Her writings and accounts of her visions were examined and later approved by the Vatican and officially recognized by Pope Clement the XIII in 1765. Every Friday of the year, and not only the Fridays in Lent, is a special day of penance as stipulated in the Code of Canon Law: "The penitential days and times in the universal Church are every Friday of the . (Song embedded below. He wants us to rest in Him and not rehearse the struggles of our day. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, a different Concordia faculty or staff member will share a brief devotional message that is intended to bring encouragement, hope in His eternal promises, and biblical perspective for the days and weeks ahead. In 1882 Philip Kemper, a wealthy German-American businessman from Dayton, Ohio, spread this list throughout the world, printing a huge amount of cards with the promises in some 238 languages. Jesus on the cross, with his heart overflowing with love for us, is such an eloquent commentary on the value of people and things that words only get in the way. [CDATA[// >