Data for Tuesday, February 10

Saint of the Day --- Scholastica (c. 480 - 543) OSB, -- nun and abbess

Scripture of the Day --- 2 Timothy 1:7-10 -- [Selection based on the Daily Office Lectionary in the Book of Common Prayer] God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control. Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago, and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. (RSV)

Word of the Day --- radicchio -- a variety of chicory, with purplish-red, (Cichorium intybus) leaves that form an oval head, used in salads

Place of the Day --- Gonaïves, Haiti -- 19°26'51"N, 72°41'21"W - This city is a seaport and district center located about 67 miles NNW of the national capital Port au Prince.