Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For a Christian response to bioethical challenges (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "We pray for Christians facing new bioethical challenges; may they continue to defend the dignity of all human life with prayer and action."
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Friday after Ash Wednesday.
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
[221] Isa 58:1-9a;Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19; Matt 9:14-15.
Hours of the day.
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St Casimir Common of Holy Men and Women Readings from the Common of Saints: [537] Phil 3:8-14 (#740.9); Ps 15:2-3ab, 3cd-4ab, 5 (#739.2); John 15:9-17 (#742.25).
Commemoration
Anniversary:
52nd anniversary of the death of P. William Sandiford (91) d. 1970 at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England.
Anniversary:
10th anniversary of the death of P. James Berry (80) d. 2012 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
The Novena of Grace begins on this day.
1777
Disgrace and dismissal from office of Carvalho (Marquis de Pombal) the Society's bitterest enemy, by Queen Mary of Portugal.
1887
Fr. General Beckx, the 22nd General dies. His term was 33 years long.
1911
Charles de Smedt, S.J. dies. He gave new life and vigor to the Bollandists. 2014. Canonization of Blessed Jose de Anchieta. Letter of Fr. General on this occasion.
