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white | The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) | Solemnity |
| Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, sequence optional, creed, Preface of Holy Eucharist I or II. | |
Yr A | [167] Deut 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; John 6:51-58. |
| Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. | |
Anniversary: | 96th anniversary of the death of F. Manuel Lourenço FernaÌNdez (71) d. 1945 at Fortaleza, CearaÌ, Brazil. |
Anniversary: | 61st anniversary of the death of P. Bernard D'Adhémar (75) d. 1980 at Harare, Zimbabwe. |
Anniversary: | 47th anniversary of the death of P. Leonard Kennedy (84) d. 1994 at Harare, Zimbabwe. |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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1546 | At Rome the papal postmaster, enraged by the admission of his mistress into the Casa Santa Maria, a refuge founded by St. Ignatius, raised a great storm against the Society. |
1608 | The martyrdom in London, England, of Thomas Garnet. |
1623 | In Paraguay died Father John Vasee, a Fleming. Being a skilled violinist, and having taught the Indian children to sing, he drew crowds of savages to him by the double charm of his music and virtues. |
1704 | Decree dated this day, of Tournon, the Papal Legate, opposes the Chinese Rites, and sets back inculturation. The Jesuits were informed of it on July 8th and were dismayed. |
1773 | At Bologna Cardinal Malvezzi, anticipating the Suppression, tried to force the scholastics to take off the religious habit. |
1932 | The Society of Jesus is banished and property seized in Spain. |
1967 | Saint Louis Universityâs Board of Trustees gather for the first meeting of the expanded Board. SLU was the first Catholic University to establish a Board of Trustees with a majority of lay members. |
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