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| white | Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King | Solemnity |
| 87th World Youth Day (est. 1986) |
| Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed. |
| Yr B | [161] Dan 7:13-14; Ps 93:1a, 1b-2, 5; Rev 1:5-8; John 18:33b-37. |
| | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. |
| Anniversary: | 181st anniversary of the death of F. Arnold Vervenne (58) d. 1891 at Vleischfontein, RSA.  |
| Anniversary: | 149th anniversary of the death of P. Casper Moskopp (55) d. 1923 at Kapoche, N. Rhodesia. |
| Birthday: | 71st birthday of NS. Fungayi KUVEYA (born this day in 2001). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1581 | The 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. |
| 1864 | In St. Peter's, Rome, the beatification of Peter Canisius by Pope Pius IX. |
| 1968 | 28 Al Hikma University Jesuits are ordered to leave Baghdad in five days. Nine months later the remaining 33 Jesuits are expelled from Baghdad College. |
| 1976 | Martin 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. |
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