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| white | Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest | Feast |
| Mass of the feast. Gloria, Preface of the priesthood of Christ and of the Church | |
| Yr A | Gen 22:9-18 or Heb 10:4-10; Ps 40 (39):7-8a, 10-11ab, 17 (â„Ÿ. 8a, 9a); Matt 26:36-42.
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| Hours of the feast. Te Deum. | |
| Anniversary: | 136th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Carter (59) d. 1944 at Wallingford, Berks, England.  |
| Anniversary: | 82nd anniversary of the death of P. Gilbert Modikayi (74) d. 1998 at Mbare, Zimbabwe. |
| Jubilee: | Blue Sapphire Jubilee of P. Nicholas HAMAKALU who celebrates 65 years of Priesthood today. |
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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