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| white | Thursday 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. |
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| Birthday: | 76th birthday of P. Emmanuel KAPARASA (born this day in 1985). |
| Jubilee: | Diamond Jubilee of F. Happy Patrick MZUMARA who celebrates 60 years since professing Final Vows today. |
| Jubilee: | Sapphire Jubilee of P. Nicholas PENGE who celebrates 45 years since professing Final Vows today. |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 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. |
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