31 December
It’s the feast day of Melania the Younger, born circa AD 383.
Above: Saint Melania the Younger. Miniature from the Menologion of Basil II. (985)
God…who is eternal, and who fills all things, is with you Himself, and also knows the depths of each one’s heart. Therefore, having this continually before your eyes, keep your souls in charity and chastity until the end…
Previously on December 31, Henri Matisse & Alexander Smith.
I just read "The Beginning of Wisdom" by Levertov...feels like similar themes. https://thevalueofsparrows.wordpress.com/2017/09/23/poetry-the-beginning-of-wisdom-by-denise-levertov/