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| white | SACRED HEART OF JESUS | Solemnity |
| 24th World Day for the Sanctification of Priests (est. 2002) |
| Mass of the solemnity. Gloria, creed; Preface of Sacred Heart | |
| Yr C | (Sunday Lect.) [172] Ezek 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Rom 5:5b-11; Luke 15:3-7. |
| Anniversary: | 90th anniversary of the death of P. Francis Marconnés (71) d. 1935 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.  |
| Anniversary: | 47th anniversary of the death of F. Bernard Lisson (68) d. 1978 at Magondi, Zimbabwe. |
| Anniversary: | 47th anniversary of the death of P. Gregor Richert (48) d. 1978 at Magondi, Zimbabwe. |
| Anniversary: | 31st anniversary of the death of P. Joaquim dos Santos Abranches (97) d. 1994 at Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Anniversary: | 23rd anniversary of the death of P. Roland Pichon (85) d. 2002 at Limoges, France. |
| Birthday: | 80th birthday of P. Ludwig REAL (born this day in 1945). |
| Jubilee: | Tin Jubilee of P. Odericky Roxy MWEEMBA who celebrates 10 years of Priesthood today. |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1539 | Completion of the Deliberation of the First Fathers of the Society. 1549. Xavier sails from Malacca for Japan. |
| 1581 | 400 copies of Campion's Decem Rationes appear on the benches of Oxford University Church. He presents reasons why he challenges Anglicans to a discussion of religion. |
| 1615 | The Holy See gave permission to the Jesuits of China to celebrate Mass with heads covered, to translate the Bible into Chinese and to administer the sacraments in that same language. |
| 1844 | Joseph Smith (Mormon founder) and his brother Hyrum are killed by armed mob in Carthage, Illinois - because of polygamy. |
| 1978 | Brother Bernard Lisson, S.J. mechanic, age 69, is shot to death and Fr. Gregor Richert, S.J., parish priest, age 48, is shot to death in Zimbabwe at St. Rupert's Mission, Sinoia. |
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