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January 2053

11 Saturday
 whiteSaturday after Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany
 [217] 1 John 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5+6a+9b; John 3:22-30.
Hours of the day
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Anniversary:53rd anniversary of the death of M. FĂ©lix Sabonete (32) d. 2000 at Tete, Rep. of Mozambique.
Anniversary:32nd anniversary of the death of F. Augustine Kandawasvika (ZIM) (83) d. 2021 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Anniversary:32nd anniversary of the death of F. José Manuel Fernandes Dias (94) d. 2021 at Lisbon, Portugal. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1544Xavier writes a long and famous letter on his apostolic labors, saying he wished to visit all the Universities of Europe in search of laborers for our Lord's vineyard. One result of his plea was the entrance of Nadal.
1559The death of Roberto Cardinal de Nobili (age 17), uncle of the Jesuit Roberto de Nobili. He was a boy cardinal, named at the age of 12, and a friend of Jesuits and guided by Jesuits such as Polanco.
1573At Milan, St. Charles Borromeo founded a College and placed it under the care of the Society.
1582At Rome, Cardinal Buoncompagni (afterwards Gregory XIII) laid the foundation stone of the Roman College. After his election as Pope, he ordered the buildings in progress to be demolished and others on a grander scale to be erected.
1741Charles Poree dies Famed teacher of rhetoric at Paris. Cf. Diderot’s Encyclopaedia.
1815Charles Emmanuel, King of Piedmont, abdicated his throne and entered the Society. He died four years later as a scholastic.
2010The death of Jean-Yves Calvez of the French Province. He was General Assistant from 1971 to 1983. Strong on the Social Teaching of the Church.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2053

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  2
Epact  x
Solar Cycle 18
Letter of the Martyrology k
Roman Year of Indiction 1
Julian Period Year 6766
Years since the confirmation of the Society 513
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  497
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 32
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 6 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    13 April