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| white | The Most Holy Trinity
Texts found in Missal and Lit. of the Hours after propers for Ordinary Time. | Solemnity |
| Yr A | [164] Exod 34:4b-6, 8-9; Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56a; 2 Cor 13:11-13; John 3:16-18. |
| Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. At Evening Prayer II, double alleluia at dismissal | |
| Anniversary: | 153rd anniversary of the death of P. Francis von Wersch (59) d. 1888 at Dunbrody, RSA. |
| Anniversary: | 85th anniversary of the death of F. Patrick Mellon (74) d. 1956 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.  |
| Anniversary: | 70th anniversary of the death of P. Adam Wargocki (35) d. 1971 at Katondwe, Zambia. |
| Anniversary: | 56th anniversary of the death of P. Lachlan Hughes (60) d. 1985 at London, England. |
| Birthday: | 40th birthday of S. Chrispin STANDE (born this day in 2001). |
| Birthday: | 40th birthday of S. Costantino CHIBULA (born this day in 2001). |
| Jubilee: | Silver Jubilee of S. Joseph C KACHITSA who celebrates 25 years in the Society today. |
| Jubilee: | Silver Jubilee of S. Maximus Muyembe CHONGO who celebrates 25 years in the Society today. |
| Jubilee: | Silver Jubilee of S. Nobert RWODZI who celebrates 25 years in the Society today. |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| Tradtional feast of St. John Francis Regis. "a wonderful apostle, whom no violence of cold, no snows, no torrents, no difficulties could stop when souls were to be saved." |
| 1573 | The close of the Third General Congregation, with some disturbance. Pope Gregory XIII had expressed a wish that the General should not be a Spaniard. Fr. Everard Mercurian, a Belgian, was elected. |
| 1737 | John Francis Regis is canonized. |
| 1879 | The end of the New York-Canada Mission. Links with France are cut. Canada is linked to England. 225 from New York are united with 300 from Maryland for a total of 525 in the new Province. For one year, it is called the NY Province. |
| 1927 | Letter of Fr. General Ledochowski to Ours on swimming, warning of the dangers. Ours are not to swim at health resorts and other like places, and obviously not with women. This letter follows a letter of July 1926 from the Sacred Congregation of Religious on swimming. |
| 1929 | Claude de la Colombiere is beatified. |
| 1939 | A further letter of Fr. General Ledochowski on swimming. |
| 1994 | Edward (Doc) Kilmartin S.J. dies. Theologian, expert on the Eucharist, from the New England Province. |
| 1999 | Jules Toner, S.J. dies, expert on discernment, Ignatian spirituality |
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