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| white | SACRED HEART OF JESUS | Solemnity |
| 84th World Day for the Sanctification of Priests (est. 2002) |
| Mass of the solemnity. Gloria, creed; Preface of Sacred Heart | |
| Yr C | (Sunday Lect.) [172] Ezek 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Rom 5:5b-11; Luke 15:3-7. |
| Anniversary: | 104th anniversary of the death of P. George Carry (62) d. 1981 at Harare, Zimbabwe.  |
| Anniversary: | 86th anniversary of the death of P. Howard Morrison (79) d. 1999 at Lusaka, Zambia. |
| Anniversary: | 79th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Gill (HIB) (91) d. 2006 at Dublin, Ireland. |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1546 | Paul III, in his Brief Exponi Nobis, empowered the Society to admit coadjutors, both spiritual and temporal. |
| 1556 | At Cologne the opening of a College of the Society, destined to protect the faith against heresy in northern Germany. |
| 1611 | The first Jesuits arrived in Canada, sent by Father General Claudio Aquaviva, at the request of King Henry IV of France. |
| 1682 | Opening of the 12th General Congregation. |
| 1687 | Opening of the 13th General Congregation. |
| 1751 | Opening of the 17th General Congregation. |
| 1853 | Opening of the 22nd General Congregation. |
| 1853 | Pieter Beckx is elected Superior General in the 22nd General Congregation. |
| 1980 | Pope John Paul II beatifies Jose de Anchieto in Brazil and Kateri Tekakwitha. |
| 1985 | James Doyle, S.J. dies Chicago, Professor of Theology. |
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