Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture Sts. Joachim and Anne, grandparents of Jesus (cf. Acts 22:7-8) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:
147th anniversary of the death of P. Kazimiro Konopka (62) d. 1941 at Lvov, Poland.
Anniversary:
117th anniversary of the death of F. James McGuigan (68) d. 1971 at Glasgow, Scotland.
Birthday:
98th birthday of S. Hassan A. PHIRI (born this day in 1990).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1527
At Alcala, a nobleman having uttered an imprecation against St. Ignatius, perished miserably in an explosion of gunpowder.
1578
About this time, Father David Wolfe died in Clare, Ireland. He was the pioneer Jesuit of the Irish Mission and suffered imprisonment for 5 years.
1580
Peter Claver is born in Verdu, Spain.
1881
The banishment of 83 members of the Society of Jesus from the Republic of Nicaragua.
1923
Shadowbrook, New England Province house of formation, is established.
1988
Hans Urs Von Balthasar dies. A theologian, one-time a Jesuit. He had been named a Cardinal in May, but died three days before being installed. He was also in the process of being readmitted to the Society of Jesus.
2007
Tony Montfort dies. Layman, worked at Jesuit Missions, London, for 44 years.
