Pasta Day (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [56 of 71]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [49 of 57]

Premieres

Angels in the Outfield (Film; 1951)

Around the World in 80 Days (Film; 1956)

Batman vs. Two-Face (WB Animated Film; 2017)

Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America, by Lerone Bennett Jr. (History Book; 1964)

Birdman (Film; 2014)

The Black Stallion (Film; 1979)

The Book of Life (Animated Film; 2014)

The Book of Mirdad, by Mikhail Naimy (Spiritual Book; 1948)

Bosko the Doughboy (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

Buddy the Detective (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Bullitt (Film; 1968)

The Colbert Report (TV Series; 2005)

The Color of Money (Film; 1986)

Connections (UK Documentary Series; 1978)

The Crab with the Golden Claws, by Hergé (Graphic Novel; 1941) [Tintin #9]

The Devil’s Advocate (Film; 1997)

Earl and Water Don’t Mix or Next Time, Take the Drain (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 118; 1961)

Easy Peckin’s (WB LT Cartoon; 1953)

A Feast for Crows, by George R.R. Martin (Novel; 2005) [A Song of Fire and Ice #4]

Fury (Film; 2014)

Great Guns (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Hair (Musical Play; 1967)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Film; 1997)

I Want to Hold Your Hand, recorded by The Beatles (Song; 1963)

Jailhouse Rock (Film; 1957)

Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day (Music Documentary Film; 2012)

Loudermilk (TV Series; 2017)

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By, by Georges Simenon (Novel; 1938)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Film; 1939)

The Naked Ape, by Desmond Morris (Anthropology Book; 1967)

RCA (Electronics and Communications Company; 1919)

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William L. Shirer (History Book; 1960)

The River, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1980)

Rue Britannia, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 117; 1961)

’Salem’s Lot, by Stephen King (Novel; 1975)

The Seagull, by Anton Chekov (Play; 1896)

Selena, by Selena (Album; 1989)

The Sensual World, by Kate Bush (Album; 1989)

Shake Your Powder Puff (WB MM Cartoon; 1934)

Spinout (Film; 1966)

Storm Front, by Billy Joel (Album; 1989)

Street Survivors, by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Album; 1977)

Stuart Little, by E.B. White (Children’s Book; 1945)

Tarzan (Animated Film; 2013)

Through the Looking Glass (Adult Film; 1977)

Travelers (TV Series; 2016)

12x5, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1964)

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, by Alan Garner (Novel; 1960)

Today’s Name Days

Anselm, Ignatius, Rudolf (Austria)

Ignacije, Vatroslav (Croatia)

Hedvika (Czech Republic)

Floretinus (Denmark)

Vesta, Veste (Estonia)

Saaga, Saana, Saini (Finland)

Baudouin, Solène (France)

Adelheid, Marie-Louise, Rudolf (Germany)

Hedvig (Hungary)

Ignazio (Italy)

Gaitis, Gaits, Karīna, Karola, Vita (Latvia)

Gytė, Kintautas, Marijonas (Lithuania)

Marta, Marte (Norway)

Lucyna, Małgorzata, Marian, Sulisława, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz (Poland)

Osea (Romania)

Veronica (Russia)

Hedviga (Slovakia)

Ignacio (Spain)

Antonia, Toini (Sweden)

Brad, Braden, Bradford, Bradley, Brady, Braeden, Brayden, Braydon, Rodolfo, Rudi, Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudolphine, Rudy (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 290 of 2024; 75 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 42 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Ten-Xu), Day 3 (Wu-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 2 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 2 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 20 Shù; Sixday [20 of 30]

Julian: 4 October 2023

Moon: 9%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 10 Descartes (11th Month) [Locke]

Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 24 of 89)

Zodiac: Libra (Day 24 of 30)

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SAINT OF THE DAY (June 23)

St. Etheldreda, commonly known as Audry, was Queen of Northumbria.

She was born at around 630.

While still very young, she was given in marriage by her father Anna, King of East Anglia, to a subordinate prince, who gave her a piece of land locally known as the Isle of Ely.

She remained a virgin even during her marriage, and five years after his early death, lived in isolation.

Etheldreda was forced to marry again out of political convenience. This time to the heir of Oswy, King of Northumbria.

Throughout her 12 years of marriage, she kept her virginity. She gave much of her time to devotion and charity.

St. Wilfrid was her friend and spiritual guide. He helped to persuade her husband that Etheldreda should live for some time in peace as a sister of the Coldingham nunnery founded by her aunt, St. Ebb.

During this time, Etheldreda only ate once a day, except on feast days or while she was sick, and wore only clothes made of wool.

After midnight prayers, she would always go back to the church and continue praying until morning.

Etheldreda took pain and humiliation as a blessing.

On her death bed, she thanked God for an illness that had painfully swollen her neck, which she considered to be punishment for having vainly worn necklaces with jewels as a young lady.

She died on 23 June 679. She was buried in a wooden coffin, as she had asked.

When her body was moved to a stone coffin, it was found incorrupt and her neck was perfectly healed, according to physicians.

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Bradley Cooper Ely Cathedral

Bradley Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for nine Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.

Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The cathedral has its origins in AD 672 when St Etheldreda built an abbey church. The present building dates back to 1083, and it was granted cathedral status in 1109.

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St. Etheldreda's in Ely Place near Holborn dates from around 1250 and for about 300 years was the London chapel of the Bishops of Ely. After the Catholic faith was suppressed in the 16thC it had various uses, including as an Anglican church, the chapel of the Spanish Ambassador, and a hospital. In 1786 it was extensively redesigned. St. Etheldreda's reverted to Catholicism in the 1830s and can claim to be London's oldest Catholic church.

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Another missed scene in Victoria, Good bye Lord M. 

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St Aethelthryth (also known as Etheldreda and Audrey) is one of my favourite saints for a few reasons. First of all, her entire life was spent convincing her husbands to leave her alone so she could be a nun, which the first agreed to but the second was not too keen on. Big m00d tbh. She went on to found an abbey and be your typical Anglo-Saxon female Saint. She’s also the patron Saint of throat complaints so that’s pretty relevant to me. Also I just love her name!