| 30 Monday | |
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| white | The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church | Memorial |
| Mass of the Memorial (Votive Mass
#10B) | |
| These readings are proper to the
memorial.
cf. [572A] Gen 3: 9-15, 20 or Acts 1: 12-14; Ps 86:
1-2, 3 & 5, 5-7; Jn 19: 25-34 | |
| Hours of the memorial (From Votive Masses: 10. Blessed Virgin Mary, B. Our Lady, Mother of the Church.) |
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| | Seasonal weekday readings: |
| | [353] Tob 1:3; 2:1a-8; Ps 112:1b-2, 3b-4, 5-6; Mark 12:1-12. |
| Anniversary: | 117th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Carter (59) d. 1944 at Wallingford, Berks, England.  |
| Anniversary: | 63rd anniversary of the death of P. Gilbert Modikayi (74) d. 1998 at Mbare, Zimbabwe. |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1539 | The death of Empress Isabel, which leads to the conversion of St. Francis Borgia. |
| 1582 | At Tyburn, the martyrdom of Thomas Cottam with three other priests. On the way they recited the Te Deum. His dying words were: "O Domine, tu plura pro me passus es, plura, plura, plura." |
| 1640 | Peter Paul Rubens dies, Flemish painter, friend of Jesuits. |
| 1646 | Isaac Jogues discovers Lake George. Originally it is named the Lake of the Blessed Sacrament. |
| 1788 | Voltaire dies Paris, age 82. Born on Nov. 21, 1694 in Paris. He is one of the greatest 18th century authors remembered as a crusader against tyranny, bigotry and cruelty, noted for his characteristic wit, satire and critical capacity. He was educated by the Jesuits at the college of Louis- le-Grand in Paris. |
| 1849 | Vincent Gioberti's book Il Gesuita Moderno is put on the Index. Gioberti had applied to be admitted into the Society, and on being refused became its bitter enemy and calumniator. "I hate the Jesuits as Hannibal hated the Romans." |
| 1983 | Paul Mailleux, S.J. dies. He was Father General's Delegate for Jesuits of the Eastern Rites and ran the John XXIII Center, in New York City. |
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