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October 2093

4 Sunday
  greenTwenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr B [140] Gen 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Heb 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16 or 10:2-12.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture Sts. Damaris, wife of Dionysius the Areopagite and Crispus (cf. Acts 17:34) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:200th anniversary of the death of F. Anthony Ferreira (45) d. 1893 at Quelimane, Portuguese Eastern Africa. Read Obituary
Anniversary:197th anniversary of the death of F. Anthony Sauguinetti (72) d. 1896 at Stonyhurst, Lancs, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:149th anniversary of the death of F. Theophile Szopinski (77) d. 1944 at Dublin, Ireland. Read Obituary
Anniversary:131st anniversary of the death of P. George Barrett (83) d. 1962 at London, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:100th anniversary of the death of F. António Ferreira (46) d. 1993 at Quelimane, Rep. of Mozambique.
Birthday:153rd birthday of P. Brian MACGARRY (born this day in 1940).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1582St. Teresa of Avila dies. She favored Jesuits as spiritual directors.
1582The Gregorian reform of the calendar takes place. Ten days are dropped, so that the next day is October l5th. Clavius' calendar is accepted, but some riots result, and some Jesuit houses are stoned. Countries which did not like the Pope liked his calendar even less. It actually took until the 20th century until all countries adopted it.
1597In London Father John Gerard and Mr. Arden effected their marvelous escape from the Tower. With the help of John Lilly and Richard Fulwood, both of whom became Jesuit Brothers, they let themselves down with a rope slung from the Tower across the moat.
1896Letter of Father General Martin, "On Some Dangers of our Time."
1927Death in Mexicao City of Servant of God, Salvador Garriduenas, Pastor.
1927The death in Mexico City of Servant of God Salvador Garcidueñas, pastor and guardian of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Angels.
1985William Bangert, S.J. dies Jesuit Historian and teacher of Jesuits.
1987The death of John Swain, S.J., age 79. A Canadian, he was Vicar General(1961-65, under Janssens),General Assistant and admonitor to Arrupe (1965-72).
2006William Guindon, S.J., age 90, dies. Ex Provincial of New England, and President of Jesuit School of Theology in Chicago.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2093

Dominical Letter  d
Golden Number  4
Epact  ii
Solar Cycle 2
Letter of the Martyrology b
Roman Year of Indiction 11
Julian Period Year 6806
Years since the confirmation of the Society 553
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  537
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 72
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 12 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    19 April