| 6 Monday | |
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| white | The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church | Memorial |
| Mass of the Memorial (Votive Mass
#10B) | |
| These readings are proper to the
memorial.
cf. [572A] Gen 3: 9-15, 20 or Acts 1: 12-14; Ps 86:
1-2, 3 & 5, 5-7; Jn 19: 25-34 | |
| Hours of the memorial (From Votive Masses: 10. Blessed Virgin Mary, B. Our Lady, Mother of the Church.) |
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| | Seasonal weekday readings: |
| | [359] 2 Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7,8-9; Matt 5:1-12. |
| Anniversary: | 30th anniversary of the death of F. Adelino Rodrigues (79) d. 2003 at Braga, Portugal.  |
| Birthday: | 94th birthday of P. Konrad LANDSBERG (born this day in 1939). |
| Birthday: | 50th birthday of P. Isaac-el Joseph FERNANDES (born this day in 1983). |
| Birthday: | 42nd birthday of S. Jimo Bernardo FRANCISCO (born this day in 1991). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1610 | In Paris at the funeral of Henry IV two priests denounce the Jesuits as accomplices in his death because of Fr. Mariana's book De Rege. |
| 1634 | At Yendi in Japan, the martyrdom of Ven. Father Sebastian Vieyra, a Portuguese, and five Japanese novices. They endured the torment of the Pit, being hung head downward three whole days. The father, still alive, was tortured to death by fire. |
| 1760 | Two Portuguese ships arrive in South America to arrest and expel the Jesuits. 86 Jesuits were put on board. |
| 1856 | The expulsion of Jesuits from Mexico, under the presidency of Ignacio Comonfort. |
| 1907 | The New Orleans Province was established. |
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