Today’s Word:

“All things are possible for God” (Mark 10:27)

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On This Date…

Pope John XXIII

On October 11, 1898 Father Bernard Pennings, O.Praem. taught a Latin class to Francis Vandyke, the first student at Saint Norbert College; the second and third students arrived on October 18 and 25, 1898. All three became Norbertines and teachers. The first gym at Saint Norbert College was named for Father VanDyke who became athletic director of the college in 1910. Today marks the beginning of the Norbertine education apostolate in North America.

On October 11, 1962 the Second Vatican Council opened in Rome; it lasted for four sessions over four years, concluding on December 8, 1965. Participating in the Council were 3,058 bishops and religious superiors, including 416 from North America.

Pope John XXIII told the Council ‘s delegates on this day in 1962: “Divine Providence is leading us to a new order of human relations.” Pope John XXIII was canonized on April 27, 2014 and today is his feast day.

In today’s Gospel Jesus says, “All things are possible for God”. Father Pennings and Pope John XXIII believed those words of Jesus.

– Father McLaughlin