3 Sunday
greenFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass of the Sunday; Gloria , Creed, Pref. of Sunday. Yr C [72] Jer 1:4-5, 17-19; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15+17; 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 or 13:4-13; Luke 4:21-30.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 4 of the Psalter.
[RM] Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture Sts. Simeon and Anne (cf. Lk. 2:25, Lk. 2:36-37) [from the Roman Martyrology]. Anniversary: 132nd anniversary of the death of P. Henry Simon (60) d. 1926 at Oya, Spain. Anniversary: 99th anniversary of the death of F. John Masterson (80) d. 1959 at Heythrop, England. Anniversary: 44th anniversary of the death of P. Charles O'Connor (HIB) (93) d. 2014 at Dublin, Ireland. Birthday: 62nd birthday of NS. Innocent Stephen CHIBWE (born this day in 1996). Birthday: 89th birthday of P. Andrew MTAMIRA (born this day in 1969).
Jubilee: Emerald Jubilee of P. Carlos Domingos CARDOSO who celebrates 55 years in the Society today. On this day in our Jesuit history...1571 In Florida, the martyrdom of Luis Quiros and two novices, Juan Mendez and Gabriel Solis. 1578 Thomas Nelson dies a martyr at Tyburn, hanged, drawn, and quartered. 1768 The Society of Jesus is expelled from Mexico by order of Charles III. 1945 The Japanese internment camp, Santo Tomas, in the Philippines, is liberated by USA troops. Jesuits and others are freed. 1958 The Philippine Province is established. 1984 The death of Francis E. Keenan, S.J. former Rector of Woodstock and Tertian Instructor. 1988 Fr. General Kolvenbach continued his journey to Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Egypt. He meets Presidents Mugabe and Kaunda. 1994 The death of Frederick Copleston, priest, philosopher. He wrote the much used nine vol. History of Philosophy. 1995 C.J. McNaspy, S.J. dies. He was a man of many talents, a writer, liturgist, musicologist, Juniorate professor and missionary.