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January 2022

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For true human fraternity (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"We pray for all those suffering from religious discrimination and persecution; may their own rights and dignity be recognized, which originate from being brothers and sisters in the human family."

24 Monday
 whiteSt Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the ChurchMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II [317] 2 Sam 5:1-7, 10; Ps 89:20, 21-22, 25-26; Mark 3:22-30.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [518] Eph 3:8-12 (#728.4); Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 30-31 (#727.2); John 15:9-17 (#742.25).)

Hours of the Memorial.
Anniversary:55th anniversary of the death of P. Leo McQuillan (77) d. 1967 at Edinburgh, Scotland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:14th anniversary of the death of F. Hermann Toma (69) d. 2008 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1554Blessed Joseph Anchieta, a novice, and his Provincial, Nobrega, found the mission of Sao Paulo (city of Sao Paulo) on the vigil of the feast of St. Paul.
1594Pope Clement VIII addresses the Jesuits at the Professed House in Rome, with the changes he wants. The fathers are thunderstruck. The changes regard the term of office, etc.
1623Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor, Memorial was buried. Influenced by Jesuits and admirer of Jesuits.
1645Fr. Henry Morse is led a prisoner from Durham to Newgate, London. On hearing his execution was fixed for February lst, he exclaimed: "Welcome ropes, hurdles, gibbets, knives, butchery of an infamous death! Welcome for the love of Jesus, my Savior."
1679The martyrdom at Tyburn in London of William Ireland, procurator for the English Jesuits. He was falsely accused of plotting to kill the king.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2022

Dominical Letter  b
Golden Number  9
Epact  xxvii
Solar Cycle 15
Letter of the Martyrology H
Roman Year of Indiction 15
Julian Period Year 6735
Years since the confirmation of the Society 482
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  466
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 1
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 17 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    24 April