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| white | The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) | Solemnity |
| Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, sequence optional, creed, Preface of Holy Eucharist I or II. | |
| Yr A | [167] Deut 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; John 6:51-58. |
| Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. | |
| Anniversary: | 117th anniversary of the death of P. George Carry (62) d. 1981 at Harare, Zimbabwe.  |
| Anniversary: | 99th anniversary of the death of P. Howard Morrison (79) d. 1999 at Lusaka, Zambia. |
| Anniversary: | 92nd 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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