Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For single-parent families. (Read Reflection) "Let us pray for families experiencing the absence of a mother or father, that they may find support and accompaniment in the Church, and help and strength in the Faith during difficult times."
Full Moon
24 Thursday
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24 December.
Mass of 24 December; preface of Advent II
Cycle II
[200] 2 Sam 7:1-5, 8b-11, 14a, 16;Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29; Luke 1:67-79.
Hours of 24 December
Evening Prayer I and Vigil Mass of Christmas. Night Prayer is said only by those not attending Office of Readings and Midnight Mass.
CHRISTMAS SEASON
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture Sts. Adam and Eve (cf. Gn. 2-4) [from the Roman Martyrology].
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Jacob, patriarch (cf. Gn. 25:22β34, 27:18β29, 28:10β22, 29:15β30, 32:22β32.) [from the Roman Martyrology].
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Rachel, matriarch (cf. Gn. 30:22β24) [from the Roman Martyrology].
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Jesse, father of David (cf. Ru. 4:17, 1 Sa. 17:12, Is 11:1,10) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Birthday:
34th birthday of S. Elphas Takudzwa NDLOVU (born this day in 1992).
Birthday:
43rd birthday of S. Uachisso Abneiro ALEXANDRE (born this day in 1983).
Birthday:
27th birthday of S. Jorge Zeca BENTO (born this day in 1999).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1491
Ignatius Loyola is born.
1567
Barely 35 years after the Society was founded, the ο¬rst Jesuits to enter what is now Colombia disembarked at Cartagena on their way to Peru, sent by St. Francis Borgia at the request of King Philip II.
1567
The first Jesuits arrive in Cartegena, missioned by Francis Borgia. 1587. The death of Claude Matthee, highly esteemed by King Henry III. He predicted that Fr. Acquaviva would be General and hold that office for a long time.
1603
The leaders of the Paris Parliament presented to King Henry IV a long list of accusations against the Jesuits. The King replied by refuting them and making a strong defense of the Society.
1910
Fr. General Franz Xaver Wernz orders the Woodstock faculty to be moved to New York, to Fordham.
