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| white | SACRED HEART OF JESUS | Solemnity |
| 34th World Day for the Sanctification of Priests (est. 2002) |
| Mass of the solemnity. Gloria, creed; Preface of Sacred Heart | |
| Yr A | (Sunday Lect.) [170] Deut 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8+10; 1 John 4:7-16; Matt 11:25-30. |
| Birthday: | 72nd birthday of P. António VirgÃlio Faria de Oliveira e COSTA (born this day in 1963). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1566 | At Murcia, the death of Fr. James Suarez, over whose room a bright light was seen shining in the night. He was occasionally found raised from the ground during prayer. |
| 1637 | Jacques Marquette, S.J. is born. |
| 1948 | Peter Lutz, S.J. dies. Novice Director, New York. |
| 1958 | Charles De Gaulle becomes Premier of France. Jesuit alumnus. |
| 1989 | The death of Sergio Restrepo, aged 50, whose defense of the rights of the powerless and of the environment made him a threat to the interests of the economic and political powers in Tierralta, Colombia. |
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