139th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (est. 1914)
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr A
[136] Ezek 18:25-28; Ps 125:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5; Matt 21:28-32.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 2 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:
156th anniversary of the death of P. Emílio André (38) d. 1897 at Quelimane, Province of Mozambique.
Anniversary:
79th anniversary of the death of P. Samuel Kennan (75) d. 1974 at St Beuno's, Tremeirchion, N Wales.
Anniversary:
46th anniversary of the death of C. Adam Kozlowiecki (96) d. 2007 at Lusaka, Zambia.
Birthday:
68th birthday of D. Nelson José FONSECA BONÊS (born this day in 1985).
Jubilee:
Ruby Jubilee of *P. Recktenwald, Claus (ECE) who celebrates 40 years of Priesthood today.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1566
On the island of Tatacuran, off the coast of Florida, Father Pedro Martinez was killed by savages the moment he set foot on land. He was the first Jesuit in USA, and the first Jesuit martyr in USA.
1566
The death of Pedro Martinez, the first Jesuit to enter the continental United States. He was killed by natives on the island of Tatacuran, Florida.
1572
Fifteen Jesuits arrive in Mexico, including Fr. Sanchez, as Provincial, to establish the Mexican Province. They soon open a college.
1972
Erich Przywara dies. Writer, theologian.
1978
Ben Masse, S.J. dies Assistant Editor of America, 1941-71.
2009
The death of Paul Besanceny, S.J., age. 85. He served as Provincial of Detroit nand the Eastern Africa Province, and then served in Sudan.
