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February 29, 2024, Thursday, the Second Week in Lent - Selected Reflections: Leap for Joy! The only Leap Year Pope is Pope Paul III, born on Italy on February 29, 1468 Pope Paul III convenved the Council of Trent in 1545 The Council of Trent was perhaps one of the most important events in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, which shaped its direction for at least the next 300 years. As a patron of the arts, he oversaw completion of Michelangelo's fresco the Last Judgment, depicting the Second Coming of Christ and the final judgment by God. Pope Paul III established in 1549, the religious order, the Society of Jesus, known as Jesuits, of which Pope Francis is a member of.He also approved the Spiritual Exercises developed by St. Ignatius Loyola, which includes meditations, prayers and Contemplative practices to deepen one's relationship with God. Pope Paul III died in 1549 and is buried in a tomb designed by Michelangelo. https://cotobuzz.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-29-2024-thursday-second-week.html