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November 2078

20 Sunday
  whiteOur Lord Jesus Christ, Universal KingSolemnity
93rd 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:187th anniversary of the death of F. Arnold Vervenne (58) d. 1891 at Vleischfontein, RSA. Read Obituary
Anniversary:155th anniversary of the death of P. Casper Moskopp (55) d. 1923 at Kapoche, N. Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Birthday:77th 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 2078

Dominical Letter  b
Golden Number  8
Epact  xvi
Solar Cycle 15
Letter of the Martyrology r
Roman Year of Indiction 11
Julian Period Year 6791
Years since the confirmation of the Society 538
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  522
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 57
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 3 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    8 May