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December 2071

30 Wednesday
  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:78th anniversary of the death of P. Thomas O'Meara (HIB) (82) d. 1993 at Dublin, Ireland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:54th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Rogers (ZIM) (93) d. 2017 at Boscombe, England. Read Obituary
Birthday:128th 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 2071

Dominical Letter  d
Golden Number  1
Epact  xxix
Solar Cycle 8
Letter of the Martyrology N
Roman Year of Indiction 4
Julian Period Year 6784
Years since the confirmation of the Society 531
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  515
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 50
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 19 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    19 April