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February 2021

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: Violence against women (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"We pray for women who are victims of violence, that they may be protected by society and have their sufferings considered and heeded."

23 Tuesday
  violetTuesday in the First Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [225] Isa 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19; Matt 6:7-15.
Hours of the day.
  redSt Polycarp, bishop and martyr
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [536] Rev 2:8-11; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6+8ab, 16bc+17 (#715.1); John 15:18-21 (#718.6).
Commemoration
Anniversary:41st anniversary of the death of P. Edward Klimas (77) d. 1980 at Warsaw, Poland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:4th anniversary of the death of P. João Rebelo Valente Pereira Cabral (94) d. 2017 at Porto, Portugal. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1555A letter from St. Ignatius to Claudius, the Emperor of Ethiopia, urging reunion with the church of Rome.
1700The death of Paul Hoste, mathematician and expert historian on construction of ships and naval warfare.
1945The freeing and rescue of 76 Jesuits and others from the Philippine internment camp, as USA troops take over.
1970William J. Young, S.J. dies writer and translator of Ignatian/Jesuit spirituality.
1982All Jesuit provincials assemble at Villa Cavaletti at the request of the Pontifical Delegate, Fr. Dezza, and meet until March 3rd.
1984Joseph Putz, S.J. dies age 99 in India. He was a peritus at Vatican II, scholar, teacher, theologian, editor of Clergy Monthly for 33 years.
1994Joseph Fichter, S.J. dies age 85, sociologist, writer. He served as Stillman Professor of Roman Catholic studies at Harvard University.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2021

Dominical Letter  c
Golden Number  8
Epact  xvi
Solar Cycle 14
Letter of the Martyrology r
Roman Year of Indiction 14
Julian Period Year 6734
Years since the confirmation of the Society 481
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  465
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 0
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 4 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    2 May