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March 2026

10 Tuesday
  violetTuesday in the Third Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [238] Dan 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4bc-5ab, 6+7bc, 8-9; Matt 18:21-35.
Hours of the day.
Anniversary:77th anniversary of the death of P. Carmel Meli (67) d. 1949 at Spinkhill, Sheffield, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:52nd anniversary of the death of F. Victor Dziweni (31) d. 1974 at Glasgow, Scotland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:22nd anniversary of the death of E. Helmut Reckter (70) d. 2004 at Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Anniversary:10th anniversary of the death of P. Leon Kapfer (95) d. 2016 at Los Gatos, CA, USA. Read Obituary
Anniversary:3rd anniversary of the death of F. Michael Bennett (UWE) (88) d. 2023 at Great Falls, MT, USA. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1546The death of Dona Eleonora, the Duchess of Gandia, and wife of St. Francis Borgia. The saint entered the Society soon after her death.
1615John Ogilvie dies a martyr of Glasgow. He was converted by Cornelius a Lapide.
1848At Naples a mob threatened to massacre the Jesuits unless they left the city at once.
1925Response of Father General Ledochowski on the use of automobiles: "De usu ahedae "automobilis". They can be used for the greater glory of God, but never merely for recreation.
1960Chester Gailer, who would become pastor of St. Matthew’s church in St. Louis, Missouri, entered the Society. He was the first African-American priest to hold the rank of pastor in the more than 200 year history of the Catholic Church in St. Louis.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2026

Dominical Letter  d
Golden Number  13
Epact  xi
Solar Cycle 19
Letter of the Martyrology l
Roman Year of Indiction 4
Julian Period Year 6739
Years since the confirmation of the Society 486
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  470
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 5
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 5 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    12 April