Infant Jesus of Prague, Patronal Feast of the Archdiocese
Feast
Mass of the Feast, Gloria, proper readings [983-988], Preface of Christmas. Hours of Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Sept 14), Te Deum.
Anniversary:
105th anniversary of the death of P. Francis Barr (82) d. 1992 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Anniversary:
80th anniversary of the death of P. Stephen Redmond (HIB) (98) d. 2017 at Dublin, Ireland.
Anniversary:
80th anniversary of the death of P. Thomas McGivern (ZAM) (89) d. 2017 at Dublin, Ireland.
Birthday:
118th birthday of P. Matthew CHARLESWORTH (born this day in 1979).
Birthday:
109th birthday of P. Laissone Evaristo MATIAS (born this day in 1988).
Birthday:
122nd birthday of P. Elpidius KALYEPE (born this day in 1975).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1547
At London the death of Henry VIII, age 56, in the 36th year of his reign. It was during his reign that Fathers Salmeron and Broet went as Papal Nuncios to Scotland and Ireland.
1703
A number of severe earthquakes occurred in and around Rome from this day until February 2nd. At the request of the Pope the Jesuits worked in 17 different churches in the city giving almost 30 "missions."
1768
The Society of Jesus was banished from the Duchy of Parma, the result of pressure exercised on the Grand Duke by Choiseul of France.
1970
Emmanuel de Breuvery, S.J. dies. French Jesuit, he was a friend of Teilhard, and an economist at the UN from l952-70.
1972
President of Zaire, Mobutu, gives the "order of the Leopard" to P. Boka, S.J., author of the Zairean national anthem.
1989
The death of John Ford, S.J. Moral theologian, teacher, at Weston College and Boston College, age 86. He served on the papal commission on birth control.
2008
Fr. General Kolvenbach resigns/retires. His resignation is accepted by GC 35. He thanks the CG for the "elegant way you have found to fire me."
