[115] 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9a+10, 11-12, 13-14; Rom 9:1-5; Matt 14:22-33.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 3 of the Psalter.
Anniversary:
115th anniversary of the death of P. David Brand (79) d. 1950 at Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
47th anniversary of the death of P. Clemens Freyer (ZIM) (82) d. 2018 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Birthday:
75th birthday of S. Reuben C. NAZOMBE (born this day in 1990).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1556
After the death of Ignatius, Fr. James Lainez is empowered to govern as vicar-general.
1762
The migration of the English College from St. Omers to Liege. 1773. In the Quirinal Palace, in the presence of Clement XIV, five Cardinals and two Prelates hold their second meeting for the Suppression of the Society.
1778
By virtue of a decree of Pius VI, and by order of Catherine, Empress of Russia, a Novitiate at Polosk was permitted and sanctioned. It was opened on July 30, 1779.
