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June 2023

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the abolition of torture (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that the international community may commit itself concretely to abolish torture, guaranteeing support to victims and their families."

29 Thursday
  redSTS PETER AND PAUL, apostles
Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the solemnity.
Cycle I Vigil Mass:  [590] (Vigil Mass) Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; Gal 1:11-20; John 21:15-19.
Cycle I Mass during the day:  [591] (Mass during the Day) Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18; Matt 16:13-19.
 Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum.
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture Sts. Peter and Paul, apostles (cf. Mt. 16:18-19) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:83rd anniversary of the death of P. William Brand (65) d. 1940 at Edinburgh, Scotland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:61st anniversary of the death of P. Philip Widdowson (70) d. 1962 at Roehampton, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:49th anniversary of the death of P. Leslie Piper (69) d. 1974 at Edinburgh, Scotland. Read Obituary
Birthday:21st birthday of NS. Kudzai SUSHA (born this day in 2002).
Jubilee:Emerald Jubilee of P. Peter EDMONDS who celebrates 55 years of Priesthood today.
Jubilee:Golden Jubilee of P. Stanislaus ROZMAN who celebrates 50 years of Priesthood today.
Jubilee:Golden Jubilee of P. Roy THADEN who celebrates 50 years of Priesthood today.
Jubilee:Coral Jubilee of P. Peter BWANALI who celebrates 35 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Tin Jubilee of S. Herbert Nharo SHOKO who celebrates 10 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Tin Jubilee of P. Lodewicus BARNARD who celebrates 10 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Tin Jubilee of P. Kelvin MUNKULI who celebrates 10 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Tin Jubilee of P. Tinashe KUNZE who celebrates 10 years in the Society today.

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1537St. Ignatius and Companions are ordained sub-deacons in Venice. 1542. Peter Faber begins writing his Memoriale.
1546Paul III by his Brief, Exponi nobis, empowers the Society to admit Coadjutors, both spiritual and temporal, thus admit brothers.
1553At Louvain, certain parish priests urged the faithful not to confess to Jesuits. This was condemned by the theological faculty.
1853Pius IX, by his Bull Romani Pontifices makes over the Palazzo Borromeo (Via del Seminario 120), to the German College.
1888F.X. Weninger, S.J. dies at Cincinnati. Missionary, preacher.
1909Fr. General Wernz calls on the whole Society to assist the mission to Japan.
1909St. Pius X entrusted the Pontifical Biblical Institute to the Society.
1930The North America Martyrs, and Robert Bellarmine, are canonized by Pius XI.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2023

Dominical Letter  A
Golden Number  10
Epact  viii
Solar Cycle 16
Letter of the Martyrology h
Roman Year of Indiction 1
Julian Period Year 6736
Years since the confirmation of the Society 483
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  467
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 2
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 9 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    16 April