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28 Friday
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St Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church
Memorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II
[321] 2 Sam 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17;Ps 51:3-4, 5-6a, 6bcd-7, 10-11; Mark 4:26-34.
Common of Doctors of the Church, or Common of Pastors (Readings from the Common of Saints: [522] Wisdom 7:7-10, 15-16 (#725.2); Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (#727.3); Matt 23:8-12 (#730.4).) Hours of the Memorial.
Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn.
Anniversary:
142nd anniversary of the death of P. Charles Fuchs (40) d. 1880 at Tati, Rhodesia.
Birthday:
42nd birthday of P. Choobe M. MAAMBO (born this day in 1980).
Birthday:
84th birthday of P. Peter EDMONDS (born this day in 1938).
Birthday:
21st birthday of NS. Elias João XAVIER (born this day in 2001).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1683
The death of St. Julian Maunoir, known as "the Apostle of Britany" for preaching missions to the poor in the northwest of France for 42 years.
1853
Fr. Gen. John Roothaan, wishing to resign his office, summoned a General Congregation, but died on May 8th, before it assembled.
1957
The Jesuit Volunteer Corps was founded in the United States.
2007
Robert Drinan, S.J. age 86, dies lawyer, Congressman, writer, concern for justice.
