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Gratitude is due Fr. Martin Wallace, O.P.
of the Dominican Friars of the Province
of the Assumption of B. Virgin Mary in Australia
for providing the foundational PHP code
and PostGreSQL Database
of the Ordo
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
The texts of the scripture readings of the current day may always be obtained
from the website of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops:
http://www.usccb.org/nab/today.shtml
Alternatively, one may obtain specific texts by going to
http://bible.oremus.org
At the latter site, one can request a passage directly in this manner:
http://bible.oremus.org/?Mt 5:1-11
Another site giving the liturgical reading for each day of the year
may be found at
http://www.servicioskoinonia.org/BiblicalLiturgicalCalendar/
Note that this last site makes use of the Latin American liturgical
calendar (with local Latin American feasts).
This electronic document is a first attempt to provide a perpetual on-line
equivalent to the traditional printed Ordo. Any computer program
only does what it is told to do -- mistakes that exist are result of the
human error of the programmer.
In adapting a work created by the efforts of Dominican Father Martin Wallace
of Australia, errors may have been introduced in my attempts to remove
celebrations proper to the Dominicans and to Australia and to introduce
celebrations proper to the Society of Jesus and to the United States of
America and to Canada. I would hope and pray that such errors be quickly brought
to my attention for correction.
Fr. Wallace's Ordo may be found at:
http://www.op.org.au/cal/
Dennis C. Smolarski, S.J.
Santa Clara University
dsmolarski@scu.edu
A Jesuit, particularly if travelling, has to contend with several national calendars, as well as local ones and the calendar of the Society.
This Ordo aims to give simple directions for Jesuits in the U.S. in the dioceses in which the Society has canonical houses. Jesuits ministering in other dioceses will still need to consult local calendars.
As well as the General Roman Calendar and the Calendar of the Society, local celebrations such as the anniversary of the dedication of the Cathedral and principal local patrons have been included where they are known.
Also included are liturgical directives or advice, drawn from the liturgical books of the Roman Rite, and the documents of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, including the 2002 General Instruction of the Roman Missal. These indications are included to draw attention to easily neglected or misunderstood provisions. They are not complete, nor do they always refer to the most important aspects of liturgy. Recourse should always be had to the original documents.
Since this is the first attempt in the U.S. to produce such an Ordo, some matters have been overlooked. Please do not hesitate to bring errors or omissions to the editor's notice. He would be particular grateful for further information regarding local calendars in various dioceses in the U.S.
This Liturgical Calendar follows the Roman Calendar
and the proper Calendar of the Society of Jesus, adapted for use in
the United States of America and Canada
by the inclusion of celebrations proper to the Society and
celebrations proper to the U.S. and to Canada.
Local celebrations (titular feasts, diocesan patrons, anniversaries of dedication etc.) are shown for those places where the Society in the U.S. has houses. Those working or living in other places need to consult local calendars for local variations.
I. The Calendar:
Certain celebrations [e.g., Christmas, Pentecost
and Assumption] have proper Vigil Masses in addition to the Mass for
the day itself. These Vigil Masses (with their proper readings) are intended to be used either
before or after Evening Prayer I of the celebration.
On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when there is no obligatory memorial, an optional memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary is permitted. Whenever this optional memorial is allowed, a Mass from the Collection of Masses in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be used as an alternative.
II. Holy Days of Obligation:
In the U.S., in addition to all Sundays, the following are observed as Holy Days of Obligation (except in Hawai`i):
- Jan 1, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (not of obligation when it falls on a Monday or Saturday, not of obligation in the metropolitan province of Los Angeles [Southern California]);
- Aug 15, Assumption of Mary (not of obligation when it falls on a Monday or Saturday);
- Nov 1, All Saints (not of obligation when it falls on a Monday or Saturday);
- Dec 8, Immaculate Conception (Patronal Feast of the U.S.) (when Dec 8 falls on a Sunday, the observance is transferred to Monday, Dec 9, but the obligation is not transferred);
- Dec 25, Christmas, the Nativity of the Lord.
In Hawai`i, following the policies of the Conference of Bishops of the South Pacific,only Dec 8 and Dec 25 are retained as Holy Days of Obligation.
The Solemnity of the Ascension is celebrated on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, except in the east coast ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, and Philadelphia, and in the state of Nebraska. In these areas, it is observed on the Thursday between the Sixth and Seventh Sundays of Easter and is a Holy Day of Obligation.
In Canada, in addition to all Sundays, the following are observed as Holy Days of Obligation:
- Jan 1, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God;
- Dec 25, Christmas, the Nativity of the Lord.
III. Patronal Feasts:
In addition to the celebrations proper to U.S. and Canada, the Society, and the state, every religious community should celebrate the following (GNLYC 52c):
- Solemnity of the anniversary of the Dedication of the church on the anniversary day of the dedication, if the church was consecrated. If the day of dedication is unknown, this solemnity is usually celebrated on October 25 or on the Sunday of Ordinary Time before November 1 (cf. Notitiae, v. 8 (1972), p. 103; Doc. on Lit., 3818, footnote R10);
- Solemnity of the titular saint of the church;
- Solemnity of the principal patron of their house;
- Feast of the anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral;
- Feast of the principal patron of the diocese, or more extensive territory.
Other local celebrations (e.g., diocesan secondary patrons, other
diocesan saints) have been included to help Jesuits join in prayer
with the local Church.
IV. Typography of this Calendar:
A. Italics: indicate an element of the liturgy of the day which is optional, e.g., sequence; or indicate an Optional Memorial, e.g., Dec 4, St John Damascene. They are also used for words in other languages, e.g. Te Deum.
B. Explanatory material is set in smaller type.
C. The letters SJ in the margin indicate a celebration or rubrical directions proper to the Society. E. Notes regarding day of specially offered Masses by Jesuits appear like this. F. Special commemorations appear like this. G. Celebration proper
to Canada appear like and/or with the notation [Canada].
- Mass ad lib.. This is a reminder to the celebrant that on weekdays of Ordinary Time there is a choice of Masses that may be used (cf. 2002 GIRM 355):
- any of the Masses for Sundays in Ordinary Time;
- an optional memorial assigned to that date;
- a Saint whose is listed for that date in the Martyrology (thus permitting the use of texts for Jesuit Saints/Blessed in a non-Jesuit church);
- a votive Mass or Masses (or Prayers) for various needs and occcasions;
- the "daily" Mass for the Dead (in moderation), provided the Mass is being offered specifically for one or more deceased (cf. 2002 GIRM 355, 381).
Appropriate readings may be chosen from the Lectionary.
On weekdays of Ordinary Time, the Liturgy of the Hours uses the seasonal texts or the texts of the optional memorial chosen for the Mass.
- pref = preface
- prop = proper. NOTE: When "proper" is noted for a reading on a memorial, that reading is to be chosen over the seasonal reading (cf. 2002 GIRM 358).
- 2002 RM = 2002 (3rd ed.) Roman Missal [NOTE: "[2002 RM]" or
"[post-2002 RM]" is used to note celebrations included in the most
recent edition of the Roman Missal (or added afterwards), but which
are not found in the previous English translations of the Sacramentary
or Lectionary. Such celebrations would also not be found in the
Liturgy of the Hours; those praying the major hours should use prayers chosen from the Commons.]
- [SJ] = indicates a celebration listed on the proper calendar of the Society of Jesus.
- [USA] = indicates a celebration listed on the proper calendar for the Dioceses of the United States.
- [Canada] = indicates a celebration listed on the proper calendar for the Dioceses of Canada.
NOTE: The general norms for celebrating a Mass other than what is indicated by the calendar are given in 2002 GIRM 352-385.
To summarize:
- On Solemnities of obligation, Sundays of Advent, Lent, and Easter, Holy Thursday and the Easter Triduum, no ritual Masses (including Nuptial Masses), Funeral Masses, or other Masses for various needs (and votive Masses) are permitted. (2002 GIRM 372, 380)
- On other Solemnities, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, the Octave of Easter, and All Souls, Funeral Masses are permitted; however, ritual Masses (including Nuptial Masses) and other Masses for various needs (and votive Masses) are NOT permitted. (2002 GIRM 372, 380)
- Only with the permission of the local Bishop may Masses for various needs (and votive Masses) be celebrated on Sundays of Christmas or Ordinary Times, on Feasts, during Dec 17-24 or the Christmas Octave, during weekdays of Lent. (2002 GIRM 354, 374, 376)
The table at the following link summarizes on which days Ritual Masses (e.g., Nuptial Masses), Masses for Various Needs, and Votive Masses may be celebrated.
http://math.scu.edu/~dsmolars/ordo/table.html
VI. Other Abbreviations used in this Calendar:
- DPPL : Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2001)
- GILH = General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours (1971)
- GIRM = General Instruction of the Roman Missal (2002)
- HCWEOM = Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass (1973)
- PS = Paschale Sollemnitatis (Circular Letter Concerning the Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts), Congregation for Divine Worship & Discipline of the Sacraments, 16 January 1988
- RC or GNLYC = Roman Calendar or General Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar (1969; as amended)
- RCIA = Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (1972)
VII. Note on Evening Prayer:
On Mondays through Fridays that are seasonal weekdays and on memorials, Evening Prayer (Vespers) of the Liturgy of the Hours is normally taken from the office of the day. (Special rules hold for the Octaves of Christmas and Easter.) This principle also usually holds on Sundays, Solemnities and Feasts.
Since the liturgical day of Sundays and Solemnities starts the prior evening, on Saturdays and on days before Solemnities, Evening Prayer is usually of the following Sunday or Solemnity.
Confusion may arise when a solemnity (or Feast of the Lord) occurs back to back with another solemnity or Sunday. In such cases, Evening Prayer celebrated between the two celebrations should be of the higher ranking celebration (as found in the Table of Liturgical Celebrations [found at the beginning of the Roman Missal or Vol. 1 of the Liturgy of the Hours]) (cf. GNLYC, 61).
In general, Sundays of Advent, Lent, and Easter rank above Solemnities (resulting in the transferrence of occuring Solemnities), and Solemnities rank above Feasts of the Lord which rank above Sundays of the Christmas Season and of Ordinary Time (resulting in the omission of the feast or Sunday celebration). In those few cases in a typical year when such conflicts arise (sometimes due to Solemnities which have been transferred), one is advised to consult a printed Ordo.
Night Prayer (Compline) always should be chosen as is appropriate for the Evening Prayer celebrated earlier that day.
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Jan 1 Monday | | Beginning of a new calendar year.
Weekday Lectionary Cycle for Ordinary Time is 2. | | | Use (U.S.) Weekday Lectionary Vol III. | | | white | The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
Holy Day of Obligation except when Jan 1 occurs on a Monday or Saturday or in Hawai`i or in the ecclesiastical province of Los Angeles (central and southern California). | Solemnity | | Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, Creed, Preface of the Solemnity | | [18] Num 6: 22-27; Ps 67: 2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4: 4-7; Lk 2: 16-21. | | | Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum | | GEN NOTE: | In the 4 vol. Lit. of the Hours commonly used in the U.S., the days following Jan 1 (until the Epiphany) are incorrectly labeled (Vol 1, p 502 ff.). "Monday" should read "Jan 2," "Tuesday" should read "Jan 3," etc. | | | On weekdays between Jan 1 and Epiphany, Week 1 of the Psalter (except if Jan 1 is a Sunday, then Week 2). | | | | Jan 2 Tuesday | | white | Sts Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of Christmas I - III, or of the memorial.
| | | [205] 1 John 2:22-28; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; John 1:19-28. | | Hours of the memorial. | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Jan 3 Wednesday | | white | THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS
Titular Feast of the Society of Jesus
Outside SJ churches, opt. mem. | Solemnity | | Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, Creed, Preface of the Solemnity | | [SJ-Lect] Sir 51:8-12 [LM 983]; Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [LM 904.1]; Phil 2:1-11 [LM 136]; Lk 2:21-24 [Proper]. | | | Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | SJ
NOTE: | Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on Jan 3 (or Jan 4 if Jan 3 is the Epiphany), Titular Feast of the Society. | | | | Jan 4 Thursday | | white | St Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious [USA] | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of Christmas I - III, or of the memorial.
| | | [207] 1 John 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9; John 1:35-42. | | Hours of the memorial. | | | Jan 5 Friday | | white | St John Neumann, bishop [USA] | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of Christmas I - III, or of the memorial.
| | | [208] 1 John 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; John 1:43-51. | | Hours of the memorial. | | | Jan 6 Saturday | | white | Saturday before Epiphany | | | Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III | | | [209] 1 John 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Mark 1:7-11 or Luke 3:23-38 or 3:23, 31-34, 36, 38. | | Hours of the day | | white | St André Bessette, religious [USA]
Canonized Oct 17,2010 | Optional | | | Jan 7 Sunday | | white | The
Epiphany of the Lord | Solemnity | | Mass of the Vigil or of the Solemnity; Gloria, Creed. | | | [20] Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matt 2:1-12. | | The Solemn Proclamation of the Date of Easter and the other major dates is encouraged (DPPL, n. 118). It is read by the deacon or cantor immediately after the Gospel. See Appendix I (below). | | Preface of Epiphany; EuchPr I Communicantes.
Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
On weekdays between Epiphany and Baptism, Week 2 of the Psalter.
| | | | Jan 8 Monday | | white | The
Baptism of the Lord | Feast | | Mass of the Feast; Gloria, Preface of the Baptism of the Lord. | | [21] Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or (Year B) Is 55:1-11; Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3b+9b-10 or (Year B) Is 12:2-6; Acts 10:34-38 or (Year B) 1 Jn 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11. | | Only one reading is used before the Gospel when this feast is celebrated on Monday. | | Hours of the feast. Te Deum. | | Ordinary Time begins tomorrow. (Switch to Vol. III of the Lit. of the Hours.)
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | When Ordinary Time
begins on Tuesday, the Lectionary recommends combining the Monday readings [305]
with the Tuesday readings [306] (or using them in lieu of the Tuesday readings),
so that the scripture of Ordinary Time begins with the beginnings of
the biblical books. | | | Jan 9 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the first
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [306] 1 Sam 1:9-20; 1 Sam 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8; Mark 1:21-28. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Jan 10 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the first
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [307] 1 Sam 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40:2-5, 7-8, 8-9, 10; Mark 1:29-39. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Jan 11 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the first
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [308] 1 Sam 4:1-11; Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 25-26; Mark 1:40-45. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Jan 12 Friday | | green | Friday of the first
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [309] 1 Sam 8:4-7, 10-22a; Ps 89:16-17, 18-19; Mark 2:1-12. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Marguerite Bourgeoys, virgin [Canada] | Memorial [Canada] |
| | Jan 13 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the first
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [310] 1 Sam 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1; Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mark 2:13-17. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Hilary, bishop and doctor of the Church | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional |
| | Jan 14 Sunday | | green | Second Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday. | | | [65] 1 Sam 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | Jan 15 Monday | | green | Monday of the second
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [311] 1 Sam 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21+23; Mark 2:18-22. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Martin Luther King Day (USA)--Civil Holiday. Intercessions for Racial Harmony are appropriate. |
| | Jan 16 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the second
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [312] 1 Sam 16:1-13; Ps 89:20, 21-22, 27-28; Mark 2:23-28. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Jan 17 Wednesday | | white | St Anthony, abbot | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | [313] 1 Sam 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mark 3:1-6. | | Hours of the memorial. | | Church Unity Octave begins tomorrow (week before Conversion of St Paul). | | | | Jan 18 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the second
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [314] 1 Sam 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-10a, 10b-11, 12-13; Mark 3:7-12. | | | Hours of the day. | | Church Unity Octave begins (week before Conversion of St Paul). | |
| | Jan 19 Friday | | green | Friday of the second
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [315] 1 Sam 24:3-21; Ps 57:2, 3-4, 6+11; Mark 3:13-19. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | Jesuit Martyrs because of the faith (Sts. John Ogilvie, pr; Stephen Prongracz, Melchior Grodziecki, prs, and Mark of Krizevci, Can. of Esztergom; Bl. Ignatius de Azevedo, pr, and comp.; James Sales, pr and William Saultemouche, rel, martyrs) [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. | Optional |
| | Jan 20 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the second
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [316] 2 Sam 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Ps 80:2-3, 5-7; Mark 3:20-21. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Fabian, pope and martyr | Optional | | red | St Sebastian, martyr | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional |
| | Jan 21 Sunday | | green | Third Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday. | | | [68] Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | Jan 22 Monday | | | | | green | Monday of the third
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [317] 2 Sam 5:1-7, 10; Ps 89:20, 21-22, 25-26; Mark 3:22-30. | | | Hours of the day. | | white or violet | Day of Prayer for Legal Protection of Unborn Children [USA] | Optional | | (Recommended Masses: "For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life," No. 48/1 or "For the Preservation of Peace and Justice," No. 30 in "Masses for Various Needs and Occasions"; celebrated on Jan 23 if Jan 22 occurs on Sunday.) | |
| | Jan 23 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the third
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [318] 2 Sam 6:12b-15, 17-19; Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Mark 3:31-35, | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Marianne Cope, religious [USA] | Optional | | red | St Vincent, deacon and martyr [USA, transferred from Jan 22, after 2011] | Optional |
| | Jan 24 Wednesday | | white | St Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | [319] 2 Sam 7:4-17; Ps 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30; Mark 4:1-20. | | Hours of the memorial. | | | Jan 25 Thursday | | white | The Conversion of St Paul, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [519] Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mark 16:15-18. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Jan 26 Friday | | white | Sts Timothy and Titus, bishops | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | [520] 2 Tim 1: 1-8, or Tit 1: 1-5 (1st reading proper); Ps 96: 1-2a, 2b-3, 7, 8a, 10; Lk 10:1-9.
Seasonal weekday readings: | | | [321] 2 Sam 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6a, 6bcd-7, 10-11; Mark 4:26-34. | | Hours of the memorial. | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Jan 27 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the third
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [322] 2 Sam 12:1-7a, 10-17; Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Mark 4:35-41. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Angela Merici, virgin | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional |
| | Jan 28 Sunday | | green | Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday. | | | [71] Deut 18:15-20; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7a, 7b-9; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | Jan 29 Monday | | green | Monday of the fourth
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [323] 2 Sam 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mark 5:1-20. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Jan 30 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the fourth
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [324] 2 Sam 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30-19:3; Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Mark 5:21-43. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Jan 31 Wednesday | | white | St John Bosco, priest | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | [325] 2 Sam 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7; Mark 6:1-6. | | Hours of the memorial. |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Feb 1 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the fourth
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [326] 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10, 11ab, 11d-12a, 12bcd; Mark 6:7-13. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Feb 2 Friday | | white | The Presentation of the Lord | Feast | |
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [524] Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 or Lk 2:22-32.
2 readings on weekdays. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | The blessing of candles takes place as
indicated in the Roman Missal. This is followed by a procession
or solemn entrance and is concluded with the Gloria and opening
prayer. The penitential act is omitted. |
| | | Feb 3 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the fourth
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [328] 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; Mark 6:30-34. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Ansgar, bishop | Optional | | red | St Blaise, bishop and martyr
The blessing of throats may take place at the conclusion of the Gen. Interc. See Book of Blessings, no. 1627. | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional |
| | Feb 4 Sunday | | green | Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday. | | | [74] Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | Feb 5 Monday | | red | St Agatha, virgin and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | [329] 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132:6-7, 8-10; Mark 6:53-56. | | Hours of the memorial. | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Feb 6 Tuesday | | red | Martyrs of Japan, (St. Paul Miki, rel and comp., Bl Charles Spinola, Sebastian Kimura, prs, and comp., martyrs [SJ]
| Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | [330] 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84:3, 4, 5+10, 11; Mark 7:1-13. | | Hours of the memorial. | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Feb 7 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the fifth
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [331] 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40; Mark 7:14-23. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Feb 8 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the fifth
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [332] 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 106:3-4, 35-36, 37+40; Mark 7:24-30. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Jerome Emiliani, priest | Optional | | white | St Josephine Bakhita, virgin | Optional |
| | Feb 9 Friday | | green | Friday of the fifth
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [333] 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15; Mark 7:31-37. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Feb 10 Saturday | | white | St Scholastica, virgin | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | [334] 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-20, 21-22; Mark 8:1-10. | | Hours of the memorial. | | Prop. Ant. Bened. | | | Feb 11 Sunday | | green | Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday. | | | [77] Lev 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | Feb 12 Monday | | green | Monday of the sixth
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [335] Jas 1:1-11; Ps 119:67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76; Mark 8:11-13. | | | Hours of the day. |
| | Feb 13 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the sixth
week in Ord. Time. | | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [336] Jas 1:12-18; Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 18-19; Mark 8:14-21. | | | Hours of the day. |
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| Lent is a penitential season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for Easter.
Catholics over the age of reason are required to receive Holy Communion at least once a year (CIC 920 #1), normally during the Easter season (CIC 920 #2). In the United States, this has been extended to between the First Sunday of Lent and Trinity Sunday.
During Lent Alleluia is always omitted at Mass and Office (even on solemnities and feasts) and hymns containing Alleluia are not used. The Gloria and Te Deum are included only on solemnities and feasts. The organ is used only to sustain singing, and floral decoration is not permitted (except on solemnities and on Laetare Sunday.) PS 25.
The weekdays of Lent are privileged, so any memorial is considered to be optional. If it is commemorated, at Mass the opening prayer of the memorial is used in place of the seasonal text. At the Office of Readings, after the weekday readings, one may add the Hagiographical Reading of the memorial, the responsory and the concluding prayer. At Morning and Evening Prayer, the prayer of the saint may be added (with its antiphon) after the prayer of the day (omitting the conclusion). (cf. Gen. Intro. Lit. Hours, 238-39.)
The Prayer over the People at the end of Mass is recommended on weekdays.
The use of the Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation is particularly appropriate during Lent. They may be used with one of the Lenten prefaces (2002 RM, Appendix).
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Penitential practices during Lent:
- According to Church Law, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are observed as days of fast and abstinence (CIC 1251). In the United States, all the Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed by all over the age of 14 (CIC 1252). Those between ages of 18 (CIC 97 #1) and 59 [inclusive] (CIC 1252) are bound by the law of fast.
- If it seems appropriate, on Ash Wednesday or on other days during Lent, some communal penitential celebration or "rite of reconciliation" may be held, whether sacramental or non-sacramental (according to the spirit of the Rite of Penance, nn.36 - 37). This celebration may not immediately precede or be incorporated into Mass.
- On Ash Wednesday, after the sign of the cross and greeting, the Penitential Act is omitted at Mass. In its place, the Blessing and Imposition of Ashes takes place in all Masses after the homily. If necessary, the Imposition of Ashes may take place apart from Mass within the Liturgy of the Word.
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Preface of Lent III or IV. | | | [219] Joel 2: 12-18; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Matt 6:1-6, 16-18 | | | (Switch to Vol. 2 of the Lit. of the Hours.)
Hours of Ash Wednesday; Psalter Week IV today and until Saturday.
Today at Morning Prayer, the psalms of Friday, Week III may be used. | | | The celebrant blesses and distributes ashes after the homily.
Other persons may be associated with the bishop or priest in the imposition of ashes, e.g., deacons, special ministers of communion and other lay persons, when there is true pastoral need. |
| Special ministers of communion and deacons may bring blessed ashes to the sick and those confined to their homes. If a minister is not available, a member of the family or another person may bring the blessed ashes to a shut-in, using one of the formulas in the Roman Missal to impose ashes. |
| For pastoral reasons the blessing and distribution of ashes may take place outside Mass. In this case, the entire liturgy of the word should be celebrated: entrance song, opening prayer, readings and chants, homily, blessing and distribution of ashes, and general intercessions. See the Book of Blessings, nos. 1656ff. | | | Feb 15 Thursday | | violet | Thursday after Ash Wednesday. | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [220] Deut 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 9:22-25. | | Hours of the day. | | St Claude la Colombière, priest [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, seasonal weekday. | Commemoration | | | Feb 16 Friday | | violet | Friday after Ash Wednesday. | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [221] Isa 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19; Matt 9:14-15. | | Hours of the day. | | | Feb 17 Saturday | | violet | Saturday after Ash Wednesday. | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [222] Isa 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Luke 5:27-32. | | Hours of the day. | | The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order | Commemoration | | | Feb 18 Sunday | | violet | First Sunday of Lent | | Mass of the Sunday; Creed, Preface of First Sunday of Lent.
The beginning of the penitential season may be marked in some way, e.g. by Litany of Saints in Entrance Procession. (PS, 23)
Rite of Election (Enrollment of Names) for the catechumens. | | | [23] Gen 9:8-15; Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Pet 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15. | | Hours of the Sunday.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | | Feb 19 Monday | | violet | Monday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [224] Lev 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15; Matt 25:31-46. | | Hours of the day. | | | Presidents Day (USA)--Civil Holiday. Intercessions for Civil Leaders are appropriate. | | | Feb 20 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [225] Isa 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19; Matt 6:7-15. | | Hours of the day. | | | Feb 21 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [226] Jonah 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Luke 11:29-32. | | Hours of the day. | | St Peter Damian, bishop and doctor of the Church | Commemoration | | | Feb 22 Thursday | | white | The Chair of St Peter, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | [535] 1 Pet 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Matt 16:13-19. | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Feb 23 Friday | | violet | Friday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [228] Ezek 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8; Matt 5:20-26. | | Hours of the day. | | St Polycarp, bishop and martyr | Commemoration | | | Feb 24 Saturday | | violet | Saturday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [229] Deut 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Matt 5:43-48. | | Hours of the day. | | | Feb 25 Sunday | | violet | Second Sunday of Lent | | Mass of the Sunday; Creed, Preface of Second Sunday of Lent.
Penitential Rite for candidates to be admitted to Full Communion may be celebrated. | | | [26] Gen 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10+15, 16-17, 18-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10. | | Hours of the Sunday.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | | Feb 26 Monday | | violet | Monday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [230] Dan 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11+13; Luke 6:36-38. | | Hours of the day. | | | Feb 27 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [231] Isa 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21+23; Matt 23:1-12. | | Hours of the day. | | St Gregory of Narek, abbot and doctor | Commemoration | | | Feb 28 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [232] Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16; Matt 20:17-28. | | Hours of the day. | | | Feb 29 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [233] Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 16:19-31. | | Hours of the day. |
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http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Mar 1 Friday | | violet | Friday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [234] Gen 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Matt 21:33-43, 45-46. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 2 Saturday | | violet | Saturday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [235] Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 3 Sunday | | violet | Third Sunday of Lent | | Mass of the Sunday, or of the First Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Third Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II. | | | [29] Exod 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; John 2:13-25. | | | Alt. (from Year A) [28] Exod 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42. | | | In year B, during the week, Year A's gospel (Jn 4:5-32) may be used [1st R: Ex 17:1-7, Ps 95] Lect. [236]. | | Hours of the Sunday.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | | Mar 4 Monday | | violet | Monday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [237] 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4; Luke 4:24-30. | | Hours of the day. | | St Casimir | Commemoration | | | Mar 5 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [238] Dan 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4bc-5ab, 6+7bc, 8-9; Matt 18:21-35. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 6 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [239] Deut 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Matt 5:17-19. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 7 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [240] Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 11:14-23. | | Hours of the day. | | Sts Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs | Commemoration | | | Mar 8 Friday | | violet | Friday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [241] Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14+17; Mark 12:28-34. | | Hours of the day. | | St John of God, religious | Commemoration | | | Mar 9 Saturday | | violet | Saturday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [242] Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab; Luke 18:9-14. | | Hours of the day. | | St Frances of Rome, religious | Commemoration | | | Mar 10 Sunday | | rose or violet | Fourth Sunday of Lent
Laetare Sunday | | Mass of the Sunday, or of the Second Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Fourth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II. | | | [32] 2Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Eph 2:4-10; John 3:14-21. | | | Alt. (from Year A) [31] 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Eph 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38. | | | In Year B, during the week, Year A's gospel (Jn 9:1-41) may be used [1st R: Mic 7:7-9; Ps 27] Lect. [243]. | | Hours of the Sunday.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | Organ may be played solo; flowers may decorate the altar today. (PS 25, 2002 GIRM 305, 313.) | | | Daylight Savings Time begins today (turn clocks FORWARD one hour). | | | Mar 11 Monday | | violet | Monday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [244] Isa 65:17-21; Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b; John 4:43-54. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 12 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [245] Ezek 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; John 5:1-16. | | Hours of the day. | | SJ NOTE: | Monthly Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on March 12, the anniversary of the canonization of Ss Ignatius and Francis Xavier. | | | | Mar 13 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [246] Isa 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; John 5:17-30. | | Hours of the day. | | Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis (2013). | | | | Mar 14 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [247] Exod 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23; John 5:31-47. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 15 Friday | | violet | Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [248] Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21+23; John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 16 Saturday | | violet | Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV | | | [249] Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12; John 7:40-53. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 17 Sunday | | violet | Fifth Sunday of Lent. | | Mass of the Sunday, or of the Third Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Fifth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II. | | | [35] Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; Heb 5:7-9; John 12:20-33. | | | Alt. (from Year A) [34] Ezek 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Rom 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45. | | | In Year B, during the week, Year A's gospel (Jn 11:1-45) may be used [1st R: 2 Kgs 4:18b-21, 32-27; Ps 17] Lect. [250]. | | Hours of the Sunday.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | | Mar 18 Monday | | | Archdioceses of San Francisco and New York | | white | St. Patrick, bishop (Principal Co-patron [SF] or Patron [NY]) | Solemnity | | Mass of the Saint, Gloria, 3 Readings, cf. Lect. [541] or Commons (3 readings), Creed, Preface of Pastors.
Hours of the Saint, Te Deum | | | Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed; preface of the solemnity. | | Other masses are prohibited, but the funeral mass is allowed.
Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum | | Transfered from yesterday. | |
| | violet | Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | [251] Dan 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; John 8:1-11 (Year A or B) or Jn 8:12-20 (Year C). | | Hours of the day. | | St Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the Church | Commemoration | | | Mar 19 Tuesday | | white | ST JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Patron Saint of the Society of Jesus
Principal Patron of Canada | Solemnity | | (Special Solemn Blessing SJ) | | | Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed; preface of the solemnity. | | [543] 2 Sam 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Matt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a. | | Other masses are prohibited, but the funeral mass is allowed.
Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum | | | Mar 20 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | [253] Dan 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; John 8:31-42. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 21 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | [254] Gen 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 8:51-59. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 22 Friday | | violet | Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | [255] Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7; John 10:31-42. | | Hours of the day. | | | Mar 23 Saturday | | violet | Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | [256] Ezek 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; John 11:45-56. | | Hours of the day. | | St Turibius of Mogrovejo, bishop | Commemoration | | | Mar 24 Sunday | | red | Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. | | | Mass of Palm Sunday. Commemoration of Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem, Creed, Preface of Palm Sunday. | | | [38] Isa 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 or 15:1-39. | | | At the procession: [37] Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16. | | | Hours of Palm Sunday. | | | The Commemoration of the Lord's Entrance may take one of three forms, as described in the Missal: Blessing and Procession, Solemn Entrance, or Simple Entrance. The processional cross should be suitably decorated. The blessing of palms may not be celebrated without the following procession and Mass. The blessing and solemn entrance, but not the procession, may be celebrated at a second Mass if many of the faithful are present. | | |
The Passion may be read by three deacons, or lay readers with the priest taking the part of Christ, without candles, incense, greeting, signs of the cross or acclamation. At the mention of the Lord's death, all pause and kneel. Where pastoral reasons require it, one or both of the readings before the Passion may be omitted.
At the end of the Passion, The Gospel of the Lord, is said, but the book is not kissed.
Blessed palms remaining are kept, to be burnt for next year's ashes. | |
| | Mar 25 Monday | | violet | Monday of Holy Week | | Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II | | | [257] Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14; John 12:1-11. | | Hours of the day | | | Mar 26 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday of Holy Week | | Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II | | | [258] Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15+17; John 13:21-33, 36-38. | | Hours of the day | | | Mar 27 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday of Holy Week | | Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II | | | [259] Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31+33-34; Matt 26:14-25. | | Hours of the day | | | Mar 28 Thursday | | violet | Thursday of Holy Week | | The Chrism Mass may be
celebrated in the morning, or on another day earlier this week. White
vestments are worn. It is especially fitting that priests
concelebrate with the bishop. Priests may communicate under both
species, even if not concelebrating.
Readings:
[260] Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89; Rev 1:5-8; Lk 4:16:21 | |
Apart from the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Last Supper, all other
Masses are prohibited, unless the
Ordinary permits a second Mass, exclusively for those unable to
participate in the Evening Mass. "According to the Church's ancient
tradition, all Masses without a congregation are prohibited on this
day" (RM, Holy Thursday, Chrism Mass, rubric no. 1). Communion may be taken to the sick at any time, but otherwise may be distributed only during Mass. Funerals can only be celebrated without Mass.
| | | Hours of the day. At Office of Readings, the psalms and antiphons of Friday, Week III, may be used. | | Today or on
another day of this week, some communal penitential celebration or
"rite of reconciliation" may be held, whether it be sacramental or
non-sacramental (according to the spirit of the Rite of
Penance, nn. 36-37). However, this celebration may not immediately precede or be incorporated into Mass. | |
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- The Sacred Paschal Triduum of the passion and resurrection of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year. (RC, n.18)
- The Paschal Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord's Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. (RC, n.19)
- Religious communities and other smaller communities are encouraged to join with a larger community to celebrate the liturgical services in common (PS no. 43), with a full complement of ministers and with song, rather than schedule separate celebrations (cf. PS no. 93).
- During these days it is desirable that brothers and sisters "who experience the mystery of suffering" should share in and be participants in the liturgical celebrations of the community, especially if they are in the hospital, "that they may be helped to know the meaning of this reality which they live in union with the paschal mystery of Christ."
- Therefore, keeping in mind their varying conditions and different circumstances, everything should be so arranged that in the most suitable manner the sick may have the possibility of receiving Communion and, if possible, participating in the veneration of the Cross on Good Friday.
| | | white | Holy Thursday (evening) | | Mass of the Lord's Supper. Gloria, Preface of Eucharist I, special Communicantes, Hanc Igitur and Qui pridie in Eucharistic Prayer I. | | Readings:
[39] Exod 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; John 13:1-15 | | The tabernacle should be completely empty before the celebration. Enough hosts for the communion of the faithful for tonight and tomorrow should be consecrated during that celebration. For the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament, a place should be prepared and adorned. When the tabernacle is in a chapel separated from the central part of the church, it is appropriate to prepare the place of repose and adoration there. [PS 49]
All priests may concelebrate the Mass, even if they have concelebrated the Chrism Mass in the morning. Bells may be rung during the Gloria, and are silent thereafter. |
| The mandatum - the washing of the feet - may take place after the homily.
Gifts for the poor, especially those collected during Lent as the fruit of penance, may be presented in the offertory procession while the people sing Ubi caritas. [PS 52] |
| After the Prayer After Communion, the greeting, blessing and dismissal are omitted. The celebrant incenses the Blessed Sacrament three times, receives the humeral veil and the procession follows as in the Missal. The cross-bearer goes first, [PS 54], then the Blessed Sacrament accompanied by torches and incense.
The faithful are encouraged, after the Mass of the Lord's Supper, to spend a suitable period of time during the night in the church in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament that has been solemnly reserved. Solemn adoration ends at midnight; the Blessed Sacrament remains at the Place of Repose until the Liturgical Action of Good Friday.
After the celebration, the altar is stripped without ceremony and
crosses are removed, if possible; otherwise they should be veiled.
It is appropriate that holy water be removed from the stoups at the
entrances of the church, to be replaced after new water is blessed at
the Easter Vigil.
Evening prayer is not celebrated by participants in the Mass of the Lord's Supper. |
| | Mar 29 Friday | | red | FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD [GOOD FRIDAY] | |
| Day of fast and abstinence. Celebration of the Mass and the sacraments is strictly prohibited, except for Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Communion may be taken to the sick, but otherwise is not distributed outside today's Celebration of the Lord's Passion. | | | Hours of the day. The Office of Readings and Morning Prayer are recommended for public celebration in parishes.
| | Celebration of the Passion of the Lord. | | The celebration has three parts:
I. Liturgy of the Word (readings, homily, intercessions)
II. Veneration of the Cross
III. Holy Communion.
The celebration begins about 3 p.m.
The altar is completely bare, without candles, cloth or cross. The ministers vest with red Mass vestments. They enter in silence and prostrate before the altar. This act of prostration, which is proper to the rite of the day, should be observed (whenever the ministers are physical able) for it signifies both the abasement of "earthly man," and also the grief and sorrow of the Church. As the ministers enter, the faithful should be standing, and thereafter should kneel in silent prayer. [PS 65]
The Passion is proclaimed as on Palm Sunday. | | Readings:
[40] Isa 52:13-53:12; Ps 31:2+6, 12-13, 15-16, 17+25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42. | | The Intercessions must follow "the form and wording" handed down by tradition, but the celebrant may make a selection of some more relevant to local conditions, provided the range of intentions is preserved. [PS 67]
The cross is presented to each of the faithful individually for their
adoration, since the personal adoration of the cross is a most
important feature in this celebration. The celebrant may remove his
chasuble and shoes for the veneration. Only if necessitated by the large numbers of faithful present may the rite of veneration be made simultaneously by all present. Only one cross should be used for the veneration. [PS 69] | |
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The communion rite is as described in the Missal. There is no sign of peace.
After Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament is carried from the church by a priest or deacon wearing a humeral veil and accompanied by two candles. The Sacrament is reserved privately outside the church for the needs of the sick and dying.
The altar is stripped at a suitable time, but the cross remains with four candles, placed so that the faithful may venerate and kiss it and spend some time in meditation. [PS 71] | |
| | Evening Prayer is not said by participants in the afternoon liturgy. Night Prayer is said after the Celebration of the Lord's Passion at a suitable hour, with the special verse in place of the responsory. | |
| Today after the Veneration of the Cross, all
genuflect toward the cross when passing it. | |
| | Mar 30 Saturday | | violet | HOLY SATURDAY | | | The Paschal Fast is observed if possible. [CR 20] Celebration of the Mass and the sacraments is strictly prohibited, except for Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Communion may be given only as viaticum. | | | Hours of the day. The Office of Readings and Morning Prayer in public is recommended.
Night Prayer is celebrated only by those not present at the Vigil. | | | | Preparation for the Vigil includes: preparation of the bonfire; candles for all the faithful present; water for the liturgy of Baptism; flowers and decorations for the altar. | | | |
| white | The Easter Vigil. | | | The celebration should truly have the character of a Vigil. It must take place at night. It should not begin before nightfall and should end before dawn. To start earlier (e.g. at the customary time for a Sunday vigil Mass) is a "reprehensible abuse". [PS 78]
The Vigil has four parts:
I. Service of Light : Bonfire, Procession with Candle, Exsultet.
II. Liturgy of the Word : Readings, psalms, prayers, Gloria, homily.
III. Liturgy of Baptism : Litany, Blessing of Water, Baptism and/or Confirmation,
Renewal of Promises, Prayer of the Faithful.
IV. Liturgy of the Eucharist : Preface of Easter I ("on this night"), special
Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal.
This liturgical order must not be changed by anyone on his own initiative. [PS 81]
| | | Wherever possible, all the readings should be read so that the character of the Easter Vigil, which demands that it be somewhat prolonged, be respected at all costs. Where pastoral conditions require that the number of readings be reduced, there should be at least three readings from the Old Testament, taken from the law and the prophets; and the reading from Exodus (ch. 14) with its canticle, must never be omitted. | | | The Readings [41]: | |
- Gen 1:1-2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a with Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, 24+35 or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22
- Gen 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a,10-13, 15-18 with Ps 16:5+8, 9-10, 11
- Exod 14:15-15:1 with Exod 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 This reading and psalm are obligatory.
- Isa 54:5-14 with Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b
- Isa 55:1-11 with Isa 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
- Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4 with Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11
- Ezek 36:16-17a, 18-28 with Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 (when baptisms occur) or (when no baptisms) Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19
- Epistle: Rom 6:3-11
- Alleluia Psalm: Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
- Gospel: Mark 16:1-7
| | | Bells are to be rung during the Gloria, and the altar candles lit. |
| The celebrant -- or, in case of necessity, a cantor -- intones the triple alleluia before the Gospel. The gospel is honored with incense, but candles are not carried.
For the texts of the rites of Baptism and Confirmation, see the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
The dismissal with double alleluia is used tonight and throughout the octave. | | | Mar 31 Sunday | | white | Easter Sunday - the Pasch of the Lord | Solemnity with Octave | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Easter sequence, Renewal of Baptismal Promises (in place of Creed), Preface of Easter I ("on this day") special Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Readings:
[42] Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9.
Alternative gospel (from the Vigil): [41] Mark 16:1-7
At an evening Mass, Luke 24: 13-35 (Lect. [46]) may be used. | | |
Mass is to be celebrated on with great solemnity. In place of the Creed on this day, the renewal of baptismal promises takes place (as at the Vigil) and the people are sprinkled with water blessed at the Vigil, during which a song of baptismal character should be sung. The entrance stoups to the church should also be filled with the same water. [PS 97]
The Paschal Candle burns at all Hours and Masses today. It is kept in the sanctuary near the altar or ambo until Pentecost Sunday. [PS 99] | | Hours of Easter Sunday. | |
The Easter Vigil takes the place of the Office of Readings.
Where it is the custom, the tradition of "Baptismal Vespers" with a procession to the font is to be diligently observed. (GILH, 213)
It is most appropriate to conclude Night Prayer throughout the Easter Season with
the Regina Coeli (GILH, 92). |
| After Night Prayer the paschal candle is extinguished. It remains by the ambo or altar, and is lit throughout Easter Time at Mass and at other celebrations until Pentecost inclusive.
During the Octave, a Funeral Mass is permitted, but Ritual Masses (including Nuptial Masses) are prohibited, and all solemnities are delayed until after the Second Sunday of Easter. |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Apr 1 Monday | | white | Monday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | [261] Acts 2:14, 22-32; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; Matt 28:8-15. | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | | Apr 2 Tuesday | | white | Tuesday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | [262] Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22; John 20:11-18. | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | Anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II (2005). | | | | Apr 3 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | [263] Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 24:13-35. | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | | Apr 4 Thursday | | white | Thursday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | [264] Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab+5, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 24:35-48. | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | | Apr 5 Friday | | white | Friday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | [265] Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2+4, 22-24, 25-27a; John 21:1-14. | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | | Apr 6 Saturday | | white | Saturday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | [266] Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1+14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21; Mark 16:9-15. | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | | Apr 7 Sunday | | white | Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) [Octave Day of Easter].
(Formerly known as Dominica in Albis (Sunday in White), Quasimodo Sunday or Low Sunday.) | | Mass of the Sunday, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); Easter Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal. | | | [44] Acts 4:32-35; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31. | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Evening Prayer II of the Sunday. The Easter Octave ends.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | | Apr 8 Monday | | white | THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
All genuflect during the creed at the words "... and became man." | Solemnity | | Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed; preface of the solemnity. | | All kneel in the
creed at the words ... and became man.(2011 transl.) | | [545] Is 7: 10-14; 8:10; Ps 40: 7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11; Heb 10: 4-10; Lk 1: 26-38. | | Other masses are prohibited, but the funeral mass is allowed.
Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum | | Transfered from Easter Octave | | | | Apr 9 Tuesday | | | | | white | Tuesday in the Second Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [268] Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5; John 3:7b-15. | | Hours of the day. | | | Apr 10 Wednesday | | | | | white | Wednesday in the Second Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [269] Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 3:16-21. | | Hours of the day. | | | Apr 11 Thursday | | red | St Stanislaus, bishop and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [270] Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2+9, 17-18, 19-20; John 3:31-36. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Apr 12 Friday | | | | | white | Friday in the Second Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [271] Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; John 6:1-15. | | Hours of the day. | | | Apr 13 Saturday | | white | Saturday in the Second Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [272] Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; John 6:16-21. | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Martin I, pope and martyr | Optional | | | | | | Apr 14 Sunday | | white | Third Sunday of Easter | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V. | | | [47] Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48. | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | | Apr 15 Monday | | | | | white | Monday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [273] Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; John 6:22-29. | | Hours of the day. | | | Apr 16 Tuesday | | | | | white | Tuesday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [274] Acts 7:51-8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6ab+7b+8a, 17+21ab; John 6:30-35. | | Hours of the day. | | | Apr 17 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [275] Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a; John 6:35-40. | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | | | | | Apr 18 Thursday | | white | Thursday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [276] Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; John 6:44-51. | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Marie-Anne Blondin, virgin [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | | Apr 19 Friday | | white | Friday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [277] Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1, 2; John 6:52-59. | | Hours of the day. | | | | | Anniversary
of the election of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (2005). | | | | Apr 20 Saturday | | | | | white | Saturday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [278] Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; John 6:60-69. | | Hours of the day. | | | Apr 21 Sunday | | white | Fourth Sunday of Easter
["Good Shepherd" Sunday/Vocations Sunday] | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V. | | | [50] Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1+8-9, 21-23, 26+21+29; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18. | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | | | Apr 22 Monday | | white | The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Society of Jesus
Outside SJ churches, Easter weekday Mass with associated readings
(This feast commemorates the solemn vows of the first companions in St. Paul's Basilica, Rome, 1541.) | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | [SJ-Lect 2013] Rev 21:1-5a [LM 708.3]; Judith 12:18bcde, 19 [LM 709.2]; Lk 19:25-27 [LM 712.12]. | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Apr 23 Tuesday | | white | Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [280] Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7; John 10:22-30. | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Adalbert, bishop and martyr | Optional | | red | St George, martyr | Optional | | | Apr 24 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [281] Acts 12:24-13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6+8; John 12:44-50. | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr | Optional | | | Apr 25 Thursday | | red | St Mark, evangelist | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, Preface of Apostles II.
Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | [555] 1 Pet 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mark 16:15-20. | | | Apr 26 Friday | | white | Friday in the Fourth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [283] Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab; John 14:1-6. | | Hours of the day. | | white | Our Lady of Good Counsel [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | | Apr 27 Saturday | | white | St Peter Canisius, priest, doctor of the Church [SJ]
Observed on Dec 21 in the Gen. Cal.
Outside SJ churches, weekday of Easter | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [284] Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; John 14:7-14. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Apr 28 Sunday | | white | Fifth Sunday of Easter | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V. | | | [53] Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-27, 28+30, 31-32; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8. | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | | Apr 29 Monday | | white | St Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [285] Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16; John 14:21-26. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Apr 30 Tuesday | | white | Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [286] Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21; John 14:27-31a. | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Marie of the Incarnation, religious [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | white | St Pius V, pope | Optional |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | May 1 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [287] Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; John 15:1-8. | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Joseph the Worker
[559] Gen 1:26-2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14+16; Mt 13:54-58 (Gospel proper). | Optional | | | May 2 Thursday | | white | St Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [288] Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10; John 15:9-11. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | May 3 Friday | | red | Sts Philip and James, apostles | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | [561] 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; John 14:6-14. | | | May 4 Saturday | | white | Saturday in the Fifth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [290] Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5; John 15:18-21. | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Marie-Léonie Paradis, virgin [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | white | St José Maria Rubio, priest [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | | May 5 Sunday | | white | Sixth Sunday of Easter | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V.
Where Ascension is celebrated on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, today's second reading & gospel may be from Seventh Sunday of Easter if desired. | | | [56] Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17. | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | | [Julian (Orthodox) Easter] | | | May 6 Monday | | white | Monday in the Sixth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [291] Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a+9b; John 15:26-16:4a. | | Hours of the day. | | white | St François de Laval, bishop [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | | May 7 Tuesday | | | | | white | Tuesday in the Sixth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [292] Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8; John 16:5-11. | | Hours of the day. | | | May 8 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Sixth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [293] Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14; John 16:12-15. | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Catherine of St Augustine, virgin [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | white | Bl. John Sullivan, SJ, priest
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | | | | | May 9 Thursday | | | | | white | Thursday in the Sixth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [294] Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; John 16:16-20. | | Hours of the day. | | | In those places where Ascension is celebrated on Thursday (and is a Holy Day of Obligation), see the readings listed on the following Sunday. | | | May 10 Friday | | white | Friday in the Sixth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [295] Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; John 16:20-23. | | Hours of the day. | | | In those places where Ascension is celebrated on Thursday, the intercessions for Even. Pray. (Friday) should be taken from those of Morn. Prayer. (Saturday) and vice-versa (incorrect transposition). | | white | St Damien de Veuster (of Moloka`i), priest [USA]
Obligatory Mem. in Dioc. of Hawai`i | Optional | | white | St John of Avila, priest and doctor | Optional | | | May 11 Saturday | | | | | white | Saturday in the Sixth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time." | | | [296] Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10; John 16:23b-28. | | Hours of the day. | | | In those places where Ascension is celebrated on Thursday, the intercessions for Even. Pray. (Friday) should be taken from those of Morn. Prayer. (Saturday) and vice-versa (incorrect transposition). | | | May 12 Sunday | | white | Ascension of the Lord | | Mass of the Vigil or of the Solemnity, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Ascension I - II Special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I. | | | [58] Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23 or (Year B) Eph 4:1-13 or Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Mark 16:15-20. | | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | | Mothers'
Day (USA)--See optional Blessing of Mothers in Book of
Blessings (no. 1724ff). | | In those places where the Ascension is celebrated on Thursday, the following are the readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter: | | | [60] Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20; 1 John 4:11-16; John 17:11b-19. | | | May 13 Monday | | white | Monday in the Seventh Week of Easter | | Mass of the day.
Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time." | | | [297] Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; John 16:29-33. | | Hours of the day. | | white | Our Lady of Fatima | Optional | | | May 14 Tuesday | | red | St Matthias, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | [564] Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; John 15:9-17.
Perhaps found under May 13. | | | May 15 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Seventh Week of Easter | | Mass of the day.
Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time." | | | [299] Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab; John 17:11b-19. | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Isidore [USA] | Optional | | | May 16 Thursday | | white | Thursday in the Seventh Week of Easter | | Mass of the day.
Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time." | | | [300] Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; John 17:20-26. | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Andrew Bobola, priest and martyr [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | | May 17 Friday | | | | | white | Friday in the Seventh Week of Easter | | Mass of the day.
Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time." | | | [301] Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; John 21:15-19. | | Hours of the day. | | | May 18 Saturday | | white | Saturday in the Seventh Week of Easter | | Mass of the day.
Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time." | | | [302] Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5+7; John 21:20-25. | | Hours of the day. | | red | St John I, pope and martyr | Optional | |
In the evening: | | red | Vigil of Pentecost | Solemnity | | Mass of the Vigil; Gloria, Creed, Preface of Pentecost, special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I. Double alleluia at the dismissal | | | [62] Gen 11:1-9 or Exod 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ezek 37:1-14 or Joel 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24+35, 27-28, 29b-30; Rom 8:22-27; John 7:37-39. | | If desired, the Liturgy of the Word may be celebrated in the manner of the Easter Vigil, using all readings, with prayers following each reading (and responsorial psalm), and the Gloria and collect immediately preceding the reading from Romans. Rubrics and prayers for the "extended vigil" are provided separately in the Missal. | | Evening Prayer I of Pentecost. | | | May 19 Sunday | | red | Pentecost Sunday | | Separate Vigil Mass texts in RM with separate set of readings. An elongated Vigil Liturgy of the Word is one option.
Mass of Pentecost; Gloria, Sequence, Creed, Preface of Pentecost, special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I, Double alleluia at the dismissal. | | | [63] Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1+24, 29b-30, 31+34; Gal 5:16-25 (Year B) or 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 15:26-27, 16:12-15 (Year B) or Jn 20:19-23. | | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. At Evening Prayer II, double alleluia at dismissal | | After Evening Prayer, the Paschal Candle is extinguished, and moved to the Baptistery, where it is kept in a place of honor so that the candles of the newly baptised may be lit from it. | | Easter Time ends with the conclusion of Evening Prayer.
Ordinary Time resumes with Week 7.
(Resume using Vol. III of the Lit. of the Hours.)
For weekdays following, use Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | May 20 Monday | | white | The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (post 2017) | Memorial | | Mass of the Memorial (Votive Mass
#10B) | | | These readings are proper to the
memorial. (Also see USCCB website.)
cf. [707-712] Gen 3: 9-15, 20 or Acts 1: 12-14; Ps 86:
1-2, 3 & 5, 5-7; Jn 19: 25-34 | | | Hours of the memorial (Common
BVM) | | | | Seasonal weekday readings: | | | [341] Jas 3:13-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15; Mark 9:14-29. | | | May 21 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [342] Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-8, 9-10a, 10b-11a, 23; Mark 9:30-37. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Eugéne de Mazenod, bishop [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | red | St Christopher Magallanes, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs | Optional | | | May 22 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [343] Jas 4:13-17; Ps 49:2-3, 6-7, 8-10, 11; Mark 9:38-40. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Rita of Cascia, religious | Optional | | | May 23 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [344] Jas 5:1-6; Ps 49:14-15ab, 15cd-16, 17-18, 19-20; Mark 9:41-50. | | | Hours of the day. | | | May 24 Friday | | green | Friday of the seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [345] Jas 5:9-12; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mark 10:1-12. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, bishop [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | white | Our Lady of the Way [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | Day
of Prayer for the Church in China (O L of
Sheshan). | | | | May 25 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [346] Jas 5:13-20; Ps 141:1-2, 3+8; Mark 10:13-16. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Bede the Venerable, priest and doctor of the Church | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | white | St Gregory VII, pope | Optional | | white | St Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, virgin | Optional | | | May 26 Sunday | | white | The Most Holy Trinity
Texts found in Missal and Lit. of the Hours after propers for Ordinary Time. | Solemnity | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of the Trinity. | | | | [165] Deut 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33:4-5, 6+9, 18-19, 20+22; Rom 8:14-17; Matt 28:16-20. | | Hours of Trinity Sunday. Te Deum.
For weekdays following, use Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | | May 27 Monday | | green | Monday of the eighth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [347] 1 Pet 1:3-9; Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9+10c; Mark 10:17-27. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Memorial Day (USA). Prayers for Peace or for those who died during wars are appropriate. | | white | St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop | Optional | | | Memorial Day (USA). Prayers for Peace or for those who died during wars are appropriate. | | | May 28 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the eighth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [348] 1 Pet 1:10-16; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Mark 10:28-31. | | | Hours of the day. | | | May 29 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the eighth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [349] 1 Pet 1:18-25; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Mark 10:32-45. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Paul VI, pope | Optional | | | May 30 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the eighth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [350] 1 Pet 2:2-5, 9-12; Ps 100:2, 3, 4, 5; Mark 10:46-52. | | | Hours of the day. | | | May 31 Friday | | white | The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [572] Zeph 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6; Luke 1:39-56. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | SJ NOTE: | Monthly Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on May 31. | |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Jun 1 Saturday | | red | St Justin, martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [352] Jude 17, 20b-25; Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6; Mark 11:27-33. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Jun 2 Sunday | | white | The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) | Solemnity | | Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, sequence optional, creed, Preface of Holy Eucharist I or II. | | | | [168] Exod 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; Heb 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26. | | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. | | | It is fitting to hold a procession after Mass, or after a protracted, public adoration following the Mass. The Sacred Host, which should be consecrated during that Mass, is placed in the monstrance on the altar after the Communion of the faithful. Then, after the Prayer after Communion, omitting the usual Concluding Rites of the Mass, the Blessed Sacrament may be carried in procession, even outside the church, according to local customs. The solemn blessing with the Blessed Sacrament concludes the entire celebration: the usual blessing by the priest is replaced by the blessing with the Blessed Sacrament. [cf. 2002 RM, DPPL 162-163, also HCWEOM, nos. 101-108] | | For weekdays following,
use Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | Jun 3 Monday | | red | St Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [353] 2 Pet 1:2-7; Ps 91:1-2, 14-15b, 15c-16; Mark 12:1-12. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Jun 4 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the ninth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [354] 2 Pet 3:12-15a, 17-18; Ps 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14+16; Mark 12:13-17. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jun 5 Wednesday | | red | St Boniface, bishop and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [355] 2 Tim 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 123:1b-2ab, 2cdef; Mark 12:18-27. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Jun 6 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the ninth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [356] 2 Tim 2:8-15; Ps 25:2-5ab, 8-9, 10+14; Mark 12:28-34. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Norbert, bishop | Optional | | | Jun 7 Friday | | white | THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS | Solemnity | | Mass of the solemnity. Gloria, Creed; Preface of Sacred Heart | | | | (Sunday Lect.) [171] Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Isa 12:2-3, 4, 5-6; Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; John 19:31-37. | | Hours of the solemnity. Te Deum | | | SJ NOTE: | Monthly Mass for the Church and the Society should be offered on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart (when it occurs in June). | | | | Jun 8 Saturday | | white | The Immaculate Heart of Mary | Memorial | | Mass of the Memorial | | | [573] Is 61:9-11; 1 Sam 2:1, 4-8; Lk 2:41-51 (proper).
The seasonal weekday first reading and psalm may be used, but the gospel is proper to this memorial. | | | Today the celebrant may choose either this or the following memorial. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | red | St James Berthieu, priest and martyr [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, seasonal weekday. | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [358] 2 Tim 4:1-8; Ps 71:8-9, 14-15ab, 16-17, 22; Mark 12:38-44. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Jun 9 Sunday | | green | Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [89] Gen 3:9-15; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; 2 Cor 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | Jun 10 Monday | | green | Monday of the tenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [359] 1 Kgs 17:1-6; Ps 121:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Matt 5:1-12. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jun 11 Tuesday | | red | St Barnabas, apostle | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [580] Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 (proper); Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3c-4, 5-6; Matt 10:7-13.
Seasonal weekday readings: | | | [360] 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8; Matt 5:13-16. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Var. Prop. Texts for Hours | | | Jun 12 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the tenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [361] 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab+8, 11; Matt 5:17-19. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jun 13 Thursday | | white | St Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [362] 1 Kgs 18:41-46; Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13; Matt 5:20-26. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Jun 14 Friday | | green | Friday of the tenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [363] 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16; Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14; Matt 5:27-32. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jun 15 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the tenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [364] 1 Kgs 19:19-21; Ps 16:1b-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10; Matt 5:33-37. | | | Hours of the day. | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Jun 16 Sunday | | green | Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [92] Ezek 17:22-24; Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | Fathers'
Day (USA)--See optional Blessing of Fathers in Book
of Blessings (no. 1729ff). | | | Jun 17 Monday | | green | Monday of the eleventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [365] 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7; Matt 5:38-42. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jun 18 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the eleventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [366] 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11+16; Matt 5:43-48. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jun 19 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the eleventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [367] 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Ps 31:20, 21, 24; Matt 6:1-6, 16-18. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Romuald, abbot | Optional | | | Jun 20 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the eleventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [368] Sir 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7; Matt 6:7-15. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jun 21 Friday | | white | St Aloysius Gonzaga, religious [SJ] | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [369] 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Ps 132:11, 12, 13-14, 17-18; Matt 6:19-23. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Jun 22 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the eleventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [370] 2 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34; Matt 6:24-34. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Paulinus of Nola, bishop | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | red | Sts John Fisher, bishop and martyr, and Thomas More, martyr | Optional | | | Jun 23 Sunday | | green | Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [95] Job 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | | Jun 24 Monday | | white | THE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST | Solemnity | | Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed, preface of the solemnity. | | | Vigil Mass: [586] (Vigil Mass) Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17; 1 Pet 1:8-12; Luke 1:5-17. | | | Mass of the Day: [587] (Mass during the Day) Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15; Acts 13: 22-26; Lk 1: 57-66, 80. | | | Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum | | | Jun 25 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the twelfth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [372] 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36; Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11; Matt 7:6, 12-14. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jun 26 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the twelfth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [373] 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Ps 119:33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40; Matt 7:15-20. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jun 27 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the twelfth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [374] 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9; Matt 7:21-29. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | Bl Nykyta Budka and Bl Vasyl Velychkowsky, bishops and martyrs [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | white | St Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor of the Church | Optional | | | Jun 28 Friday | | red | St Irenaeus, bishop, doctor, and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [375] 2 Kgs 25:1-12; Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Matt 8:1-4. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ant. Bened. | | | Jun 29 Saturday | | red | STS PETER AND PAUL, apostles | Solemnity | | Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed, preface of the solemnity. | | | Vigil Mass: [590] (Vigil Mass) Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; Gal 1:11-20; John 21:15-19. | | | Mass during the day: [591] (Mass during the Day) Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18; Matt 16:13-19. | | | Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum | | | Jun 30 Sunday | | green | Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [98] Wis 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b; 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Jul 1 Monday | | green | Monday of the thirteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [377] Amos 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23; Matt 8:18-22. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Canada Day [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | white | St Junipero Serra, priest [USA]
Obl. Mem. in LA Archdioc.
Feast in Monterey Dioc. | Optional | | | Jul 2 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the thirteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [378] Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-6a, 6b-7, 8; Matt 8:23-27. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Sts Bernardine Realino, John Francis Regis, Francis Jerome, Bls Julian Maunoir, Anthony Baldinucci, Tiburcio Arnaiz, Johann Philipp Jeningen, priests [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | | Jul 3 Wednesday | | red | St Thomas, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [593] Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; John 20:24-29. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Jul 4 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the thirteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [380] Amos 7:10-17; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; Matt 9:1-8. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Elizabeth of Portugal [Canada (outside USA)]
| Optional [Canada] | | white | Independence Day [USA]
Special texts and prefaces in U.S. Roman Missal | Optional | | | Jul 5 Friday | | green | Friday of the thirteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [381] Amos 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131; Matt 9:9-13. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Anthony Zaccaria, priest | Optional | | white | St Elizabeth of Portugal [USA, transferred from July 4] | Optional | | white | Our Lady of Refuge (California)
Memorial (Feast in Diocese of San Jose) | | | | Jul 6 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the thirteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [382] Amos 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab+10, 11-12, 13-14; Matt 9:14-17. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Jul 7 Sunday | | green | Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [101] Ezek 2:2-5; Ps 123:1-2a, 2bc, 3-4; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | Jul 8 Monday | | green | Monday of the fourteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [383] Hos 2:16, 17c-18, 21-22; Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Matt 9:18-26. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jul 9 Tuesday | | red | Sts Leo Ignatius Mangin, priest, Mary Zhu Wu and companions, martyrs [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Seasonal weekday or optional memorial of St Augustine Zhao Rong, priest and companions, martyrs | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [384] Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-4, 5-6, 7ab-8, 9-10; Matt 9:32-38. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Jul 10 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the fourteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [385] Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Matt 10:1-7. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jul 11 Thursday | | white | St Benedict, abbot | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [386] Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9; Ps 80:2ac+3b, 15-16; Matt 10:7-15. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Jul 12 Friday | | green | Friday of the fourteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [387] Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9; 12-13, 14+17; Matt 10:16-23. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jul 13 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the fourteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [388] Isa 6:1-8; Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5; Matt 10:24-33. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Henry | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Jul 14 Sunday | | green | Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [104] Amos 7:12-15; Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14; Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10; Mark 6:7-13. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | Jul 15 Monday | | white | St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [389] Isa 1:10-17; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21+23; Matt 10:34-11:1. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Jul 16 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the fifteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [390] Isa 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6, 7-8; Matt 11:20-24. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Optional | | | Jul 17 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the fifteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [391] Isa 10:5-7, 13b-16; Ps 94:5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 14-15; Matt 11:25-27. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jul 18 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the fifteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [392] Isa 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 102:13-14ab+15, 16-18, 19-21; Matt 11:28-30. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Camillus de Lellis, priest (transferred in US from July 14) | Optional | | | Jul 19 Friday | | green | Friday of the fifteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [393] Isa 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Isa 38:10, 11, 12abcd, 16; Matt 12:1-8. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Jul 20 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the fifteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [394] Mic 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-2, 3-4, 7-8, 14; Matt 12:14-21. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Apollinaris, bishop and martyr | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Jul 21 Sunday | | green | Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [107] Jer 23:1-6; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Eph 2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | | Jul 22 Monday | | white | St Mary Magdalene | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [603] Song 3:1-4a or 2 Cor 5:14-17; Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; John 20:1-2, 11-18. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Jul 23 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the sixteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [396] Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8; Matt 12:46-50. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Bridget, religious | Optional | | | Jul 24 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the sixteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [397] Jer 1:1, 4-10; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15+17; Matt 13:1-9. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Sharbel Makhlūf, priest [2002 RM] | Optional | | | Jul 25 Thursday | | red | St James, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [605] 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6; Matt 20:20-28. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Jul 26 Friday | | white | Sts Joachim and Ann, parents of the Bl Virgin Mary
St Anne, patron of Quebec, and St Joachim [Canada]
Feast in Canada | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [606] Sir 44:1, 10-15; Ps 132:11, 13-14, 17-18; Matt 13:16-17. (None of the readings is proper.)
Seasonal weekday readings: | | | [399] Jer 3:14-17; Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; Matt 13:18-23. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Var. Prop. Texts for Hours | | | Jul 27 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the sixteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [400] Jer 7:1-11; Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a+8a, 11; Matt 13:24-30. | | | Hours of the day. | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Jul 28 Sunday | | green | Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [110] 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18; Eph 4:1-6; John 6:1-15. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | Jul 29 Monday | | white | St Martha, Mary, and Lazarus | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [607] 1 John 4:7-16; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11; John 11: 19-27 or Luke 10: 38-42 (Gospel proper).
Seasonal weekday readings: | | | [401] Jer 13:1-11; Deut 32:18-19, 20, 21; Matt 13:31-35. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Var. Prop. Texts for Hours | | | Jul 30 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the seventeenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [402] Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11+13; Matt 13:36-43. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor of the Church | Optional | | | Jul 31 Wednesday | | white | St Ignatius of Loyola, priest, founder of the Society of Jesus
Outside SJ churches, Memorial; weekday readings. | Solemnity | | Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed, preface of the solemnity. | | | [SJ-Lect2013] Jer 20:7-9 [LM 737.16]; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 [LM 609]; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1 [LM 609]; Lk 14:25-33 [LM 609]. | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Aug 1 Thursday | | white | St Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [404] Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6ab; Matt 13:47-53. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Aug 2 Friday | | green | Friday of the seventeenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [405] Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Matt 13:54-58. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop | Optional | | white | St Peter Faber, priest [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | white | St Peter Julian Eymard, priest | Optional | | | Aug 3 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the seventeenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [406] Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Matt 14:1-12. | | | Hours of the day. | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Aug 4 Sunday | | green | Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [113] Exod 16:2-4, 12-15; Ps 78:3-4, 23-24, 25+54; Eph 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35. | | | (Switch to Vol IV of the Lit. of the Hours.) | | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | Aug 5 Monday | | green | Monday of the eighteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [407] Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102; Matt 14:13-21 or (Year A) Matt 14:22-36 [408]. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Frédéric Janssoone, priest [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | white | The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major | Optional | | | Aug 6 Tuesday | | white | The Transfiguration of the Lord | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [614] Dan 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pet 1:16-19 ( Only 2 readings on weekdays.); Matt 17:1-9 (A); Mk 9:2-10 (B); Lk 9:28b-36 (C).
| | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Aug 7 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the eighteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [409] Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Matt 15:21-28. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Cajetan, priest | Optional | | red | St Sixtus II, pope and martyr, and companions, martyrs | Optional | | SJ NOTE: | Monthly Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on August 7, the anniversary of the restoration of the Society (1814). | | | | Aug 8 Thursday | | white | St Dominic, priest | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [410] Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19; Matt 16:13-23. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Aug 9 Friday | | green | Friday of the eighteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [411] Nah 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7; Deut 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41; Matt 16:24-28. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr | Optional | | | Aug 10 Saturday | | red | St Lawrence, deacon and martyr | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [618] 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9; John 12:24-26. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Aug 11 Sunday | | green | Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [116] 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | Aug 12 Monday | | green | Monday of the nineteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [413] Ezek 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14; Matt 17:22-27. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Jane Frances de Chantal, religious (formerly Dec 12) | Optional | | | Aug 13 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the nineteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [414] Ezek 2:8-3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Matt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | Sts Pontian, pope and martyr, and Hippolytus, priest and martyr | Optional | | | Aug 14 Wednesday | | red | St Maximillian Mary Kolbe, priest and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [415] Ezek 9:1-7; 10:18-22; Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Matt 18:15-20. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Aug 15 Thursday | | white | THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Holy Day of Obligation except when Aug 15 occurs on a Monday or Saturday or in Hawai`i. | Solemnity | | Mass of the Vigil or of the Day; Gloria, proper readings, Creed, Preface of the Assumption. | | | Mass of the Vigil: [621] 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Luke 11:27-28. | | | Mass of the Day: [622] Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10bc, 11, 12ab, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27a; Luke 1:39-56. | | | Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum. | | | Aug 16 Friday | | green | Friday of the nineteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [417] Ezek 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63; Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6; Matt 19:3-12. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Stephen of Hungary | Optional | | | Aug 17 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the nineteenth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [418] Ezek 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19; Matt 19:13-15. | | | Hours of the day. | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Aug 18 Sunday | | green | Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [119] Prov 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Eph 5:15-20; John 6:51-58. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | | Aug 19 Monday | | green | Monday of the twentieth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [419] Ezek 24:15-23; Deut 32:18-19, 20, 21; Matt 19:16-22. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St John Eudes, priest | Optional | | | Aug 20 Tuesday | | white | St Bernard, abbot and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [420] Ezek 28:1-10; Deut 32:26-27ab, 27cd-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Matt 19:23-30. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Aug 21 Wednesday | | white | St Pius X, pope | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [421] Ezek 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Matt 20:1-16. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Aug 22 Thursday | | white | The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
After Night Prayer, Ave Regina Caelorum is recommended. | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [422] Ezek 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19; Matt 22:1-14. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Aug 23 Friday | | green | Friday of the twentieth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [423] Ezek 37:1-14; Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Matt 22:34-40. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Rose of Lima, virgin | Optional | | | Aug 24 Saturday | | red | St Bartholomew, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [629] Rev 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18; John 1:45-51. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Aug 25 Sunday | | green | Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [122] Josh 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Eph 5:21-32 or [US] 5:2a, 25-32; John 6:60-69. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | Aug 26 Monday | | green | Monday of the twenty-first week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [425] 2 Thess 1:1-5, 11-12; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5; Matt 23:13-22. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Aug 27 Tuesday | | white | St Monica | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [426] 2 Thess 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13; Matt 23:23-26. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Aug 28 Wednesday | | white | St Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [427] 2 Thess 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 128:1-2, 4-5; Matt 23:27-32. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Aug 29 Thursday | | red | The Passion of St John the Baptist | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [634] Jer 1:17-19; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17; Mark 6:17-29 (Gospel proper).
Seasonal weekday readings: | | | [428] 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Matt 24:42-51. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Var. Prop. Texts for Hours | | | Aug 30 Friday | | green | Friday of the twenty-first week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [429] 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Matt 25:1-13. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Aug 31 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the twenty-first week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [430] 1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 18-19, 20-21; Matt 25:14-30. | | | Hours of the day. | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Sep 1 Sunday | | green | Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [125] Deut 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-3a, 3b-4a, 4b-5; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. | | | | Sep 2 Monday | | green | Monday of the twenty-second week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [431] 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102; Luke 4:16-30. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Labor Day (USA)--See Mass for the Sanctification of Human Labor (Var. Needs. no. 26) | | red | Bl André Grasset, priest and martyr [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | red | Bl James Bonnaud, pr, and companions; Joseph Imbert and John Nicolas Cordier, prs; Thomas Sitjar, pr, and companions; John Fausti, pr, and companions; martyrs [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | | Sep 3 Tuesday | | white | St Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [432] 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14; Luke 4:31-37. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Sep 4 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the twenty-second week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [433] 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-13, 14-15, 20-21; Luke 4:38-44. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Dina Bélanger, virgin [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | white | Our Lady of the Angels [Feast in City of Los Angeles] | | | | Sep 5 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the twenty-second week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [434] 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Luke 5:1-11. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Teresa of Calcutta, virgin [Arch. NY] | Optional | | | Sep 6 Friday | | green | Friday of the twenty-second week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [435] 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 27-28, 39-40; Luke 5:33-39. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Sep 7 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the twenty-second week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [436] 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-18, 19-20, 21; Luke 6:1-5. | | | Hours of the day. | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Sep 8 Sunday | | green | Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [128] Isa 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10; Jas 2:1-5; Mark 7:31-37. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | Sep 9 Monday | | white | St Peter Claver, priest [SJ-USA]
[Memorial for SJ and USA, opt mem in 2002 RM] | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [437] 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-6, 7, 12; Luke 6:6-11. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Sep 10 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the twenty-third week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [438] 1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a+9b; Luke 6:12-19. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Francis Garate, religious [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | | Sep 11 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the twenty-third week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [439] 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17; Luke 6:20-26. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Sep 12 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the twenty-third week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [440] 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 23-24; Luke 6:27-38. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | The Most Holy Name of Mary | Optional | | | Sep 13 Friday | | white | St John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [441] 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6, 12; Luke 6:39-42. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Sep 14 Saturday | | red | The Exaltation of the Holy Cross | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [638] Num 21: 4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3: 13-17.
Only 2 readings on weekdays. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Sep 15 Sunday | | green | Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [131] Isa 50:4c-9a; Ps 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Jas 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | | Sep 16 Monday | | red | Sts Cornelius, pope, and Cyprian, bishop, martyrs. | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [443] 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33; Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17; Luke 7:1-10. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Sep 17 Tuesday | | white | St Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the Church [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, opt. mem., or St Hildegard of Bingen, opt. mem. | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [444] 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Luke 7:11-17. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Sep 18 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the twenty-fourth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [445] 1 Cor 12:31-13:13; Ps 33:2-3, 4-5, 12+22; Luke 7:31-35. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Hildegard of Bingen, virgin and doctor (transferred from Sept 17 in SJ) | Optional | | white | St Joseph of Cupertino, priest [Dioc. of San Jose]
Memorial (Solemn. in Cupertino) | | | | Sep 19 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the twenty-fourth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [446] 1 Cor 15:1-11; Ps 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28; Luke 7:36-50. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Januarius, bishop and martyr | Optional | | | Sep 20 Friday | | red | St Andrew Kim Tae-gon, priest and martyr, St Paul Chong Ha-sang, martyr, and their companions, martyrs | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [447] 1 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 17:1bcd, 6-7, 8b+15; Luke 8:1-3. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Sep 21 Saturday | | red | St Matthew, apostle and evangelist | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [643] Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; Matt 9:9-13. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Sep 22 Sunday | | green | Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [134] Wis 2:12, 17-20; Ps 54:3-4, 5, 6-8; Jas 3:16-4:3; Mark 9:30-37. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | Sep 23 Monday | | white | St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), priest | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [449] Prov 3:27-34; Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5; Luke 8:16-18. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Sep 24 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the twenty-fifth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [450] Prov 21:1-6, 10-13; Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44; Luke 8:19-21. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin, rel. [Canada] | Optional [Canada] | | | Sep 25 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the twenty-fifth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [451] Prov 30:5-9; Ps 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163; Luke 9:1-6. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Sep 26 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the twenty-fifth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [452] Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+7bc; Luke 9:7-9. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | Sts John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, priests, and Comp., martyrs, Secondary patrons of Canada [Canada, in place of Oct 19] | Feast [Canada] | | red | Sts Cosmas and Damian, martyrs | Optional | | | Sep 27 Friday | | white | St Vincent de Paul, priest | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [453] Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 144:1b+2abc, 3-4; Luke 9:18-22. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | SJ NOTE: | Monthly Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on September 27, the anniversary of the confirmation of the Society (1540). | | | | Sep 28 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the twenty-fifth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [454] Eccl 11:9-12:8; Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17; Luke 9:43b-45. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Lawrence Ruiz and his companions, martyrs | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | red | St Wenceslaus, martyr | Optional | | | Sep 29 Sunday | | green | Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [137] Num 11:25-29; Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14; Jas 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | Sep 30 Monday | | white | St Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [455] Job 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd, 2-3, 6-7; Luke 9:46-50. | | | Hours of the memorial |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Oct 1 Tuesday | | white | St Thérèse of the Child Jesus (i.e., of Lisieux), virgin and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [456] Job 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-3, 4-5, 6, 7-8; Luke 9:51-56. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Oct 2 Wednesday | | white | The Holy Guardian Angels | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [650] Exod 23:20-23; Ps 91:1-2, 3-4ab, 4c-6, 10-11; Matt 18:1-5, 10 (Gospel proper).
Seasonal weekday readings: | | | [457] Job 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-11, 12-13, 14-15; Luke 9:57-62. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Var. Prop. Texts for Hours | | | Oct 3 Thursday | | white | St Francis Borgia, priest [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Mass ad lib. | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [458] Job 19:21-27; Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14; Luke 10:1-12. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Oct 4 Friday | | white | St Francis of Assisi | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [459] Job 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-8, 9-10, 13-14ab; Luke 10:13-16. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Oct 5 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the twenty-sixth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [460] Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Luke 10:17-24. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Francis Xavier Seelos [USA] | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | white | St Faustina, virgin | Optional | | | Oct 6 Sunday | | green | Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [140] Gen 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Heb 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16 or 10:2-12. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | Oct 7 Monday | | white | Our Lady of the Rosary | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [461] Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-8, 9+10c; Luke 10:25-37. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Var. Prop. Texts for Hours | | | Oct 8 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the twenty-seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [462] Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15; Luke 10:38-42. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Oct 9 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the twenty-seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [463] Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Luke 11:1-4. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Denis, bishop and martyr, and companions, martyrs | Optional | | white | St John Leonardi, priest | Optional | | | Oct 10 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the twenty-seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [464] Gal 3:1-5; Luke 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75; Luke 11:5-13. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Oct 11 Friday | | green | Friday of the twenty-seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [465] Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6; Luke 11:15-26. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St John XXIII, pope | Optional | | | Oct 12 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the twenty-seventh week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [466] Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Luke 11:27-28. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl John Beyzym, priest [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Oct 13 Sunday | | green | Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [143] Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Heb 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | | Tomorrow is
Thanksgiving Day in Canada. | | | Oct 14 Monday | | green | Monday of the twenty-eighth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [467] Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1; Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5a+6-7; Luke 11:29-32. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Callistus I, pope and martyr | Optional | | | Oct 15 Tuesday | | white | St Teresa of Jesus (i.e., of Avila), virgin and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [468] Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48; Luke 11:37-41. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Oct 16 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the twenty-eighth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [469] Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1, 1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 11:42-46. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Marguerite d'Youville, rel [Canada] | Memorial [Canada] | | white | St Hedwig, religious | Optional | | white | St Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin | Optional | | | Oct 17 Thursday | | red | St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [470] Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Luke 11:47-54. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Oct 18 Friday | | red | St Luke, evangelist | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [661] 2 Tim 4:9-17b; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18; Luke 10:1-9. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Oct 19 Saturday | | red | Sts John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, priests and martyrs, and comp., martyrs [SJ, USA]
Outside SJ churches in US, Memorial (use seasonal weekday readings) | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [SJ-Lect2013] Use Readings in Roman Lectionary for Oct 19 [LM 662] 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6; Mt 28:16-20. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Oct 20 Sunday | | green | Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [146] Isa 53:10-11; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22; Heb 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 or 10:42-45. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | World Mission Sunday--Intercessions for Missionary activity of the Church are appropriate. | | | Oct 21 Monday | | green | Monday of the twenty-ninth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [473] Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4ab, 4c-5; Luke 12:13-21. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | Bl. Diego Luis de San Vitores, priest, and St. Pedro Calungsod, martyrs [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | | Oct 22 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the twenty-ninth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [474] Eph 2:12-22; Ps 85:9ab-10, 11-12, 13-14; Luke 12:35-38. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St John Paul II, pope | Optional | | | Oct 23 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the twenty-ninth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [475] Eph 3:2-12; Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6; Luke 12:39-48. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St John of Capistrano, priest | Optional | | | Oct 24 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the twenty-ninth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [476] Eph 3:14-21; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19; Luke 12:49-53. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Anthony Mary Claret, bishop | Optional | | | Oct 25 Friday | | green | Friday of the twenty-ninth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [477] Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Luke 12:54-59. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Oct 26 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the twenty-ninth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [478] Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; Luke 13:1-9. | | | Hours of the day. | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | | Oct 27 Sunday | | green | Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [149] Jer 31:7-9; Ps 126:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 6; Heb 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | Oct 28 Monday | | red | Sts Simon and Jude, apostles | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [666] Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; Lk 6:12-16. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Oct 29 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the thirtieth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [480] Eph 5:21-33 (or, in U.S., Eph 5:2a, 25-32, See Vol 1 [122] Sun 21-B); Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5; Luke 13:18-21. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Oct 30 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the thirtieth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [481] Eph 6:1-9; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14; Luke 13:22-30. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | Bl Dominic Collins, religious, martyr [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | | Oct 31 Thursday | | white | St Alphonsus Rodriquez, religious [SJ] | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [482] Eph 6:10-20; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Luke 13:31-35. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Nov 1 Friday | | white | ALL SAINTS
Holy Day of Obligation except when Nov 1 occurs on a Monday or Saturday or in Hawai`i. | Solemnity | | Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed, preface of the solemnity. | | | [667] Rev 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5: 1-12a. | | | Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum | | | Nov 2 Saturday | black or violet
or white | The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) | | Mass 1, 2 or 3 of All Souls; 3 readings from [668] or the Common of the Dead [1011ff]; (Creed on Sundays;) Preface for the Dead I - V
Priests may celebrate three Masses; second is offered for all faithful departed, third for intentions of the Pope. | | | | Hours of the Dead with proper 2nd reading for Office of Readings. | | | Nov 3 Sunday | | green | Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [152] Deut 6:2-6; Ps 18:2-3a, 3b-4, 47+51; Heb 7:23-28; Mark 12:28b-34. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | | Standard Time returns today (turn clocks BACK one hour). | | | Nov 4 Monday | | white | St Charles Borromeo, bishop | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [485] Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3; Luke 14:12-14. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Nov 5 Tuesday | | white | All Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Mass ad lib. with weekday readings. | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [SJ-Lect 2013] Deut 30:11-14 [LM 838]; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; Jn 12:23-26 [cf LM 718.5]. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Nov 6 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the thirty-first week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [487] Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Luke 14:25-33. | | | Hours of the day. | | violet or white | The Commemoration of All the Departed of the Society of Jesus [SJ]
(Post-2013)
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | SJ
NOTE: | Monthly Mass for deceased Jesuits should be offered on November 6 (or 7). | | | | Nov 7 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the thirty-first week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [488] Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Luke 15:1-10. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Nov 8 Friday | | green | Friday of the thirty-first week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [489] Phil 3:17-4:1; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; Luke 16:1-8. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Nov 9 Saturday | | white | The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [671] Ezek 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2: 13-22.
Only 2 readings on weekdays. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Nov 10 Sunday | | green | Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [155] 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10; Heb 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 or 12:41-44. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | | Nov 11 Monday | | white | St Martin of Tours, bishop | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [491] Titus 1:1-9; Ps 24:1b-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Luke 17:1-6. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Var. Prop. Texts for Hours | | | Nov 12 Tuesday | | red | St Josaphat, bishop and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [492] Titus 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37:3-4, 18+23, 27+29; Luke 17:7-10. | | | Hours of the memorial | | | Nov 13 Wednesday | | white | St Stanislaus Kostka, religious [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, in USA
St Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin [USA] | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [493] Titus 3:1-7; Ps 23:1b-3a, 3bc-4, 5, 6; Luke 17:11-19. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Nov 14 Thursday | | white | St Joseph Pignatelli, priest [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Mass ad lib. | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [494] Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7, 8-9a, 9bc-10; Luke 17:20-25. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Nov 15 Friday | | green | Friday of the thirty-second week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [495] 2 John 4-9; Ps 119:1, 2, 10, 11, 17, 18; Luke 17:26-37. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Albert the Great, bishop and doctor of the Church | Optional | | | Nov 16 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the thirty-second week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [496] 3 John 5-8; Ps 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Luke 18:1-8. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Gertrude, virgin | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | white | St Margaret of Scotland | Optional | | red | Sts Roch Gonzalez, John del Castillo, Alphonsus Rodriguez, priests; Bl Juan Antonio Solinas, priest, martyrs [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement
| Optional | | | Nov 17 Sunday | | green | Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time | | | Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed. | | | [158] Dan 12:1-3; Ps 16:5+8, 9-10, 11; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mark 13:24-32. | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | Nov 18 Monday | | green | Monday of the thirty-third week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [497] Rev 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 18:35-43. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, apostles (Both readings proper in Lect. [679]) | Optional | | white | St Rose Philippine Duchesne, virgin [USA] | Optional | | | Nov 19 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the thirty-third week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [498] Rev 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5; Luke 19:1-10. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Nov 20 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the thirty-third week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [499] Rev 4:1-11; Ps 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6; Luke 19:11-28. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Nov 21 Thursday | | white | The Presentation of the Bl Virgin Mary | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [500] Rev 5:1-10; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a+9b; Luke 19:41-44. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Nov 22 Friday | | red | St Cecilia, virgin and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [501] Rev 10:8-11; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Luke 19:45-48. | | | Hours of the memorial | | Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn. | | | Nov 23 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the thirty-third week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [502] Rev 11:4-12; Ps 144:1, 2, 9-10; Luke 20:27-40. | | | Hours of the day. | | red | Bl Miguel Agustín Pro and Emilio Moscoso, priests; Rutilio Grande, priest and comps. (Manuel Solórzano and Nelson Rutilio Lemus), martyrs [SJ (USA)]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | white / green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional | | red | St Clement I, pope and martyr | Optional | | white | St Columban, abbot | Optional | | | Nov 24 Sunday | | white | Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of
the Universe | Solemnity | | Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, Creed. | | | [161] Dan 7:13-14; Ps 93:1a, 1b-2, 5; Rev 1:5-8; John 18:33b-37. | | Hours of the solemnity. Te Deum | | | For weekdays following, use Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | Nov 25 Monday | | green | Monday of the thirty-fourth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [503] Rev 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Luke 21:1-4. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Catherine of Alexandria (or of Sinai) | Optional | | | Nov 26 Tuesday | | white | St John Berchmans, religious [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Mass ad lib. | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | [504] Rev 14:14-19; Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13; Luke 21:5-11. | | | Hours of the memorial | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | | | Nov 27 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the thirty-fourth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [505] Rev 15:1-4; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9; Luke 21:12-19. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Nov 28 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the thirty-fourth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [506] Rev 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Luke 21:20-28. | | | Hours of the day. | | | Thanksgiving Day (USA)--See Texts in U.S. Roman Missal
For readings, consult Lectionary, Vol IV, nos [943ff]. | | | Nov 29 Friday | | green | Friday of the thirty-fourth week
in Ord. Time. | | | Mass ad lib. | | | [507] Rev 20:1-4, 11-21:2; Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a+8a; Luke 21:29-33. | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl Bernard Francis de Hoyos, priest [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement | Optional | | | Nov 30 Saturday | | red | St Andrew, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | | [684] Rom 10: 9-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; Mt 4:18-22. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum |
Link to
http://popesprayerusa.net for Monthly Papal Prayer intentions | | Dec 1 Sunday | | | | | New Liturgical Year Begins
with the First Sunday of Advent. | | | | New Sunday Cycle for Readings.
Starting today, the Sunday cycle is Year C. | | | (Switch to Vol. I of the Lit. of the Hours.) | | | | | violet | First Sunday of Advent | | | Mass of the Sunday; the Gloria is omitted; Creed. Preface of Advent I. Ritual and funeral Masses are prohibited. | | | | [3] Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10+14; 1 Thess 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28, 34-36. | | Hours of the Sunday; Te Deum
Week 1 of the Psalter. | | | | Dec 2 Monday | | | | violet | Monday of the first week in Advent. | | | Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I | | | [175] Isa 2:1-5 (or Isa 4:2-6 in Year A); Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9; Matt 8:5-11. | | Hours of the day. | | | Dec 3 Tuesday | | | | white | St Francis Xavier, priest [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, memorial; weekday readings. | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | [SJ-Lect 2013] [all as in LM 685] 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mt 16:15-20. | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | | | SJ | Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. | | | Dec 4 Wednesday | | | | violet | Wednesday of the first week in Advent. | | | Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I | | | [177] Isa 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Matt 15:29-37. | | Hours of the day. | | white | St John Damascene, priest and doctor of the Church | Optional | | | Dec 5 Thursday | | | | violet | Thursday of the first week in Advent. | | | Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I | | | [178] Isa 26:1-6; Ps 118:1+8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Matt 7:21, 24-27. | | Hours of the day. | | | Dec 6 Friday | | | | violet | Friday of the first week in Advent. | | | Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I | | | [179] Isa 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Matt 9:27-31. | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Nicholas, bishop | Optional | | | Dec 7 Saturday | | | | white | St Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of Advent I or of the saint. | | [180] Isa 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Matt 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8. | | Hours of the saint. | | | | | | Dec 8 Sunday | | | | violet | Second Sunday of Advent | | | Mass of the Sunday; the Gloria is omitted; Creed. Preface of Advent I. Ritual and funeral Masses are prohibited. | | | | [6] Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 6; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6. | | Hours of the Sunday; Te Deum
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | | | Dec 9 Monday | | | | white | THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BL. VIRGIN MARY
(Patroness of the United States)
Holy Day of Obligation. In years this feast is transferred to Monday, Dec 9, the obligation is not transferred. | Solemnity | | Transfered from yesterday. | | Mass of the solemnity;
Gloria, Creed, preface of the solemnity. | | [689] Gen 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3bc-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Luke 1:26-38. | | Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum | | | | | | Dec 10 Tuesday | | | | violet | Tuesday of the second week in Advent. | | | Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I | | | [182] Isa 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-2, 3+10ac, 11-12, 13; Matt 18:12-14. | | Hours of the day. | | white | Our Lady of Loreto | Optional | | | Dec 11 Wednesday | | | | violet | Wednesday of the second week in Advent. | | | Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I | | | [183] Isa 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8+10; Matt 11:28-30. | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Damasus I, pope | Optional | | | Dec 12 Thursday | | | | white | Our Lady of Guadalupe [USA, Canada-feast] | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast. | | [690A] Zech 2:14-17 or Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jud 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47. | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | | | | Dec 13 Friday | | | | red | St Lucy, virgin and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of Advent I or of the saint. | | [185] Isa 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Matt 11:16-19. | | Hours of the saint. | | | | | | Dec 14 Saturday | | | | white | St John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the Church | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of Advent I or of the saint. | | [186] Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac+3b, 15-16, 18-19; Matt 17:9a, 10-13. | | Hours of the saint. | | | | | | Dec 15 Sunday | | | | violet | Third Sunday of Advent | | | or rose | Gaudete Sunday | | | Mass of the Sunday; the Gloria is omitted; Creed. Preface of Advent I. Ritual and funeral Masses are prohibited. | | | | [9] Zeph 3:14-18a; Isa 12:2-3, 4, 5-6; Phil 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18. | | Hours of the Sunday; Te Deum
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | | Organ may be played solo; flowers may decorate the altar today. (PS 25, 2002 GIRM 305, 313). | | | | Dec 16 Monday | | | | violet | Monday of the third week in Advent. | | | Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I | | | [187] Num 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4bc-5ab, 6+7bc, 8-9; Matt 21:23-27. | | Hours of the day. | | | Dec 17 Tuesday | | | | violet | 17 December. | | Mass of 17 December; preface of Advent II | | | | [193] Gen 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17; Matt 1:1-17. | | Hours of 17 December | |
The "Christmas Novena" begins today. Special texts in Mass & Office,
including the "O Antiphons" at Evening Prayer and as the Alleluia
Verse at Mass.
The weekday readings for the eight days before Christmas are proper to each
day, except on the Fourth Sunday of Advent. On
the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the weekday readings for that date are omitted,
"but they may be anticipated or used later on another day during the
week, especially to avoid duplicating the Sunday readings" (cf. rubric
before Dec 17 in the weekday Lectionary, no. 193).
These weekdays are privileged, so any memorial is considered to be optional. If it is commemorated, at Mass the opening prayer of the memorial is used in place of the seasonal text. At the Office of Readings, after the weekday readings, one may add the Hagiographical Reading of the memorial, the responsory and the concluding prayer. At Morning and Evening Prayer, the prayer of the saint may be added (with its antiphon) after the prayer of the day (omitting the conclusion). (cf. Gen. Intro. Lit. Hours, 238-39.)
| | | Dec 18 Wednesday | | | | violet | 18 December. | | Mass of 18 December; preface of Advent II | | | | [194] Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Matt 1:18-25. | | Hours of 18 December | | | Dec 19 Thursday | | | | violet | 19 December. | | Mass of 19 December; preface of Advent II | | | | [195] Judg 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Luke 1:5-25. | | Hours of 19 December | | | Dec 20 Friday | | | | violet | 20 December. | | Mass of 20 December; preface of Advent II | | | | [196] Isa 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Luke 1:26-38. | | Hours of 20 December | | | Dec 21 Saturday | | | | violet | 21 December. | | Mass of 21 December; preface of Advent II | | | | [197] Song 2:8-14 or Zeph 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Luke 1:39-45. | | Hours of 21 December | | white | [(Outside SJ churches)
St Peter Canisius, priest and doctor of the Church
Celebrated on April 27 in Soc Jesus.] | Optional | | | Dec 22 Sunday | | | | violet | Fourth Sunday of Advent | | | Mass of the Sunday; the Gloria is omitted; Creed. Preface of Advent II. Ritual and funeral Masses are prohibited. | | | | [12] Mic 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Heb 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45. | | Hours of the Sunday; Te Deum
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | | In the Office of Readings, the readings are those of the date. The Benedictus and Magnificat antiphons are those of the date. | | | | Dec 23 Monday | | | | violet | 23 December. | | Mass of 23 December; preface of Advent II | | | | [199] Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10+14; Luke 1:57-66. | | Hours of 23 December | | white | St John of Kanty, priest | Optional | | | Dec 24 Tuesday | | | | violet | 24 December. | | Mass of 24 December; preface of Advent II | | | | [200] 2 Sam 7:1-5, 8b-11, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29; Luke 1:67-79. | | Hours of 24 December | | Evening Prayer I and Vigil Mass of Christmas.
Night Prayer is said only by those not attending Office of Readings and Midnight Mass.
| | | | | | | Dec 25 Wednesday | | white | THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
(Christmas)
Holy Day of Obligation | Solemnity | | | | |
Holy Day of Obligation
Priests may celebrate or concelebrate three Masses as long as they are celebrated at the proper times (2002 GIRM 204c).
Mass of the Vigil, Midnight, Dawn or Day Mass; Gloria,
Creed.
For pastoral reasons, the texts of the Vigil Mass may be used at
any of the Christmas Masses and any set of readings may be chosen. | | Readings: | | Vigil Mass: [13] Is
62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5,16-17,27,29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt1:1-25 or Mt 1: 18-25 | | Midnight Mass: [14] Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Tit 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 | | Dawn Mass: [15] Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Tit 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 | | Mass During the Day:
[16] Is 52:7-10; Ps 98: 1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 | | All genuflect in the creed
at "...and became man." (2011 transl.)
Christmas Preface I - III
Special Communicantes in Roman Canon (throughout octave.) |
| Hours of Christmas; Te Deum. | |
| Before Mass at midnight on Christmas it is appropriate that the Office of Readings be celebrated as a vigil. (GILH, n. 215) At the conclusion of this celebration, the Martyrology (Proclamation of the Birth of Christ) may be sung. See the text provided in the U.S. Roman Missal. | |
| | Dec 26 Thursday | | red | St Stephen, first martyr | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria.
Christmas Preface I - III
Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Morning hours of the feast; Te Deum; Evening Prayer of Octave of Christmas. | | | | [696] Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6ab+8ab, 16bc+17; Matt 10:17-22. | | | Dec 27 Friday | | white | St John, apostle and evangelist | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria.
Christmas Preface I - III
Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Morning hours of the feast; Te Deum; Evening Prayer of Octave of Christmas. | | | | [697] 1 John 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; John 20:1a, 2-8. | | | Dec 28 Saturday | | red | The Holy Innocents, martyrs | Feast | | Mass of the feast; Gloria.
Christmas Preface I - III
Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Morning hours of the feast; Te Deum; Evening Prayer of Octave of Christmas. | | | | [698] 1 John 1:5-2:2; Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8; Matt 2:13-18. | | | Dec 29 Sunday | | white | THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH
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[By ancient custom the dates for the great feasts of the coming year are announced after the Gospel on Epiphany by the deacon or priest.
This custom is still mentioned in the 1984 Ceremonial of Bishops,
no. 240, and in the 2002 Roman Missal.
The following text is found in an appendix of the 2011 Roman
Missal:]
Know, dear brethren, (brothers and sisters,)
that, as we have rejoiced at the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ,
so by leave of God's mercy
we announce to you also the joy of his Resurrection, who is our
Savior.
On the fourteenth day of February will fall Ash
Wednesday,
and the beginning of the fast of the most sacred Lenten season.
On the thirty-first day of
March
you will celebrate with joy Easter Day,
the Paschal feast of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
On the twelfth day of May
will be the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the nineteenth day of May the
feast of Pentecost.
On the second day of June the
feast of Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
On
the first day of December the
First Sunday of the Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ,
to whom is honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Former text used in U.S.
Dear brothers and sisters,
the glory of the Lord has shone upon us,
and shall ever be manifest among us,
until the day of his return.
Through the rhythms of times and seasons
let us celebrate the mysteries of salvation.
Let us recall the year's culmination,
the Easter Triduum of the Lord:
his last supper, his crucifixion, his burial,
and his rising celebrated
between the evening of the twenty-eighth day of March
and the evening
of the thirty-first day of March
Each Easter -- as on each Sunday --
the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deed
by which Christ has for ever conquered sin and death.
From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy.
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent,
will occur on the fourteenth day of February.
The Ascension of the Lord will be commemorated on
the twelfth day of May
Pentecost, joyful conclusion of the season of Easter,
will be celebrated on
the nineteenth day of May
And, this year the First Sunday of Advent will be on
the first day of December.
Likewise the pilgrim Church proclaims the passover of Christ
in the feasts of the holy Mother of God,
in the feasts of the Apostles and Saints,
and in the commemoration of the faithful departed.
To Jesus Christ, who was, who is, and who is to come,
Lord of time and history,
be endless praise, for ever and ever. R. Amen.
(One should adjust the date of the Ascension in those places where the feast is celebrated on Thursday.)
(See Acta Romana 15 [1967-72]: 61.)
Where one or more Mass intentions are prescribed without further notation, it is understood that they are prescribed for each priest and are to be said as first-intention Masses; those who are not priests are to offer as manhy Masses as priests are obliged to offer.
Every month, each Jesuit is to offer one Mass for each of these four intentions:
- The intention of Father General
- The deceased of the Society
- Our benefactors
- The needs of the Church and the Society
If possible, in November the intention for the deceased of the Society should be offered on November 3 or the day following.
The intention for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered, if possible, on the following days:
- Jan 3 (Holy Name of the Name Jesus)
- Mar 12 (Anniversary of the canonization of Ss Ignatius and Francis Xavier)
- May 31 (Visitation)
- Sacred Heart
- Aug 7 (Anniversary of the restoration of the Society, 1814)
- Sep 27 (Anniversary of the first confirmation of the Society, 1540)
Jesuits are encouraged to become knowledgable about local diocesan liturgical practices. For example, some U.S. dioceses prescribe kneeling after the Agnus Dei while others prescribe standing. Some dioceses encourage the assembly to remain standing until the end of Communion, while others have not made any such determination.
In following the recommendations of 2002 GIRM 85 about distributing Communion from what has been consecrated at that Mass to the entire assembly (reiterated by the U.S. Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy), some dioceses do not permit bringing previously consecrated hosts from the tabernacle unless and before they are, in fact, absolutely needed during the distribution of Communion. The U.S. Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy has also reiterated on various occasions that the norm should be to consecrate enough bread and wine at each Mass for the communicants expected and never to plan on going to the tabernacle. (Note that no liturgical books explicitly permit using hosts from the tabernacle during Communion at Mass.)
Sacristans should also note, in preparing for Mass, that the celebrant is "bound to" receive Communion from what has been consecrated at that Mass (2002 GIRM 85). This rule also applies to any concelebrants, and is related to the "integrity of the sacrifice" mentioned by Pius XII in Mediator Dei (nos. 112, 115. Also see Summ Theol, IIIa, q 82, art 4).
Thus, hosts from a tabernacle must never be distributed to concelebrants in place of what has been consecrated at that Mass.
Calendar to be followed
- "On Solemnities the Priest is obliged to follow the Calendar of
the church where he is celebrating." (2002 GIRM, no. 353).
- "On Sundays, on the weekdays during Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, and Easter Time, on Feasts, and on Obligatory Memorials:
"a) If Mass is celebrated with the people, the Priest should follow the Calendar of the church where he is celebrating;
"b) If Mass is celebrated with the participation of one minister only,
the Priest may choose either the Calendar of the church or his own
proper Calendar." (2002 GIRM, no. 354).
- "Members of religious institutes join with the community of the
local Church in celebrating the dedication of the cathedral and the
feasts of the principal patrons of the place and of the wider
geographical region in which they live (GILH, no. 241; UNLYC,
no. 52c). These are celebrated as feasts (see TLD, 8a, b).
- The titular of a church is celebrated as a solemnity in that church; the same is true of the anniversary of the church's dedication (TLD, 4c, 4b).
Mass for the People (Pro Populo)
- A pastor "is obliged to apply a Mass for the people of his parish on Sundays and holy days of obligation in his diocese" (CIC 534.1).
Precedence of Liturgical Celebrations
- Solemnities and Feasts of the Lord take precedence over Sundays in Ordinary Time. Other feasts and memorials falling on Sundays are omitted. Sundays of Advent, Lent and Easter take precedence over solemnities. In these cases and when solemnities occur on privileged weekdays, the solemnities are transferred, usually to the following (or first free) Monday (UNLYC 5, 60).
The following weekdays are considered in some sense
"privileged."
-- All days of the Octave of Easter are celebrated as
solemnities of the Lord (UNLYC 24) and take precedence over all other
celebrations.
-- Ash Wednesday and Holy Week also have precedence
over all other celebrations.
-- The last week of Advent (Dec 17-24), the octave of Christmas, and the weekdays of Lent are privileged with respect to memorials (UNLYC 16).
Obligatory memorials occurring on Lenten weekdays are celebrated as optional memorials (UNLYC 14). The calendar itself only includes optional memorials during the last week of Advent and includes feasts and optional memorials during the Christmas octave. On weekdays of the Easter Season, memorials of Saints may be celebrated fully (2002 GIRM 355a).
Choice of Mass Texts
- On the liturgical days noted in nos. 1 and 2, the Priest uses
the texts associated with the celebration prescdribed or chosen
according to the norms noted above.
- "On Memorials of Saints [outside of Advent II, Lent, and Easter
Time], the proper Collect is said or, if this is lacking, one from an
appropriate Common. As to the Prayer over the Offerings and the Prayer
after Communion, unless they are proper, they may be taken either from
the Common or from the weekday of the current time of year." (2002
GIRM, no. 363).
- "On Optional Memorials,
"a) On the weekdays of Advent from Dec 17 to 24, on days within the
Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, and on the weekdays of Lent,
except Ash Wednesday and during Holy Week, the Mass texts for the
current liturgical day are used; but the Collect may be taken from a
Memorial which happens to be inscribed in the General Calendar for
that day, except on Ash Wednesday and during Holy Week. On weekdays of
Easter Time, Memorials of Saints may rightly be celebrated in full.
"b) On weekdays of Advent before Dec 17, on weekdays of Christmas
Time from Jan 2, and the weekdays of Easter Time, one of the
following may be chosen: either the Mass of the weekday, or the Mass
of the Saint or of one of the Saints whose Memorial is observed, or
the Mass of any Saint inscrdibed in the Martyrology for that day."
(2002 GIRM, no. 355).
- "On weekdays in Ordinary Time, ..., besides the orations from the
previous Sunday, orations from another Sunday in Ordinary Time may be
used, or one of the Prayers for Various Needs provided in the Missal.
However, it shall always be permissible to use from these Masses the
Collect alone." (2002 GIRM, no. 363).
"On weekdays in Ordinary Time, there may be chosen either the Mass of
the weekday, or the Mass of an Optional Memorial which happens to
occur on that day, or the Mass of any Saint inscribed in the
Martyrology for that day, or a Mass for Various Needs, or a Votive
Mass." (2002 GIRM, no. 355c)
"Daily" Masses for the dead "may be celebrated on weekdays in Ordinary
Time on which Optional Memorials occur or when the Office is of the
weekday, provided such Masses are actually applied for the dead" (2002
GIRM, no. 381). These should be used in moderation (2002 GIRM, no. 355).
When a Mass of an optional memorial is celebrated, all is done as for an obligatory memorial (see 2002 GIRM 355, GILH 234).
- When a priest celebrates with the people, in his choice of a
Mass formulary, he "should be attentive rather to the common spiritual good
of the People of God than to his own inclinations" (2002 GIRM, no. 352).
The entry "Mass ad libitum" in this Ordo is a reminder that the
various choices described above under no. 10 are available to the celebrant.
Norms in this Ordo regarding the Collect, Gloria, Readings, Creed, Preface, Eucharistic Prayer IV (and similar Eucharistic Prayers)
- "At Mass only a single Collect is ever said." (2002 GIRM,
no. 54) This rule also applies to the Prayer over the Offerings and
the Prayer after Communion (2002 GIRM, nos. 77, 89).
When a Collect of a commemoration may be optionally used (see no. 9a
above) in Advent from December 17 to 24, within the octave of
Christmas, and on weekdays of Lent, it is noted in this Ordo.
- The Gloria is prescribed "on Sundays outside Advent and
Lent, and also on Solemnities and Feasts, and at particular
celebrations of a more solemn character." (2002 GIRM, no. 53).
- The special readings prescribed in the Lectionary for
Sundays, Solemnities, and Feasts, and also for those Obligatory
Memorials that have proper readings are noted in this Ordo.
- On weekdays, apart from Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials with
proper readings, the continuous readings assigned in the
Lectionary are noted.
"[T]hese readings will in general be used on the days to which they are assigned...
"Should,however, the continuous reading during the week from time to
time be interrupted, on account of some Solemnity or feast, or some
particular celebration, then the Priest shall be permitted, bearing in
mind the scheme of readings for the entire week, either to combine
parts omitted with other readings or to decide which readings are to
be given preference over others." (2002 GIRM, no. 358).
One should note that the Lectionary for Weekdays does provide
for each Memorial appropriate readings which may be used when the
Memorial is celebrated with greater solemnity.
- The Creed is prescribed on "Sundays and Solemnities" and may also
be used at "particular celebrations of a more solemn character" (2002
GIRM, no. 68).
- The preface is noted when it is not one of the proper, common
(weekday), or seasonal prefaces.
a. Prefaces for apostles, martyrs, pastors, virgins, religious, or
holy men and women should be used on Solemnities and Feasts of
saints. Such prefaces may also be used on memorials, an option that
will not be noted each time in this Ordo (see Notitiae 11 [1975]:312).
(b) Eucharistic Prayer IV must be used with its invariable preface
(2002 GIRM, no. 365d). However, when a seasonal preface is prescribed,
except on Christmas, Easter, and during their octaves, Eucharistic
Prayer IV may nonetheless be used, along with its invariable preface.
(c) The Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation, for Masses with
Children, and for Various Needs and Occasions also have invariable
prefaces. The same norms govern their use as for Eucharistic Prayer
IV. Nevertheless, although the Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation
are provided with their own prefaces, they may be used with other prefaces that refer to penance and conversion, for example, those of Lent (cf. 2002 Missale Romanum, Appendix to Ordo Missae).
Masses for Various Occasions
- Among Masses for various occasions "are included Ritual Masses,
Masses for Various Needs and Occasions and Votive Masses." (2002 GIRM,
no. 371):
(a) "Ritual Masses are connected with the celebration of certain
Sacraments or Sacramentals" (2002 GIRM, no. 372).
(b) "Masses for Various Needs and Occasions are used in certain
situations either as occasion arises or at fixed times" (2002 GIRM, no. 373).
(c) "Votive Masses of the mysteries of Christ or in honor of the
Blessed Virgin Mary or of the Angels or of any given Saint may be said
in response to the devotiion of the faithful on weekdays in Ordinary
Time, even if an Optional Memorial occurs" (2002 GIRM, no. 375).
(d) When the devotion of the faithful is obvious, the votive Mass of
Christ the Eternal High Priest may be celebrated on the first Thursday
of the month, that of the Sacred Heart on the first Friday, and that
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the first Saturday if a weekday
Mass or an Optional Memorial occurs (see Notitiae 5 [1969]: 404,
no. 17).
Colors: Ritual Masses are celebrated in their proper color, in
white, or in a festive color; Masses for Various Needs are celebrated
in the color proper to the day or the season or in violet (if the Mass
has a penitential character); Votive Masses are celebrated in the
color suited to the Mass itself or even in the color proper to the day
or the time of the year (2002 GIRM, no. 347).
Permitted Use:
Ritual Masses are prohibited on Sundays of Advent, Lent, and Easter,
on solemnities, during Holy Week and the Easter Octave, and on Ash
Wednesday and All Souls' Day (2002 GIRM, no. 372).
On weekdays in Ordinary Time, even if an optional memorial
occurs, Votive Masses may be celebrated for the sake of the
faithful's devotion (2002 GIRM 373) or a Mass for Various Needs or
prayers from those for special circumstances may be used (2002 GIRM
377). Traditional devotions are associated with Christ the Eternal
High Priest on the first Thursday of the month, the Sacred Heart on
the first Friday, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the first
Saturday of each month. In addition, a Mass of the BVM is encouraged
to be offered on free Saturdays (2002 GIRM 378). (see Notitiae
5 1969]: 404, no. 17)
"On days when there occurs an Obligatory Memorial or on a weekday of Advent up to and
including Dec 16, of Christmas Time from Jan 2, and of
Easter Time after the Octave of Easter, Masses for Various Needs and Occasions
and Votive Masses are in principle
forbidden. If, however, some real necessity or pastoral advantage
calls for it, in the estimation of the rector of the church or the
Priest Celebrant
himself, a Mass appropriate to the same may be used in
a celebration with peopole" (2002 GIRM, no. 376).
In case of serious need or pastoral advantage, at the
direction of the diocesan Bishop or with his permission, an
appropriate Mass may be celebrated except on solemnities, the Sundays
of Advent, Lent, and Easter, during Holy Week and the Easter Octave,
or on Ash Wednesday or All Souls' Day (2002 GIRM, no. 374).
Norms Governing the Liturgy of the Hours
- On proper solemnities and feasts such as are described under
no. 4 above, the corresponding office is said by those who are
considered assigned to that church, e.g., pastors and associates
(Gen. Inst. Lit. Hours [GILH], no. 243).
- "In private recitation [of the Liturgy of the Hours], the
calendar of the place or the person's own calendar may be used,
except on proper solemnities and feasts" (GILH, no. 243).
- In the Liturgy of the Hours, the arrangement of the Office is presented in the Ordinary for each of the seasons of the liturgical year.
- For the Scripture reading of Morning Prayer and Evening
Prayer, "especially in a celebration a congregation, a longer
Scripture reading may be chosen either from the office of readings or
the Lectionary for Mass, particularly texts that for some reason have
not been used. From time to time some other more suitable readings may
be used, in accordance with the rules in GILH, nos. 248, 249 and 251"
(GILH, no. 46).
In the prayers of intercession, the introductory formula is provided
for use when Morning Prayer or Evening Prayer is recited in common
(see GILH, no. 190).
Evening Prayer is normally taken from the Office of the occurring day,
except on Saturdays and the day before solemnities, when the
liturgical day begins the previous evening with EP I. If two solemnities occur on successive days, or a solemnity occurs on a Saturday or Monday, the Evening Prayer between the two celebrations is of the higher ranked celebration. If both are of equal rank, Evening Prayer of the current day is celebrated (cf. UNLYC 61).
Instead of the weekday Night Prayer, either of the Sunday Night
Prayers can alwyas be said (see GILH, no. 88, Ordinary of the Liturgy of the Hours, Night Prayer).
Moments of silence are encouraged after each psalm and the readings
(GILH, nos. 112, 202).
Permitted Variations in the Office or Some of its Parts
- "On weekdays when an optional memorial is permitted, for a good
reason the office of a saint listed on that day in the Roman
Martyrology, or in an approved appendix to it, may be celebrated in the same way as other memorials" (GILH 234).
"In the Office for Sundays, solemnities, feasts of the Lord listed in
the General Calendar, the weekdays of Lent and Holy Week, the days
within the Octaves of Easter and Christmas, and the weekdays from Dec
17 to 24 inclusive, it is never permissible to change the formularies
that are proper or adapted to the celebration, such as antiphons,
hymns, readings, responsories, prayers, and very often also the
psalms" (GILH, no. 247).
- The "cycle of readings from Scripture that is provided in the
Office of Readings must not be set aside during the seasons of Advent,
Christmas, Lent, and Easter. During Ordinary Time, on a particular
day or for a few days in succession, it is permissible, for a good
reason, to choose readings from those provided on other days or even
other biblical readings; for example, on the occasion of retreats,
pastoral gatherings, prayers for Christian unity, or other such
events" (GILH, no. 248).
"The readings, prayers, songs, and intercessions appointed for the
weekdays of a particular season may be used on other weekdays of the
same season" (GILH, no. 251, see also ibid., 248-50).
- Alternative psalms may be chosen as follows:
"In place of the Sunday psalms of the current week, there is an option
to substitute Sunday psalms of a different week, and, in the case of
an office celebrated with a congregation, even other psalms especially
chosen to lead the people step by step to an underestanding of the
psalms" (GILH, no. 247).
"Everyone should be concerned to respect the complete cycle of the
four-week psalter. Still, for spiritual or pastoral advantage, the
psalms appointed for a particular day may be replaced with other from
the same hour of a different day" (GILH, no. 252).
"There are also circumstances occasionally arising when it is
permissible to choose suitable psalms and other texts in the way done
for a votive office" (GILH, no. 252).
Celebration of Memorials Occurring on Privileged Days and during Privileged Seasons
- "On Sundays, solemnities, and feasts, on Ash Wednesday, during
Holy Week, and during the Octave of Easter, memorials that happen to
fall on these days are disregarded" (GILH, no. 237) in the Liturgy
of the Hours.
"On weekdays from Dec 17 to 24, during the Octave of
Christmas, and on the weekdays of Lent, no obligatory memorials are
celebrated even in particular calendars. When any happen to fall
during Lent in a given year, they are treated as optional memorials" (GILH 238).
"During privileged seasons, if it is desired to celebrate the office of a saint on a day assigned to his or her memorial,
"a) in the office of readings, after the patristic reading (with its
responsory) from the Proper of Seasons, a proper reading about the
saint (with its responsory) may follow, with the concluding prayer of the saint;
"(b) at Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, the ending of the
concluding prayer may be omitted and the saint's antiphon (from the
proper or common) and prayer may be added" (GILH, no. 239);
(c) At Mass, the Collect may be of the saint (cf. 2002 GIRM 355a).
The Use of the Te Deum
- The Te Deum is used at the end of the Office of
Readings on Sundays outside of Lent, during the octaves of Easter and
Christmas, on solemnities, and on feasts
(GILH, no. 68).
The table at the following link summarizes on which days Ritual Masses (e.g., Nuptial Masses), Masses for Various Needs, and Votive Masses may be celebrated.
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