SAP Jesuit Seal ONLINE LITURGICAL CALENDAR
Province of Southern Africa (SAP)
of the Society of Jesus

 
SAP JESUIT DAILY ORDO
 

Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow


September 2057

28 Friday
  greenFriday of the twenty-fifth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [453] Hag 2:1-9; Ps 43:1, 2, 3, 4; Luke 9:18-22.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt Lawrence Ruiz and his companions, martyrs
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [645A] 2 Mac 7:1-2, 9-14 (#713.3); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); John 15:18-21 (#718.6).
Optional
  redSt Wenceslaus, martyr
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [646] 1 Petr 3:14-17 (#716.8); Ps 126:1-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); Matt 10:34-39 (#718.3).
Optional
Anniversary:160th anniversary of the death of P. Emílio André (38) d. 1897 at Quelimane, Province of Mozambique. Read Obituary
Anniversary:50th anniversary of the death of C. Adam Kozlowiecki (96) d. 2007 at Lusaka, Zambia. Read Obituary
Birthday:72nd birthday of S. Nelson José FONSECA BONÊS (born this day in 1985).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1566On 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.
1566The death of Pedro Martinez, the ï¬rst Jesuit to enter the continental United States. He was killed by natives on the island of Tatacuran, Florida.
1572Fifteen Jesuits arrive in Mexico, including Fr. Sanchez, as Provincial, to establish the Mexican Province. They soon open a college.
1972Erich Przywara dies. Writer, theologian.
1978Ben Masse, S.J. dies Assistant Editor of America, 1941-71.
2009The death of Paul Besanceny, S.J., age. 85. He served as Provincial of Detroit nand the Eastern Africa Province, and then served in Sudan.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2057

Dominical Letter  g
Golden Number  6
Epact  xxiv
Solar Cycle 22
Letter of the Martyrology E
Roman Year of Indiction 5
Julian Period Year 6770
Years since the confirmation of the Society 517
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  501
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 36
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 22 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    29 April