Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For educators (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that educators may be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition, and helping the youngest and most vulnerable in particular."
12 Thursday
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Thursday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
Mass ad lib.
Cycle I
[308] Heb 3:7-14;Ps 95:6-7, 8-9, 10-11; Mark 1:40-45.
Hours of the day.
Anniversary:
61st anniversary of the death of P. Edward Enright (68) d. 1962 at Kroonstad, RSA.
Anniversary:
56th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Burns (55) d. 1967 at Preston, Lancs, England.
Birthday:
38th birthday of P. Jacob KAPITA (born this day in 1985).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1724
In China, an imperial decree was issued abolishing the Christian religion. With the exception of the Fathers at Peking, all missionaries were banished, their nchurches demolished and 300,000 Christians left without pastors.
1949
Paul C. Reinert was appointed as the 27th President of Saint Louis University.
1984
Raymond Swords, S.J. dies. He was President of Holy Cross from 1960-70.
1985
Eduardo Rodriguez dies in Spain, age 83. He preached 900 missions over 43 years, usually of 12-15 days length. He never carried a suitcase, but only a bundle or bag.
