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| green | Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
| 127th World Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Day (est. 1953) |
| | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday. |
| Yr A | [70] Zeph 2:3, 3:12-13; Ps 146:6-7, 8-9a, 9b-10; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Matt 5:1-12a.
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| | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter.
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| Anniversary: | 200th anniversary of the death of P. Charles Fuchs (40) d. 1880 at Tati, Rhodesia.  |
| Birthday: | 100th birthday of P. Choobe M. MAAMBO (born this day in 1980). |
| Birthday: | 142nd birthday of P. Peter EDMONDS (born this day in 1938). |
| Birthday: | 79th birthday of NS. Elias João XAVIER (born this day in 2001). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 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. |
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