Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the gift of diversity in the Church (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that the Spirit help us recognize the gift of different charisms within the Christian community, and to discover the richness of different ritual traditions in the heart of the Catholic Church."
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Friday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
Mass ad lib.
Cycle II
[309] 1 Sam 8:4-7, 10-22a;Ps 89:16-17, 18-19; Mark 2:1-12.
Hours of the day.
Anniversary:
62nd anniversary of the death of P. Edward Enright (68) d. 1962 at Kroonstad, RSA.
Anniversary:
57th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Burns (55) d. 1967 at Preston, Lancs, England.
Birthday:
39th 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.
