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October 2059

2 Thursday
  whiteThe Holy Guardian AngelsMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [650] Exod 23:20-23; Ps 91:1-2, 3-4ab, 4c-6, 10-11; Matt 18:1-5, 10 (Gospel proper).
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture our Guardian angels (cf. Mt. 18:10) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:141st anniversary of the death of P. Alfred Mayer (49) d. 1918 at Petworth, W. Sussex, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:61st anniversary of the death of P. Patrick Lewis (94) d. 1998 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Birthday:87th birthday of P. Felix Kabuswe MWEWA (born this day in 1972).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1636St. Isaac Jogues first set foot on the shores of the New World after two stormy months on the ocean.
1648In the Church of the Gesu, the Bona Mors Confraternity is founded by the 7th Fr. General, Vincent Caraffa.
1836Gregory XVI gives the direction and government of the Pontificial Urban College of the Propagation of the Faith to the Society of Jesus.
1892Father Louis Martin is elected General at Loyola, Spain.
1912Blessed John Beyzym, S.J. missionary from the Ukraine to work with the lepers in Madagascar, died on this day.
1954The Cornerstone is laid for Loyola Seminary, Shrub Oak, NY.
1960Edward Garesche, S.J. dies. He founded the "Queen's Work" and Catholic Medical Mission Board, which he directed from 1929 to 1960.
1964Fr. General Janssens suffers a stroke, and dies three days later.
1996Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, Nigeria opens. Premier College.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2059

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  8
Epact  xvi
Solar Cycle 24
Letter of the Martyrology r
Roman Year of Indiction 7
Julian Period Year 6772
Years since the confirmation of the Society 519
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  503
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 38
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 30 March
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    4 May