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February 2021

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: Violence against women (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"We pray for women who are victims of violence, that they may be protected by society and have their sufferings considered and heeded."

10 Wednesday
 whiteSt Scholastica, virginMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [331] Gen 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mark 7:14-23.
Common of Virgins, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [530] Songs 8:6-7 (#731.1); Ps 148:1bc-2, 11-13a, 13c-14 (#733.2); Luke 10:38-42 (#736.3).)

Hours of the Memorial.
Prop. Ant. Bened.
Anniversary:59th anniversary of the death of P. Manuel Fonseca Da Cruz (91) d. 1962 at ColeĢgio NoĢbrega, Brazil. Read Obituary
Birthday:47th birthday of P. Vincent B. MULENGA (born this day in 1974).
Birthday:71st birthday of P. Joseph HAMPSON (born this day in 1950).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1773A copy of the proposed Brief of Suppression of the Society of Jesus, drawn up by Monino (Florida Blanca), the Spanish Ambassador, and revised by Cardinal Zelada, was sent with Pope Clement XIV's leave,givenreluctantly, to Charles III of Spain, to be communicated by him to the Courts of France, Austria, Portugal and Naples.
1857Ferdinand Prat, S.J. is born. His writings include the Life of Christ, Theology of St. Paul.
1928Richard Tierney, S.J. dies. Key editor of America magazine.
1939The death of Pius XI. He had reigned since 1922. Showing great love for the Society of Jesus, he canonized 11 and beatified 52 of Ours.
1963James Sweeney, S.J. dies First Provincal of New York from 1939- 45.
1971Timothy Bouscaren, S.J. dies. A canon Lawyer, he was Procurator General of the Society of Jesus, l947 to l962. Age 86.
2015Cardinal Josef Becker dies, age 86.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2021

Dominical Letter  c
Golden Number  8
Epact  xvi
Solar Cycle 14
Letter of the Martyrology r
Roman Year of Indiction 14
Julian Period Year 6734
Years since the confirmation of the Society 481
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  465
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 0
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 4 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    2 May