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November 2047

25 Monday
  greenMonday of the thirty-fourth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [503] Dan 1:1-6, 8-20; Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; Luke 21:1-4.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt Catherine of Alexandria (or of Sinai)
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Virgins
Readings from the Common of Saints: [683C] Rev 21:5-7 (#714.4); Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7-8 (#715.3); Matt 10:28-33 (#718.2).
Optional
Archdiocese of Johannesburg, South Africa
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of Christ the King (1960)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
Anniversary:167th anniversary of the death of P. Augustus Law (47) d. 1880 at Umzila's Kraal, BSA Co.. Read Obituary
Anniversary:110th anniversary of the death of P. John Dejoux (93) d. 1937 at Nice, France. Read Obituary
Anniversary:98th anniversary of the death of P. William Fitzgerald (88) d. 1949 at St Helen's, Lancs, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:91st anniversary of the death of P. Francis Ketterer (75) d. 1956 at Salisbury, Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Birthday:78th birthday of P. Alberto MAQUIA (born this day in 1969).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

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.
1549At 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."
1551In Spain, the opening of the College of Cordova, founded by Father Anthony Cordova and his brother John.
1584The Church of the Gesu, built in Rome for the Society by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, was solemnly consecrated.
1585Aloysius Gonzaga enters the novitiate of Sant Andrea, Rome.
1602In England, Queen Elizabeth’s last decree agains Jesuits and seminary priests.
1775In 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.
1984Philip Hurley, S.J. dies He was a strong advocate of civil rights and justice for the poor, of the New York Province.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2047

Dominical Letter  f
Golden Number  15
Epact  iii
Solar Cycle 12
Letter of the Martyrology c
Roman Year of Indiction 10
Julian Period Year 6760
Years since the confirmation of the Society 507
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  491
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 26
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 14 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    21 April