Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 2 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:
147th anniversary of the death of P. Salvator Blanca (81) d. 1916 at Palermo, Italy.
Anniversary:
49th anniversary of the death of P. Michael O'Donnell (76) d. 2014 at Pickering, ON, Canada.
Jubilee:
Ruby Jubilee of P. Luis MATOPE who celebrates 40 years of Priesthood today.
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.
