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March 2028

4 Saturday
  violetSaturday after Ash Wednesday.
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [222] Isa 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Luke 5:27-32.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt 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:58th anniversary of the death of P. William Sandiford (91) d. 1970 at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:16th anniversary of the death of P. James Berry (80) d. 2012 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

The Novena of Grace begins on this day.
1777Disgrace and dismissal from office of Carvalho (Marquis de Pombal) the Society's bitterest enemy, by Queen Mary of Portugal.
1887Fr. General Beckx, the 22nd General dies. His term was 33 years long.
1911Charles 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.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2028

Dominical Letter  b A
Golden Number  15
Epact  iii
Solar Cycle 21
Letter of the Martyrology c
Roman Year of Indiction 6
Julian Period Year 6741
Years since the confirmation of the Society 488
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  472
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 7
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 16 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    16 April