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April 2074

5 Thursday
  violetThursday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
 [254] Gen 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 8:51-59.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt 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:151st anniversary of the death of F. Thomas Morley (44) d. 1923 at Kutama, S. Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:124th anniversary of the death of F. Stephen Buran (49) d. 1950 at Kabwe, N. Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:91st anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Latchford (77) d. 1983 at London, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:62nd anniversary of the death of P. Bernard Parkin (90) d. 2012 at London, England. Read Obituary
Birthday:93rd birthday of P. Edson HAMBAYI (born this day in 1981).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1635Louis Lallemant, S.J. dies influential writer and spiritual teacher. 1737. Pope Clement XII adds Regis to the list of saints.
1737The canonization of St. John Francis Regis by Pope Clement XII.
1850The 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.
1945Augustin Merk, S.J. dies New Testament editor. N.T. Graece et Latine. He was also confessor to Pius XII.
1990Virgil Blum, S.J. dies age 77. Strong advocate of government aid to education.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2074

Dominical Letter  g
Golden Number  4
Epact  ii
Solar Cycle 11
Letter of the Martyrology b
Roman Year of Indiction 7
Julian Period Year 6787
Years since the confirmation of the Society 534
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  518
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 53
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 15 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    22 April