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April 2026

14 Tuesday
  whiteTuesday in the Second Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II [268] Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5; John 3:7b-15.
Hours of the day.
Anniversary:46th anniversary of the death of P. Daniel Meagher (69) d. 1980 at Nairobi, Kenya. Read Obituary
Anniversary:25th anniversary of the death of P. Raymond Lawler (HIB) (80) d. 2001 at Clongowes, Ireland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:23rd anniversary of the death of P. Gregory Croft (83) d. 2003 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Birthday:90th birthday of P. Peter HENRIOT (born this day in 1936).
Birthday:53rd birthday of P. Afonso Inácio MUCANE (born this day in 1973).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1618St. John Berchman's father is ordained a priest; John himself was still a Novice.
1792The death of Maximilian Hell at Vienna. He was an astronomer who directed the royal observatory for 36 years.
1931Professed House in Madrid is set on fire, including the relics of St.Francis Borgia. Persecution against the Society.
1984Joseph E. O'Neill, S.J. dies. For 20 years, he edited Thought magazine.
1989Dominic Pandolfo, S.J. dies Brother, doorkeeper at St. Andrew-on-Hudson novitiate for many years.
1992The death of Marshall Moran, S.J., aged 85. He was the first Catholic priest allowed into Nepal in modern times. He founded St. Xavier School for Boys.
2015Death of Cardinal Roberto Tucci, age 93. Communications expert, With Vatican Radio, etc.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2026

Dominical Letter  d
Golden Number  13
Epact  xi
Solar Cycle 19
Letter of the Martyrology l
Roman Year of Indiction 4
Julian Period Year 6739
Years since the confirmation of the Society 486
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  470
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 5
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 5 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    12 April