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July 2023

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For a Eucharistic life (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that Catholics place at the centre of their lives the Eucharistic Celebration, which transforms human relationships profoundly and opens up an encounter with God and their brothers and sisters."

27 Thursday
  greenThursday of the sixteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [398] Exod 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; Matt 13:10-17.
 Hours of the day.
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Seth (cf. Gn. 4:25-26) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:93rd anniversary of the death of P. John Wilson (65) d. 1930 at Roehampton, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:83rd anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Erhart (76) d. 1940 at Salisbury, Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:40th anniversary of the death of P. John Caraman (77) d. 1983 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Birthday:85th birthday of P. Edward MURPHY (born this day in 1938).
Birthday:55th birthday of P. Alexander MUYEBE (born this day in 1968).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1597The death at Cracow of James Vujek, Polish jesuit appointed by King Stephen tutor to Prince Sigismund. Vujek translated the Bible into Polish.
1609Ignatius is beatified by Paul V. Peter Ribadeneira, living at Madrid wept for joy. He had been admitted by St. Ignatius into the Society in 1540 while still a boy.
1609Paul V beatified Ignatius.
1804At Groningen, the death of Father Nicholas de Beauregard. As a boy he was dull, and the last in his class, but through our Lady’s help he became the first.
1876At Manresa, West Park, NY the Fathers of the rapidly growing mission open another novitiate.
1999Malachi Martin, dies, ex-Jesuit, age 78. Wrote unfair criticisms of the Society after leaving.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2023

Dominical Letter  A
Golden Number  10
Epact  viii
Solar Cycle 16
Letter of the Martyrology h
Roman Year of Indiction 1
Julian Period Year 6736
Years since the confirmation of the Society 483
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  467
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 2
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 9 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    16 April