Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For political leaders (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and the common good, taking caring of those who have lost their jobs and giving priority to the poor."
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Monday of the eighteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle II
[407] Jer 28:1-17;Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102; Matt 14:13-21 or (Year A) Matt 14:22-36 [408].
Hours of the day.
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The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings from the Common of Saints: [613] Rev 21:1-5a (#708.3); Judith 13:18, 19 (#709.2); Luke 11:27-28 (#712.10).
Optional
Anniversary:
108th anniversary of the death of P. Salvator Blanca (81) d. 1916 at Palermo, Italy.
Anniversary:
10th anniversary of the death of P. Michael O'Donnell (76) d. 2014 at Pickering, ON, Canada.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1570
A group of Spanish Jesuits arrive in Chesapeake Bay area, but are killed six months later.
1574
At Santo Domingo, the shipwreck of seven Spanish Jesuits sailing for Mexico. They escaped death and eventually reached their destination.
1762
The Parliament at Paris condemned the Society’s Institute as opposed to natural law, confiscated all Jesuit property and forbade the Jesuit habit and community life.
1762
The Parliament at Paris condemned the Society's Institute as opposed to the natural law: laid its hand on all Jesuit property, and forbade the Jesuit habit and community life.
1915
The Jesuit Curia, and Fr. General Ledochowski arrive in Zizers, Switzerland, their exile for security reasons during World War I.
