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August 2025

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For mutual coexistence (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons."

1 Friday
  whiteSt Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [405] Lev 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Ps 81:3-4, 5-6, 10-11ab; Matt 13:54-58.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [610] Rom 8:1-4; Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (# 727.3); Matt 5:13-19 (#730.1).
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture the seven brothers, their mother and Eleazar, martyrs (cf. 2 Mc. 6:18-19, 7:20) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:23rd anniversary of the death of F. Ladislaus Bvukumbwe (67) d. 2002 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Anniversary:6th anniversary of the death of P. Joaquim Petrausch (ZIM) (84) d. 2019 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Anniversary:2nd anniversary of the death of F. Gabriel McKinney (SAP) (89) d. 2023 at Lusaka, Zambia. Read Obituary
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Jorge Zeca BENTO who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Tomás Modesto BENE who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Luciano Francisco VĂŤCTOR who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Precious KAMBEWA who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Adrian CHANSA who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. David MWANZA who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Chrispin STANDE who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Hélio José XAVIER who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Maynard MASAUSO who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Victor ERNESTO who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of NS. Michael Nkandu MAMBWE who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Thomas Mwaba CHILINGA who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. BenĂ­cio Arlindo CHICOMO who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of S. Costantino CHIBULA who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1551Plans first discussed to found in Rome the German College. 1551. The first Mass of Francis Borgia is celebrated at Loyola, Spain.
1556After vespers, the body of St. Ignatius is buried in a side chapel in the Church of Our Lady of the Way, at the gospel side.
1569Edmund Campion, convinced of the errors of the new religion, abandoned the University of Oxford and all his brilliant prospects.
1569Edmund Campion, convinced of the errors of the new religion, abandoned the University of Oxford and all his brilliant prospects.
1580Everard Mercurian, S.J. dies, 4th General of the Society. A Belgian, he was the first non-Spanish General. At his death there were 21 provinces, 144 colleges, 5600 members.
1625Vision of Ven. Marina de Escobar, who saw St. Ignatius accompanied by 300 of his children. Our Lord revealed to her that all who had died in the Society up to that time were saved.
1938The Jesuits of the Middle United States, by Gilbert Garraghan was copyrighted, a three volume work covering the years 1820-1930.
1980Father General Arrupe announces his plans to resign.
1988John Laboon, S.J. dies Naval Submarine chaplain, he was awarded the Silver Star in World War II.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2025

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  12
Epact  *
Solar Cycle 18
Letter of the Martyrology P
Roman Year of Indiction 3
Julian Period Year 6738
Years since the confirmation of the Society 485
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  469
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 4
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 20 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    20 April