[359] 1 Kgs 17:1-6;Ps 121:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Matt 5:1-12.
Hours of the day.
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St Ephrem, deacon and doctor of the Church Common of Doctors of the Church Readings from the Common of Saints: [579] Col 3:12-17 (#740.11); Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 30-31 (#727.2); Luke 6:43-45 (#730.6).
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St. Joseph de Anchieta, priest [SJ] (Canonized 2014) Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here) From the Common of Missionaries, of from the Common of Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints: Common of Missionaries I. Isa 40:1-5; Ps 19(18):2-3, 4-5; Mark 16:15-20. II. 1 Thess 2:2b-8; Ps 96(95):1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10; Luke 10:1-9. 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.
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Anniversary:
143rd anniversary of the death of F. Miguel Ramos (28) d. 1899 at Boroma, Province of Mozambique.
Anniversary:
82nd anniversary of the death of P. Thomas Swift (58) d. 1960 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
67th anniversary of the death of P. Michael Geoghegan (70) d. 1975 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
26th anniversary of the death of P. Hilary Rudez (94) d. 2016 at Lusaka, Zambia.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
Saint Joseph de Anchieta, Priest (Optional Memorial)
Joseph de Anchieta (1534-1597) was born in Tenerife, Spain. He was sent for studies to Coimbra, Portugal, and there entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1551. He suffered a spinal injury during his novitiate and was sent to Brazil to recuperate, but remained there for forty-four years. Over the years he was present at the decisive events of the first century of Brazilian history. He became a major architect of the “reductions” which aimed to educate the nomadic tribes and protect them from slave-raiders. In several ways he was a most extraordinary man and is acclaimed as the “Apostle of Brazil. Anchieta was declared a Saint through a decree of “equivalent canonization” by Pope Francis on 3 April 2014.
1553
Manuel da Nobrega was named provincial of the Jesuits in Brazil. He was involved in the foundations of the cities of Salvador, Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro.
1553
Manuel de Nobrega named Provincial of the Jesuits in Brazil. Earlier, at the age of 31 he had been appointed director of the Jesuits in Latin America. He was involved in the foundations of the cities of Salvador, Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro.
1555
At Saragossa, the Vicar General, prejudiced against the infant Society, forbad the faithful to hear Mass in the Jesuit chapel.
1597
Blessed Joseph Ancieta, S.J. optional memorial. "Apostle of Brazil. Birds and beasts paid him reverence: he seemed in innocence to resemble Adam before the fall. When in captivity he composed a hymn of 4,000 Latin verses in Our Lady's honor." Brazil's most famous missionary, and the founder of the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. He died on this day in 1597.
