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June 2023

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the abolition of torture (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that the international community may commit itself concretely to abolish torture, guaranteeing support to victims and their families."

7 Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the ninth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [355] Tob 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Ps 25:2-3, 4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mark 12:18-27.
 Hours of the day.
Anniversary:82nd anniversary of the death of F. Kilian Heim (47) d. 1941 at Triashill, Chishawasha, S Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:67th anniversary of the death of P. John Withnell (82) d. 1956 at Salisbury, Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:60th anniversary of the death of F. Michael O'Toole (64) d. 1963 at Harlaxton, Lincs, England. Read Obituary
Anniversary:51st anniversary of the death of F. Joseph Duda (76) d. 1972 at Lusaka, Zambia. Read Obituary
Birthday:39th birthday of P. Clemence MUTIMUTEMA (born this day in 1984).
Birthday:23rd birthday of NS. Modesto NUMERI BISSUASSE (born this day in 2000).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1556Peter Canisius is appointed Provincial of Upper Germany, as the Province is constituted. A few days earlier, the province of Lower Germany was erected.
1569Three ships, with 60 Jesuits aboard, leave Portugal for Brazil. But not one Jesuit will reach Brazil.
1661The 11th General Congregation elects Oliva as perpetual Vicar General with right of succession and "sole right" of General, due to the state of health of Fr. General Nickel, aged 80 years.
1758The Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, who loved the Society, was forced by Pombal to suspend all the Jesuits in his patriarchate. He died of grief within a month.
1886Father Camillus Mazzella was promoted to the Cardinalate by Leo XIII. He had been the first Dean of Woodstock College. He was Professor of theology and would chair the commission that declared Anglican orders invalid, a report accepted by Leo XIII.
1952The formal dedication of Gonzaga Retreat House for youth in Monroe, NY. It had been started sometime earlier.
1962Karl Rahner is silenced in a manner, by Father General: preliminary censorship. This would last for about one year.
2000George Ganss, S.J. dies, age 94. Director, founder of the Institute of Jesuit Sources, and translated the Constitutions.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2023

Dominical Letter  A
Golden Number  10
Epact  viii
Solar Cycle 16
Letter of the Martyrology h
Roman Year of Indiction 1
Julian Period Year 6736
Years since the confirmation of the Society 483
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  467
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 2
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 9 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    16 April