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| white | Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King | Solemnity |
| 57th World Youth Day (est. 1986) |
| Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed. |
| Yr B | [161] Dan 7:13-14; Ps 93:1a, 1b-2, 5; Rev 1:5-8; John 18:33b-37. |
| | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. |
| Anniversary: | 95th anniversary of the death of P. Peter Duffy (61) d. 1947 at Tremeirchion, N Wales.  |
| Birthday: | 67th birthday of P. Godwin MULENGA (born this day in 1975). |
| Birthday: | 60th birthday of P. Omar Boby FRANCISCO (born this day in 1982). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| | 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.
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| 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. |
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