Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) [Octave Day of Easter]. (Formerly known as Dominica in Albis (Sunday in White), Quasimodo Sunday or Low Sunday.)
Mass of the Sunday, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); Easter Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal.
Yr A
[43] Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pet 1:3-9; John 20:19-31.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Evening Prayer II of the Sunday. The Easter Octave ends. Week 2 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:
142nd anniversary of the death of F. Thomas Morley (44) d. 1923 at Kutama, S. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
115th anniversary of the death of F. Stephen Buran (49) d. 1950 at Kabwe, N. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
82nd anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Latchford (77) d. 1983 at London, England.
Anniversary:
53rd anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Parkin (90) d. 2012 at London, England.
Birthday:
84th 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.
