Sunday, December 28th First Qtr Moon Holidays, festivals, celebrations & days to remember for all faiths & beliefs around the world 12/28: Day the Endangered Species Act was enacted (1973; day to mourn those creatures already extinct. (Pub. L. 93-205, 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Text of statute) (For information on endangered species preservation, see U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website; Endangered Species Coalition website; National Wildlife Federation website; Defenders of Wildlife website; EarthJustice website; Natural Resources Defense Counsel (N.R.D.C. website.) 12/28: Day the first woman was ordained a Catholic priest - without Vatican authority (1970. (Mthr. Ludmila Javorova was ordained by Catholic Bishop Felix Maria Davidek in Czechoslovakia. Her ordination is not recognized by the Vatican.) (See Wikipedia article on Ludmila Javorova. See also Out of the Depths: The Story of Ludmila Javorova, Ordained Roman Catholic Priest by Miriam Therese Winter.) carlamary.net
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