Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the use of the new technologies (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times."
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Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
[255] Jer 20:10-13;Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7; John 10:31-42.
Hours of the day.
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St Stanislaus, bishop and martyr Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints: [550] Rev 12:10-12a (#714.3); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); John 17:11b-19 (#718.7).
Commemoration
Anniversary:
118th anniversary of the death of P. Peter Prestage (65) d. 1907 at Fort Victoria, Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
112th anniversary of the death of F. José António Martins (36) d. 1913 at Jette-St-Pierre, Brussels .
Anniversary:
61st anniversary of the death of P. George Loseby (50) d. 1964 at Johannesburg, RSA.
Anniversary:
57th anniversary of the death of P. Raul Sarreira (79) d. 1968 at Vila Coutinho, Province of Mozambique.
Jubilee:
Tin Jubilee of P. Hector MUKWATO who celebrates 10 years since professing Final Vows today.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1542
St. Ignatius sent Pedro Ribadenaira, aged fifteen, from Rome to Paris for his studies. Pedro had been admitted into the Society in l540.
1573
At the Third General Congregation, Pope Gregory XIII suggests that we elect a non-Spanish to be General. Eventually the Belgian Mercurian will be elected.
1607
In China died Brother Benito Goes.
1632
At Lima, Peru, Fr. Ruiz de Montoya died. A Portuguese, he was called the Apostle of Paraguay, for he converted thousands.
1673
At Lima died Ven. Father Francis de Castillo, a Portuguese, justly regarded as the Apostle of Peru.
1985
Translation of the body of Fr. Felice Capello, "the confessor of Rome" to the Church of St. Ignatius near the confessional he occupied almost daily for thirty years. He died in 1962.
