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January 2022

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For true human fraternity (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"We pray for all those suffering from religious discrimination and persecution; may their own rights and dignity be recognized, which originate from being brothers and sisters in the human family."

6 Thursday
 whiteThursday after Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany
 [215] 1 John 4:19-5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14+15bc, 17; Luke 4:14-22a.
Hours of the day
Birthday:37th birthday of P. Emmanuel KAPARASA (born this day in 1985).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1643The birth of Julian Garnier a linguist and expert on all Iroquois dialects and the Huron and Algonquin languages. A missionary for 60 years in Canada, he was the first Jesuit to be ordained in Canada.
1656Andrew White dies, founder of Maryland mission. After working among the Indians, and composing a dictionary grammar, and catechism in their language, he was carried off to England by the Parliamentarians and cast into Newgate prison. On being released, he withdrew to Belgium.
1757Threats to burn the College Louis-le-Grand in Paris because of false charges that the Society was involved in an attempt on the life of Louis VI.
1829Publication of Pope Leo XII’s rescript, declaring the Society to be canonically restored in England.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2022

Dominical Letter  b
Golden Number  9
Epact  xxvii
Solar Cycle 15
Letter of the Martyrology H
Roman Year of Indiction 15
Julian Period Year 6735
Years since the confirmation of the Society 482
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  466
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 1
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 17 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    24 April