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May 2048

7 Thursday
  whiteThursday in the Fifth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II [288] Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10; John 15:9-11.
Hours of the day.
Anniversary:157th anniversary of the death of F. Aloysius van den Abele (28) d. 1891 at Inhambane, Portuguese Eastern Africa. Read Obituary
Anniversary:57th anniversary of the death of P. Waclaw Kolodziejczyk (82) d. 1991 at Penley, Wales. Read Obituary
Anniversary:28th anniversary of the death of P. David Gaffney (HIB) (79) d. 2020 at Dublin, Ireland. Read Obituary
Birthday:78th birthday of P. VirgĂ­lio Arimateia DOMINGOS (born this day in 1970).
Birthday:63rd birthday of F. Augusto José AZEVEDO (born this day in 1985).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1626At 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.
1909Apostolic Letter of Pius X, "Vinea Electa" erects the Pontifical Biblical Institute, to combat "false, erroneous and heretical views, especially those recently current."
1938Proclamation of the decree by Franco that restores the Society in Spain.
1945Fr. Ferdinand Bonsrel, S.J. dies missionary in Sri Lanka from l901-45. Educator, scientist, honored by a stamp.
1965General Congregation 31 opens its first session. It will elect Fr. Pedro Arrupe as Superior General.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2048

Dominical Letter  e d
Golden Number  16
Epact  xiv
Solar Cycle 13
Letter of the Martyrology P
Roman Year of Indiction 11
Julian Period Year 6761
Years since the confirmation of the Society 508
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  492
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 27
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 5 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    5 April