Day nine of the Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts. 

Tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday.  We wear red, and the priest's vestments are red, to remind us of the fiery tongues of the Holy Spirit as it came upon the apostles.  "And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.  And there appeared to them parted tongues as of fire, which set upon each of them.  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit..."  Acts 2:2-4a.

I just finished posting grades for the paramedic class I teach at the community college.  This is my second sign of summer, with our homeschool co-op ending being the first sign.  Finishing week 36 of our family schedule is the third--the official start of summer!