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January 2024

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the gift of diversity in the Church (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that the Spirit help us recognize the gift of different charisms within the Christian community, and to discover the richness of different ritual traditions in the heart of the Catholic Church."

5 Friday
 greenFriday of the week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
 Hours of the day.
Anniversary:114th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Crawley (39) d. 1910 at Gaika Loop, RSA.
Anniversary:72nd anniversary of the death of P. Charles Bert (82) d. 1952 at Chishawasha, S. Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:38th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph McCarthy (73) d. 1986 at Monze, Zambia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:21st anniversary of the death of P. Richard Foley (81) d. 2003 at London, England. Read Obituary
Birthday:56th birthday of P. Leonard Peter CHITI (born this day in 1968).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1644Isaac Jogues returns from New France to Renne, and meets the Jesuits. He is asked, "Any news of Jogues?" He answers, "I am he."
1940A Letter of Father General Ledochowski thanking Catholic University of America for the honorary degree given him.
1968Joseph is born. O'Connell, S.J. dies. He was known as JB, a renowned Father Minister, of the New York Province.
1995The 34th General Congregation: Servants of Christ's Mission. The major task of it wasthe revision of the law proper to the Society of Jesus.
2007Rodrigo Mejia, is appointed Apostolic Vicar (Bishop) in Soddo-Hosanna diocese of Ethiopia.
2008The 35th General Congregation elected Adolfo Nicolas as new Superior General. The Congregation set five areas as apostolic priorities for the Society: Africa, China, the intellectual apostolate, the inter-provincial institutions in Rome, and Migration and Refugees.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2024

Dominical Letter  g f
Golden Number  11
Epact  xix
Solar Cycle 17
Letter of the Martyrology u
Roman Year of Indiction 2
Julian Period Year 6737
Years since the confirmation of the Society 484
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  468
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 3
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 31 March
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    5 May