Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the use of the new technologies (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times."
5 Saturday
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Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
[249] Jer 11:18-20;Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12; John 7:40-53.
Hours of the day.
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St Vincent Ferrer, priest Common of Pastors: For Missionaries Readings from the Common of Saints: [548] 2 Tim 4:1-5 (#722.12); Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10,11 (#721.3); Luke 12:35-40 (#742.22).
Commemoration
Anniversary:
102nd anniversary of the death of F. Thomas Morley (44) d. 1923 at Kutama, S. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
75th anniversary of the death of F. Stephen Buran (49) d. 1950 at Kabwe, N. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
42nd anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Latchford (77) d. 1983 at London, England.
Anniversary:
13th anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Parkin (90) d. 2012 at London, England.
Birthday:
44th 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.
