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March 2079

18 Saturday
  violetSaturday in the First Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [229] Deut 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Matt 5:43-48.
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:179th anniversary of the death of F. Henry Proest (52) d. 1900 at Amsterdam, Netherlands. Read Obituary
Birthday:135th birthday of P. Ivan GEROVAC (born this day in 1944).

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 2079

Dominical Letter  A
Golden Number  9
Epact  xxvii
Solar Cycle 16
Letter of the Martyrology H
Roman Year of Indiction 12
Julian Period Year 6792
Years since the confirmation of the Society 539
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  523
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 58
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 23 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    23 April