Bl Bernard Francis de Hoyos, priest [SJ] Texts in the Jesuit Supplement (Download here) From the Common of Pastors, or from the Common of Religious Readings from the Common of Saints:
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Anniversary:
170th anniversary of the death of P. Anthony Stempfel (42) d. 1904 at Grahamstown, RSA.
Anniversary:
164th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Cordier (57) d. 1910 at Damascus, Syria.
Anniversary:
112th anniversary of the death of P. Charles Ferguson (68) d. 1962 at London, England.
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57th anniversary of the death of F. Casimiro JoseÌ de Lima (95) d. 2017 at Braga, Portugal.
Birthday:
94th birthday of P. Kenneth SIMALALO (born this day in 1980).
Birthday:
89th birthday of P. Ashton Isheanesu MUGOZHI (born this day in 1985).
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104th birthday of P. Inácio Jorge JUSSA (born this day in 1970).
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78th birthday of S. Felix MOFOLO (born this day in 1996).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
Blessed Bernard Francis de Hoyos, Priest (Optional Memorial)
Bernard Francis de Hoyos (1711-1735) was born in Torrelobatón, Spain. He entered the Jesuit Novitiate at Villagarcia in 1726 and, just three months later, had his first mystical experience. Then, in early May 1733, during his study of theology, he received his decisive mission from Christ: “I wish for you to spread the devotion to My Sacred Heart throughout all of Spain.†Days later he obtained the “Great Promiseâ€: “I will reign in Spain with more veneration than in other places.†Through his efforts, devotion to the Sacred Heart became popular throughout Spain. He is acclaimed as the first apostle of the Sacred Heart in Spain.
1547
By his bull Copiosus in Misericordia Pope Paul III erects the College in Gandia as a University. It was founded by Francis Borgia and is the first College of the Society.
1572
On the death of St. Pius V, Gregory XIII ascended the Papal throne and abolished the choir imposed on the Society by his predecessor, as well as other changes made in the Institute.
1694
At Rome, the death of Father Paul Segneri the elder, preacher at the Vatican, celebrated for his eloquence, his missionary labors and apostolic spirit.
1773
The Jesuits of White Russia requested the Empress Catherine to allow the Letter of Suppression to be published, as it had been all over Europe. "She bade them lay aside their scruples, promising to obtainthe Papal sanction for their remaining in status quo."
