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Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
[254] Gen 17:3-9;Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 8:51-59.
Hours of the day.
Anniversary:
142nd anniversary of the death of P. Anthony de Wit (59) d. 1882 at Tati, Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
129th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Platzer (34) d. 1895 at Ricico, Zumbo, Province of Mozambique.
Anniversary:
109th anniversary of the death of F. Andrew Maganzini (75) d. 1915 at Chieri, Italy.
Anniversary:
37th anniversary of the death of F. John Bruce (BRI) (84) d. 1987 at Colwyn Bay, Wales.
Anniversary:
33rd anniversary of the death of P. Patrick O'Brien (80) d. 1991 at Dublin, Ireland.
Anniversary:
30th anniversary of the death of E. Al Jolson (66) d. 1994 at ReykjavĂk, Iceland.
Anniversary:
26th anniversary of the death of P. Richard Wren (78) d. 1998 at Preston, Lancs, England.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1533
At Paris, in the College of Ste. Barbe, Ignatius completed his course of philosophy.
1602
The second Disputatio de Auxiliis before Pope Clement VIII took place between Fr. Gregory de Valentia, S.J., and Fr. Thomas de Lemos, O.P.
1622
In Mexico died Fr. Nicholas Arnaya, one of the brightest ornaments of the Society in America, and founder of the North American Missions.
1693
At Paris the death of Fr. Vincent Huby, a great apostle and promoter of the devotion to the Sacred Heart. He founded the Confraternity of the Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
1994
Bishop Al Jolson dies at the age of 65. From the New England Province, and of Icelandic heritage, he was appointed bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland.
