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December 2021

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: Catechists (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"Let us pray for the catechists, summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit."

13 Monday
  redSt Lucy, virgin and martyrMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of Advent I or of the saint.
[187] Num 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4bc-5ab, 6+7bc, 8-9; Matt 21:23-27.
Hours of the saint.
Anniversary:82nd anniversary of the death of P. John Apel (78) d. 1939 at Chishawasha, S. Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:72nd anniversary of the death of P. Francis Gits (61) d. 1949 at Heythrop, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:40th anniversary of the death of P. Donald Johnson (64) d. 1981 at Port Elizabeth, RSA. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1547Ignatius admits Cristobal Lainez into the Society. He was problematic, with Wanderlust, but was ordained. Later he was dismissed by his brother James Lainez in August 1559.
1637The death of Father William Fleck. On June 2lst, 1632 he was miraculously cured of calculus by St. Aloysius. (Calculus is Latin for stones.)
1901Paolo Dezza, S.J. is born. He attends six General Congregations and was Vicar General in 1983 and later created a Cardinal.
1922A response of Fr. Ledochowski expresses caution on the use of motion pictures in a college. They should be seldom, and should be previewed, because they might strain and irritate the nerves of young people.
1942Fr. General Vladimir Ledochowski dies in Rome, aged 76. During his tenure, the Society grew from 26 to 50 provinces; membership grew from 16,946 to 26,588, and those on missions from 971 to 3785.
1949The 9th General Congregation elected Francesco Piccolomini Superior General at the age of 75. He had previously served as provincial in three different provinces. Piccolomini survived only a year and a half as Superior General.
1997Fr. Thomas Gafney, age 65, is murdered in Nepal on this night. He was engaged in social ministries, including ministry to those addicted to drugs. A missionary from Cleveland.
2023On the second day of the first Province Assembly, Fr General Arturo Sosa addresses the Province in Lusaka, Zambia.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2021

Dominical Letter  c
Golden Number  8
Epact  xvi
Solar Cycle 14
Letter of the Martyrology r
Roman Year of Indiction 14
Julian Period Year 6734
Years since the confirmation of the Society 481
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  465
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 0
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 4 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    2 May