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August 2087

9 Saturday
  greenSaturday of the eighteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [412] Deut 6:4-13; Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 47+51; Matt 17:14-20.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Virgins
Readings from the Common of Saints: [617A] Hos 2:16bc, 17cd, 21-22 (#731.2); Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17 (#733.1); Matt 25:1-13 (#736.2).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Anniversary:137th anniversary of the death of P. David Brand (79) d. 1950 at Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia. Read Obituary
Anniversary:69th anniversary of the death of P. Clemens Freyer (ZIM) (82) d. 2018 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Birthday:97th birthday of S. Reuben C. NAZOMBE (born this day in 1990).

On this day in our Jesuit history...

1556After the death of Ignatius, Fr. James Lainez is empowered to govern as vicar-general.
1762The 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.
1778By 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.

 


VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2087

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  17
Epact  25
Solar Cycle 24
Letter of the Martyrology F
Roman Year of Indiction 5
Julian Period Year 6800
Years since the confirmation of the Society 547
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  531
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 66
Sunday Readings  Cycle  B
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 20 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    27 April