Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the use of the new technologies (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times."
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15 Tuesday
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Tuesday of Holy Week
Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II
[258] Is 49:1-6;Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15+17; John 13:21-33, 36-38.
Hours of the day
Anniversary:
48th anniversary of the death of P. Cuthbert Donnelly (75) d. 1977 at London, England.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1549
Xavier embarks at Malacca for Japan.
1610
Robert Parsons, S.J. dies "The most active and indefatigable of all the leaders of the English Catholics in the reign of Elizabeth."
1778
Empress Catherine the Great requested the Holy See that the Jesuits in White Russia (the only ones in the world, all others having been suppressed) might have a novitiate. She received the answer that the local bishop should do as he thought best.
1778
Empress Catherine the Great requested the Holy See that the Jesuits in White Russia (the only ones in the world, all others having been suppressed) might have a novitiate. She received the answer thatthelocal bishop should do as he thought best.
1884
Fr. Peter Beckx, aged 88, resigned governance of the Society to Fr. Anton Anderledy.
