SAP Jesuit Seal ONLINE LITURGICAL CALENDAR
Province of Southern Africa (SAP)
of the Society of Jesus

 
SAP JESUIT DAILY ORDO
 

Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow


June 2030

13 Thursday
  whiteOur Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High PriestFeast
Mass of the feast. Gloria, Preface of the priesthood of Christ and of the Church
Yr B Jer 31:31-34 or Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110 (109):1b-e, 2, 3 (â„Ÿ. 4b);  Mark 14:22-25.
Download the texts
Hours of the feast. Te Deum.
Anniversary:115th anniversary of the death of P. John Hiller (67) d. 1915 at Breslau, Poland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:47th anniversary of the death of P. Thomas Cockett (81) d. 1983 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Birthday:35th birthday of S. Josephate Obert MAPONGA (born this day in 1995).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1537In Venice, St. Ignatius and his companions, Francis Xavier, Rodriguez, Bobadilla and Codure were ordained priests. Faber had already been ordained, and Salmeron was too young and had to wait a few months. All but St. Ignatius celebrated their first Masses on September 11th. He waited till Christmas of the following year!
1557The death of King John III of Portugal, at whose request Xavier and others were sent to India.
1821In France, Fr. Charles Plowden, one of the most distinguished members of the English Province, died suddenly on his return from the General Congregation. By mistake he was buried with military honours as General.
1861The first Messenger of the Sacred Heart appears, edited by Henry Ramiere. Eventually there were 73 editions in 44 languages.
1909William Pardow, S.J. dies. Provincial (l893-7), pastor, preacher, tertian instructor.
1926Letter of Pius XI to the Society on the anniversary celebration of Aloysius Gonzaga, confirms him as patron of youth.
1988Fr. Bernard Basset, S.J. dies at Oxford. He was an author, writer on history and spirituality; retreat master. We Neurotics, etc.
1990William Van Etten Casey dies. He was a writer from the New England Province.
2008Tim Russert dies. Reporter, Meet the Press, commentator. Jesuit Alumnus

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2030

Dominical Letter  f
Golden Number  17
Epact  25
Solar Cycle 23
Letter of the Martyrology F
Roman Year of Indiction 8
Julian Period Year 6743
Years since the confirmation of the Society 490
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  474
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 9
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 21 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    28 April