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Sunday, 20th April, 2025
Easter Sunday (Gregorian Calendar).


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January 2026

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For prayer with the Word of God. (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church."

Last Quarter
12 Monday
  greenMonday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle II [305] 1 Sam 1:1-8; Ps 116:12-13, 14-17, 18-19; Mark 1:14-20.
 Hours of the day.
Anniversary:64th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Enright (68) d. 1962 at Kroonstad, RSA. Read Obituary
Anniversary:59th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Burns (55) d. 1967 at Preston, Lancs, England. Read Obituary
Birthday:41st birthday of P. Jacob KAPITA (born this day in 1985).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1724In 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.
1949Paul C. Reinert was appointed as the 27th President of Saint Louis University.
1984Raymond Swords, S.J. dies. He was President of Holy Cross from 1960-70.
1985Eduardo 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.

 

VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2026

Dominical Letter  d
Golden Number  13
Epact  xi
Solar Cycle 19
Letter of the Martyrology l
Roman Year of Indiction 4
Julian Period Year 6739
Years since the confirmation of the Society 486
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  470
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 5
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 5 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    12 April