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| white | St Mary Magdalene | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Yr B | [603] Song 3:1-4a or 2 Cor 5:14-17; Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; John 20:1-2, 11-18. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum. |
| [RM] | Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Mary Magdalene, apostle (cf. Jn. 20:15-16) [from the Roman Martyrology]. | |
| Anniversary: | 86th anniversary of the death of P. Maurice Kilroe (64) d. 1935 at Port Alfred, RSA.  |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1523 | The arrival of St. Ignatius in Jerusalem after a voyage of 98 days. |
| 1679 | The martyrdom at Cardiff, Wales, of St. Philip Evans. |
| 1730 | Daniel Carroll, is born. Jesuit educated, Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 1943 | The death of Brother Justine Gillet, founder of the botanical gardens at Kisantu, Zaire. He helped classify many plants and plant new crops and types of crops. |
| 1958 | Today and two days later, four Jesuits are arrested in East Germany, and found guilty. They serve an average of three years in prison. |
| 1995 | George Soares-Prabhu, S.J. dies in India. He was a Biblical scholar and teacher. |
| 2001 | Paul Reinert, S.J. dies, age 90. He was President of St. Louis University from 1949-74. |
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