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[[The Reverend|Rev.]] '''Henry Cyril Day''', [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (29 May 1865 – 23 January 1951) was an English [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|Catholic priest]] and author.
[[The Reverend|Rev.]] '''Henry Cyril Day''', [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (29 May 1865 – 23 January 1951) was an English [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|Catholic priest]] and author.

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Rev. Henry Cyril Day, S.J. (29 May 1865 – 23 January 1951) was an English Catholic priest and author.

Biography

He was educated at Beaumont College, in Old Windsor, Berkshire. From there he entered the Society of Jesus in 1884 and was ordained in 1894.[1] Father Day was opposed to women's suffrage and was criticised vehemently by Welsh Catholic suffragist Alice Abadam in Catholic magazines in 1911-12.[2]

Father Day in offered his service as a chaplain days before the outbreak of World War I[3] and served in Egypt, Gallipoli, Macedonia, and France.

He was decorated with the Serbian White Eagle and was awarded the Military Cross.[4]

Works

  • (1908). Socialism and the Catholic Church.
  • (1912). Marriage, Divorce and Morality.
  • (1914). Catholic Democracy, Individualism and Socialism (with a preface by Cardinal Bourne).
  • (1922). A Cavalry Chaplain (with an introduction by Sir W. E. Peyton).
  • (1924). The New Morality: A Candid Criticism.
  • (1927). The Love Story of the Little Flower.
  • (1930). Macedonian Memories (with a preface by Sir George F. Milne).
  • (1937). On the Troopship to India.
  • (1937). An Army Chaplain's War Memories.

References

  1. ^ Hoehn, Matthew (1948). "Rev. Henry Day, S.J., 1865–." In: Catholic Authors: Contemporary Biographical Sketches. Newark, N.J.: St. Mary's Abbey, p. 187.
  2. ^ "Catholics and the campaign for women's suffrage in England. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. ^ Volk, Rebecca (2014). "Chaplains Held in High Esteem," Jesuits and Friends 88, p. 10.
  4. ^ Hoehn (1948), p. 187.

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