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| violet | 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: | 111th anniversary of the death of F. Thomas Morley (44) d. 1923 at Kutama, S. Rhodesia.  |
| Anniversary: | 84th anniversary of the death of F. Stephen Buran (49) d. 1950 at Kabwe, N. Rhodesia. |
| Anniversary: | 51st anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Latchford (77) d. 1983 at London, England. |
| Anniversary: | 22nd anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Parkin (90) d. 2012 at London, England. |
| Birthday: | 53rd birthday of P. Edson HAMBAYI (born this day in 1981). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 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. |
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