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January 2053

29 Wednesday
 greenWednesday of the third week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [319] Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1,2,3,4; Mark 4:1-20.
 Hours of the day.
Anniversary:105th anniversary of the death of P. Stanislaus Gozdzik (40) d. 1948 at Chingombe, N. Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:98th anniversary of the death of P. Robert Ord (78) d. 1955 at Grahamstown, RSA. Read Obituary
Anniversary:59th anniversary of the death of P. Teodoro Rebelo (70) d. 1994 at Lisbon, Portugal. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1688The death of Ferdinand Verbiest, the successor to Adam Schall as mathematical professor at the imperial court in Peking and superior of the Society in China. He is also credited with designing and operating a steam wagon in 1665, as well as designing cannons for warfare.
1700At Beijing the Emperor Kang-Hsi, cured of his illness by two Jesuits, gave to each two rolls of silk and fifty ounces of silver.
1770Clement XIV, to please Carvalho (Pombal) promoted the Marquis' brother Paul, a worthless man, to the dignity of Cardinal; but when the Brief and Hat reached Lisbon, Paul was dead.
1837Letter to the Minister of the Interior in Belgium announces a new Society of Bollandists is to begin work after the Suppression.
1923Scholastics at Woodstock keep a fire vigil for several months to prevent the KKK from setting the college on fire.
1979James J. Mertz, S.J. dies at age 96, a professor, preacher at Loyola University, Chicago.
1997Stefan Bamberger, S.J. dies at age 74. He organized the first Secretariat on Jesuit Communications.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2053

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  2
Epact  x
Solar Cycle 18
Letter of the Martyrology k
Roman Year of Indiction 1
Julian Period Year 6766
Years since the confirmation of the Society 513
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  497
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 32
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 6 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    13 April