function getOrthodoxEaster($date)
{
/*
Takes any Gregorian date and returns the Gregorian
date of Orthodox Easter for that year.
*/
$year = date("Y", $date);
$r1 = $year % 19;
$r2 = $year % 4;
$r3 = $year % 7;
$ra = 19 * $r1 + 16;
$r4 = $ra % 30;
$rb = 2 * $r2 + 4 * $r3 + 6 * $r4;
$r5 = $rb % 7;
$rc = $r4 + $r5;
//Orthodox Easter for this year will fall $rc days after April 3
return strtotime("3 April $year + $rc days");
}
?>
Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the abolition of torture (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that the international community may commit itself concretely to abolish torture, guaranteeing support to victims and their families."
Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Elisha, prophet (cf. 1 Kgs. 19:19) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Tafadzwa MADIMUTSA who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Mark ZULU who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Jonatá Elias VALANE who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Elphas Takudzwa NDLOVU who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Hassan A. PHIRI who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Pedro Marcos BENATE who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Reuben C. NAZOMBE who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Sean Nicholas VAN STADEN who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Evaristo B. MWANACHUNGA who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Richard MUSONDA who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Christopher Takudzwa TAMBURAYI who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Wooden Jubilee of S. Innocent G. KALULU who celebrates 5 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:
Crystal Jubilee of P. David MASIKINI who celebrates 15 years of Priesthood today.
Jubilee:
Crystal Jubilee of P. Godwin MULENGA who celebrates 15 years of Priesthood today.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1521
Ignatius miraculously began to recover from his wounds on the eve of the feast of St. Peter.
1554
The construction of the Jesuit Church, Gesu, is entrusted to Michelangelo.
1670
At Paris died Father Francis Annat, confessor to Louis XIV for sixteen years. He introduced into France quinine or "Jesuit's bark," and was instrumental in saving Louis XIV's life.
1767
The arrival at Civita Vecchia of the first Spanish ship with the exiled members of the Castile province. They were not allowed to land, and the ship had to sail away to Corsica.