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| white | St John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor of the Church | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | Cycle II | [439] 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17; Luke 6:20-26. | | Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [637] Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 (#722.8); Ps 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (#721.3); Mark 4:1-10, 13-20 or 4:1-9 (#730.5). | |
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On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1571 | Martyrdom of Pedro Diaz and eleven missionaries of Brazil, in waters of the Atlantic, near the Canary Islands. |
| 1669 | At Paris the pamphlet Anonyme by the Jansenist Arnauld, a publication full of vile calumnies and invectives agains the Society, was burnt by the King’s order. |
| 1773 | Frederick II of Prussia informs the Pope that the Jesuits will not be suppressed in Prussia, and invites Jesuits to come. |
| 1983 | Peter-Hans Kolvenbach is elected the 29th Superior General at the 33rd General Congregation, age 55. |
| 1998 | Cardinal Alois Grillmeier dies age 88. He was a professor at St. Georgen, Frankfurt, and wrote Christ in Christian Tradition. He was created a Cardinal on 26 November 1994. |
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