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May 2023

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For ecclesial movements and groups (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that ecclesial movements and groups may daily rediscover their evangelizing mission, and that they place their own charisms at the service of the world’s needs."

9 Tuesday
  whiteTuesday in the Fifth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [286] Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21; John 14:27-31a.
Hours of the day.
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Isaiah, prophet (cf. Is. 6:5-7) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:119th anniversary of the death of F. Fernando Weber (27) d. 1904 at Zumbo, Province of Mozambique. Read Obituary
Anniversary:77th anniversary of the death of P. Arthur Day (79) d. 1946 at Preston, Lancs, England. Read Obituary

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1621St. John Berchman's was standing on the steps of the Gesu with the other Fathers and Brothers when the newly elected Pope Gregory XV passed with great pomp on his way to the Lateran for his coronation. The Saint mortified his eyes and saw nothing of the Papal procession.
1661The Superior General, Goswin Nickel was 84 years old and ill at the time. He could not effectively govern the Society. With the approval of Pope Alexander VII, the 11th General Congregation elected Giovanni Paolo Oliva as Superior General.
175819th General Congregation opens, the last of the Old Society. It will elect Ricci.
1758The 19th General Congregation opened, the last of the Old Society. It elected Lorenzo Ricci as superior general in a time of great uncertainty, with the papal throne vacant after the death of BenedictXIV.
1820The Jesuits exiled from Polotsk, Russia, enter Austria.
1921Dan Berrigan, S.J. is born. poet, peacemaker, pacifist.
1978The death of Fr. Antonio Messineo, after 47 years on the staff of La Civilta Cattolica. He was widely consulted on social rights.
1991The Holy House where St. Ignatius was born and lived and converted is formally handed over to the Society of Jesus.

 


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