Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For those who have lost a child (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation."
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Saturday of the thirty-third week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle II
[502] Rev 11:4-12;Ps 144:1, 2, 9-10; Luke 20:27-40.
Hours of the day.
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Bl Miguel Agustín Pro and Bl. Emilio Moscoso, priests; Bl. Rutilio Grande, priest and comps. (Bl. Manuel Solórzano and Bl. Nelson Rutilio Lemus), martyrs [SJ] Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here) From the Common of Martyrs, or from the Common of Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints:
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Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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St Clement I, pope and martyr Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors: For a Pope Readings from the Common of Saints: [682] 1 Petr 5:1-4 (#722.13); Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25+27 (#721.4); Matt 16:13-19 (#724.2).
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St Columban, abbot Common of Pastors: For Missionaries, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious Readings from the Common of Saints: [683] Is 52:7-10 (#719.5); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 (#721.5); Luke 9:57-62 (#742.19).
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Anniversary:
77th anniversary of the death of P. Peter Duffy (61) d. 1947 at Tremeirchion, N Wales.
Birthday:
49th birthday of P. Godwin MULENGA (born this day in 1975).
Birthday:
42nd birthday of P. Omar Boby FRANCISCO (born this day in 1982).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
Blessed Miguel AgustÃn Pro, Priest and Martyr (Optional Memorial)
Miguel AgustÃn Pro (1891-1927) was born in Guadalupe de Zacatecas, Mexico. In 1911, he joined the Society of Jesus, at a time of political and religious persecution in Mexico. In 1914 the young Jesuits sought refuge in California. Later, Pro continued his priestly training in Spain, Nicaragua, and Belgium. He was ordained a priest in 1925. In June 1926, when he returned to Mexico, the government had suppressed all public worship. Pro worked clandestinely, He was arrested in 1927 on false charges, was condemned, and was publicly executed by a firing squad.
1585
The arrival in Rome of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, with letters from his father, to Pope Sixtus V and to Fr. General Acquaviva. He entered the novitiate on November 25.
1654
Blaise Pascal has an experience that changed his life. A God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not the God of the philosophers and scholars... God of Jesus Christ.. Surrender to Jesus Christ.
1927
Blessed Miguel Augustin Pro, S.J. priest and martyr: optional memorial in the USA. Assassinated in Mexico on this day 1927 by leaders of the persecution of the Church in Mexico. "Viva Christo Rey." He was 36 and ordained two years.
1979
Edwin Cuffe, S.J. dies. Juniorate Professor at St. Andrew on Hudson, NY, USA.
1983
The national police occupy the Central American University (El Salvador) and spend 11 hours examining ever book in the library.
2013
Decree of Fr. General on the Union of the Missouri and New Orleans Provinces – to create the Central and Southern. Province of the United States.
