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On October 12, 1963, American Jesuit missionary Fr. Walter Ciszek arrived in New York as part of a prisoner exchange, returning to the U.S. after 23 years in the Soviet Union, including more than 20 in captivity in Siberian labor camps and Soviet prisons. https://t.co/AEfMTERNSe

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Today is the feast of Bl Jan Beyzym, SJ, who cared for lepers in Madagascar at a time when there was no cure.

He lived with them (something no one else did), worked to change public attitudes, built hospitals & gave those suffering from the illness hope. https://t.co/DX4lNISYoC

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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in Canada, including our #Jesuits and colleagues!

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Pope Leo XIV announced today that he will undergo surgery this week to remove a small nodule detected in his lung during a recent medical exam.

The bishops of the United States (@USCCB) invite the faithful to pray for his good health.

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#OTD in 1549, St. Ignatius established the province of India and named St. Francis Xavier its first provincial.

Read more about their friendship: https://t.co/pMyFBJmBuF

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Read more about his breakthrough discovery on a 30-year-old math conundrum: https://t.co/eOnvanffo3

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John Urschel, a @CanisiusHS alum and former NFL player turned MIT math professor, just solved a decades-old math problem.

🎧 Listen to the #AMDG podcast with Urschel: https://t.co/osiphJeOYp

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In Rome, Ignatius and companions begin works of service that anticipate the Society of Jesus. Da Câmara closes the story by tracing the Spiritual Exercises to Ignatius’ own experiences and reflects on how he learned to find God in every moment.

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#OTD in 1820, the 20th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus opened — the first to be held by the restored Society. It elected Luigi Fortis, SJ, as Superior General.

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#OTD in 1969, the death of Fr. Louis Twomey, SJ, an advocate of interracial justice and labor relations in the U.S. Fr. Twomey assisted Superior General Pedro Arrupe, SJ, with his 1967 letter "On the Interracial Apostolate." https://t.co/f8swWlo0FH

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On the latest #AMDG podcast, @NPR journalists Daniel Burke and @scottdetrow discuss "American Pope," their new biography of Pope Leo XIV, and the reporting that uncovered the stories behind his journey from the South Side of Chicago to the Vatican.

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#OTD in 1699, the remains of St. Ignatius reached their final resting place in the altar-shrine designed by Br. Andrea Pozzo, SJ, in the Church of the Gesù in Rome. https://t.co/ckiVE42f5B

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#OTD in 1985, three #Jesuits were beatified by Pope John Paul II: Diego Luis de San Vitores, José María Rubio and Francisco Gárate.

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#OTD in 1552, the birth of Fr. Matteo Ricci, SJ, an Italian #Jesuit mathematician & founder of the modern missions in China.

In 2022, Pope Francis recognized that he “lived the Christian virtues to a heroic degree,” putting him on the path to sainthood. https://t.co/SvLSvyEjzT

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It is with great joy that we introduce the 29 new Jesuit novices from the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States!

Meet our novices: https://t.co/UUecc1aZFd

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Poet and author @PhilipMetres reflects on his turn to the Rosary, shared during October, the month dedicated to the Rosary. https://t.co/nsyjBwp7YB

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#OTD in 1964, the death of Fr. Jean-Baptiste Janssens, SJ, 27th Superior General of the Jesuits. He earned the title "Righteous Among the Nations" by issuing forged baptism certificates for Jewish children while he was #Jesuit Provincial in Northern Belgium during the Holocaust.

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Finding God Through Fairy Tales, Myth and Contemplative Prayer: Eric Clayton brings you into the fairy garden where the Holy Spirit is tilling the soil. https://t.co/LIdjAvlc6S

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#OTD in 1582, the Gregorian Calendar went into effect. #Jesuit Christopher Clavius helped create this modification that suppressed the days between Oct. 5-15 in order to bring the calendar in line with astronomical facts.

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On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, reflect on our call to care for creation by praying the Ecological Examen.

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