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January 2074

8 Monday
  whiteThe Baptism of the LordFeast
Mass of the Feast; Gloria, Preface of the Baptism of the Lord.
[21] Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3b+9b-10; Acts 10:34-38; Matt 3:13-17.
Only one reading is used before the Gospel when this feast is celebrated on Monday.
Hours of the feast. Te Deum.
Ordinary Time begins tomorrow. (Switch to Vol. III of the Lit. of the Hours.)
Week 1 of the Psalter.
When Ordinary Time begins on Tuesday, the Lectionary recommends combining the Monday readings [305] with the Tuesday readings [306] (or using them in lieu of the Tuesday readings), so that the scripture of Ordinary Time begins with the beginnings of the biblical books.
Anniversary:59th anniversary of the death of P. James Fitzsimons (95) d. 2015 at Johannesburg, RSA. Read Obituary
Birthday:89th birthday of P. Emmanuel CHISANGA (born this day in 1985).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1595All members of the Society in Paris were driven into exile amid great hardships.
1599Fr. General Aquaviva sends the Ratio Studiorum to all provinces.
1601The birth of Balthasar Gracian, a Spanish Jesuit who wrote on courtly matters. He is the author of "The Compleat Gentleman" and "The Art of Worldly Wisdom."
1736John Carroll, is born. Archbishop. In the new calendar his birthday is January 19th.
1978In Makumbi, Rhodesia, Fr. Desmond Donovan (age 50) disappears while traveling to celebrate Mass.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2074

Dominical Letter  g
Golden Number  4
Epact  ii
Solar Cycle 11
Letter of the Martyrology b
Roman Year of Indiction 7
Julian Period Year 6787
Years since the confirmation of the Society 534
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  518
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 53
Sunday Readings  Cycle  A
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 15 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    22 April