Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the formation of men and women religious, and seminarians (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that men and women religious, and seminarians, grow in their own vocational journey through human, pastoral, spiritual and community formation, that leads them to be credible witnesses of the Gospel."
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Friday in the Seventh Week of Easter
Mass of the day.
Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle II
[301] Acts 25:13b-21;Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; John 21:15-19.
Hours of the day.
Anniversary:
85th anniversary of the death of P. Bertram Callan (60) d. 1939 at Makumbi, S. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
79th anniversary of the death of F. Francis Pacek (77) d. 1945 at Chingombe, N. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
43rd anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Conway (56) d. 1981 at Ennis, Ireland.
Birthday:
50th birthday of P. Clyde MUROPA (born this day in 1974).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1572
Pope Gregory XIII exempted the Society from choir and approved simple vows after two years of novitiate and ordination before solemn profession. In these matters he reversed a decree of St. Pius V.
1572
Pope Gregory XIII exempted the Society from Choir, approved the simple vows after two years' noviceship, and allowed Ours to be ordained before Profession: in all these matters reversing a decree of St. Pius V.
1824
Brief of Leo XIII returns the Roman College to the Society of Jesus, Cum multa in Urbe.
1915
Fr. General Ledochowski leaves Rome, goes to Switzerland to better govern and communicate with the Society in WW I.
1966
Gaston Salet, S.J. dies teacher, preacher.
1968
Catonsville Nine: an anti-Vietnam protest, with Jesuits involved.
