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November 2055

30 Tuesday
  redSt Andrew, apostleFeast
Mass of the feast; gloria, preface of the feast.
Hours of the feast; Te Deum
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Andrew, disciple (cf. Jn. 1:40-41) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:151st anniversary of the death of P. João Espinosa (53) d. 1904 at Chupanga, Province of Mozambique. Read Obituary
Anniversary:130th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Murphy (56) d. 1925 at Liverpool, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:100th anniversary of the death of F. John Breiten (86) d. 1955 at Monte Cassino. Read Obituary
Anniversary:54th anniversary of the death of P. Michael Hewett (73) d. 2001 at Oxford, England. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1642The birth of Br. Andrea Pozzo at Trent, who was called to Rome in 1681 to paint the flat ceiling of the Church of St. Ignatius so that it would look as though there were a dome above. There had been a plan for a dome but there was no money to build it. His work is still on view.
1761Father General Laurence Ricci ordered the Litany of Loretto to be added daily to the Litany of the Saints, because of the calamities threatening the Society.
1928Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. is born. 28th Superior General.
1948John J. Wynne, S.J. dies. He was the Founder and First Editor of America magazine, l909-10. Also editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia and vice postulator for the North American Martyrs.
2005George McMahon, S.J. dies. Father of Fordham – dean, teacher, friend.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2055

Dominical Letter  c
Golden Number  4
Epact  ii
Solar Cycle 20
Letter of the Martyrology b
Roman Year of Indiction 3
Julian Period Year 6768
Years since the confirmation of the Society 515
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  499
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 34
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 18 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    18 April