function getOrthodoxEaster($date)
{
/*
Takes any Gregorian date and returns the Gregorian
date of Orthodox Easter for that year.
*/
$year = date("Y", $date);
$r1 = $year % 19;
$r2 = $year % 4;
$r3 = $year % 7;
$ra = 19 * $r1 + 16;
$r4 = $ra % 30;
$rb = 2 * $r2 + 4 * $r3 + 6 * $r4;
$r5 = $rb % 7;
$rc = $r4 + $r5;
//Orthodox Easter for this year will fall $rc days after April 3
return strtotime("3 April $year + $rc days");
}
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Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II
[312] 1 Sam 16:1-13;Ps 89:20, 21-22, 27-28; Mark 2:23-28.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Virgins (Readings from the Common of Saints: [516] 1 Cor 1:26-31 (#740.2); Ps 23:1b-3a, 4, 5, 6 (#739.4); Matt 13:44-46 (#742.5).) Hours of the Memorial.
Var. Prop. Texts for Hours
Anniversary:
107th anniversary of the death of P. Aloysius Dhelleme (47) d. 1913 at Ambohimandroso, Madagascar.
Anniversary:
83rd anniversary of the death of P. John Manssy (77) d. 1937 at Chishawasha, S. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
69th anniversary of the death of P. Henry Day (85) d. 1951 at Maidenhead, Berks, England.