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March 2027

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: That the dignity of human life might be respected. (Watch video) (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that in a culture focused on productivity and instant results, we might be capable of discovering and appreciating the unique dignity of each person, both our own and that of others."

Waning Gibbous

24 Wednesday

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Wednesday of Holy Week

Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II

[259] Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31+33-34; Matt 26:14-25.

Hours of the day

Birthday:

46^th birthday of D. Ricardo Sebastian NOGUEIRO (born this day in 1981).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1578

At Lisbon, Rodolf Acquaviva and 13 companions embarked for India. Among the companions were Matthew Ricci and Michael Ruggieri.

1582

Pope Gregory XIII signed the papal bull for the reform of the calendar. Fr. Christopher Clavius, the Jesuit astronomer and mathematician, contributed greatly to the fashioning of the new Gregorian calendar.

1603

At Richmond, in Surrey, died Queen Elizabeth, after a long reign of 45 years, during which many Jesuits and others suffered martyrdom for their faith.

1657

The last of the Provincial Letters of Paschal is published.

1980

Archbishop Oscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in El Salvador. Jesuit alumnus and friend.

VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2027

Dominical Letter	c
Golden Number	14
Epact	xxii
Solar Cycle	20
Letter of the Martyrology	C
Roman Year of Indiction	5
Julian Period	Year 6740
Years since the confirmation of the Society	487
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius	471
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province	6
Sunday Readings	Cycle B
Weekday Readings	Cycle I
Gregorian Easter	28 March
Julian (Orthodox) Easter	2 May