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Epiphany of the Lord | Solemnity |
| Mass of the Vigil or of the Solemnity; Gloria, Creed. |
| | [20] Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matt 2:1-12. |
| The Solemn Proclamation of the Date of Easter and the other major dates is encouraged (DPPL, n. 118). It is read by the deacon or cantor immediately after the Gospel. See Appendix I (below). |
| Preface of Epiphany; EuchPr I Communicantes.
Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
On weekdays between Epiphany and Baptism, Week 2 of the Psalter.
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| Anniversary: | 64th anniversary of the death of P. James Fitzsimons (95) d. 2015 at Johannesburg, RSA.  |
| Birthday: | 94th birthday of P. Emmanuel CHISANGA (born this day in 1985). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1595 | All members of the Society in Paris were driven into exile amid great hardships. |
| 1599 | Fr. General Aquaviva sends the Ratio Studiorum to all provinces. |
| 1601 | The 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." |
| 1736 | John Carroll, is born. Archbishop. In the new calendar his birthday is January 19th. |
| 1978 | In Makumbi, Rhodesia, Fr. Desmond Donovan (age 50) disappears while traveling to celebrate Mass. |
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