«Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life’ » (John 8:12).
35 P/HERSCHEL-RIGOLLET: that is what they named a periodic comet in honor of the one who discovered it, a German woman named Caroline Herschel (1750—1848). Caroline, like the other women of her time, did not receive a formal education for the sole reason that she was a woman. Her mother prepared her to be a good housewife one day, but she was interested in astronomy, which she had enjoyed as a child with her father. When her brother William started studying astronomy, she did the same in his shadow.
Turned into a self-taught astronomer, Caroline began helping her brother build telescopes and then taking notes of the celestial bodies they spotted. Finally, she took charge of her own observations, which she contrasted with his. William was the court astronomer to King George III, and that allowed the monarch to assign her a salary as her brother’s assistant. With that economic independence, she was able to continue pursuing her passion. Today she is considered the first professional astronomer. She became a celebrity of her time, since she discovered eight comets and three nebulas on her own account (without the help of her brother).
Dear friend, being self-taught is something that is available to all: studying, reading, having intellectual and theological curiosity . . . In the world in which we live, this is much easier than in previous centuries, thanks, among other things, to the Internet and public libraries. Educating ourselves in every way is a first step to irradiate light, and it allows us to access people of all cultural levers.
It is amazing how there have been luminaries in the world from whom we have learned a great deal in all areas of life. In the spiritual realm, ofcourse, no luminary has ever been superior to Jesus Christ. He is the true Light of the world, and He tells us: «I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life» (John 8:12). We must admit that in many ways we live in the darkness of ignorance. But for us shines an exceptional light: the divine character gleaming through the life and the work of Christ. And that life and that work are recorded in Scripture, that we may discover them and they may light our path.
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Take From: Daily Devotions for Women’s 2020
«One Day at a Time»
From: Patricia Muñoz Bertozzi
Collaborators: Lorina Maya & Alejandra Zavala
