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November 2096

25 Sunday
  whiteOur Lord Jesus Christ, Universal KingSolemnity
111th World Youth Day (est. 1986)
Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed.
Yr B [161] Dan 7:13-14; Ps 93:1a, 1b-2, 5; Rev 1:5-8; John 18:33b-37. 
 Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:216th anniversary of the death of P. Augustus Law (47) d. 1880 at Umzila's Kraal, BSA Co.. Read Obituary
Anniversary:159th anniversary of the death of P. John Dejoux (93) d. 1937 at Nice, France. Read Obituary
Anniversary:147th anniversary of the death of P. William Fitzgerald (88) d. 1949 at St Helen's, Lancs, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:140th anniversary of the death of P. Francis Ketterer (75) d. 1956 at Salisbury, Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Birthday:127th 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 2096

Dominical Letter  A g
Golden Number  7
Epact  v
Solar Cycle 5
Letter of the Martyrology e
Roman Year of Indiction 14
Julian Period Year 6809
Years since the confirmation of the Society 556
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  540
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 75
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 15 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    15 April