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April 2026

1 Wednesday
  violetWednesday of Holy Week
Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II
 [259] Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31+33-34; Matt 26:14-25.
Hours of the day
Anniversary:25th anniversary of the death of P. Hubert Delaney (HIB) (71) d. 2001 at Dublin, Ireland. Read Obituary
Birthday:62nd birthday of P. David MASIKINI (born this day in 1964).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1767All the Society's Colleges and houses in Spain were occupied by troops, and the Jesuits dragged to Cartagena to be shipped as exiles to the Papal States.
1863Governor John A. Andrews approves the charter for Boston College.
1941Hippolyte Delehaye, S.J. dies. Brussels: hagiographer, President of the Bollandists from 1912 to 1941.
1963Gerald Ellard, S.J. dies Liturgist, and one of the founders of the National Liturgical Conference.
1984Georgetown University wins the NCAA Basketball Championship, John Thompson is the coach.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2026

Dominical Letter  d
Golden Number  13
Epact  xi
Solar Cycle 19
Letter of the Martyrology l
Roman Year of Indiction 4
Julian Period Year 6739
Years since the confirmation of the Society 486
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  470
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 5
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 5 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    12 April