Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For a non-violent culture (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray for a more widespread culture of non-violence that will progress when countries and citizens alike resort less and less to the use of arms."
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Wednesday of Holy Week
Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II
[259] Is 50:4-9a;Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31+33-34; Matt 26:14-25.
Hours of the day
Anniversary:
100th anniversary of the death of F. Thomas Morley (44) d. 1923 at Kutama, S. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
73rd anniversary of the death of F. Stephen Buran (49) d. 1950 at Kabwe, N. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
40th anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Latchford (77) d. 1983 at London, England.
Anniversary:
11th anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Parkin (90) d. 2012 at London, England.
Birthday:
42nd birthday of P. Edson HAMBAYI (born this day in 1981).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1635
Louis Lallemant, S.J. dies influential writer and spiritual teacher. 1737. Pope Clement XII adds Regis to the list of saints.
1737
The canonization of St. John Francis Regis by Pope Clement XII.
1850
The first edition of Jesuit newspaper, Civilta Cattolica appears 1904. George Pettit, S.J. is appointed novice director of the New York-Maryland Province, and serves until 1917.
1945
Augustin Merk, S.J. dies New Testament editor. N.T. Graece et Latine. He was also confessor to Pius XII.
1990
Virgil Blum, S.J. dies age 77. Strong advocate of government aid to education.
