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February 2053

22 Saturday
  whiteThe Chair of St Peter, apostleFeast
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
[535] 1 Pet 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Matt 16:13-19.
Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
Anniversary:164th anniversary of the death of F. Joseph BĂ©dard (44) d. 1889 at Quelimane, Province of Mozambique. Read Obituary
Anniversary:90th anniversary of the death of P. Ludger Boekenhoff (58) d. 1963 at Salisbury, Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:78th anniversary of the death of P. Anthony Williams (76) d. 1975 at East London, RSA. Read Obituary
Birthday:88th birthday of P. Thomas PLASTOW (born this day in 1965).
Jubilee:Diamond Jubilee of P. Afonso Inácio MUCANE who celebrates 60 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Diamond Jubilee of P. Carlos Mário SIVANO who celebrates 60 years in the Society today.

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1551The Roman College, now the Gregorian, announces its opening. It begins the next day, indebted to the support of Francis Borgia. The sign reads: "Classes in Grammar, the Humanities, and Christian Doctrine. No Tuition." It begins with 15 teachers and 60 students.
1564At Paris, against much opposition, a Jesuit school was opened, College Louis-le-Grand, one of the greatest Jesuit schools.
1599By Clement VIII's order, the Generals of the Society and of the Dominicans, with other Fathers of both Orders, met together to settle, if possible, the controversy "De Auxiliis." Nothing came of it.
16223rd translation of the body of Ignatius, 12 days before his cnonization. Already in the Gesu, it is placed under the main altar in the same urn as now.
1624The martyrdom at Sendai, Japan, of James Carvalho, who ministered to miners in the northern islands of Japan until the local ruler turned against the Christians and killed Carvalho by exposing him in the frigid waters of a river.
1892John Gilmary Shea, historian dies. He was a member of the Society of Jesus between the years 1848-1852. The Father of American Catholic Church history, he wrote a four vol. History and 15 vol. Dictionary of Native AmericanLanguages.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2053

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  2
Epact  x
Solar Cycle 18
Letter of the Martyrology k
Roman Year of Indiction 1
Julian Period Year 6766
Years since the confirmation of the Society 513
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  497
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 32
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 6 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    13 April