Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For health care workers (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "We pray for health care workers who serve the sick and the elderly, especially in the poorest countries; may they be adequately supported by governments and local communities."
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Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) [Octave Day of Easter]. (Formerly known as Dominica in Albis (Sunday in White), Quasimodo Sunday or Low Sunday.)
Mass of the Sunday, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); Easter Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Evening Prayer II of the Sunday. The Easter Octave ends. Week 2 of the Psalter.
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture Sts. Mary Cleopas, Salome and the other women disciples of Jesus (cf. Jn. 19:25, Mk. 16:1-2) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:
47th anniversary of the death of P. Phelim Rooney (70) d. 1975 at Oxford, England.
Birthday:
41st birthday of P. Nobert MUNEKANI (born this day in 1981).
Birthday:
28th birthday of S. Manuel Chingole MÃRIO (born this day in 1994).
Birthday:
35th birthday of S. Talent RUNGANO (born this day in 1987).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1774
Christopher de Beaumont, Archbishop of Paris, wrote to Clement XIV, regretting the Brief of Suppression. In 1775 the French Cardinals declined to receive the Brief because it threatened disaster to the Church.
1774
Christopher de Beaumont, Archbishop of Paris, wrote to Pope Clement XIV, regretting the Brief of Suppression.
1928
The Jesuit Church of the Blessed Sacrament, in Hollywood, CA, while yet unfinished, holds an opening service. Cecil is born. deMille attends and Jackie Coogan does a reading.
1934
Leo O'Donovan, S.J. is born. Theologian, President of Georgetown University.
