[316] 2 Sam 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27;Ps 80:2-3, 5-7; Mark 3:20-21.
Hours of the day.
white green
Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Optional
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture the Betrothal of Mary and Joseph (cf. Mt. 1:18–25, Lk. 1:26–27; 2:5) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:
97th anniversary of the death of P. Ferdinand Brault (59) d. 1919 at Tours, France.
Anniversary:
60th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Verdin (92) d. 1956 at Grahamstown, RSA.
Anniversary:
43rd anniversary of the death of P. Henry Swift (73) d. 1973 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
39th anniversary of the death of F. Benedict Fostacz (69) d. 1977 at Zagreb, Croatia.
Anniversary:
1st anniversary of the death of F. James Paul (89) d. 2015 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Birthday:
21st birthday of S. Thomas Mwaba CHILINGA (born this day in 1995).
