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August 2071

5 Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the eighteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [409] Num 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35; Ps 106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-22, 23; Matt 15:21-28.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteThe 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:155th anniversary of the death of P. Salvator Blanca (81) d. 1916 at Palermo, Italy. Read Obituary
Anniversary:57th anniversary of the death of P. Michael O'Donnell (76) d. 2014 at Pickering, ON, Canada. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1570A group of Spanish Jesuits arrive in Chesapeake Bay area, but are killed six months later.
1574At Santo Domingo, the shipwreck of seven Spanish Jesuits sailing for Mexico. They escaped death and eventually reached their destination.
1762The 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.
1762The 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.
1915The Jesuit Curia, and Fr. General Ledochowski arrive in Zizers, Switzerland, their exile for security reasons during World War I.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2071

Dominical Letter  d
Golden Number  1
Epact  xxix
Solar Cycle 8
Letter of the Martyrology N
Roman Year of Indiction 4
Julian Period Year 6784
Years since the confirmation of the Society 531
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  515
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 50
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 19 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    19 April