Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For Christians in areas of conflict (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope."
11 Thursday
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Thursday of the second week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle I
[184] Isa 41:13-20;Ps 145:1+9, 10-11, 12-13ab; Matt 11:11-15.
Hours of the day.
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St Damasus I, pope
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Anniversary:
101st anniversary of the death of F. Vincent Markiewicz (36) d. 1924 at Chingombe, N. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
71st anniversary of the death of P. Charles Raymond-Barker (95) d. 1954 at St Beuno's, Tremeirchion, N Wales.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1652
In Paris Denis Petau (Petavius) dies, one of the most important theologians in the areas of positive theology, patristics, and the development of doctrine.
1686
At Rome the death of Charles de Noyelle, a Belgian, 12th superior general of the Society.
1886
At Rome the death of Cardinal John Bapt. Franzelin a renowned theologian.
1944
The death of Joseph Marechal, influential philosopher and writer on psychology.
1988
Donald Campion, S.J. dies. sociologist. He was the editor of America magazine from 1968-75 and later director of the Press Office at the Curia.
1991
Ernest Burrus, S.J. dies. He wrote 50 books on Jesuit History, especially that of the Southwest USA.
