Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For educators (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that educators may be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition, and helping the youngest and most vulnerable in particular."
6 Friday
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Friday before Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III
Cycle I
[209] 1 John 5:5-13;Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Mark 1:7-11 or Luke 3:23-38 or 3:23, 31-34, 36, 38.
Hours of the day
Birthday:
38th birthday of P. Emmanuel KAPARASA (born this day in 1985).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1643
The 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.
1656
Andrew 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.
1757
Threats 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.
1829
Publication of Pope Leo XII’s rescript, declaring the Society to be canonically restored in England.
