29 Sunday
rose violetFourth Sunday of LentLaetare Sunday Mass of the Sunday, or of the Second Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Fourth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II. Yr C [33] Josh 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32.
Yr C Alt. (from Year A) [31] 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Eph 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38.
In Year C, during the week, Year A's gospel (Jn 9:1-41) may be used [1st R: Mic 7:7-9, Ps 27] Lect. [243]. Hours of the Sunday. Week 4 of the Psalter. Organ may be played solo ; flowers may decorate the altar today. (PS 25, 2002 GIRM 305, 313.)
Anniversary: 138th anniversary of the death of P. Victor Boehme (74) d. 1944 at Tremeirchion, N Wales. Anniversary: 96th anniversary of the death of P. Donald Ziemba (48) d. 1986 at Chicago, USA. Anniversary: 89th anniversary of the death of P. Domingos Isac Mlaúzi (64) d. 1993 at Lisbon, Portugal. Anniversary: 84th anniversary of the death of P. José Maria Marques (68) d. 1998 at Paris, France. Anniversary: 78th anniversary of the death of P. Cornelius O'Donovan (82) d. 2004 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
On this day in our Jesuit history...1549 First 6 Jesuits arrive in the Americas at Salvador (Bahia), Brazil, led by Manuel de Nobrega. 1848 Fr. General Roothaan flees from Rome in disguise, with a false passport. He will spend two years away from Rome. 1880 Decree in France orders the dissolution and dispersal of Jesuits within three months. 1932 First talkie movie shown at Woodstock College, "Song of My Heart", with John McCormack. 1988 P. Jean de Boisseson, S.J. is killed in Madagascar. 2018 Union of present province of French Canada and present province of English Canada in the Province of Canada