St Callistus I, pope and martyr Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors: For a Pope Readings from the Common of Saints: [656] 1 Petr 5:1-4 (#722.13); Ps 40:2+4ab. 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (#721.3); Luke 22:24-30 (#724.9).
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Anniversary:
176th anniversary of the death of F. Estanislau Tomanek (30) d. 1913 at Nowy SÄ…cz, Poland.
Anniversary:
70th anniversary of the death of F. Joseph Rovtar (ZAM) (92) d. 2019 at Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Birthday:
84th birthday of NS. Samuel MAPETO (born this day in 2005).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
St. John Ogilvie, S.J. martyr, Memorial.
1774
A French Jesuit in China wrote an epitaph to the Jesuit mission in China after the suppression. It concludes:"Go, traveler, continue on your way. Felicitate the dead; weep for the living; pray for all. Wonder, and be silent."
1854
Fr. John Bapst, S.J. is tarred and feathered by religious bigots, Know- nothings, in Ellsworth, Maine. He was also the first Rector of the Boston College Scholasticate. He was given a gold watch as a result of the ordeal, and was given special permission by Father General to wear such a costly watch.
1939
General Franco visits the Jesuit community at the Loyola Sanctuary, Spain. An Inscription reads: "To our leader Francisco Franco restorer of the Society of Jesus in Spain, praise and long life - in remembrance of the visit of our Caudillo to Loyola, October 14, 1939, Year of Victory."
1977
Bing Crosby dies, after a round of golf, on the way to the clubhouse. Jesuit alumnus.
1982
Daniel O'Connell dies Rome, age 86. An expert on double stars, he was director of the Vatican Observatory from 1952-70.
2016
The36thGeneral Congregation elected Arturo SosaasSuperior General.
