Data for Monday, January 12, 2009

Saint of the Day --- Aelred O. Cist. (1109-1167) Abbot of Rievaulx

Scripture of the Day --- Ephesians 1:9-10,13-14 -- For [God the Father] has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. ... In him you ..., who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. - (RSV) The Bible text designated RSV is from The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version. Copyright 1946, 1952, 1959, 1973 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Used by permission..

Word of the Day --- manliness -- the trait of being manly, having the characteristics of an adult male (Note - The WOD is generated by a quasi-random algorithm applied to a datum entry specific and unique to this particular date.)

Place of the Day --- Kleidorf, Bavaria, Germany -- 48°31'11"N, 11°52'20"E -- a hamlet about 1 miles W of the village of Mauern, 9 miles NNE of Freising the district center and about 25 miles NNE of the state capital, Munich.