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| white | Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King | Solemnity |
| 73rd World Youth Day (est. 1986) |
| Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed. |
| Yr C | [162] 2 Sam 5:1-3; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5; Col 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43. |
| | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. |
| Anniversary: | 95th anniversary of the death of F. Francisco Nunes Pires (47) d. 1963 at Luanda, Angola.  |
| Anniversary: | 54th anniversary of the death of E. James Corboy (88) d. 2004 at Dublin, Ireland. |
| Birthday: | 118th birthday of P. John KIEŁBASA (born this day in 1940). |
| Birthday: | 55th birthday of NS. Pius MUGISHA (born this day in 2003). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1546 | Lucrezia di Brandine and Francesca Cruyllas are released from their Jesuit vows. |
| 1665 | Simon Le Moyne, S.J. dies in Canada. |
| 1678 | Claude La Colombiere is arrested for treason. |
| 1775 | Laurence Ricci dies in Castel S. Angelo. He was the 18th and last General of the Old Society. He was imprisoned for over two years, and not allowed to write or to celebrate Mass. |
| 1938 | Genevieve Brady Macaulay dies Philanthropist. She was a major benefactress to Wernersville and Innisfada. |
| 1963 | John LaFarge, S.J. dies writer. He was a pioneer advocate of racial justice in the US. |
| 1985 | Opening of the Synod on the Second Vatican Council. 44 Jesuits participate; 10 members, 7 experts, 13 journalists, and 14 translators. |
| 2009 | The death of Cecil McGarry, S.J. Provincial of the Irish Province, Formation Assistant for Fr. Arrupe, Dean and Rector of Hekima College, Nairobi, and then Retreat work, especially with women congregations in Kenya. |
| 2016 | Decrees of General Congregation 36 promulgated |
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