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| white | Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King | Solemnity |
| 50th World Youth Day (est. 1986) |
| Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed. |
| Yr A | [160] Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5-6; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28; Matt 25:31-46. |
| | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. |
| Anniversary: | 155th anniversary of the death of P. Augustus Law (47) d. 1880 at Umzila's Kraal, BSA Co..  |
| Anniversary: | 98th anniversary of the death of P. John Dejoux (93) d. 1937 at Nice, France. |
| Anniversary: | 86th anniversary of the death of P. William Fitzgerald (88) d. 1949 at St Helen's, Lancs, England. |
| Anniversary: | 79th anniversary of the death of P. Francis Ketterer (75) d. 1956 at Salisbury, Rhodesia. |
| Birthday: | 66th birthday of P. Alberto MAQUIA (born this day in 1969). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| St. Catherine of Alexandria, 3-4th Century. Traditionally she has been the patron saint of Jesuit scholastics studying philosophy. Also patroness of librarians. Optional Memorial. |
| 1549 | At Palermo a College of the Society was opened in the presence of the Court. Father Laynez pronounced a splendid oration on "the alliance of science with religion." |
| 1551 | In Spain, the opening of the College of Cordova, founded by Father Anthony Cordova and his brother John. |
| 1584 | The Church of the Gesu, built in Rome for the Society by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, was solemnly consecrated. |
| 1585 | Aloysius Gonzaga enters the novitiate of Sant Andrea, Rome. |
| 1602 | In England, Queen Elizabeth’s last decree agains Jesuits and seminary priests. |
| 1775 | In Rome, the funeral obsequies of Father General Laurence Ricci, in the Church of S. Giovanni die Fiorentini. He was buried in the Gesu at midnight, only four or five Fathers being present. |
| 1984 | Philip Hurley, S.J. dies He was a strong advocate of civil rights and justice for the poor, of the New York Province. |
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