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February 2031

1 Saturday
 greenSaturday of the third week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [322] Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75; Mark 4:35-41.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   redBl Benedict Daswa, MartyrMemorial 
Common of Martyrs: For One Martyr
 Wis 2:12-2; Ps 26 (27):1-4; Eph 6:10-17; Jn 12:24-26.
Download Mass texts and readings and prayers for the Liturgy of Hours.
Anniversary:79th anniversary of the death of F. John Göll (80) d. 1952 at Chishawasha, S. Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:15th anniversary of the death of P. John O'Leary (88) d. 2016 at Los Gatos, CA, USA. Read Obituary
Birthday:82nd birthday of P. John MUJDRICA (born this day in 1949).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1549The first band of missioners to Brazil set sail from Lisbon. Sent by Ignatius, they include the Superior, Manuel Nobrega.
1645The death of Henry Morse, known as the "Priest of the Plague" because of his care for the plague-stricken. He was martyred at Tyburn, England, by being hanged, drawn and quartered.
1833Father General John Roothaan wrote the Ordinatio de Mineverali that granted Jesuit schools permission to charge tuition in line with other reputable day schools in the country. Poor students, however,were not to be turned away.
1953The dedication of the Philosophate at Spring Hill, Alabama.
1956Neil Boyton, S.J. dies. He was a teacher at Regis, a friend of youth, and pastoral worker at St.Ignatius Parish, NY.
2000Peter Levi dies, age 68. . Ex-Jesuit, poet, Oxford don.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2031

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  18
Epact  vi
Solar Cycle 24
Letter of the Martyrology f
Roman Year of Indiction 9
Julian Period Year 6744
Years since the confirmation of the Society 491
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  475
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 10
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 13 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    13 April