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August 2023

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For World Youth Day (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that the World Youth Day in Lisbon will help young people to set out on the journey, witnessing to the Gospel with their own lives."

11 Friday
  whiteSt Clare, virgin
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [411] Deut 4:32-40; Ps 77:12-13, 14-15, 16+21; Matt 16:24-28.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [619] Phil 3:8-14 (#740.9); Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-8, 11 (#739.3); Matt 19:27-29 (#742.9).
Anniversary:7th anniversary of the death of P. Hugh Ross (96) d. 2016 at Preston, Lancs, England. Read Obituary
Birthday:54th birthday of P. Terry Mwando MUTESHA (born this day in 1969).
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of P. Emmanuel KAPARASA who celebrates 5 years of Priesthood today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of P. Nobert MUNEKANI who celebrates 5 years of Priesthood today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of P. Martin NYADEWO who celebrates 5 years of Priesthood today.
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of P. Nelson NYAMAYARO who celebrates 5 years of Priesthood today.

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1558In the First General Congregation, after a discussion on the simple vows, decrees that nothing should be changed."
1846Benedict Joseph Fenwick, S.J. dies. He was the second bishop of Boston, was twice President of Georgetown, and founder of Holy Cross.
1904John Joseph Urraburu, S.J. dies at Burgos, Spain, aged 61; philosopher.
1925Fr. Slattery pool is completed at Woodstock College.
1970Dan Berrigan, S.J., pacifist, protester, in hiding is finally captured by the FBI.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2023

Dominical Letter  A
Golden Number  10
Epact  viii
Solar Cycle 16
Letter of the Martyrology h
Roman Year of Indiction 1
Julian Period Year 6736
Years since the confirmation of the Society 483
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  467
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 2
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 9 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    16 April