Octave of Easter in the Roman Catholic Church, Easter is one of only two solemnities that carries an octave, the second being Christmas Day, although until recently many feasts had octaves. The name "Quasimodo" came from the Latin text of the traditional Introit for this day, which begins ""Quasi modo geniti infantes..."" from 1 Peter , roughly translated as "As newborn babes desire the rational milk without guile...". Literally, "quasi modo" means "as if in [this] manner". On the Octave Day of Easter, called Saint Thomas Sunday in the East, the Gospel reading is always , relating the appearance of Christ to his
This is not a story Diderot concludes his book in saying that to judge someone based on one single character trait is going a bit fast, but that there is a lot of truth in generalities. The title of "Ceci n'est pas un conte", followed by "Second conte" (whose name completely contradicts the first title), betrays Diderot's game. He plays with reality and appearances, truth and falsity, as well as the perception of truth, falsity, good, bad and the relativity of these notions. The "Supplément au voyage de Bougainville", which evokes the morality of a civilisation from the end of the world, appears much like