Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For World Youth Day (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that the World Youth Day in Lisbon will help young people to set out on the journey, witnessing to the Gospel with their own lives."
St Joseph Calasanz, priest Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Teachers Readings from the Common of Saints: [631] 1 Cor 12:31—13:13 or 13:4-13 (#740.3); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); Matt 18:1-5 (#742.7).
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St Louis Common of Holy Men and Women Readings from the Common of Saints: [630] Isa 58:6-11 (#737.15); Ps 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9 (#739.7); Matt 22:34-40 (#742.10).
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Anniversary:
88th anniversary of the death of F. Thomas Arnold (74) d. 1935 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
19th anniversary of the death of P. Maurice Rea (93) d. 2004 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Birthday:
88th birthday of P. Eberhard FUHGE (born this day in 1935).
Birthday:
67th birthday of P. Ludwik ZAPAŁA (born this day in 1956).
Birthday:
31st birthday of S. Herbert Nharo SHOKO (born this day in 1992).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
Old Jesuit Martyrology. Bl. Michael Carvahlo and Companions.
1536
They renewed their vows on the same feast, in the same church. In 1536 Codure and Broet joined them. Ignatius was absent, being in Venice.
1546
Peter Faber dies, age 40.
1617
Paul V’s Brief to Father Francis Suarez thanking him for his labors and writings in Portugal in defense of the rights of the Holy See.
1651
At Galway died Fr. Christopher Netterville, son of Viscount Netterville. During the Cromwellian reign of terror he had to conceal himself for over a year in his father's sepulcre.
1666
At Beijing, the death of Father John Adam Schall. By his profound knowledge of mathematics and astronomy he attained such fame that the Emperor entrusted to him the reform of the Chinese Calendar. Through his means 100,000 persons are said to have been converted in fourteen years.
1986
Candido Dalmases dies in Rome; historian, on Ignatius and Xavier.
