[254] Gen 17:3-9;Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 8:51-59.
Hours of the day.
Anniversary:
115th anniversary of the death of P. Daniel Meagher (69) d. 1980 at Nairobi, Kenya.
Anniversary:
94th anniversary of the death of P. Raymond Lawler (HIB) (80) d. 2001 at Clongowes, Ireland.
Anniversary:
92nd anniversary of the death of P. Gregory Croft (83) d. 2003 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Birthday:
159th birthday of P. Peter HENRIOT (born this day in 1936).
Birthday:
122nd birthday of P. Afonso Inácio MUCANE (born this day in 1973).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1618
St. John Berchman's father is ordained a priest; John himself was still a Novice.
1792
The death of Maximilian Hell at Vienna. He was an astronomer who directed the royal observatory for 36 years.
1931
Professed House in Madrid is set on fire, including the relics of St.Francis Borgia. Persecution against the Society.
1984
Joseph E. O'Neill, S.J. dies. For 20 years, he edited Thought magazine.
1989
Dominic Pandolfo, S.J. dies Brother, doorkeeper at St. Andrew-on-Hudson novitiate for many years.
1992
The 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.
2015
Death of Cardinal Roberto Tucci, age 93. Communications expert, With Vatican Radio, etc.
