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| 38th World Day of Prayer for the Sick (est. 1992) |
| Anniversary: | 81st anniversary of the death of P. James O'Connell (76) d. 1949 at Preston, Lancs, England.  |
| Anniversary: | 63rd anniversary of the death of F. Philip Hogg (64) d. 1967 at Ilkley, England. |
| Birthday: | 29th birthday of S. Faustino Atanásio JOÃO (born this day in 2001). |
| Birthday: | 89th birthday of P. John MLAKAR (born this day in 1941). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1546 | LeJay is one of the theologians commissioned at Trent to draft the decree on Scripture and tradition. |
| 1915 | Wlodimir Ledochowski is elected the 26th General of the Society. He will serve for 27 years. |
| 1930 | Fr. Ledochowski creates the Historical Institute of the Society, with Pedro Leturia as first director. |
| 1950 | Hans Urs von Balthasar leaves the Society to work with laity, the Johannes Gemeinschaft. |
| 1954 | Pierre Charles, S.J. dies missiologist and spiritual writer. He wrote Prayer of All Men/Things/Times. |
| 1997 | Robert A. Graham, S.J. dies, age 84. He is an historian of Vatican diplomacy, an expert on the relation of Pope Pius XII to the Nazis. He also was on the staff of America magazine. |
| 2013 | Pope Benedict announces his decision to retire. It becomes effective on February 28. |
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