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| red | St. Cornelius, pope and martyr, and St. Cyprian, bishop and martyr | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | Cycle I | [446] 1 Tim 4:12-16; Ps 111:7-8, 9, 10; Luke 7:36-50. | | Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [640] 2 Cor 4:7-15 (#716.3); Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); John 17:11b-19 (#718.7). | |
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| Anniversary: | 166th anniversary of the death of P. Peter Molinari (66) d. 1917 at Genoa, Italy.  |
| Anniversary: | 86th anniversary of the death of P. Paul Cullen (HIB) (61) d. 1997 at Dublin, Ireland. |
| Birthday: | 109th birthday of P. Carlos Domingos CARDOSO (born this day in 1974). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1547 | The creation of the Province of Spain, with Araoz as the first Provincial. 1603. The Edict of Rouen, an edict of reestablishment, allows the Society to open colleges. |
| 1752 | Month uncertain. Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV asked. Father de Sacy to admit her to the sacraments. On his refusing unless certain conditions were met, she became the Society’s deadly enemy, and one of the most ardent promoters of its destruction in France. |
| 1759 | At Lisbon, 133 fathers and brothers of the Society are put on board a vessel to be conveyed as exiles to Civitavecchia. |
| 1759 | Royal Edict against Portuguese Jesuits. At Lisbon, 133 fathers and brothers of the Society were put on board a vessel to be conveyed as exiles to Civitavecchia. |
| 1883 | General Congregation 23 convened and choose as Vicar with right of succession the Swiss Jesuit Anton Anderledy. In its Decree 46 the Congregation dedicated the Society of Jesus to promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. |
| 1941 | A dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, New York City, concludes Fordham University centenary celebration. 18 bishops, Vice-President Wallace, Governor Lehmann, Mayor LaGuardia are in attendance. |
| 2011 | On Ecology - letter of Fr. Nicolas |
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