4 Saturday
greenSaturday of the twenty-second week. Mass of the day. Cycle I [436] Col 1:21-23; Hours of the day. white greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Optional [Season of Creation (1 Sep-4 Oct): Use optional Mass for the Care of Creation .] [RM] Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Joseph, son of Jacob (cf. Gn. 30:22–24, 37; 39–50) [from the Roman Martyrology]. [RM] Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Moses, prophet and law giver (cf. Ex. 3:10) [from the Roman Martyrology]. Anniversary: 54th anniversary of the death of P. John Diamond (69) d. 1973 at London, England. Anniversary: 24th anniversary of the death of P. Desmond O'Loghlen (85) d. 2003 at Lusaka, Zambia. Anniversary: 21st anniversary of the death of P. Sean O'Connor (AOR) (86) d. 2006 at Nairobi, Kenya. 1549 Peter Canisius makes his final profession in Rome. 1606. Brief of Pope Paul V confirms our Institute. 1845 Pierre Chazelle dies. Pioneer leader and first Superior of the restored Society in French Canada and the USA. 1973 James Brodrick dies, in London, of the Irish Province, historian of the Society, biographer of Ignatius, Bellarmine, and Canisius. 1991 Henri Cardinal de Lubac, S.J. dies, age 95. A theologian, once silenced, then vindicated. Surnaturel. He was created a cardinal in 1983.
