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Baptism of the Lord | Feast |
| Mass of the Feast; Gloria, Creed. Preface of the Baptism of the Lord. |
| [21] Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3b+9b-10; Acts 10:34-38; Matt 3:13-17. |
| Hours of the feast. Te Deum. |
| Ordinary Time begins tomorrow. (Switch to Vol. III of the Lit. of the Hours.)
Week 1 of the Psalter.
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| Anniversary: | 17th anniversary of the death of P. Hans Belser (HEL) (93) d. 2021 at Menzingen, Switzerland. |
| Birthday: | 63rd birthday of P. Kelly MICHELO (born this day in 1975). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1567 | Two Jesuits arrive in Havana, Cuba, as a base for evangelization. |
| 1581 | Queen Elizabeth signed the fifth Penal Statute in England inflicting heavy fines and imprisonment on all who harbored Jesuits and Seminary priests. |
| 1607 | St. Isaac Jogues is born in Orleans. |
| 1910 | The death of Fr. Patrick Healy, S.J. He was President, and second founder of Georgetown University (1873-82). |
| 1920 | Vincent O'Keefe, S.J. is born. He was an Assistant, and vicar general under Pedro Arrupe. |
| 1978 | Gerald Van Ackeren, S.J. dies. Co-founder of Theology Digest, and editor for 25 years. |
| 1984 | Fr. John Srna dies (76) in Czechoslovakia. As provincial of Slovakia, he could make only one recorded trip to Rome. |
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