Little Jewel Boxes Full of Fun Facts

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Two little jewel boxes of interesting facts for this fourth Sunday of Advent.

The Madonna of Port Lligat by Salvador Dali

 Salvador Dalí was raised atheist and embraced atheismmuch of his life. However, he finally realized, intellectually at least, thatGod must exist. “I believe in God but I have no faith. Mathematics and Sciencetell me that God must exist but I don’t believe it.” In 1949 he painted"The Madonna of Port Lligat" and asked Pope Pius XII for hisapproval. It was granted.
Jewel Box 1- Read more interesting tidbits here: "5 People It'sEasy to Forget Are Catholic" 

12 Days of Christmas

 We've all heard the carol "The Twelve Days ofChristmas" (as well as various parodies), which leads one (such as I) tobelieve there really are twelve days of Christmas. In reality, the length ofChristmas varies. It runs from the first evening prayer (Vespers) on ChristmasEve through the first Sunday after the Epiphany (on January 6th). Here I wasthinking it only ran until Epiphany, and I didn't even bother to actually countthe days. Doh!

Jewel Box 2- Learn more juicy facts at Jimmy Akin's blog here: "9Things You Need to Know About Christmas."

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