Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the use of the new technologies (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times."
12 Saturday
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Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
[256] Ezek 37:21-28;Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; John 11:45-56.
Hours of the day.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
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St Zeno of Verona, Bishop
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Common of Pastors
Birthday:
80th birthday of F. Benedict NGAWASEKE (born this day in 1945).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
St. Joseph Moscati, lay person, doctor, in Naples. Feast, in the New RM. Influenced by Jesuits and Jesuit parish.
1541
A First edition of the Constitutions approved, and signed by the six companions present in Rome: Ignatius, Lainez, Salmeron, Codure, Broet, and Jay.
1573
At Rome, the opening of the Third General Congregation during which Everard Mercurian was elected General.
1599
Fr. Luis de Molina’s book De Scientia Media, received the approval of the Spanish Inquisition, but further inflamed theological controversies.
1671
Francis Borgia, the 3rd General, is canonized by Pope Clement X. 1726. In Cairo, Claudio Sicard dies, a missionary and explorer of the Nile.
1977
Bishop Vincent Kennally, S.J. dies Missionary to the Pacific Islands.
