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November 2083

21 Sunday
  whiteOur Lord Jesus Christ, Universal KingSolemnity
98th World Youth Day (est. 1986)
Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed.
Yr A [160] Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5-6; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28; Matt 25:31-46. 
 Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture the Presentation of Mary in the Temple (cf. Apoc. James 5:2) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:153rd anniversary of the death of P. John Loubiere (64) d. 1930 at Salisbury, Rhodesia. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1536The nine first companions leave Paris together to go to Venice to meet St. Ignatius there. A 50 day journey.
1545At Rome the entrance into the Society of Father Jerome Nadal, whom St. Ignatius had known as a student at Paris.
1552At Rome, the arrival of the first students at the German College, one of the foundations especially dear to St. Ignatius.
1645General Congregation VIII elected Vincenzo Carafa as Superior General. This was the longest congregation in the history of the Society, the sessions continuing for 145 days.
1694Voltaire is born. Paris. His family name was Francois Marie Arouet. He was educated by the Jesuits at the College of Louis-le-Grand, Paris. He wrote wit and satires, including Candide.
1759At Livorno, the harbor officials refused to let the ship, S. Bonaventura with 120 exiled Portugese Jesuits on board, cast anchor. Carvalho sent orders to the Governor of Rio de Janeiro to make a diligent search for the supposed wealth of the Jesuits.
1858The Collegio Pio Latino Americano opens in Rome. It has trained over 23 cardinals and 340 bishops.
1921Francis Aloysius Barnum dies Alaskan missionary. He wrote a dictionary and grammar. He set up Georgetown University’s archaeological museum.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2083

Dominical Letter  c
Golden Number  13
Epact  xi
Solar Cycle 20
Letter of the Martyrology l
Roman Year of Indiction 1
Julian Period Year 6796
Years since the confirmation of the Society 543
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  527
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 62
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 4 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    11 April