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| Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II |
| [258] Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15+17; John 13:21-33, 36-38. |
| Hours of the day |
Anniversary: | 52nd anniversary of the death of P. Hubert Delaney (HIB) (71) d. 2001 at Dublin, Ireland. |
Birthday: | 89th birthday of P. David MASIKINI (born this day in 1964). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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1767 | All 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. |
1863 | Governor John A. Andrews approves the charter for Boston College. |
1941 | Hippolyte Delehaye, S.J. dies. Brussels: hagiographer, President of the Bollandists from 1912 to 1941. |
1963 | Gerald Ellard, S.J. dies Liturgist, and one of the founders of the National Liturgical Conference. |
1984 | Georgetown University wins the NCAA Basketball Championship, John Thompson is the coach. |
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