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December 2021

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: Catechists (Watch video) (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray for the catechists, summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit."
30 Thursday
  whiteSixth day in the Octave of Christmas
Mass of the day; Gloria; preface of Christmas I - III; Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Cycle I [203] 1 John 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10; Luke 2:36-40.
Hours of the day.Te Deum.
Anniversary:28th anniversary of the death of P. Thomas O'Meara (HIB) (82) d. 1993 at Dublin, Ireland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:4th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Rogers (ZIM) (93) d. 2017 at Boscombe, England. Read Obituary
Birthday:78th birthday of F. Júlio Silvério GUIRIONE (born this day in 1943).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1582At Evora in Portugal died Fr. Manoel Alvarez, whose Latin grammar was used for centuries in school, Jesuit and non-Jesuit alike (for instance, Eton).
1916The left leg of Fr. Rupert Mayer is shattered in battle during World War I. He had already won the Iron Cross.
1927Col. Charles Lindbergh visits St. John’s College, Belize as part of a good will tour.
1962James Conway, S.J. dies. He was a Philosophy professor, expert on Descartes, of the New York Province.
1992Timothy Healy dies. He was President of Georgetown University from 1976-89. He was the Director of the NY Public Library until his death.
1996David Stanley, S.J. dies in Canada. He was a Scripture scholar and also wrote several books on Scripture and the Spiritual Exercises.
2000John Hardon, S.J. dies, age 86. Chicago Province, prolific writer.

 

VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2021

Dominical Letter  c
Golden Number  8
Epact  xvi
Solar Cycle 14
Letter of the Martyrology r
Roman Year of Indiction 14
Julian Period Year 6734
Years since the confirmation of the Society 481
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  465
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 0
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 4 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    2 May