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| white | SACRED HEART OF JESUS | Solemnity |
| 91st World Day for the Sanctification of Priests (est. 2002) |
| Mass of the solemnity. Gloria, creed; Preface of Sacred Heart | |
| Yr A | (Sunday Lect.) [170] Deut 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8+10; 1 John 4:7-16; Matt 11:25-30. |
| Anniversary: | 89th anniversary of the death of F. Adelino Rodrigues (79) d. 2003 at Braga, Portugal.  |
| Birthday: | 109th birthday of P. Isaac-el Joseph FERNANDES (born this day in 1983). |
| Birthday: | 153rd birthday of P. Konrad LANDSBERG (born this day in 1939). |
| Birthday: | 101st 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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