Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For ecclesial movements and groups (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that ecclesial movements and groups may daily rediscover their evangelizing mission, and that they place their own charisms at the service of the world’s needs."
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Fifth Sunday of Easter
Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V.
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[52] Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; 1 Pet 2:4-9; John 14:1-12.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 1 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:
132nd anniversary of the death of F. Aloysius van den Abele (28) d. 1891 at Inhambane, Portuguese Eastern Africa.
Anniversary:
32nd anniversary of the death of P. Waclaw Kolodziejczyk (82) d. 1991 at Penley, Wales.
Anniversary:
3rd anniversary of the death of P. David Gaffney (HIB) (79) d. 2020 at Dublin, Ireland.
Birthday:
53rd birthday of P. VirgĂlio Arimateia DOMINGOS (born this day in 1970).
At Nagasaki, Ven. Father John Baptist de Baeza died. In the space of three years he is said to have baptized 75,000 adults at Goa, Macao, Mozambique, and in Japan.
1909
Apostolic Letter of Pius X, "Vinea Electa" erects the Pontifical Biblical Institute, to combat "false, erroneous and heretical views, especially those recently current."
1938
Proclamation of the decree by Franco that restores the Society in Spain.
1945
Fr. Ferdinand Bonsrel, S.J. dies missionary in Sri Lanka from l901-45. Educator, scientist, honored by a stamp.
1965
General Congregation 31 opens its first session. It will elect Fr. Pedro Arrupe as Superior General.
