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May 2100

9 Sunday
  whiteAscension of the Lord
134th World Communications Sunday (est. 1967)
Mass of the Vigil or of the Solemnity, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Ascension I - II Special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I.
Yr C [61] Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9; Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20; John 17:20-26.
Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.Week 3 of the Psalter.
[RM]Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Isaiah, prophet (cf. Is. 6:5-7) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:196th anniversary of the death of F. Fernando Weber (27) d. 1904 at Zumbo, Province of Mozambique. Read Obituary
Anniversary:154th 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 2100

Dominical Letter  c c
Golden Number  11
Epact  xix
Solar Cycle 9
Letter of the Martyrology u
Roman Year of Indiction 3
Julian Period Year 6813
Years since the confirmation of the Society 560
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  544
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 79
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   II
Gregorian Easter 28 March
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    1 May