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April 2026

21 Tuesday
  whiteTuesday in the Third Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II [274] Acts 7:51-8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6ab+7b+8a, 17+21ab; John 6:30-35.
Hours of the day.
  white St Anselm, bishop and doctor of the ChurchOptional
 (Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [552] Eph 3:14-19 (#740.7); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); Matt 7:21-29 (#730.2).)
Anniversary:135th anniversary of the death of F. Francis Prihoda (49) d. 1891 at Boroma, Portuguese Eastern Africa. Read Obituary
Anniversary:11th anniversary of the death of F. Michael Hayward (89) d. 2015 at Preston, Lancs, England. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1541In Rome the first Fathers made a triduum of prayer before electing the first General. On April 7th the sealed votes were opened, and all had chosen Ignatius for superior. St. Francis Xavier's vote was dated March 15, 1540.
1586A draft of the lst Ratio Studiorum is sent by Claudio Acquaviva to all Provinces.
1618Pedro Paez, S.J. discovers the source of the Blue Nile.
1665At Bordeaux the death of Fr. John Surin, who entered the Society at the age of 15. He was a man of great sanctity and venerated after death as a saint. For 20 years he was cruelly tormented by evil spirits, after exorcizing certain Religious in a convent at Loudon.
1926Letter of Fr. General Ledochowski De Usu Machinae Photographicae. Cameras should belong to the house, not the individual. They are not to be for recreation or time spent on trifles rather than for the greater glory of God.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2026

Dominical Letter  d
Golden Number  13
Epact  xi
Solar Cycle 19
Letter of the Martyrology l
Roman Year of Indiction 4
Julian Period Year 6739
Years since the confirmation of the Society 486
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  470
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 5
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 5 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    12 April