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| violet | Saturday of the third week in Advent. | |
| Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I |
| Hours of the day. |
| Anniversary: | 168th anniversary of the death of P. Julius Causse (29) d. 1889 at Dunbrody, RSA.  |
| Anniversary: | 97th anniversary of the death of F. John Ignatius Conway (60) d. 1960 at Salisbury, Rhodesia. |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1631 | At Naples, during an earthquake and eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Jesuits worked to help all classes of people. |
| 1631 | At Naples, during an earthquake and eruption of Vesuvius, the Jesuit Fathers displayed heroic charity. In gratitude several colleges were opened. |
| 1904 | In Louvain, Fr. Louis de San dies. He was a great theologian of the restored Society. |
| 1979 | Pope John Paul II makes a special visit to the Gregorian University. Two weeks later, the Rector, Fr. Martini is appointed Archbishop of Milan. |
| 1994 | Joseph Donceel dies at Fordham University. Belgian born, he was a disciple of Marechal and wrote on philosophical psychology. |
| 1998 | Leo O’Donovan, President of Georgetown U. receives Germany’s Knight Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit, for fostering relationships between Germany and the US. |
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