Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For a shared mission (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that the Church continue to sustain a synodal lifestyle in every way, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, communion and mission shared by priests, religious and laity."
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Wednesday of the twenty-eighth week.
44th World Food Day (est. 1981)
Mass of the day.
Cycle II
[469] Gal 5:18-25;Ps 1:1, 1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 11:42-46.
Hours of the day.
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St Hedwig, religious Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious Readings from the Common of Saints: [658] Sir 26:1-4, 13-16 (#737.14); Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 (#739.8); Mark 3:31-35 (#742.14).
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St Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin Common of Virgins, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious Readings from the Common of Saints: [659] Eph 3:14-19 (#740.7); Ps 23:1b-3a, 4, 5, 6 (#739.4); Matt 11:25-30 (#742.4).
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Longinus, centurion (cf. Jn. 19:33-34) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:
113th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Ronchi (49) d. 1911 at Kimberley, RSA.
Anniversary:
65th anniversary of the death of P. Stephen Mazurek (68) d. 1959 at Kasisi, N. Rhodesia.
8th anniversary of the death of P. Robert Carty (99) d. 2016 at Boscombe, England.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
St Hedwig, religious, and St Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin, optional memorials. St. Claude assisted St. Margaret Mary.
1546
Isabel Roser is released from her Jesuit vows by St. Ignatius after eight months.
1594
Students of the English College in Rome broke into a sort of rebellion against the Jesuits in charge. It was incited by Protestants and lasted five years.
1594
Students of the English College in Rome broke into a sort of rebellion against the Jesuits in charge there.
1788
The Bollandists are forced to give up their work, because of the effects of the Suppression.
1918
The death of James Lonergan, S.J. He had a seventeen year regency at Spring Hill College.
1927
The opening of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem.
1944
John Svensson dies Author of children’s literature. His books were translated into 30 languages.
1992
The University of San Francisco holds a symposium on the Chinese Rites controversy.
