Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the formation of men and women religious, and seminarians (Watch video) (Read Reflection) "Let us pray that men and women religious, and seminarians, grow in their own vocational journey through human, pastoral, spiritual and community formation, that leads them to be credible witnesses of the Gospel."
8 Wednesday
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Wednesday in the Sixth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II
[293] Acts 17:15, 22-18:1;Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14; John 16:12-15.
Hours of the day.
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Bl. John Sullivan, SJ, priest Texts in the Jesuit Supplement
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(From the Common of Holy Men & Women: For Teachers, or from the Common for Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints: Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time I. Isa 6:1, 6-8; Ps 40(39):2+4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10+12; Luke 4:16a-22. II. Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 67(66):2-3, 5, 7-8; John 17:20-26. III. 1 Pet 5:1-4; Ps 23(22):1-3, 4, 5, 6; John 10:11-16. Common of Pastors: Readings during Easter Time I. Acts 20:28-38; Ps 145(144):8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab; John 14:23-29.)
Anniversary:
104th anniversary of the death of P. Richard Sykes (66) d. 1920 at Dunbrody, RSA.
Anniversary:
65th anniversary of the death of P. Augustine Ganley (59) d. 1959 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
49th anniversary of the death of P. Terence Corrigan (59) d. 1975 at London, England.
Anniversary:
32nd anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Sommer (77) d. 1992 at Clarkston, USA.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1521
Peter Canisius is born in Nijmegen. This is sixteen days before St. Ignatius is wounded.
1586
Fathers Henry Garnet and Robert Southwell left Rome for the English mission.
1853
Jan Roothaan dies. He was the 2lst General of the Society and General for 24 years. His furtherance of the Spiritual Exercises, the foreign missions, and education, greatly influenced the spirit and works of the Society. He is a Servant of God.
1861
President Abraham Lincoln visits Georgetown University to review the 69th New York Regiment which was based there.
1900
Sod is turned, the beginning of building of the novitiate of St. Andrew on Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY.
