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March 2037

18 Wednesday
  violetWednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [246] Isa 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; John 5:17-30.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt 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:137th anniversary of the death of F. Henry Proest (52) d. 1900 at Amsterdam, Netherlands. Read Obituary
Birthday:93rd birthday of P. Ivan GEROVAC (born this day in 1944).
Jubilee:Sapphire Jubilee of P. Tomás ARMANDO who celebrates 45 years in the Society today.

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1522Ignatius begins his vigil at Montserrat.
1548The 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.
1606At Villagarcia, in Spain, died Fr. John Bonifacio, after teaching grammar for 40 years.
1956Pietro Tacchi-Venturi, S.J. dies in Rome. Jesuit historian.
1963C.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.
1969Walter Stokes, S.J. dies Philosopher.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2037

Dominical Letter  d
Golden Number  5
Epact  xiii
Solar Cycle 2
Letter of the Martyrology n
Roman Year of Indiction 15
Julian Period Year 6750
Years since the confirmation of the Society 497
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  481
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 16
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 5 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    5 April