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August 2024

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For political leaders (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and the common good, taking caring of those who have lost their jobs and giving priority to the poor."

11 Sunday
  greenNineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr B [116] 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:8th anniversary of the death of P. Hugh Ross (96) d. 2016 at Preston, Lancs, England. Read Obituary
Birthday:55th birthday of P. Terry Mwando MUTESHA (born this day in 1969).

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 2024

Dominical Letter  g f
Golden Number  11
Epact  xix
Solar Cycle 17
Letter of the Martyrology u
Roman Year of Indiction 2
Julian Period Year 6737
Years since the confirmation of the Society 484
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  468
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 3
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 31 March
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    5 May