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February 2068

11 Saturday
 greenSaturday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time.
76th World Day of Prayer for the Sick (est. 1992)
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle II [334] 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-20, 21-22; Mark 8:1-10.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteOur Lady of Lourdes
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [531] Isa 66:10-14c; Judith 13:18bcde, 19 (#709.2); John 2:1-11 (#712.11).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Anniversary:119th anniversary of the death of P. James O'Connell (76) d. 1949 at Preston, Lancs, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:101st anniversary of the death of F. Philip Hogg (64) d. 1967 at Ilkley, England. Read Obituary
Birthday:127th birthday of P. John MLAKAR (born this day in 1941).
Birthday:67th birthday of NS. Faustino Atanásio JOÃO (born this day in 2001).
Jubilee:Golden Jubilee of P. Russell POLLITT who celebrates 50 years since professing Final Vows today.

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1546LeJay is one of the theologians commissioned at Trent to draft the decree on Scripture and tradition.
1915Wlodimir Ledochowski is elected the 26th General of the Society. He will serve for 27 years.
1930Fr. Ledochowski creates the Historical Institute of the Society, with Pedro Leturia as first director.
1950Hans Urs von Balthasar leaves the Society to work with laity, the Johannes Gemeinschaft.
1954Pierre Charles, S.J. dies missiologist and spiritual writer. He wrote Prayer of All Men/Things/Times.
1997Robert 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.
2013Pope Benedict announces his decision to retire. It becomes effective on February 28.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2068

Dominical Letter  A g
Golden Number  17
Epact  25
Solar Cycle 5
Letter of the Martyrology F
Roman Year of Indiction 1
Julian Period Year 6781
Years since the confirmation of the Society 528
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  512
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 47
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 22 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    29 April