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March 2074

4 Sunday
  violetFirst Sunday of Lent
Mass of the Sunday; Creed, Preface of First Sunday of Lent.
The beginning of the penitential season may be marked in some way, e.g. by Litany of Saints in Entrance Procession. (PS, 23)
Rite of Election (Enrollment of Names) for the catechumens.
Yr A [22] Gen 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17; Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19; Matt 4:1-11.
Hours of the Sunday.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:104th anniversary of the death of P. William Sandiford (91) d. 1970 at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:62nd 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 2074

Dominical Letter  g
Golden Number  4
Epact  ii
Solar Cycle 11
Letter of the Martyrology b
Roman Year of Indiction 7
Julian Period Year 6787
Years since the confirmation of the Society 534
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  518
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 53
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 15 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    22 April