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| white | Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest | Feast |
| Mass of the feast. Gloria, Preface of the priesthood of Christ and of the Church | |
| Yr C | Isa 6:1-4,8 or Heb 2:10-18; Ps 23 (22):2-3, 5, 6 (â„Ÿ.1); John 17:1-2, 9, 14-26.
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| Hours of the feast. Te Deum. | |
| Anniversary: | 55th anniversary of the death of F. Adelino Rodrigues (79) d. 2003 at Braga, Portugal.  |
| Birthday: | 75th birthday of P. Isaac-el Joseph FERNANDES (born this day in 1983). |
| Birthday: | 119th birthday of P. Konrad LANDSBERG (born this day in 1939). |
| Birthday: | 67th 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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