Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the formation of men and women religious, and seminarians (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that men and women religious, and seminarians, grow in their own vocational journey through human, pastoral, spiritual and community formation, that leads them to be credible witnesses of the Gospel."
1 Wednesday
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Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II
[287] Acts 15:1-6;Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; John 15:1-8.
Hours of the day.
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St Joseph the Worker  [559] Gen 1:26-2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14+16; Mt 13:54-58 (Gospel proper).
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(PROPER Gospel Readings from the Common of Saints: [559] Gen 1:26—2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14+16; Matt 13:54-58.)
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Jeremiah, prophet (cf. Jer. 1:9) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:
98th anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Rizzonelli (71) d. 1926 at Italy.
Anniversary:
1st anniversary of the death of P. Manuel Serra Ferreira (POR) (84) d. 2023 at Lisbon, Portugal.
Birthday:
38th birthday of P. Martin NYADEWO (born this day in 1986).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1570
Six Jesuits, later twenty, become the official penitentieri in St. Peter's Basilica.
1572
At Rome, Pope St. Pius V breathed his last. His decree imposing Choir on the Society was canceled by his successor, Gregory XIII.
1592
Adam Schall, S.J. is born. Cologne.
1873
In Rome the Italian Parliament passed a law declaring religious orders non-existent in Italy, and ownership of all their properties passed to the state.
1881
Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. is born.
1965
Pope Paul VI entrusts the task of combating atheism to the Society of Jesus.
1987
Edith Stein and Rupert Mayer, S.J. are beatified by John Paul II.
1987
Raymond Schoder, S.J. dies in Chicago. He was a classical scholar and noted photographer.
