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| white | St Thérèse of the Child Jesus (i.e., of Lisieux), virgin and doctor of the Church | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum. | | [Season of Creation (1 Sep-4 Oct): Use optional Mass for the Care of Creation.] | |
| Anniversary: | 80th anniversary of the death of P. Aloysius Baecher (83) d. 1952 at S. Salvador da BaÃa, Brazil.  | | Anniversary: | 59th anniversary of the death of M. Narcisse Rutta (24) d. 1973 at Lusaka, Zambia. | | Anniversary: | 18th anniversary of the death of P. Gerry McIntyre (70) d. 2014 at Syracuse, NY, USA. | |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1599 | Publication in Rome of the Official Directory for giving the Spiritual Exercises. |
| 1606 | Blessed Julian Maunoir, B . |
| 1879 | The College de la Sainte Famille opens in Cairo. |
| 1900 | Loyola School, New York City, opens. |
| 1911 | Piet Schoonenberg, S.J. is born. Theologian |
| 1938 | Francis Cassilly, S.J. dies, Chicago. He wrote a high school catechism widely used. |
| 1948 | The death in Portugal of Servant of God Francis Rodrigues da Cruz, famed as a confessor of the poor. |
| 2000 | Pope John Paul II canonizes over 100 martyrs, including four Jesuits, Leo Mangin, Paul Denn, (martyred in China, 1880), Modesta Andlauer, Remigius Isore (killed in China 19 June, 2000) |
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