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Sunday, December 20, 2020

Roman Catholic Mass On-Line and Some Major Events in 2020

Today, 4th Sunday of Advent, my 86th Birthday, I attended Catholic Mass on line, that is On TV sponsored by Heart of the Nation.org.   Today's mass reminded me that a momentous event in US history has occurred. This event is the election Of Joe Biden the second Roman Catholic ever elected in the US. In case you have forgotten, the first one was John Kennedy.

For the last year couple of years, Macrine (RIP) and I had been attending Catholic Mass on TV. Two reasons: Macrine's poor health since 2016 and the Covid-19 Lockdown in March 2020. Heart of the Nation broadcast on Television is my favorite Channel. Here's today's mass.


  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwGU6l_R2OE

Last week homily during mass discussed that year 2020 is called Annus Horribilis ( Horrible Year) and the coming year 2021 will be hopefully Annus Gratia ( Year of Favor( Grace). 

I really identified with the above homily, so it inspired me to search for major events in 2020 that I considered horrible as follows:

1. The mishandling of covid-19 Pandemic by Trump

2. The Impeachment Hearings of Trump

3. Black Lives Matter Protest

4. The Beirut Explosion

5. Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19

For the Good news:

1.  Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Nov. 7, defeating President Trump( with over 7 million popular votes) and  with a critical assist from his birth state, Pennsylvania, which delivered the votes to propel him to victory and end one of the most contentious elections in recent memory.

2.  Biden announced Aug. 11 that he selected the California senator as his running mate, making her the first black woman and the first Asian woman on a major party’s presidential ticket. Harris became VP elect on Nov 7, 2020.

3. News as of 12/13/2020

  • The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can now be administered in the US, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said Sunday.
  • The loading process of the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine has begun in the United States, with vaccines heading to all 50 states.
  • Health experts are warning it's likely the US won't see any meaningful, widespread impacts from vaccinations until well into 2021.
  • In Asia, Japan and South Korea both reported their highest yet single-day rise in cases since the pandemic began.

For Details visit: https://nypost.com/list/major-2020-events/

And Finally

And For Todays News here's CBS Sunday Morning News featuring the Forever Young Chorus-group of people who are in my age group.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sunday-morning-full-episode-12-20-2020/#x

 

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