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Friday in the Second Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
[234] Gen 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a;Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Matt 21:33-43, 45-46.
Hours of the day.
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St Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the Church Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church Readings from the Common of Saints: [542] 1 John 5:1-5 (#740.18); Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 (#727.1); John 15:1-8 (#742,24).
Commemoration
Anniversary:
122nd anniversary of the death of F. Henry Proest (52) d. 1900 at Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Birthday:
78th birthday of P. Ivan GEROVAC (born this day in 1944).
Jubilee:
Pearl Jubilee of P. Tomás ARMANDO who celebrates 30 years in the Society today.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1522
Ignatius begins his vigil at Montserrat.
1548
The arrival of the ï¬rst Jesuits missioned to Africa by Simon Rodrigues, provincial of Portugal, at the request of the King of Kongo supported by the King of Portugal. They landed at Pinda on March 18, 1548, and made their way two days later to Mbanza Kongo, the capital of the kingdom of Kongo. They were three priests--Jorge Vaz, Cristovao Ribeiro, Jacome Dias-- and a scholastic, Diogo do Soveral.
1606
At Villagarcia, in Spain, died Fr. John Bonifacio, after teaching grammar for 40 years.
1956
Pietro Tacchi-Venturi, S.J. dies in Rome. Jesuit historian.
1963
C.C. Martindale, S.J. dies writer, pastoral theologian (Cyril Charles) 1964. Joseph T. O'Callaghan, S.J. dies Congressional Medal of Honor winner for his heroism in 1945. I Was Chaplain on the Franklin.
