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Baptism of the Lord | Feast |
| Mass of the Feast; Gloria, Creed. Preface of the Baptism of the Lord. |
| [21] Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or (Year B) Is 55:1-11; Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3b+9b-10 or (Year B) Is 12:2-6; Acts 10:34-38 or (Year B) 1 Jn 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11. |
| Hours of the feast. Te Deum. |
| Ordinary Time begins tomorrow. (Switch to Vol. III of the Lit. of the Hours.)
Week 1 of the Psalter.
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| Anniversary: | 125th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Enright (68) d. 1962 at Kroonstad, RSA.  |
| Anniversary: | 120th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Burns (55) d. 1967 at Preston, Lancs, England. |
| Birthday: | 102nd birthday of P. Jacob KAPITA (born this day in 1985). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 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. |
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