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November 2025

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the prevention of suicide (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that those who are tempted to commit suicide might find the support, care and love they need in their community, and be open to the beauty of life."

20 Thursday
  greenThursday of the thirty-third week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [500] 1 Macc 2:15-29; Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15; Luke 19:41-44.
 Hours of the day.
Anniversary:134th anniversary of the death of F. Arnold Vervenne (58) d. 1891 at Vleischfontein, RSA. Read Obituary
Anniversary:102nd anniversary of the death of P. Casper Moskopp (55) d. 1923 at Kapoche, N. Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Birthday:24th birthday of NS. Fungayi KUVEYA (born this day in 2001).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1581The Spanish Jesuit, Diego Borasso dies. "The Philosopher." His class was attended by 500 scholars. At the command of his superior he went and caught a sparrow that sat perched on a bench.
1864In St. Peter's, Rome, the beatification of Peter Canisius by Pope Pius IX.
196828 Al Hikma University Jesuits are ordered to leave Baghdad in five days. Nine months later the remaining 33 Jesuits are expelled from Baghdad College.
1976Martin D'Arcy, S.J. dies 88 years old. Wrote about art and love. 2006. Dr. Angelo D’Agostino, S.J. dies, age 80, in Nairobi. Founder of Nyumbani, pioneer home for children with AIDS. Pyschiatrist, priest.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2025

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  12
Epact  *
Solar Cycle 18
Letter of the Martyrology P
Roman Year of Indiction 3
Julian Period Year 6738
Years since the confirmation of the Society 485
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  469
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 4
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 20 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    20 April