Mass of the Sunday, or of the Third Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Fifth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II.
Yr B
[35] Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; Heb 5:7-9; John 12:20-33.
Yr B
Alt. (from Year A) [34] Ezek 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Rom 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45.
In Year B, during the week, Year A's gospel (Jn 11:1-45) may be used [1st R: 2 Kgs 4:18b-21, 32-27; Ps 17] Lect. [250].
Hours of the Sunday. Week 1 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:
160th anniversary of the death of F. Gerard Hooy (31) d. 1882 at Christiana, RSA.
Anniversary:
96th anniversary of the death of P. Anthony Da Cruz (60) d. 1946 at Braga, Brazil.
Anniversary:
93rd anniversary of the death of P. Constâncio Tribut (69) d. 1949 at Pará, Brazil.
Anniversary:
91st anniversary of the death of F. Leo Kodrzynski (70) d. 1951 at Kasisi, N. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
48th anniversary of the death of P. Georg Sunder (88) d. 1994 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Birthday:
55th birthday of F. Aaron Ronald NYADAWA (born this day in 1987).
Birthday:
53rd birthday of P. Ireneu Modesto MOISÉS (born this day in 1989).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1555
The death of Pope Julius III, a cause of grief for the Society. He was a benefactor of the Roman and German Colleges.
1624
At Watten, Father Thomas Stephenson, when dying, besought the novices to reject any thought against their vocation as a diabolical temptation.
1656
The decision of Pope Alexander VII allows Christians to participate in Chinese funeral rites.
1772
At Rome, Cardinal Marefoschi held a visitation of the Irish College and accused the Jesuits of mismanagement. He then removed them from directing that school.
1942
Joseph de Guibert, S.J. dies Expert on Jesuit spirituality.
