This was one of the candles lighting in the Garrvoe Hotel sacred space as part of the Cork & Ross Diocesan priests retreat
On This Day
On October 14th 1964 Martin Luther King, Jr. was named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, cited for his work involving civil rights and social justice.
On This Day 2007 The reality TV series Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered. The show’s huge popularity helped make various family members major celebrities, notably Kim Kardashian.
Birthdays Today
Cliff Richard (Singer) is 83
Ralf Lauren (Designer) is 84
Usher (R&B singer) is 45
Saint For Today
Today October 14th is the Feast Day of St. Lawrence O’Toole. He was a Benedictine peacemaker, a Benedictine abbot and archbishop of Dublin.
Significance of Today
Today Oct 14th is World Egg Day. It is one of the oldest foods known to humankind, eggs have played an important role in the lives and health of people all over the world. Today is appreciating how a simple egg is the stable diet of so many people across the world. Will you enjoy having an egg today?
Quote For Today
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” ~Helen Keller
Did You Know
Did you know our sharpest memories are from early adulthood? Apparently we remember more events from our twenties than from any other time!
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Thought For The week
“Use your smile to change the world but don’t let the world change your smile.” ~Author Unknown
Last Friday was World Smile Day. Sometimes all it takes to make a day a bit better is a simple smile, whether someone gives it to you or if it’s one you share with someone else. Whether it’s just a simple compliment, a cheery hello or a word of thanks, it will always generate a smile.
Sometimes we take our smile for granted but your smile most certainly is beautiful and always makes a difference. Very simply when we frown there is fear and when we smile there is love present. They say smiling is one of the best beauty remedies that costs absolutely nothing.
Scientists tell us that smiling lowers your heart beat and reduces stress levels. They also tell us that smiling can lift your mood and lengthen your life expectancy. Smiling is also contagious and we can recognise a smile on someone’s face up to 300 feet away.
In relation to our Gospel stories it is my firm belief that Jesus smiled a lot. We don’t have photos of course but I am fully convinced that he had the most beautiful smile. People always warmed to him and connected with him straight away. This could only have happened because of his beautiful smile.
I now do the sign of peace at Mass by saying ‘With just a wave, we will offer each other the sign of peace as a sign of the importance of community and the importance of coming together.’ What happens is just beautiful. Everyone as they wave are smiling at each other. It goes beyond words.
World Smile Day encourages us to keep smiling. Nobody else has your beautiful smile and your smile makes a beautiful difference every single day.
