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October 2089

14 Friday
  greenFriday of the twenty-eighth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [471] Rom 4:1-8; Ps 32:1b-2, 5, 11; Luke 12:1-7.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt 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).
Optional
Anniversary:176th anniversary of the death of F. Estanislau Tomanek (30) d. 1913 at Nowy SÄ…cz, Poland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:70th anniversary of the death of F. Joseph Rovtar (ZAM) (92) d. 2019 at Ljubljana, Slovenia. Read Obituary
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.
1774A 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."
1854Fr. 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.
1939General 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."
1977Bing Crosby dies, after a round of golf, on the way to the clubhouse. Jesuit alumnus.
1982Daniel O'Connell dies Rome, age 86. An expert on double stars, he was director of the Vatican Observatory from 1952-70.
2016The36thGeneral Congregation elected Arturo SosaasSuperior General.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2089

Dominical Letter  b
Golden Number  19
Epact  xvii
Solar Cycle 26
Letter of the Martyrology s
Roman Year of Indiction 7
Julian Period Year 6802
Years since the confirmation of the Society 549
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  533
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 68
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 3 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    1 May