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white | St Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | Cycle II | [403] Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-3, 4, 10-11, 17, 18; Matt 13:44-46. | | 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: | 38th anniversary of the death of F. Ladislaus Bvukumbwe (67) d. 2002 at Harare, Zimbabwe. | Anniversary: | 21st anniversary of the death of P. Joaquim Petrausch (ZIM) (84) d. 2019 at Harare, Zimbabwe. | Anniversary: | 17th anniversary of the death of F. Gabriel McKinney (SAP) (89) d. 2023 at Lusaka, Zambia. | |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Jorge Zeca BENTO who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Tomás Modesto BENE who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Luciano Francisco VĂŤCTOR who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Precious KAMBEWA who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Adrian CHANSA who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. David MWANZA who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Chrispin STANDE who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Hélio José XAVIER who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Maynard MASAUSO who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Victor ERNESTO who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of NS. Michael Nkandu MAMBWE who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Thomas Mwaba CHILINGA who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. BenĂcio Arlindo CHICOMO who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
Jubilee: | Porcelain Jubilee of S. Costantino CHIBULA who celebrates 20 years in the Society today. |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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1551 | Plans first discussed to found in Rome the German College. 1551. The first Mass of Francis Borgia is celebrated at Loyola, Spain. |
1556 | After 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. |
1569 | Edmund Campion, convinced of the errors of the new religion, abandoned the University of Oxford and all his brilliant prospects. |
1569 | Edmund Campion, convinced of the errors of the new religion, abandoned the University of Oxford and all his brilliant prospects. |
1580 | Everard 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. |
1625 | Vision 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. |
1938 | The Jesuits of the Middle United States, by Gilbert Garraghan was copyrighted, a three volume work covering the years 1820-1930. |
1980 | Father General Arrupe announces his plans to resign. |
1988 | John Laboon, S.J. dies Naval Submarine chaplain, he was awarded the Silver Star in World War II. |
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