Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For political leaders (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and the common good, taking caring of those who have lost their jobs and giving priority to the poor."
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Saturday of the twenty-first week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle II
[430] 1 Cor 1:26-31;Ps 33:12-13, 18-19, 20-21; Matt 25:14-30.
Hours of the day.
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Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Optional
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture Sts. Joseph of Aramithea and Nicodemus (cf. Mk. 15:42-43) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:
113th anniversary of the death of P. Henry Gillet (68) d. 1911 at Dunbrody, RSA.
Anniversary:
97th anniversary of the death of P. José Marques Atalaia (81) d. 1927 at Allepey, India.
Anniversary:
30th anniversary of the death of P. Joaquim Ferreira Leăo (80) d. 1994 at Lisbon, Portugal.
Anniversary:
19th anniversary of the death of P. Patrick Kinna (75) d. 2005 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Anniversary:
10th anniversary of the death of P. Honório N dos Santos (77) d. 2014 at Lisbon, Portugal.
Birthday:
38th birthday of P. Alex Tatenda DAKAMIRE (born this day in 1986).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1552
Bull of the foundation of the German College, Dum Sollicita, of Pope Julius III.
1581
In St. John’s Chapel within the Tower of London, a religious discussion took place between St. Edmund Campion, suffering from recent torture, and some Protestant ministers.
1709
Brother Andrew Pozzo died. He designed the splendid altar of St. Ignatius in the Gesu, and covered the vault and the apse of St. Ignatius Church with wonderful frescoes.
1919
Jean Galot, S.J. B Theologian, teacher in Rome.
1932
An expedition from Georgetown University goes to Maine by car and truck to view the total eclipse of the sun. A story and pictures will appear in November issue of National Geographics.
1946
The death of S.G. Joseph Picco, faithful and humble minister. Despite his frail health Fr. Joseph Picco devoted himself to a variety of ordinary jobs over a long life of priestly service. He wanted to be a missionary in Alaska, but his mission was to assist others: an elderly Jesuit who needed health care during his final months, students at the major seminary in Turin where he was confessor, and retreatants in Gozzano.
