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June 2025

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: That the world might grow in compassion (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world."

29 Sunday
  redSTS PETER AND PAUL, apostlesSolemnity
Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the Solemnity
 Vigil Mass:  [590] (Vigil Mass) Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; Gal 1:11-20; John 21:15-19.
 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.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture Sts. Peter and Paul, apostles (cf. Mt. 16:18-19) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:85th anniversary of the death of P. William Brand (65) d. 1940 at Edinburgh, Scotland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:63rd anniversary of the death of P. Philip Widdowson (70) d. 1962 at Roehampton, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:51st anniversary of the death of P. Leslie Piper (69) d. 1974 at Edinburgh, Scotland. Read Obituary
Birthday:23rd birthday of NS. Kudzai SUSHA (born this day in 2002).
Jubilee:Wooden Jubilee of P. Lodewicus BARNARD who celebrates 5 years of Priesthood today.
Jubilee:Coral Jubilee of P. Józef MATYJEK who celebrates 35 years of Priesthood 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 2025

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  12
Epact  *
Solar Cycle 18
Letter of the Martyrology P
Roman Year of Indiction 3
Julian Period Year 6738
Years since the confirmation of the Society 485
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  469
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 4
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 20 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    20 April