function getOrthodoxEaster($date)
{
/*
Takes any Gregorian date and returns the Gregorian
date of Orthodox Easter for that year.
*/
$year = date("Y", $date);
$r1 = $year % 19;
$r2 = $year % 4;
$r3 = $year % 7;
$ra = 19 * $r1 + 16;
$r4 = $ra % 30;
$rb = 2 * $r2 + 4 * $r3 + 6 * $r4;
$r5 = $rb % 7;
$rc = $r4 + $r5;
//Orthodox Easter for this year will fall $rc days after April 3
return strtotime("3 April $year + $rc days");
}
?>
[106] Wis 12:13, 16-19; Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16; Rom 8:26-27; Matt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 4 of the Psalter.
[RM]
Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Mary Magdalene, apostle (cf. Jn. 20:15-16) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:
100th anniversary of the death of P. Maurice Kilroe (64) d. 1935 at Port Alfred, RSA.
Anniversary:
13th anniversary of the death of P. Karl Herrmann (SAP) (65) d. 2022 at Musami, Zimbabwe.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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.