tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15683515829146129252024-02-19T11:18:35.228-05:00Through the Eyes of FaithA place to wrestle with ways to live the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian age.Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-43751045285458361582022-08-28T08:53:00.007-04:002022-08-28T09:09:58.991-04:00Finding Faith in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist – My Witness<p></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaLjfAORMdx5gmSded900Zqk11Cd-IIhTOHCDLLBNJBN3PzKLDy6186jUKXUXSgvPz6URubduS_f5prFqTlZrzF5ny6qjwuxTypd5lD_-IFkyp697s7BEdaky0SlbZcRYdVDV6PCjsRS-7_048uy80cDdQpp3sQWckDi0ojXCs1F1MO_7Wy7KZWVC/s768/Caravaggio_Doubting_Thomas-768x460.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="768" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaLjfAORMdx5gmSded900Zqk11Cd-IIhTOHCDLLBNJBN3PzKLDy6186jUKXUXSgvPz6URubduS_f5prFqTlZrzF5ny6qjwuxTypd5lD_-IFkyp697s7BEdaky0SlbZcRYdVDV6PCjsRS-7_048uy80cDdQpp3sQWckDi0ojXCs1F1MO_7Wy7KZWVC/w494-h296/Caravaggio_Doubting_Thomas-768x460.webp" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>Doubting Thomas <br />by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio" style="background: none rgb(248, 249, 250); color: #0645ad; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Caravaggio">Caravaggio</a><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; text-align: left;">, c. 1602</span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">By
Deacon Jim Miles</span></b></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">My Early Christian
Formation<br /></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">I was not raised in the Catholic
Church, but rather in the Protestant tradition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And here I differentiate the “Protestant tradition” from what can be
called the “Catholic Lite” traditions of the High Lutheran and Episcopal
(Anglican) traditions where there is sometimes a similar view of the real
presence in the Eucharist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father was
brought up Lutheran and my mother Methodist and I was baptized first by the Congregationalists
and spent most of my childhood in the Presbyterian church although, because of
the general lack of hard dogma my family was at home in a variety of protestant
settings. When we visited my maternal grandparents who were faithful Christians,
we attend either the Methodist church or Dutch Reform (my mother was a DeBruin
from Grand Haven, Michigan, a Dutch enclave in Western Michigan).<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">So, until I was 21, I
really had not thought of the Eucharist (communion, as it was called in the
Presbyterian church and only distributed once or twice a year) as anything more
than what I had learned growing up in that setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the Presbyterian tradition of that time in
which my family was quite active, communion consisted of a platter passed among
the congregation containing cubes of white bread and trays of small shot-glass
sized cups filled with Welches grape juice. Clearly, the thought behind this
celebration was communion as expressed in the Bible was totally symbolic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even St. John’s “Bread of Life” monologue was
interpreted as symbolic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">I vividly remember what a
great treat it was form me to be able to finish off the unused grape juice
after communion Sundays, the left-over bread was given to ladies who were making
stuffing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I later came to understand
that what a denomination thought about the Eucharist could be easily seen by what
happened to the remnant following communion.<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">My Formal Conversion<br /></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">When I was 21, I met the
love of my life, Ofelia Ybarra, who would, in 1970, become my wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking back, I can now see how important parents
are in shaping the lives of their children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My future father-in-law made it clear that I could only date his
daughter (the 4<sup>th</sup> of 7) once a week and she had to be home by
mid-night (for those who grew up in this time frame, you know this was
incredibly strict, especially for a college junior).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only way I could see her twice a week was
by going to church with the family on Sunday – that did not count as a
date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that was my introduction to
the Catholic Mass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was totally lost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only thing that was familiar was the
Apostles’ Creed which we also used in the Presbyterian, Congregationalist, and
Methodist denominations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was satisfied
by that profession that I was part of this new and very structured faith in which
the sermon was ridiculously short and the ritual was something to be studied.<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">As I said, I was almost
instantly deeply in love with Ofelia, and yes, the first words I ever said to
her were “I love you will you marry me!” (True story.) Having been brought up
in a family of active Christians and whose denomination had followed my
mother’s tradition, not my father’s, I decided, after I offered my proposal and
was accepted, that I would convert to Catholicism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My wife was shocked and scared of my parent’s
reaction, a reaction I honestly could not understand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember, we had bounced from denomination to
denomination without so much as a twinge of guilt.<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">Recall the year was 1970.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vatican II was still being implemented but
not well settled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no RCIA, no formal
Marriage Prep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My formation before
joining the Catholic Church was four Saturdays of one-on-one meetings with Fr.
Joe Emil, the Pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Blissfield, Michigan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He gave me a book (rather impressive in size)
called <i>The Catholic Faith</i> (I still have it).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And we argued a bit about things like predestination (the Presbyterian
denomination is heavily Calvinist in its orientation), and we talked about the
sacraments and what they meant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the
end (June 26, 1970), that morning I was <u>conditionally</u> baptized (Fr. Joe was not
sure the Congregationalists or the Presbyterians had done it right), went through
the Sacrament of Reconciliation (if I had been licitly baptized earlier, my
conditional baptism would not have had the efficacy to remove my sins).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then that afternoon I got married and received
first communion (whew, what a day).<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Struggle<br /></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">I realized as our
marriage progressed, how little I knew about the fundamentals of my new faith
and my wife did not understand my constant questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is the model of faith and came to belief
with an ease I envy to this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read
some but was still not satisfied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Honestly,
I still was clinging to my understanding of the Eucharist as purely symbolic,
but reverence to the tabernacle and the piety of receiving the Blessed Sacrament
I saw in my wife and others of the faithful were challenging that belief.<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">I was still struggling in
1979, even though I then knew the real truth of my faith was that the Eucharist
was the transubstantiated real Body of Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was trained in the hard sciences (biochemistry) and had a very
difficult time ignoring the rational side of my brain which insisted that when
the priest consecrated the Eucharist, there was no physical change in the wine
and bread. Even the language I read in some of the books was ambiguous using
words like “appearance” which supported my doubts.<br /> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">Thank God for my parents
who had demonstrated the servant’s heart to me throughout my growing
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt that call in me and, since
one of my brothers-in-law (Dcn. Jim Martinez) had become one of the first
Permanent Deacons in our diocese, I asked St. Thomas’s then Associate Pastor,
Fr. Ed Ertzbichoff, about the status of the diaconal formation program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s another story but a year later I
enrolled in the program and began to study my faith in earnest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Real Conversion<br /></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">At some point during the
next three years, I came to understand that I had been operating intellectually
in a totally physical world and that there was another world which I had ignored
out of ignorance and training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
the world of faith or the metaphysical world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“<i>Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things
not seen.</i>” (<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/hebrews/11?1" target="_blank">Hebrews 11:1</a>) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Science
had given me the answers to the “how” of so many things, but it had never given
me the answer to “why.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In coming to
grips with this new reality, I could believe in miracles, things I could not
understand on a physical level could now be understood.<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">Still, the real presence,
a miracle taking place while I watched and repeated countless times around the
world each day was eluding my heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
be totally honest, it also prevented me from a meaningful encounter with Jesus.<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Miracle of the Locked
Room – The Closed Door that Opened My Heart<br /></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">At some point during my
diaconal formation, I’m not sure if it was studying New Testament Scripture or
possibly Christology I was confronted with the miracle of Jesus coming to the
disciples in the locked room (<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/20?19" target="_blank">John 20:19-28</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew
in my recently expanded understanding that this event took place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also knew that God did not randomly violate
the laws of physics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus was not “beamed
down” into that locked room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He came to
them even though the doors were locked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How was this possible?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">A number of theological
ideas coalesced around this miracle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Noli
me tangere,” When Mary Magdalene encountered the Lord following the discovery
of the empty tomb, Jesus spoke these word – “Don’t touch me (Noli me tangere),
I have not yet ascended to my Father.” His physical substance had changed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was now transformed, but visible, different
than the ghosts, feared as spirits from the afterlife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His substance had been glorified, transformed
by God into something familiar yet totally different.<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">And now in the empty room,
his disciples saw him too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A glorified
presence that physical barriers could not stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He came to them and breathed upon them. And they were transformed as
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All except Thomas (and me), we had
to be dragged into this encounter later and only then were we both able to
exclaim, “My Lord and my God.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Truly that
was when the real presence in the Eucharist became real to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally this hard-hearted servant had seen what
had eluded him all those years and I was filled with joy. (That and a little embarrassment
because it had taken me so long to come to faith.)<br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">My world was changed – is
changed and I invite all who doubt or cannot believe to follow my example –
believe there are things that make no sense in the physical world. Believe there are things that science cannot
and will never be able to explain.
Believe that the Son of God came to this world to save us from the
misery and slavery of sin and gives us his Glorified Body, his real Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity as a
seal and promise of that gift. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Pax.</span></span></div>
<br /><p></p>Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-64268106347040793692022-01-21T08:01:00.001-05:002022-01-21T08:01:01.569-05:00January 22nd Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children<div style="margin: 0in 0in 1in; text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0in 0.0001pt 1in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> <br /></span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><i style="font-size: large;">The General
Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), no. 373, designates January 22 as a
particular day of prayer and penance, called the "Day of Prayer for the
Legal Protection of Unborn Children”: “In all the Dioceses of the United States
of America, January 22 (or January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday) shall
be observed as a particular day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal
guarantee of the right to life and of penance for violations to the dignity of
the human person committed through acts of abortion.” </i><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span><br /></span></span><i style="font-size: large;"><!--[endif]--></i></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Note: In the Dioceses of the United
States the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-22-saint-vincent.html" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Memorial of
Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> [USA] and the </span><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/01/january-22-saint-marianne-cope-virgin.html" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Memorial of Saint Marianne Cope</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, Virgin [USA]
are perpetually transferred to January 23<sup>rd</sup>.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhswu2vsU7ahVkEpCavxoD2ca6sOsu9WlXI3YNSJwKYxBJsyOW5c_6yK68u3usx5DYM2iqBvZKVfYVqBEeL53SevdzwWX5MqLcJo6FPWR8brQRWTpp6xj21AN37slvZFUvslyHT9z872OEXon3fbKxEjoHIaioEcu6liOnE2tNNCn-B9OH_4X_jfmg0=s1280" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1280" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhswu2vsU7ahVkEpCavxoD2ca6sOsu9WlXI3YNSJwKYxBJsyOW5c_6yK68u3usx5DYM2iqBvZKVfYVqBEeL53SevdzwWX5MqLcJo6FPWR8brQRWTpp6xj21AN37slvZFUvslyHT9z872OEXon3fbKxEjoHIaioEcu6liOnE2tNNCn-B9OH_4X_jfmg0=w400-h310" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>“Massacre of Innocents” <br />by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1611</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0122-memorial-legal-protection.cfm" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Readings selected for the Day of Prayer for
the Legal Protection of Unborn Children</span></a><span>
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[endif]--></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span>Readings and Commentary: </span></b><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[endif]--></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reading I:</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Isaiah/49:1" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Isaiah 49:1-6<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Hear me, O islands,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
listen, O distant peoples.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
The Lord called me from birth,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
from my mother's womb he gave me my name.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
He made of me a sharp-edged sword<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and concealed me in the shadow of his arm.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
He made me a polished arrow,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
in his quiver he hid me.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
You are my servant, he said to me,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
Israel, through whom I show my glory.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
Though I thought I had toiled in vain,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and for nothing, uselessly, spent my strength,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
Yet my reward is with the Lord,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
my recompense is with my God.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
For now the Lord has spoken<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
who formed me as his servant from the womb,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
That Jacob may be brought back to him<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and Israel gathered to him;<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
And I am made glorious in the sight of the Lord,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and my God is now my strength!<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
It is too little, he says, for you to be my servant,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
to raise up the tribes of Jacob,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and restore the survivors of Israel;<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
I will make you a light to the nations,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
-------------------------------------------<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/isaiah.html#Isaiah%2049:3,%205-6" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Is 49:1-6<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">In this passage, the beginning of the second of the four
"Servant of the Lord" or “Suffering Servant” oracles, the Prophet Isaiah
speaks of his own call of service to God. It presents him as “another
Jeremiah”: He is called from his mother’s womb (see </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Jeremiah/1:5" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jeremiah 1:5</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">). The prophet has a vocation to the
gentiles (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Jeremiah/1:10" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jeremiah 1:10</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">; </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Jeremiah/25:15" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jeremiah 25:15ff</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">) to bring a message of both doom and
happiness (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Jeremiah/16:19" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jeremiah 16:19-21</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">).</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a name="_ednref4"></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[4]</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[endif]--></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> We note that God sets his servants
on their course from before their birth (see also </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Luke/1:15" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Luke 1:15</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> (St. John the Baptist), </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Luke/1:31" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Luke 1:31</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> (Jesus) and </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Galatians/1:15" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Galatians 1:15</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> (St. Paul the Apostle)).<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">The servant learns that, even at times when his effort seems to
have failed (“<i>Though I thought I had toiled in vain</i>”), it is God’s
strength and plan that succeeds (“<i>my recompense is with my God</i>”)(see
also </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1Corinthians/4:1" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">1 Corinthians 4:1-5</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">). The prophet’s role is expanded at the
end of the passage to “<i>reach to the ends of the earth,</i>” a revelation
further elaborated in </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/12:3" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Genesis 12:3</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Luke/2:31" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Luke 2:31-32</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; and </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Acts/13:47" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Acts 13:47</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">CCC: Is 49:1-6 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/713" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">713</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Is 49:5-6 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/64" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">64<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">-------------------------------------------<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span>Responsorial
Psalm:</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/8:4" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Psalm 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9<br /></span></a><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"> <br /></span></b><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">R. (4b) Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be
saved.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
the moon and the stars which you set in place—<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
What is man that you should be mindful of him,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
or the son of man that you should care for him?<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.<br /></span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">You have made him little less than the angels,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and crowned him with glory and honor.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
putting all things under his feet.<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.<br /></span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">All sheep and oxen,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
yes, and the beasts of the field,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.<br /></span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">-------------------------------------------<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-8.html#Psalm%208:4-5,%206-7,%208-9" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Psalm 8 is a song of thanksgiving for the creation event
described in Genesis. The song marvels at God’s great work, his creation, and
the life he gave us. The singer expresses the humility of a people who, through
no merit of their own, God has made little less than angels and given a place
of honor. Having done all this, mankind accepts great responsibility for
stewardship.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">CCC: Ps 8:6 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2566,2809" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">2566, 2809<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">-------------------------------------------<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span>Reading
2:</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:14" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Ephesians 3:14-21<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Brothers and sisters:<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
I kneel before the Father,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
that you, rooted and grounded in love,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or
imagine,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
by the power at work within us,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
to him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
to all generations, forever and ever. Amen..<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
-------------------------------------------<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/ephesians.html#Ephesians%203:14-21" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Eph 3:14-21<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">St. Paul has informed the Ephesians of the difficulties
(imprisonment) he is facing, but has asked them to stay focused on their own
spiritual growth, rather than concern themselves over his “<i>afflictions</i>”
(</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:1" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ephesians 3:1</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">). He offers them the “<i>Apostle’s
Prayer</i>." “The apostle prays that those he is addressing may, like the
rest of the church, deepen their understanding of God's plan of salvation in
Christ. It is a plan that affects the whole universe (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:15" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ephesians 3:15</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">) with the breadth and length and height
and depth of God's love in Christ (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:18" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ephesians 3:18</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">) </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">or possibly the universe in all its dimensions. The apostle
prays that they may perceive the redemptive love of Christ for them and be
completely immersed in the fullness of God (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:19" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ephesians 3:19</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">).”</span><span style="color: #222222;"> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[5]</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[endif]--></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">CCC: Eph 3:14 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/239,2214,2367" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">239, 2214, 2367</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Eph 3:16-17 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1073,2714" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">1073, 2714</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Eph 3:16 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1995" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">1995</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Eph 3:18-21 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2565" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">2565</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Eph 3:20-21 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2641" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">2641<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">-------------------------------------------<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span>Gospel:
</span></b><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:39" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Luke 1:39-56<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Mary set out<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and traveled to the hill country in haste<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
to a town of Judah,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
where she entered the house of Zechariah<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and greeted Elizabeth.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
the infant leaped in her womb,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
cried out in a loud voice and said,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
"Most blessed are you among women,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and blessed is the fruit of your womb.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
And how does this happen to me,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
the infant in my womb leaped for joy.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
Blessed are you who believed<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
that what was spoken to you by the Lord<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
would be fulfilled."</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">And Mary said:<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
From this day all generations will call me blessed:<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
the Almighty has done great things for me,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and holy is his Name.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
He has mercy on those who fear him<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
in every generation.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
He has shown the strength of his arm,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and has lifted up the lowly.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
He has filled the hungry with good things,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and the rich he has sent away empty.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
He has come to the help of his servant Israel<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
the promise he made to our fathers,<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
to Abraham and his children for ever."<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
Mary remained with her about three months<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
and then returned to her home.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">
-------------------------------------------<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/luke.html#Luke%201:39-56" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Lk 1:39-56<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">The Gospel selection from St. Luke gives us the story of Mary’s
journey from Nazareth, over the mountains to Hebron, south of Jerusalem, to
visit her cousin St. Elizabeth, who was also with child. St. Elizabeth’s
greeting gives us substance for the “Hail Mary,” and Mary’s response is the
great Canticle of Mary, which exemplifies her faith and faithfulness
appropriate for the Mother of Jesus, who is the Christ.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Mary’s meeting with Elizabeth follows the annunciation by
Gabriel that she would carry the Son of God, which proclaims the coming of the
Lord, and the faith of Mary before the nativity event. We note that Elizabeth
is first to identify Jesus as Lord as she says:” <i>how does this happen
to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?</i>” She not only professes
the identity of the infant, but foreshadows Mary’s leadership standing,
elevating the stature of her much younger cousin with reverence. Elizabeth
continues her praise of Mary by establishing that her (Mary’s) faith had
allowed her to accept even the incredible role God had offered her.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">In response we hear Mary’s humility as she gives us the
Magnificat: “<i>My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices
in God my savior.</i>” This opening phrase establishes that the Blessed Mother
gives herself to God eternally (her eternal self or soul) and completely (the
very core of her being or spirit). What follows in her great song is an abject
expression of faith in the Father’s omnipotence, and her own humility and awe
in the face of his request of her to carry God’s only Son.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">CCC: Lk 1:41 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/523,717,2676" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">523, 717, 2676</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Lk 1:43 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/448,495,2677" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">448, 495, 2677</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Lk 1:45 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/148,2676" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">148, 2676</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Lk 1:46-55 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/722,2619,2675" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">722, 2619, 2675</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Lk 1:46-49 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2097" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">2097</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Lk 1:48 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/148,971,2676,2676" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">148, 971, 2676, 2676</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Lk 1:49 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/273,2599,2807,2827" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">273, 2599, 2807, 2827</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Lk 1:50 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2465" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">2465</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Lk 1:54-55 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/706" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">706</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">; Lk 1:55 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/422" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">422<br /></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">-------------------------------------------<br /></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reflection:<br /></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Today is designated a day of
prayer and penance for the legal protection of unborn children. We note the
designation “prayer and penance” indicating that we are asked not only to pray
for our countries justice system to reform itself but also to transform our own
actions that may have supported the current legalization of abortion on
demand. Given the recorded statistics,
we know that many Catholics voted for the current (and past) candidates who, in
many cases claimed to be Catholic, were responsible for continuing and
advancing the support for the abortion industry supported by our federal
government. For those individuals,
penance should be considered. <br /> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Using Scripture as our
starting point, this is why those who support legalization of infanticide should
strongly consider acts of penance.
First, the Lord gave us the Great Commandment:<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><i style="font-size: large;"><span>“You
shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and
with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment.<br /></span></i><i style="font-size: large;"><span> <br /></span></i><i style="font-size: large;"><span>The
second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and
the prophets depend on these two commandments.” </span></i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>(</span><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/22?36" target="_blank"><span>Matthew 22:36ff</span></a></span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Boiled down to its very basic
principle it means to love God’s creation and love those who share it with
us. The inverse of this commandment is a
short definition of sin: “Sin is a conscious failure to love.” (love self, love
others, love what God created and gave to us as conservators).<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The practical application of
the Great Commandment starts with treating all persons, regardless of their sex
(to include sexual identity), race, creed, national origin, with respect due
the human person who was created through the will of the father in his image.
We would even be so bold as to say this should include persons with political
views that conflict with our own in this polarized society. When we look at the whole human person as
being worthy of respect, we must encompass their entire lifespan, from
conception to natural death. To do otherwise is hypocritical! (I once asked a
nephew, in a heated discussion about abortion how old a human must be to be
considered human. He shocked me when he
(in all seriousness) said “about two years old.”)<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We contrast this view and
application of the Great Commandment with the predominate liberal social view
that “a woman should have the right to choose what to do with her own
body.” On the face of it, that sounds
reasonable. However, let’s take that idea apart. Once the gift of human life is
bestowed upon a woman and her partner (whom we presume to be her husband, since
sexual intercourse outside marriage is considered a sin – conscious failure to
love (disrespect of another in illicit sexual union is disrespect even if it is
apparently consensual). Pregnancy now
involves three people, one of whom cannot provide consent to any action decided
by one or both of the partners. Where is
the respect for that human person? But
we lapse into the actual morality of radical birth control and its impact on
women.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">What our day of prayer is
focused on is a justice system that systematically destroys human life and
while it claims that it is giving women the right to choose, it turns around
and says they do not have the right to reject COVID vaccination even though it
is the same body. The justice system
should not be supporting or paying for services that presume people are not
intelligent enough to make decisions and understand consequences. We are praying for a change of heart and
prayer works.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Since the Supreme Court made
its decision on Roe v. Wade in 1973, people have been praying for a change of heart,
and it appears to be working. We must
not let up. Pray for the rights and
dignity of all people are part of our greatest commandment by the Lord, who is
love. Let us work diligently to see
justice for our brothers and sisters at all stages of life with a legal system
that respects life at all stages.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Pax</span></span><hr size="1" style="text-align: left;" width="33%" /><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/004c65ea8a735fdb/Documents/Blog%20MB/22%20JANUARY%20Day%20of%20Prayer%20for%20the%20Legal%20Protection%20of%20Unborn%20Children.docx#_ednref1" name="_edn1" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
The picture is “Massacre of Innocents” by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1611<br /><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/004c65ea8a735fdb/Documents/Blog%20MB/22%20JANUARY%20Day%20of%20Prayer%20for%20the%20Legal%20Protection%20of%20Unborn%20Children.docx#_ednref2" name="_edn2" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
These readings were taken from the Lectionary for Mass Supplement the <a href="https://deaconsailor.blogspot.com/2021/01/26a-for-giving-thanks-to-god-for-gift.html">Mass
for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life, nos. 947A-947E</a> or the
Lectionary for Mass (vol. IV) the <a href="https://deaconsailor.blogspot.com/2014/01/14-for-peace-and-justice-887-891.html">Mass
for Justice and Peace, nos. 887-891</a>.<br /><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/004c65ea8a735fdb/Documents/Blog%20MB/22%20JANUARY%20Day%20of%20Prayer%20for%20the%20Legal%20Protection%20of%20Unborn%20Children.docx#_ednref3" name="_edn3" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
The readings are taken from the New American Bible,
with the exception of the psalm and its response which were developed by the
International Committee for English in Liturgy (ICEL). This republication is
not authorized by USCCB and is for private use only.<br /><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/004c65ea8a735fdb/Documents/Blog%20MB/22%20JANUARY%20Day%20of%20Prayer%20for%20the%20Legal%20Protection%20of%20Unborn%20Children.docx#_ednref4" name="_edn4" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">The Navarre Bible: “Major
Prophets”, Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2002, pp.267-68.</span><br /><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/004c65ea8a735fdb/Documents/Blog%20MB/22%20JANUARY%20Day%20of%20Prayer%20for%20the%20Legal%20Protection%20of%20Unborn%20Children.docx#_ednref5" name="_edn5" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
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</div>Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-26955926732466107802021-12-01T05:46:00.004-05:002021-12-01T13:48:38.598-05:00I Stand Before the Mirror<div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5a-YXfdLTijIoF2oDkvFtIP_BjiMWAJexciWFzqbcd4rts_rxLxw4c_AwjYKLB__uwtp1AApYPHuSlvWVMYjfAuWlJIdagp1LNnh_LgNnMI3B1JOZN31qroVtpAQ7ygeAAJmDbwu5R8/s913/inside-mirror_102618012504.webp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5a-YXfdLTijIoF2oDkvFtIP_BjiMWAJexciWFzqbcd4rts_rxLxw4c_AwjYKLB__uwtp1AApYPHuSlvWVMYjfAuWlJIdagp1LNnh_LgNnMI3B1JOZN31qroVtpAQ7ygeAAJmDbwu5R8/w242-h320/inside-mirror_102618012504.webp" width="242" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div> I Stand before the Mirror </div><div>seeing myself at a distance,</div><div><br /></div><div>How I have grown from child to boy to man.</div><div>I see the triumphs and failures</div><div>the victories and the missteps </div><div>Oh, and the embarrassments</div><div>(Why are they so prominent?)</div><div><br /></div><div>I look from a distance and see</div><div>a man, standing like a tree </div><div>frozen in time</div><div>a still life painting </div><div>in that mirror.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am, overall pleased with what I see</div><div>I have tried and for the most part succeeded</div><div>in living a good a moral life.</div><div><br /></div><div>My ego bids me go closer to the mirror</div><div>to rejoice at the successes of my life.</div><div>In the end, that temptation overcomes</div><div>trepidation and I move closer to the mirror.</div><div><br /></div><div>From the one who watches with me,</div><div>I feel a bit of sadness, like a father</div><div>wishing to spare his child the pain of bad decisions.</div><div><br /></div><div>Moving closer has indeed brought </div><div>my image into sharper relief.</div><div>More detail is there </div><div>The successes are larger and clearer</div><div>but so too the failures, the times when </div><div>for all my pride in being a faith filled servant, </div><div>I did not approach my father’s measure.</div><div><br /></div><div>On balance, I think to myself, </div><div>the mirror still shows a strong and successful man,</div><div>husband, father, servant of the Lord.</div><div>I would, I think, make my earthly father proud.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then I think, but as a father myself, </div><div>I find pride in all of my children and praise their gifts.</div><div>What will the Just Judge think?</div><div>How did I measure up to the standards he set?</div><div><br /></div><div>I want to look closer still.</div><div>It is not ego this time, but curiosity.</div><div>Again I fell the ting of sadness</div><div>from the one who watches with me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Closer to that mirror now</div><div>much that was hidden in the distance </div><div>is now quite clear, and I am stricken.</div><div>There was not much fruit on that tree</div><div>that was me.</div><div><br /></div><div>I did not know how many of my success</div><div>measured by earthly standards were failures.</div><div>I did not understand how little things I did and said</div><div>cause others great pain, how witty I had thought myself.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here and there, yes, there were bright spots,</div><div>but not the ones I expected. </div><div>The times I thought myself weak,</div><div>unable to affect change or provide a solution,</div><div>those times good came from actions I thought failures.</div><div><br /></div><div>I could see my faith now more clearly</div><div>and again I was taken aback.</div><div>What I thought was living a pious life</div><div>was all inwardly directed, it made me feel good.</div><div>It made me feel superior, and I am ashamed.</div><div><br /></div><div>All those opportunities to be the selfless servant,</div><div>wasted, missed.</div><div>Why did I want to look closer?</div><div><br /></div><div>Then the words came to me,</div><div>Out of a distant past.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth,</div><div>vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!"</div><div><br /></div><div>And the one who watched with me,</div><div>from him I felt compassion and consolation.</div><div><br /></div></div>Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-68789872226433769102021-11-27T14:06:00.002-05:002021-11-27T14:06:58.691-05:00LITURGICAL CALENDAR FOR THE DIOCESES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2022<p></p><div class="WordSection1">
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CALENDAR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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DIOCESES OF THE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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STATES OF AMERICA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 32.85pt; margin-right: 32.8pt; margin-top: 2.95pt;">INTRODUCTION<span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 10.85pt; margin-top: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Each year the Secretariat of
Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Liturgical<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;">
</span>Calendar<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Dioceses<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>United<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;">
</span>States<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>America</i>.<span style="letter-spacing: 2.25pt;"> </span>This<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Calendar is used
by authors of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ordines </i>and other
liturgical aids published to foster the celebration of the liturgy in our<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .1pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 10.75pt; margin-top: .05pt; text-align: justify;">The Calendar is based upon the General Roman Calendar, promulgated by Pope
Saint Paul VI on February 14, 1969, subsequently amended by the Holy See, and
the Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America, approved
by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.<span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 98%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-text-raise: 4.5pt; position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">1 </span>This Calendar has been updated to reflect the names
and titles of the various liturgical days in conformity with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Roman Missal, Third Edition</i>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .5pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 10.85pt; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">The<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">General<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Instruction<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Roman<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Missal<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span></i>reminds<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>us<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>cycles<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>readings<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>prayers
proclaimed throughout the year in the sacred liturgy “the mysteries of
redemption are celebrated so as to be in some way made present.” Thus may each
celebration of the Holy Eucharist which is served by this Calendar be for the
Church in the United States of America “the high point both of the action by
which God sanctifies the world in Christ and of the worship that the human race
offers to the Father, adoring him through Christ, the Son of God, in the Holy<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Spirit.”<span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 98%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-text-raise: 4.5pt; position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">2</span><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 98%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 245.05pt; margin-right: 143.6pt; margin-top: 11.5pt;">Rev. Andrew Menke Executive
Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 245.05pt;">USCCB Secretariat of Divine
Worship<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b>About this “linked” version: This version of the 2022
liturgical calendar is produced by Dcn. Jim Miles, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, Diocese of Lansing. It contains links to published
commentaries and reflections that correspond to Cycle C, Year II readings from
the Lectionary for Mass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These works
contain readings from the New American Bible which is copyrighted by the USCCB
and this republication is not authorized by them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The work is intended for private use only.</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 10.85pt; margin-top: 3.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 6.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-text-raise: 3.5pt; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">1 </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For the significance of the several grades or kinds of celebrations,
the norms of the Roman Calendar should be consulted (cf. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Liturgy Documentary Series 6: Norms Governing Liturgical Calendars</i>,
Washington, DC: USCC, 1984). For information concerning the choice of texts and
formularies, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">General Instruction of
the Roman Missal </i>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Introduction<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>1998<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>revised<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lectionary<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Mass<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span></i>(cf.<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;">
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Introduction</i>, Washington, DC: USCC, 1998) should be<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>consulted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.5pt; margin-left: 11.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 6.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-text-raise: 3.5pt; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">2 </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">General Instruction of the Roman Missal, </span></i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">third edition<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, </i>no. 16.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 32.8pt; margin-right: 32.85pt; margin-top: 2.95pt;">PRINCIPAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR
2022<span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">June 19, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">First Sunday of Advent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">November 27, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .55pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 32.8pt; margin-right: 32.85pt; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">CYCLES —
LECTIONARY FOR MASS</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .05pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sunday Cycle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">YEAR C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">November 28, 2021 to
November 20, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Weekday Cycle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">CYCLE II<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">January 10, 2022 to March 1, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 5.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">June 6, 2022 to November
26, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sunday Cycle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">YEAR A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">November 27, 2022 to November 26, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .55pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 22.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 10.65pt; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">The cycles
given above have been used in the preparation of this Calendar. The readings
from<span style="letter-spacing: -1.6pt;"> </span>the Proper of Time and Proper
of Saints have been used for all Solemnities and all Feasts since they must
take the place of the weekday readings for those respective days. The readings
from the weekday cycle generally are to be used even on days on which a
Memorial or Optional Memorial of a Saint occurs. The exceptions to this rule
are the Memorials or Optional Memorials which have<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>“proper<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>readings”<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>(usually<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
</span>only<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Gospel)<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
</span>assigned<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>them<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lectionary<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;">
</span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Mass<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span></i>and which must be used on those days.
Substitutions from the Commons or Proper of Saints may be made for the other
readings suggested for those Memorials or Optional Memorials. The Priest
Celebrant, however, should not omit “too often or without sufficient cause the
readings assigned for each day in the weekday Lectionary” (Introduction to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lectionary for Mass</i>, no. 83). In this
Calendar, Optional Memorials are designated by the use of italics within<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>brackets.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 10.75pt; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The Scripture citations and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lectionary </i>numbers for all readings are
from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lectionary for Mass for Use in
the Dioceses of the United States of America</i>, second typical edition
(1998/2001), and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lectionary for Mass
Supplement </i>(2017), which is based on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ordo Lectionum Missæ, editio typica altera </i>(1981). The spellings of
the names of Saints and Blesseds are from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Roman Missal, Third Edition </i>(2011), based on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia
emendata </i>(2008).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 32.85pt; margin-right: 32.8pt; margin-top: 2.95pt;">LITURGY OF THE HOURS<span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .05pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Nov. 28, 2021 – Jan. 9, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 4.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Advent, Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Vol. I<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Jan. 10 – March 1, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 4.85pt; margin-right: .85in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Weeks 1 to 8, Ordinary
Time<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Vol. III<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">March 2 – June 5, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 4.85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Lent, Triduum, Easter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Vol. II<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">June 6 – July 30, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 32.35pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 139.45pt;" valign="top" width="186">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 4.85pt; margin-right: 54.85pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Weeks 10 to 17, Ordinary
Time<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 32.35pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="84">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Vol. III<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">July 31 – Nov. 26, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 4.85pt; margin-right: 54.85pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Weeks 18 to 34, Ordinary
Time<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Vol. IV<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Nov. 27, 2022 – Jan. 9, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 4.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Advent, Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.75pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Vol. I<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 32.85pt; margin-right: 32.75pt; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MISCELLANEOUS NOTES</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 29.0pt; margin-right: 11.05pt; margin-top: 12.75pt; mso-list: l40 level1 lfo51; tab-stops: 29.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.9pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Scripture citations are based on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">New American Bible </i>with the revised New Testament and may differ
slightly from the citations given in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ordo
Lectionum Missæ </i>(1981) due to difference in<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>versification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 29.0pt; margin-right: 10.9pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l40 level1 lfo51; tab-stops: 29.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.9pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>preparation<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>diocesan<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>provincial<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>Calendars<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ordines</i>,<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>dedication<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>diocesan
cathedrals, the dedication of parish churches, and special days of prayer (cf. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">General Instruction of the Roman Missal </i>[GIRM],
no. 373) should be added, along with other commemorations of Saints and
Blesseds which are included in those particular Calendars. More<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>information<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>available<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Universal<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Norms<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>Liturgical<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Year<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>Calendar,
</i>particularly Chapter II.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 29.0pt; margin-right: 10.75pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l40 level1 lfo51; tab-stops: 29.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.9pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“On<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>Saturdays<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Ordinary<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Time<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>when<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>no<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Obligatory<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Memorial<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;">
</span>occurs,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Optional<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;">
</span>Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and
the Calendar</i>, no. 15). This is indicated in the Calendar by “BVM.” The
readings and prayers may<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>selected<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;">
</span>from<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>Common<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>Blessed<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>Virgin<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>Mary<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Votive<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;">
</span>Masses<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Blessed
Virgin Mary in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Roman Missal</i>, or
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Collection of Masses of the Blessed
Virgin<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Mary</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 29.0pt; margin-right: 10.85pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l40 level1 lfo51; tab-stops: 29.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.9pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In a decree dated March 23, 1992, the Bishop of Honolulu designated
Christmas and the Immaculate Conception as the only two Holydays of Obligation
for the State of Hawaii. This implements the indult received from the
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on May 26,
1990, and the subsequent <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nihil obstat </i>from
the National Conference of Catholic Bishops allowing Hawaii to legislate on
this matter in accord with the policies of the Episcopal Conference of the
Pacific<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>(CEPAC).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 29.0pt; margin-right: 10.95pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l40 level1 lfo51; tab-stops: 29.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.9pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This liturgical Calendar has entries for Independence Day and
Thanksgiving Day, since they are inscribed in the Proper Calendar for the
Dioceses of the United States of America, but it does<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>include<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>other<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;">
</span>civic<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>holidays<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>commonly<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;">
</span>celebrated<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>country<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>(for<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>example,<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Martin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 29.0pt; margin-right: 10.85pt; margin-top: 3.95pt; text-align: justify;">Luther King,
Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.). Respecting the liturgical norms (cf.
GIRM, nos. 368-378), the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Roman Missal </i>offers
appropriate Masses, but this Calendar makes no suggestions for those holidays.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 29.0pt; margin-right: 10.85pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l40 level1 lfo51; tab-stops: 29.05pt; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.9pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The 2022 liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent, November
28, 2021. During the year<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>2022:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 10.85pt; mso-list: l40 level2 lfo51; tab-stops: 47.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.8pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sunday, December 12, 2021 is the Third Sunday of Advent, and the Feast
of Our Lady of Guadalupe is omitted this year. Our Lady of Guadalupe may be
appropriately honored in the Homily, Universal Prayer, and hymns during the
Sunday liturgy. If pastoral<span style="letter-spacing: -1.0pt;"> </span>advantage
calls<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>(cf.<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>GIRM,<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>no.<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>376),<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>Votive<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>Mass<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Our<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>Lady<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>Guadalupe<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>may<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>celebrated on a weekday before or after
December 12, with the proper readings and<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>prayers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: .15in; mso-list: l40 level2 lfo51; tab-stops: 47.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.8pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saturday,<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>January<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>1,<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>2022<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Solemnity<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Mary,<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>Holy<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>Mother<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>God,<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>Monday, August 15
is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This year, <span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">the </span>obligation to attend Mass on these
dates is abrogated, in accord with the complementary norm to canon 1246 §2
confirmed for the dioceses of the United States of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>America.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 10.9pt; mso-list: l40 level2 lfo51; tab-stops: 47.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.8pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">c.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Thursday, May 26 is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord in the
ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and
Philadelphia, while all other ecclesiastical provinces of the United States of
America have transferred this Solemnity<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>following<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>Sunday,<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;">
</span>May<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>29.<span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt;"> </span>In<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>those<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>archdioceses<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>dioceses,<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>Thursday, May 26 is observed as the
Memorial of Saint Philip Neri,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 10.7pt; mso-list: l40 level2 lfo51; tab-stops: 47.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.8pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">d.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Friday, June 24 is the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, and
at the direction of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of
the Sacraments, the<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Solemnity of the
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist is transferred this year to Thursday, June
23. However, where Saint John the Baptist is the patron of a nation, diocese,
city, or religious community,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>Solemnity<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Nativity<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>John<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Baptist<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>instead<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>celebrated<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>on Friday, June 24, and the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart
of Jesus is transferred to Thursday, June<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>23.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 10.9pt; mso-list: l40 level2 lfo51; tab-stops: 47.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.8pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">e.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Since<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Sunday<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;">
</span>does<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>occur<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>between<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>December<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;">
</span>25<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>January<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>1,<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>2023,<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Feast<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
is celebrated on Friday, December 30 with only one reading before the<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Gospel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin-top: 2.95pt;">ABBREVIATIONS OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE<span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .25pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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TESTAMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 45.8pt; margin-top: 6.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Amos Baruch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Chronicles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Haggai Hosea Isaiah Jeremiah Job<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 69.1pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Joel Jonah Joshua Judges
Judith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.15pt; margin-right: 32.05pt; margin-top: 6.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Am Bar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Gn Hb Hg Hos <span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">Is</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 10.4pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.6pt; mso-list: l20 level1 lfo48; tab-stops: 10.45pt; text-indent: -9.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Kings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Leviticus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Maccabees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Malachi Micah
Nahum Nehemiah Numbers Obadiah Proverbs Psalm(s) Ruth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Samuel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sirach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Ps(s) Ru<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.45pt; margin-top: 6.45pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NEW TESTAMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Colossians<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ephesians
Galatians Hebrews James<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Jude Luke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Jn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Jn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.4pt; margin-right: 48.9pt; margin-top: 6.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mark Matthew 1 Peter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Philippians Revelation Romans<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Thessalonians<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 10.4pt; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo37; tab-stops: 10.45pt; text-indent: -9.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Timothy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Titus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 15.4pt; margin-right: 15.75pt; margin-top: 6.6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mk
Mt 1 Pt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.7pt; margin-left: 15.4pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Thes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 24.4pt; mso-list: l38 level1 lfo36; tab-stops: 24.45pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -9.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Tm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 130.5pt; margin-right: 99.25pt; margin-top: 2.95pt; text-indent: -30.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PROPER CALENDAR FOR THE DIOCESES OF</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<u>THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 2.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">January 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 13.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-right: 2.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Memorial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 2.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">January 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.15pt; margin-left: 13.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint John Neumann, Bishop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 14.2pt; margin-left: 13.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint André Bessette,
Religious</span></i><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-text-raise: 4.5pt; position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">*</span><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-left: 13.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-right: 2.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Memorial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">January 23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 13.85pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint
Vincent, Deacon and Martyr<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 13.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Marianne Cope,
Virgin<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.15pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">March 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 13.85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.15pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">May 10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 13.85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 2.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">May 15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 13.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Isidore<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.15pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">July 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 13.85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.15pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Junípero Serra, Priest<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">July 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 13.85pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Independence
Day<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">July 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 13.85pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint
Elizabeth of Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">July 14<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="TableParagraph" style="margin-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Memorial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 2.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">July 18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 13.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Camillus de Lellis,
Priest<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">September 9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 13.85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Peter Claver, Priest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 2.65pt; margin-top: 3.2pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Memorial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.15pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">October 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 13.85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.15pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">October 6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 13.85pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Blessed
Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">October 19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues,
Priests,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="TableParagraph" style="margin-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Memorial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 22.85pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">and Companions, Martyrs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 2.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">October 20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 13.85pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Paul of the Cross,
Priest<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">November 13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 13.85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint
Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 2.65pt; margin-top: 3.2pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Memorial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">November 18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 13.85pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saint Rose
Philippine Duchesne, Virgin<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">November 23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 13.85pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Blessed
Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Fourth Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 13.85pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Thanksgiving
Day<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">in November<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.15pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">December 8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 13.85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.15pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="TableParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 2.5pt; margin-top: 3.15pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 95%;">Solemnity</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 128.0pt;">BLESSED VIRGIN MARY<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 128.0pt;">(Patronal Feastday of the
United States of America)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 10.95pt; tab-stops: 107.95pt 442.75pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">December<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>12<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">UR </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">L</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">ADY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">G</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">UADALUPE<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Feast</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 11.0pt;">Sunday between January 2 and
January 8:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 10.7pt; tab-stops: 310.75pt; text-align: right;">THE EPIPHANY OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>LORD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-font-width: 95%;">Solemnity</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 11.0pt;">Sunday after the Most Holy
Trinity:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 10.7pt; margin-top: .05pt; tab-stops: 310.75pt; text-align: right;">THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>CHRIST<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-font-width: 95%;">Solemnity</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 128.0pt;">(Corpus Christi)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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it is an Optional Memorial.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.65pt; margin-left: 11.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 6.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-text-raise: 3.5pt; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">** </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div style="margin-left: 11pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span>YEAR C – WEEKDAYS II<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;">NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021<br /></span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span></b><b><span style="line-height: 95%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/first-sunday-of-advent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 95%;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FIRST
SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>ADVENT</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 95%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; line-height: 95%;">violet </span><span style="line-height: 95%;">Jer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12—4:2/Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 (3) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>I</span><span style="line-height: 95%; position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">3<br /></span><o:p> <br /></o:p><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/12/monday-of-first-week-of-advent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<br /><o:p></o:p>Is 2:1-5/Mt 8:5-11 (175)<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/11/feast-of-saint-andrew-apostle.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Andrew,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>Apostle</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>red<br /><o:p></o:p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast<br /></i>Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22 (684)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p><b>DECEMBER<br /></b><o:p> <br /></o:p><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/wednesday-of-first-week-of-advent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<br /><o:p></o:p>Is 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37 (177)<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/12/thursday-of-first-week-of-advent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<br /><o:p></o:p>Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 (178)<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-francis-xavier-priest.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Francis<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Xavier,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priest</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<br /><o:p></o:p></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial<br /></i>Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 (179)<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-first-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet/white<br /><o:p></o:p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-4-john-of-damascus.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]</i><span style="position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">4<br /></span>Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35—10:1,
5a, 6-8 (180)<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/second-sunday-of-advent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SECOND SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>ADVENT</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Bar 5:1-9/Phil 1:4-6,
8-11/Lk 3:1-6 (6) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>II<br /><o:p></o:p><o:p> <br /></o:p><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-second-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet/white<br /><o:p></o:p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/12/saint-nicholas-bishop.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Nicholas, Bishop</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<br /><o:p></o:p></i>Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 (181)<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-ambrose-bishop-and.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<br /><o:p></o:p></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial<br /></i>Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 (182)<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p><o:p> <br /></o:p><o:p> <br /></o:p><o:p> <br /></o:p><o:p> <br /></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:wrapblock><v:shape coordorigin="1440,236" coordsize="2881,0" filled="f" id="_x0000_s2052" path="m1440,236r2881,e" strokeweight=".21169mm" style="height: .1pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 11.8pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-wrap-distance-left: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 0; position: absolute; width: 144.05pt; z-index: -251653120;"><v:path arrowok="t"><w:wrap anchorx="page" type="topAndBottom">
</w:wrap></v:path></v:shape></o:wrapblock><br clear="ALL" style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" /><span style="position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">3 </span>Citations indicating the
proper week of the Psalter for the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Liturgy
of the Hours, </i>or proper psalms, when applicable, designated by Pss I, Pss
II, etc., or Pss Prop respectively, are included in this Calendar.<o:p></o:p><br /><span style="position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">4 </span>Optional Memorials are indicated by the use of
italics within brackets.</div><div style="margin-left: 11pt; text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/solemnity-of-immaculate-conception-of.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>THE</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/solemnity-of-immaculate-conception-of.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BLESSED VIRGIN MARY</b></a><br />(Patronal Feastday of the
United States of America)<br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>[Holyday of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Obligation]<o:p></o:p><br />Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6,
11-12/Lk 1:26-38 (689) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-second-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2020/10/december-9-saint-juan-diego.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Is 41:13-20/Mt 11:11-15 (184)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-second-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/11/december-10-memorial-of-our-lady-of.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Our Lady of Loreto</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 (185)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-second-week-in-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/12/saint-damasus-i-pope.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Damasus I, Pope</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a,
10-13 (186)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/third-sunday-of-advent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRD SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>ADVENT</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet or <span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;">rose </span>Zep 3:14-18a/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18 (9)
Pss<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-lucy-virgin-and.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Lucy, Virgin<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Mt 21:23-27
(187)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-john-of-cross-priest.html">Saint
John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Mt 21:28-32
(188)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/wednesday-of-third-week-of-advent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25/Lk
7:18b-23 (189)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/12/thursday-of-third-week-of-advent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 54:1-10/Lk 7:24-30 (190)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-third-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Gn 49:2, 8-10/Mt 1:1-17 (193)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-third-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Jer 23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25 (194)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/fourth-sunday-of-advent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FOURTH SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>ADVENT</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Mi 5:1-4a/Heb 10:5-10/Lk
1:39-45 (12) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-fourth-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38 (196)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-fourth-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-21-saint-peter-canisius.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Lk
1:39-45 (197)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-fourth-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 (198)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-fourth-week-of-advent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-23-saint-john-of-kanty.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint John of Kanty, Priest</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66
(199)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-in-fourth-week-of-advent-mass-in.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Morning: </b>2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 (200)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE
NATIVITY OF THE<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>LORD<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>(Christmas)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>[Holyday of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Obligation]<o:p></o:p><br /><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-nativity-of-lord-christmas-at-vigil.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vigil:</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 (13)<br /><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-nativity-of-lord-christmas-mass.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Night:</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14 (14)<br /><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-nativity-of-lord-christmas-mass-at.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dawn:</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20 (15)<br /><a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2007/12/nativity-of-lord-mass-during-day.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day:</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 (16) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/feast-of-holy-family-of-jesus-mary-and.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>AND<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>JOSEPH</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Col 3:12-21 or
3:12-17/Lk 2:41-52<br />or, in Year C, 1 Sm 1:20-22,
24-28/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52 (17) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/12/feast-of-saint-john-apostle-and.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint John, Apostle<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Evangelist</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8 (697)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/feast-of-holy-innocents-martyrs.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Holy<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;">
</span>Innocents,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Martyrs</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Mt 2:13-18 (698)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-fifth-day-in-octave-of-christmas.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity
of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Lord</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Saint Thomas
Becket, Bishop and Martyr]</i><br />1 Jn 2:3-11/Lk 2:22-35 (202)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-sixth-day-in-octave-of-christmas.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sixth Day within the
Octave of the Nativity of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Lord</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>1 Jn 2:12-17/Lk 2:36-40
(203) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Prop<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">31<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-seventh-day-in-octave-of-christmas.html">Seventh
Day within the Octave of the Nativity of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Lord</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Saint
Sylvester I, Pope]</i><br />1 Jn 2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18 (204)
Pss Prop<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span>JANUARY 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-octave-day-of-christmas-solemnity.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>GOD</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br />The Octave Day of the Nativity
of the Lord<br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>[not
a Holyday of Obligation this <span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">year] </span>Nm
6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 (18) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-epiphany-of-lord.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>USA: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE EPIPHANY OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>THE LORD</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br />Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt
2:1-12 (20) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/01/christmas-weekday.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Christmas<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2020/11/january-3-most-holy-name-of-jesus.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Most Holy Name of Jesus</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Jn 3:22—4:6/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
(212) Pss II<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/01/memorial-of-saint-elizabeth-ann-seton.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">USA: </span>Saint Elizabeth Ann<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Seton,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Religious</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Jn 4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44 (213)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/memorial-of-saint-john-neumann-bishop.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>USA: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Saint John<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Neumann,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Bishop</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Jn 4:11-18/Mk 6:45-52 (214)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/christmas-weekday-january-6th-cii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Christmas<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/01/january-6-saint-andre-bessette.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">USA: Saint André Bessette, Religious</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Jn 4:19—5:4/Lk 4:14-22a (215)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/01/christmas-weekday-january-7th.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Christmas<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-7-saint-raymond-of-penafort.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Jn 5:5-13/Lk 5:12-16 (216)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/01/saturday-after-epiphany.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Christmas<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br />1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30 (217)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-baptism-of-lord.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE BAPTISM OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>LORD</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Acts 10:34-38/Lk
3:15-16, 21-22<br />or, in Year C, Is 40:1-5,
9-11/Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 (21) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time-c.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday (First Week in<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Ordinary<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>Time)</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>1 Sm 1:1-8/Mk 1:14-20 (305)
Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/01/tuesday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Sm 1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28 (306)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/01/wednesday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Mk 1:29-39
(307)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-13-saint-hilary.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Sm 4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45 (308)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/friday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Mk 2:1-12
(309)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/01/saturday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Weekday</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM #<span style="color: blue;">26 </span></i><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/09/26-blessed-virgin-mary-image-and-mother.html" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">Mary, Image and Mother of the Church II </span></i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Mk
2:13-17 (310)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/second-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SECOND SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>TIME</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Is 62:1-5/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn
2:1-11 (66) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-anthony-abbot-c-ii.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Anthony,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Abbot</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Sm 15:16-23/Mk 2:18-22 (311)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/tuesday-of-second-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Sm 16:1-13/Mk 2:23-28 (312)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-second-week-in-ordinary.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51/Mk
3:1-6 (313)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-second-week-in-ordinary.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-20-saint-fabian.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">; </i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-20-saint-sebastian.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Sebastian, Martyr</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7/Mk 3:7-12
(314)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-agnes-virgin-and.html">Saint
Agnes, Virgin<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Sm 24:3-21/Mk 3:13-19 (315)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/day-of-prayer-for-legal-protection-of.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>USA: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day of Prayer for the<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>Legal<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Protection</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white or<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/day-of-prayer-for-legal-protection-of.html">of
Unborn Children</a><br />2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27/Mk
3:20-21 (316)<br />or, for the Day of Prayer, any
readings from the Mass “For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lectionary for Mass Supplement</i>,
947A-947E),<br />or the Mass “For Justice and
Peace” (887-891)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/third-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRD SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>TIME</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/1 Cor
12:12-30 or 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 (69) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-francis-de-sales.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/Mk 3:22-30 (317)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/01/feast-of-conversion-of-saint-paul.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Conversion of Saint Paul<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Apostle</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Mk
16:15-18 (519) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-timothy-and-saint.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saints Timothy and<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Titus,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Bishops</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5 (520)/Mk
4:1-20 (319)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-third-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-27-saint-angela-merici.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Angela Merici, Virgin</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29/Mk 4:21-25
(320)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-thomas-aquinas-priest.html">Saint
Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/Mk
4:26-34 (321)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/01/saturday-of-third-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Weekday</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM:</i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/09/28-immaculate-heart-of-blessed-virgin.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="background: white; color: blue;">#28.
The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mar<b>y</b></span></i></a><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">.</span></i><i>]</i><br />2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Mk 4:35-41
(322)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/02/fourth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FOURTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Jer 1:4-5, 17-19/1 Cor
12:31—13:13 or 13:4-13/Lk 4:21-30 (72) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">31<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-john-bosco-priest-c-ii.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint John<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Bosco,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priest</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Mk
5:1-20 (323)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br />FEBRUARY 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/02/tuesday-of-fourth-week-of-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a,
30—19:3/Mk 5:21-43 (324)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/02/feast-of-presentation-of-lord.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Presentation of<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>the Lord</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Mal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk
2:22-40 or 2:22-32 (524) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-fourth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-3-saint-blase.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">; </i><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-3-saint-ansgar.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Ansgar, Bishop</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12/Mk 6:7-13
(326)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/02/friday-of-fourth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Sir 47:2-11/Mk 6:14-29 (327)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-agatha-virgin-and.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Agatha, Virgin<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Kgs 3:4-13/Mk 6:30-34 (328)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/02/fifth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FIFTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Is 6:1-2a, 3-8/1 Cor 15:1-11
or 15:3-8, 11/Lk 5:1-11 (75) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Mk 6:53-56
(329)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-8-saint-jerome-emiliani.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Jerome Emiliani</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">; </i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/february-8-saint-josephine-bakhita.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/Mk 7:1-13
(330)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/02/wednesday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Kgs 10:1-10/Mk 7:14-23 (331)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-scholastica-virgin-c.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Scholastica,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Virgin</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Kgs 11:4-13/Mk 7:24-30 (332)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time-c.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Weekday</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/02/our-lady-of-lourdes.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Our Lady of Lourdes</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19/Mk 7:31-37
(333)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> <span style="background: white; color: blue;">#42. </span></span></i><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/01/42-blessed-virgin-mary-help-of.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="background: white; color: blue;">The Blessed Virgin
Mary, Help of Christians</span></i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34/Mk
8:1-10 (334)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/02/sixth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SIXTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Jer 17:5-8/1 Cor 15:12,
16-20/Lk 6:17, 20-26 (78) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saints-cyril-monk-and.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saints Cyril, Monk, and<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Methodius,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Bishop</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Jas 1:1-11/Mk 8:11-13 (335)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/02/tuesday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Jas 1:12-18/Mk 8:14-21 (336)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/02/wednesday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Jas 1:19-27/Mk 8:22-26 (337)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/07/february-17-seven-founders-of-order-of.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Seven Holy Founders of the </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Servite</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Order</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Jas 2:1-9/Mk 8:27-33 (338)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time-c.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Jas 2:14-24, 26/Mk 8:34—9:1
(339)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM <span style="background: white; color: blue; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"># </span></i><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/02/46-blessed-virgin-mary-gate-of-heaven.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="background: white; color: blue;">46. The Blessed
Virgin Mary, Gate of Heaven</span></i></a><i>]</i><br />Jas 3:1-10/Mk 9:2-13 (340)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/02/seventh-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SEVENTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13,
22-23/1 Cor 15:45-49/Lk 6:27-38 (81) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-seventh-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/02/february-21-saint-peter-damian.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Jas 3:13-18/Mk 9:14-29 (341)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/02/feast-of-chair-of-saint-peter-apostle.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Chair of Saint Peter<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Apostle</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />1 Pt 5:1-4/Mt 16:13-19 (535)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-polycarp-bishop-and.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Polycarp, Bishop<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Jas 4:13-17/Mk 9:38-40 (343)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/05/thursday-of-seventh-week-in-ordinary.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Jas 5:1-6/Mk 9:41-50 (344)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-seventh-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Jas 5:9-12/Mk 10:1-12 (345)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/optional-memorial-for-blessed-virgin.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Weekday</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM <span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"># 35. </span></i><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/12/35-blessed-virgin-mary-pillar-of-faith.html"><i><span style="background: white; color: blue;">The Blessed Virgin Mary, Pillar of Faith</span></i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Jas 5:13-20/Mk 10:13-16 (346)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/eighth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>EIGHTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>TIME</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Sir 27:4-7/1 Cor 15:54-58/Lk
6:39-45 (84) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-eighth-week-in-ordinary-time_20.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Pt 1:3-9/Mk 10:17-27 (347)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span>MARCH 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/05/tuesday-of-eighth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Pt 1:10-16/Mk 10:28-31 (348)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/02/ash-wednesday.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ash<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Wednesday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20—6:2/Mt
6:1-6, 16-18 (219) Pss IV<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/02/thursday-after-ash-wednesday.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thursday after<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Ash<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Wednesday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">violet<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[USA: Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin]</i><br />Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 (220)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/02/friday-after-ash-wednesday.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Friday after<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Ash<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Wednesday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">violet<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Saint Casimir]</i><br />Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 (221)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/02/saturday-after-ash-wednesday.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saturday after<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Ash Wednesday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>(222)<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/first-sunday-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FIRST SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>LENT</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Dt 26:4-10/Rom 10:8-13/Lk
4:1-13 (24) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-first-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/03/saints-perpetua-and-felicity.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Mt 25:31-46
(224)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-first-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-8-saint-john-of-god.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint John of God, Religious</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Is 55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15 (225)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-first-week-in-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-9-saint-frances-of-rome.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Frances of Rome, Religious</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32 (226)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/02/thursday-of-first-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Mt
7:7-12 (227)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/02/friday-of-first-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Ez 18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26 (228)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-first-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Dt 26:16-19/Mt 5:43-48 (229)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/second-sunday-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SECOND SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>LENT</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Phil
3:17—4:1 or 3:20—4:1/Lk 9:28b-36 (27) Pss II<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/02/monday-of-second-week-in-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38 (230)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/tuesday-of-second-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 (231)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/wednesday-of-second-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 (232)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-second-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-17-saint-patrick.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Patrick, Bishop</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 (233)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-second-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-18-saint-cyril-of-jerusalem.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt
21:33-43, 45-46 (234)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/solemnity-of-saint-joseph-spouse-of.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>VIRGIN<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>MARY</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br />2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Rom
4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a (543)<br />Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/third-sunday-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRD SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF LENT</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15/1 Cor
10:1-6, 10-12/Lk 13:1-9<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>(30)<o:p></o:p><br />or, for Year A, Ex 17:3-7/Rom
5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 (28) Pss III<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-third-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span style="position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">5<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>violet<o:p></o:p><br />2 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Lk 4:24-30 (237)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-third-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Dn 3:25, 34-43/Mt 18:21-35
(238)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-third-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-23-saint-toribio-de-mogrovejo.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Dt 4:1, 5-9/Mt 5:17-19 (239)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/thursday-of-third-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Jer 7:23-28/Lk 11:14-23 (240)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/solemnity-of-annunciation-of-lord.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE ANNUNCIATION OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>LORD</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br />Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Heb 10:4-10/Lk
1:26-38 (545) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><o:wrapblock><v:shape coordorigin="1440,342" coordsize="2881,0" filled="f" id="_x0000_s2053" path="m1440,342r2881,e" strokeweight=".6pt" style="height: .1pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 17.1pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-wrap-distance-left: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 0; position: absolute; width: 144.05pt; z-index: -251652096;"><v:path arrowok="t"><w:wrap anchorx="page" type="topAndBottom">
</w:wrap></v:path></v:shape></o:wrapblock><br clear="ALL" style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" /><span style="position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">5 </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/03/optional-mass-of-third-week-of-lent.html">The following readings may
be used on any Lenten day this week, especially in Years B and C when the
Gospel of the Samaritan Woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent: Ex
17:1-7/Jn 4:5-42 (236).</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/saturday-of-third-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Hos 6:1-6/Lk 18:9-14 (242)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/fourth-sunday-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FOURTH SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>LENT</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet or <span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;">rose </span>Jos 5:9a, 10-12/2 Cor 5:17-21/Lk
15:1-3, 11-32<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>(33)<o:p></o:p><br />or, for Year A, 1 Sm 16:1b,
6-7, 10-13a/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (31)<br />Pss IV<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/monday-of-fourth-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span style="position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">6<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 (244)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/tuesday-of-fourth-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 (245)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-fourth-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 (246)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">31<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-fourth-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Ex 32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47 (247)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br />APRIL 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/03/friday-of-fourth-week-in-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10,
25-30 (248)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-fourth-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-2-saint-francis-of-paola-hermit.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 (249)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/fifth-sunday-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FIFTH SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>LENT</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Is 43:16-21/Phil 3:8-14/Jn
8:1-11<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>(36)<o:p></o:p><br />or, for Year A, Ez 37:12-14/Rom
8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 (34) Pss I<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-fifth-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span style="position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">7<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-4-saint-isidore-bishop-and-doctor.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:12-20 (251)<span style="position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">8</span><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><o:wrapblock><v:shape coordorigin="1440,281" coordsize="2881,0" filled="f" id="_x0000_s2054" path="m1440,281r2881,e" strokeweight=".21169mm" style="height: .1pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 14.05pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-wrap-distance-left: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 0; position: absolute; width: 144.05pt; z-index: -251651072;"><v:path arrowok="t"><w:wrap anchorx="page" type="topAndBottom">
</w:wrap></v:path></v:shape></o:wrapblock><br clear="ALL" style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" /><span style="position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">6 </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/04/optional-mass-of-fourth-week-of-lent_02.html">The following readings may
be used on any day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of
the Man Born Blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Mi 7:7-9/Jn 9:1-41
(243).</a><br /><span style="line-height: 98%; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">7 </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/04/optional-mass-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><span style="line-height: 98%;">The
following readings may be used on any day this week, especially in Years B and
C when the Gospel of Lazarus is not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent: 2 Kgs
4:18b-21, 32-37/Jn 11:1-45 (250).</span></a><br /><span style="position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">8 </span>If the Year A readings were
used on the preceding Sunday, Jn 8:1-11 (the first Gospel) replaces Jn 8:12-20
as the Gospel on this day (251). Note: In this linked version, the Year A readings
are included as a link in the Sunday link.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-fifth-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-5-saint-vincent-ferrer-priest.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Nm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30 (252)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/wednesday-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn
8:31-42 (253)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-fifth-week-of-lent-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-7-saint-john-baptist-de-la-salle.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59 (254)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/friday-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42 (255)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/saturday-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lenten<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Ez 37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56 (256)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/palm-sunday-of-lords-passion.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION
OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>LORD</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;">red </span>Lk 19:28-40 (37)/Is
50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14—23:56 or 23:1-49 (38) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/monday-of-holy-week.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Monday of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Holy Week</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">violet<o:p></o:p></span><br />Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11 (257)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/tuesday-of-holy-week.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Tuesday of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Holy Week</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">violet<o:p></o:p></span><br />Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
(258)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/wednesday-of-holy-week.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Wednesday of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Holy<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Week</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">violet<o:p></o:p></span><br />Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 (259)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thursday
of Holy Week<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>(Holy Thursday)<span style="font-weight: normal; position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">9<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/chrism-mass.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chrism Mass</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">: </b>Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv
1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 (260)<o:p></o:p><br /><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/03/holy-thursday.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">: </b>Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor
11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 (39) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/04/good-friday-of-lords-passion.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Friday of the Passion of
the Lord<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>(Good<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Friday)</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;">red </span>Is 52:13—53:12/Heb 4:14-16;
5:7-9/Jn 18:1—19:42 (40) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Prop<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/easter-sunday-resurrection-of-lord-at.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Holy<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Saturday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span style="position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">10<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span>white<o:p></o:p><br /><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/easter-sunday-resurrection-of-lord-at.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Easter Vigil</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">: </b>Gn 1:1—2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/
Ex 14:15—15:1/Is 54:5-14/Is 55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15, 32—4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/ Rom
6:3-11/Lk 24:1-12 (41) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><o:wrapblock><v:shape coordorigin="1440,388" coordsize="2881,0" filled="f" id="_x0000_s2055" path="m1440,388r2881,e" strokeweight=".6pt" style="height: .1pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 19.4pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-wrap-distance-left: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 0; position: absolute; width: 144.05pt; z-index: -251650048;"><v:path arrowok="t"><w:wrap anchorx="page" type="topAndBottom">
</w:wrap></v:path></v:shape></o:wrapblock><br clear="ALL" style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" /><span style="position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">9 </span>If necessary, the Chrism
Mass may be celebrated on a suitable day before Holy Thursday.<o:p></o:p><br /><span style="position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">10 </span>Nine readings are assigned to the Easter Vigil: seven from the Old
Testament and two from the New. If circumstances demand in individual cases,
the number of prescribed readings may be reduced. Three selections from the Old
Testament, both from the Law and the Prophets, should be read before the
Epistle and Gospel. In any case, the reading from Exodus about the escape
through the Red Sea (reading 3) should never be omitted.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/easter-sunday-resurrection-of-lord-mass.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>EASTER SUNDAY OF THE
RESURRECTION OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>LORD</b></a><span style="position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">11<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4
or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 (42) or Lk 24:1-12<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
</span>(41)<o:p></o:p><br />or, at an afternoon or evening
Mass, Lk 24:13-35 (46) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/04/monday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Monday within the Octave<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Easter</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15
(261) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Prop<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/04/tuesday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Tuesday within the Octave<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Easter</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18
(262) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Prop<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/04/wednesday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Wednesday within the Octave<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Easter</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35
(263) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Prop<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/04/thursday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thursday within the Octave<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Easter</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48
(264) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Prop<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/04/friday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Friday within the Octave<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Easter</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 (265)
Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Prop<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/04/saturday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saturday within the
Octave<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>of Easter</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15
(266) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Prop<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/second-sunday-of-easter.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SECOND SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>EASTER</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(</b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/second-sunday-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OR SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">)<o:p></o:p></b><br />Acts 5:12-16/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13,
17-19/Jn 20:19-31 (45) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/04/feast-of-saint-mark-evangelist.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Mark,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Evangelist</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20 (555)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-second-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 (268)
Pss II<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/04/wednesday-of-second-week-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 (269)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-second-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/red/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-28-saint-peter-chanel.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">; </i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-28-saint-louis-mary-de-montfort.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Acts 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 (270)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-catherine-of-siena.html">Saint
Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Acts 5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 (271)<br /><o:p> </o:p><o:wrapblock><v:shape coordorigin="1440,293" coordsize="2881,0" filled="f" id="_x0000_s2056" path="m1440,293r2881,e" strokeweight=".6pt" style="height: .1pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 14.65pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-wrap-distance-left: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 0; position: absolute; width: 144.05pt; z-index: -251649024;"><v:path arrowok="t"><w:wrap anchorx="page" type="topAndBottom">
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</span>Although not
given the title of Solemnity, “[t]he first eight days of Easter Time constitute
the Octave of Easter and are celebrated as Solemnities of the Lord” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and
the Calendar</i>, no. 24).<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-second-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-30-saint-pius-v-pope-religious.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Pius V, Pope</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Acts 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 (272)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br />MAY 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/third-sunday-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRD SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF EASTER</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Rv
5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 (48) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-athanasius-bishop-and.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29 (273)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/05/feast-of-saints-philip-and-james.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saints Philip and<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>James,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Apostles</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />1 Cor 15:1-8/Jn 14:6-14 (561)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-third-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40 (275)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/04/thursday-of-third-week-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51 (276)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-third-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59 (277)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-third-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 9:31-42/Jn 6:60-69 (278)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/fourth-sunday-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FOURTH SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>EASTER</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 13:14, 43-52/Rv 7:9,
14b-17/Jn 10:27-30 (51) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/04/monday-of-fourth-week-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10 (279)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-fourth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/02/may-10-saint-john-de-avila-priest-and.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint John of Avila, Priest and Doctor of the Church</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">; USA: </i><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/01/may-10-saint-damien-joseph-de-veuster.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30 (280)<br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-fourth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 12:24—13:5a/Jn 12:44-50
(281)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-fourth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/red/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-12-saints-nereus-and-achilleus.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">; </i><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-12-saint-pancras-martyr.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saint Pancras, Martyr</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20 (282)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-fourth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[</i><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/11/may-13-memorial-of-our-lady-of-fatima.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Our Lady of Fatima</i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6 (283)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/05/feast-of-saint-matthias-apostle.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>Matthias,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Apostle</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17
(564) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/fifth-sunday-of-easter.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FIFTH SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>EASTER</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 14:21-27/Rv 21:1-5a/Jn
13:31-33a, 34-35 (54) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/05/monday-of-fifth-week-of-easter.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26 (285)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/05/tuesday-of-fifth-week-of-easter.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a
(286)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-fifth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-13-saint-martin-i.html">Saint
John I, Pope and Martyr</a>]</i><br />Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 (287)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/05/thursday-of-fifth-week-of-easter.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11 (288)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-fifth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-20-saint-bernardine-of-siena.html">Saint
Bernardine of Siena, Priest</a>]</i><br />Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17 (289)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-fifth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/christopher-magallanes-priest-and.html">Saint
Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs</a>]</i><br />Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 (290)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/sixth-sunday-of-easter.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SIXTH SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>OF EASTER</a></b><span style="position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">12<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">white </span>Acts 15:1-2, 22-29/Rv
21:10-14, 22-23/Jn 14:23-29 (57) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-sixth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26—16:4a
(291)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/05/tuesday-of-sixth-week-of-easter.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11 (292)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><o:wrapblock><v:shape coordorigin="1440,202" coordsize="2881,0" filled="f" id="_x0000_s2057" path="m1440,202r2881,e" strokeweight=".6pt" style="height: .1pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-top: 10.1pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-wrap-distance-left: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 0; position: absolute; width: 144.05pt; z-index: -251648000;"><v:path arrowok="t"><w:wrap anchorx="page" type="topAndBottom">
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</span>When the
Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on the following Sunday, the Second Reading
and Gospel from the Seventh Sunday of Easter (see no. 61) may be read on the
Sixth Sunday of Easter.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-sixth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/white/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-25-saint-bede-venerable.html">Saint
Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church</a>;</i><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-25-saint-gregory-vii.html">Saint
Gregory VII, Pope</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-25-saint-mary-magdalene-de-pazzi.html">Saint
Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin</a>]</i><br />Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Jn 16:12-15
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or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53 (58) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 35.95pt 71.95pt 441.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">26<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-philip-neri.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Philip<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Neri,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priest</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Acts
18:1-8/Jn 16:16-20 (294)<o:p></o:p></p>
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ASCENSION OF THE LORD<o:p></o:p></a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-ascension-of-lord.html">[Holyday
of Obligation]</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia:</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 35.95pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">26<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thu<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-sixth-week-of-easter-c-ii.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-27-saint-augustine-of-canterbury.html">Saint
Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop</a>]</i><br />Acts 18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23 (295)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/05/saturday-of-sixth-week-of-easter.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28
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of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia:</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Acts
7:55-60/Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20/Jn 17:20-26 (61) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p></p>
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ASCENSION OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"> </span>LORD</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 5.4pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 5.4pt;">Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23 or
Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53 (58) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></p>
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</tbody></table></v:textbox></v:shape></o:wrapblock><br clear="ALL" style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/05/monday-of-seventh-week-of-easter.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br />Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 (297)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">31<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/05/feast-of-visitation-of-blessed-virgin.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Visitation of the Blessed<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Virgin Mary</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/Lk
1:39-56 (572) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br />JUNE 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-justin-martyr-c-ii.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Justin,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19
(299)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-seventh-week-of-easter-c-ii.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-2-saints-marcellinus-and-peter.html">Saints
Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs</a>]</i><br />Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26
(300)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-charles-lwanga-and.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Charles Lwanga and<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Companions,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Martyrs</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19
(301)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-seventh-week-of-easter-mass.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Easter<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Morning: </b>Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25 (302)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/pentecost-sunday-mass-during-day.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>PENTECOST<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>SUNDAY</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vigil: </b>Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl
3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 (62)<br />or, for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/05/pentecost-sunday-at-vigil-mass.html">Extended
Vigil:</a> </b>Gn 11:1-9/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Ez 37:1-14/Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/ Jn
7:37-39 (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lectionary for Mass Supplement, </i>62)<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/pentecost-sunday-mass-during-day.html">Day:</a>
</b>Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16,
23b-26 (63)<br />Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/05/memorial-of-blessed-virgin-mary-mother.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(Tenth Week in
Ordinary Time)</b><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts
1:12-14/Jn 19:25-34 (572A, see <a href="http://www.usccb.org/motherofthechurch"><span style="color: blue;">USCCB.org/motherofthechurch</span></a>) Pss II<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-tenth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Kgs 17:7-16/Mt 5:13-16 (360)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/06/wednesday-of-tenth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Kgs 18:20-39/Mt 5:17-19 (361)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-tenth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-9-saint-ephrem.html">Saint
Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church</a>]</i><br />1 Kgs 18:41-46/Mt 5:20-26 (362)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/06/friday-of-tenth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/Mt 5:27-32
(363)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/06/memorial-of-saint-barnabas-apostle.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Barnabas,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Apostle</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 (580)/Mt
5:33-37 (364)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/catechism-links-1-ccc-202232-260-684.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE MOST<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>HOLY
TRINITY</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br />Prv 8:22-31/Rom 5:1-5/Jn
16:12-15 (166) Pss Prop<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-anthony-of-padua.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(Eleventh Week
in Ordinary Time)</b><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Kgs 21:1-16/Mt 5:38-42 (365)
Pss III<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/06/tuesday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Kgs 21:17-29/Mt 5:43-48 (366)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/06/wednesday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
(367)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/06/thursday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Sir 48:1-14/Mt 6:7-15 (368)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20/Mt
6:19-23 (369)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/saturday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">Weekday</span></a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM </i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"># 35 </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="background: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/12/35-blessed-virgin-mary-pillar-of-faith.html" target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">The Blessed Virgin Mary, Pillar of Faith</span></span></a></span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />2 Chr 24:17-25/Mt 6:24-34 (370)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-solemnity-of-most-holy-body-and.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">USA: </span>THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;">
</span>OF CHRIST</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(Corpus
Christi)</b><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br />Gn 14:18-20/1 Cor 11:23-26/Lk
9:11b-17 (169) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/monday-of-twelfth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday (Twelfth Week in<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Ordinary<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>Time)</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Mt
7:1-5 (371) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-aloysius-gonzaga.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Aloysius<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Gonzaga, Religious</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a,
36/Mt 7:6, 12-14 (372)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-twelfth-week-in-ordinary.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-22-saint-paulinus-of-nola.html">Saint
Paulinus of Nola, Bishop</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-22-saints-john-fisher-and-thomas.html">Saints
John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs</a>]</i><br />2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3/Mt
7:15-20 (373)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/06/solemnity-of-nativity-of-saint-john.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>BAPTIST</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-24-23-solemnity-of-nativity-of.html">Vigil</a>:
</b>Jer 1:4-10/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17 (586)<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/06/solemnity-of-nativity-of-saint-john.html">Day:</a>
</b>Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 (587) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/solemnity-of-most-sacred-heart-of-jesus.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE MOST SACRED HEART<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>OF JESUS</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br />Ez 34:11-16/Rom 5:5b-11/Lk
15:3-7 (172) Pss Prop<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/06/immaculate-heart-of-mary.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>Virgin<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"> </span>Mary</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 (376)/Lk
2:41-51 (573)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/thirteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21/Gal 5:1,
13-18/Lk 9:51-62 (99) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-thirteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-27-saint-cyril-of-alexandria.html">Saint
Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>]</i><br />Am 2:6-10, 13-16/Mt 8:18-22
(377)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-irenaeus-bishop-and.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Irenaeus, Bishop<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12/Mt 8:23-27
(378)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/06/solemnity-of-saints-peter-and-paul.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SAINTS PETER AND<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>PAUL,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>APOSTLES</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/solemnity-of-saints-peter-and-paul.html">Vigil:</a>
</b>Acts 3:1-10/Gal 1:11-20/Jn 21:15-19 (590)<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/06/solemnity-of-saints-peter-and-paul.html">Day:</a>
</b>Acts 12:1-11/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19 (591) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/07/thursday-of-thirteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[The First
Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church]</i><br />Am 7:10-17/Mt 9:1-8 (380)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br />JULY 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-thirteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/01/july-1-saint-junipero-serra-priest.html">USA:
Saint Junípero Serra, Priest</a>]</i><br />Am 8:4-6, 9-12/Mt 9:9-13 (381)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/saturday-of-thirteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM </i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"># </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/09/28-immaculate-heart-of-blessed-virgin.html" target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">28. The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin
Mary</span></span></a></span></i></span><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, or # </span></span></i><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/12/34-blessed-virgin-mary-cause-of-our-joy.html" target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">34. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Cause of Our Joy</span></span></a></span></i></span><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span></span></i><i>]</i><br />Am 9:11-15/Mt 9:14-17 (382)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/07/fourteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Is 66:10-14c/Gal 6:14-18/Lk
10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9 (102) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/01/july-4-594a-independence-day.html">USA:
Independence Day</a>]</i><br />Hos 2:16, 17c-18, 21-22/Mt
9:18-26 (383)<br />or, for Independence Day, any
readings from the Mass “For the Country or a City” (882-886), or the Mass “For
Peace and Justice” (887-891)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-5-saint-anthony-mary-zaccaria.html">Saint
Anthony Zaccaria, Priest</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-4-saint-elizabeth-of-portugal.html">USA:
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal</a>]</i><br />Hos 8:4-7, 11-13/Mt 9:32-38
(384)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-fourteenth-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-6-saint-maria-goretti.html">Saint
Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr</a>]</i><br />Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12/Mt 10:1-7
(385)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/thursday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9/Mt 10:7-15
(386)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/07/friday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Hos 14:2-10/Mt 10:16-23 (387)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-10-st.html">Saint
Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs</a>; BVM : </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: blue;"><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/05/23-blessed-virgin-mary-temple-of-lord.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">#23. </span><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><u1:p></u1:p></span></a><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/05/23-blessed-virgin-mary-temple-of-lord.html" target="_blank"></a></span><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/05/23-blessed-virgin-mary-temple-of-lord.html" target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">The Blessed Virgin Mary, Temple of
the Lord</span></span></a></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Is 6:1-8/Mt 10:24-33 (388)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/07/fifteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Dt 30:10-14/Col 1:15-20/Lk
10:25-37 (105) Pss III<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/memorial-of-saint-benedict-abbot.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Benedict,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Abbot</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Is 1:10-17/Mt 10:34—11:1 (389)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/tuesday-of-fifteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Is 7:1-9/Mt 11:20-24 (390)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-fifteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-13-saint-henry.html">Saint
Henry</a>]</i><br />Is 10:5-7, 13b-16/Mt 11:25-27
(391)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/memorial-of-saint-kateri-tekakwitha.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">USA: </span>Saint
Kateri<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Tekakwitha, Virgin</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19/Mt
11:28-30 (392)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/memorial-of-saint-bonaventure-bishop.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>the Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8/Mt 12:1-8
(393)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-fifteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-16-our-lady-of-mount-carmel.html">Our
Lady of Mount Carmel</a>; BVM: </i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/03/22-holy-mary-handmaid-of-lord.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">#22 Holy Mary, Handmaid of the Lord</span></a></span></i><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">.</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mi 2:1-5/Mt
12:14-21 (394)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/07/sixteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Gn 18:1-10a/Col 1:24-28/Lk
10:38-42 (108) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-sixteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[USA: <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/07/july-18-saint-camillus-de-lellis.html">Saint
Camillus de Lellis, Priest</a>]</i><br />Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Mt 12:38-42 (395)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/tuesday-of-sixteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Mt 12:46-50
(396)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-sixteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-20-saint-apollinaris-bishop-and.html">Saint
Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr</a>]</i><br />Jer 1:1, 4-10/Mt 13:1-9 (397)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-sixteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-21-saint-lawrence-of-brindisi.html">Saint
Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church</a>]</i><br />Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Mt
13:10-17 (398)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-22-saint-mary-magdalene.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>Mary<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Magdalene</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Sg 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17/Jn
20:1-2, 11-18 (603) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-sixteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-23-saint-bridget-of-sweden.html">Saint
Bridget of Sweden, Religious</a>; BVM: </i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/03/22-holy-mary-handmaid-of-lord.html" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">#22. Holy Mary,
Handmaid of the Lord</span></a></span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times",serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Jer 7:1-11/Mt 13:24-30 (400)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/07/seventeenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Gn 18:20-32/Col 2:12-14/Lk
11:1-13 (111) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/07/feast-of-saint-james-apostle.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>James,
Apostle</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />2 Cor 4:7-15/Mt 20:20-28 (605)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saints-joachim-and-anne.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the
Blessed<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Virgin Mary</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Jer 14:17-22/Mt 13:36-43 (402)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/wednesday-of-seventeenth-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Jer 15:10, 16-21/Mt 13:44-46
(403)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/thursday-of-seventeenth-week-in.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Jer 18:1-6/Mt 13:47-53 (404)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saints-martha-mary-and.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saints Martha, Mary<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>and Lazarus</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Jer 26:1-9 (405)/Jn 11:19-27 or
Lk 10:38-42 (607)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-seventeenth-week-in.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-30-saint-peter-chrysologus.html">Saint
Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>; </i><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">[Michigan
Region] Blessed Solanus Casey, Priest,</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> BVM: </i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/05/23-blessed-virgin-mary-temple-of-lord.html" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">#23 The Blessed
Virgin Mary, Temple of the Lord</span></a><span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span></span>]</span></i><br />Jer 26:11-16, 24/Mt 14:1-12
(406)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">31<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/08/eighteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23/Col 3:1-5,
9-11/Lk 12:13-21 (114) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br />AUGUST 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/memorial-of-saint-alphonsus-liguori.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor
of<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Jer 28:1-17/Mt 14:13-21 (407)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-eighteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/08/august-2-saint-eusebius-of-vercelli.html">Saint
Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/08/august-2-saint-peter-julian-eymard.html">Saint
Peter Julian Eymard, Priest</a>]</i><br />Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22/Mt
14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 (408)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/wednesday-of-eighteenth-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Jer 31:1-7/Mt 15:21-28 (409)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/memorial-of-saint-john-vianney-priest.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint John<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
</span>Vianney,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priest</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Jer 31:31-34/Mt 16:13-23 (410)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/friday-of-eighteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-5-dedication-of-basilica-of.html">The
Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major</a>]</i><br />Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7/Mt
16:24-28 (411)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/08/feast-of-transfiguration-of-lord.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Transfiguration of<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Lord</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt
1:16-19/Lk 9:28b-36 (614) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/08/nineteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Wis 18:6-9/Heb 11:1-2, 8-19
or 11:1-2, 8-12/Lk 12:32-48 or 12:35-40 (117) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/memorial-of-saint-dominic-priest.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Dominic,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priest</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c/Mt 17:22-27 (413)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-nineteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/08/memorialof-saint-teresa-benedicta-of.html">Saint
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr</a>]</i><br />Ez 2:8—3:4/Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
(414)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/08/feast-of-saint-lawrence-deacon-and.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Lawrence, Deacon<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />2 Cor 9:6-10/Jn 12:24-26 (618)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/memorial-of-saint-clare-virgin.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Clare,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Virgin</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Ez 12:1-12/Mt 18:21—19:1 (416)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/friday-of-nineteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-18-saint-jane-frances-de-chantal.html">Saint
Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious</a>]</i><br />Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or
16:59-63/Mt 19:3-12 (417)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-nineteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-13-saint-pontian-and-saint.html">Saints
Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs</a>; BVM: </i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/01/39-holy-mary-queen-and-mother-of-mercy.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-line: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;"># 39. Holy
Mary, Queen and Mother of Mercy, I, II</span></a></span></i><i>]</i><br />Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32/Mt
19:13-15 (418)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/08/twentieth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Jer 38:4-6, 8-10/Heb
12:1-4/Lk 12:49-53 (120) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/08/solemnity-of-assumption-of-blessed.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>VIRGIN<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>MARY</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>[not a Holyday of Obligation
this<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>year]<o:p></o:p><br />Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/1 Cor
15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 (622) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-16-saint-stephen-of-hungary.html">Saint
Stephen of Hungary</a>]</i><br />Ez 28:1-10/Mt 19:23-30 (420)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/wednesday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Ez 34:1-11/Mt 20:1-16 (421)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/thursday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Ez 36:23-28/Mt 22:1-14 (422)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/friday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-19-saint-john-eudes.html">Saint
John Eudes, Priest</a>]</i><br />Ez 37:1-14/Mt 22:34-40 (423)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/memorial-of-saint-bernard-abbot-and.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Ez 43:1-7ab/Mt 23:1-12 (424)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 98%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 98%;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/08/twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time_24.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">
</span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; line-height: 98%;">green </span><span style="line-height: 98%;">Is 66:18-21/Heb 12:5-7, 11-13/Lk 13:22-30 (123) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 98%;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/memorial-of-queenship-of-blessed-virgin.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Queenship of the Blessed<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Virgin Mary</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Mt 23:13-22
(425)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/tuesday-of-twenty-first-week-in.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/12/august-23-saint-rose-of-lima.html">Saint
Rose of Lima, Virgin</a>]</i><br />2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Mt 23:23-26
(426)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/08/feast-of-saint-bartholomew-apostle.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Bartholomew,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Apostle</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Rv 21:9b-14/Jn 1:45-51 (629)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/thursday-of-twenty-first-week-in.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-25-saint-louis-of-france.html">Saint
Louis</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-25-saint-joseph-calasanz.html">Saint
Joseph Calasanz, Priest</a>]</i><br />1 Cor 1:1-9/Mt 24:42-51 (428)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/friday-of-twenty-first-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Cor 1:17-25/Mt 25:1-13 (429)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/memorial-of-saint-monica.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>Monica</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Cor 1:26-31/Mt 25:14-30 (430)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/08/twenty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Heb
12:18-19, 22-24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14 (126) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/memorial-of-passion-of-saint-john.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Passion of Saint John<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>the Baptist</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Cor 2:1-5 (431)/Mk 6:17-29
(634) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/tuesday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Cor 2:10b-16/Lk 4:31-37 (432)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">31<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/wednesday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Cor 3:1-9/Lk 4:38-44 (433)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br />SEPTEMBER 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/thursday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Cor 3:18-23/Lk 5:1-11 (434)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/friday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Cor 4:1-5/Lk 5:33-39 (435)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-saint-gregory-great-pope.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor
of<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Cor 4:6b-15/Lk 6:1-5 (436)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/09/twenty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Wis 9:13-18b/Phlm 9-10,
12-17/Lk 14:25-33 (129) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/monday-of-twenty-third-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Cor 5:1-8/Lk 6:6-11 (437)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/tuesday-of-twenty-third-week-in.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Cor 6:1-11/Lk 6:12-19 (438)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/wednesday-of-twenty-third-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />1 Cor 7:25-31/Lk 6:20-26 (439)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/09/feast-of-nativity-of-blessed-virgin-mary.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Nativity of the Blessed<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Virgin<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">
</span>Mary</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Mt
1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 (636) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/memorial-of-saint-peter-claver-priest-c.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">USA: </span>Saint
Peter<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Claver,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priest</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27/Lk
6:39-42 (441)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-twenty-third-week-in.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM: </i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/02/20-holy-mary-new-eve.html" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;"># 20. Holy Mary, the
New Eve</span></a></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Cor 10:14-22/Lk 6:43-49 (442)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/09/twenty-fourth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Ex 32:7-11, 13-14/1 Tm
1:12-17/Lk 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 (132) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/monday-of-twenty-fourth-week-in.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/09/memorial-of-most-holy-name-of-mary.html">The
Most Holy Name of Mary</a>]</i><br />1 Cor 11:17-26, 33/Lk 7:1-10
(443)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-saint-john-chrysostom.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Lk
7:11-17 (444)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/09/feast-of-exaltation-of-holy-cross.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Exaltation of the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Holy<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Cross</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn
3:13-17 (638) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-our-lady-of-sorrows.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Our Lady<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">
</span>of Sorrows</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Cor 15:1-11 (446)/Jn 19:25-27
or Lk 2:33-35 (639) Pss Prop<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-saints-cornelius-pope-and.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Bishop,<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
</span>Martyrs</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />1 Cor 15:12-20/Lk 8:1-3 (447)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-17-saint-robert-bellarmine.html">Saint
Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>;</i><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/02/17-september-saint-hildegard-of-bingen.html">Saint
Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin and Doctor of the Church</a>; BVM: </i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/02/20-holy-mary-new-eve.html" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">#20. Holy Mary, the
New Eve</span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Lk 8:4-15
(448)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/09/twenty-fifth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Am 8:4-7/1 Tm 2:1-8/Lk
16:1-13 or 16:10-13 (135) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/monday-of-twenty-fifth-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-19-saint-januarius.html">Saint
Januarius, Bishop and Martyr</a>]</i><br />Prv 3:27-34/Lk 8:16-18 (449)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-saints-andrew-kim-tae-gon.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Chŏng<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Ha-sang,</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-saints-andrew-kim-tae-gon.html">and
Companions, Martyrs</a></b><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Prv 21:1-6, 10-13/Lk 8:19-21
(450)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/09/feast-of-saint-matthew-apostle-and.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Matthew, Apostle<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Evangelist</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Mt 9:9-13
(643) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/thursday-of-twenty-fifth-week-in.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Eccl 1:2-11/Lk 9:7-9 (452)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-saint-pius-of-pietrelcina.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Pius of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Pietrelcina,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priest</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Eccl 3:1-11/Lk 9:18-22 (453)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-twenty-fifth-week-in.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM: </i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/01/37-blessed-virgin-mary-mother-of-divine.html" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">#37. The Blessed
Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Hope</span></a></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Eccl 11:9—12:8/Lk 9:43b-45
(454)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/09/twenty-sixth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">
</span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Am 6:1a, 4-7/1 Tm 6:11-16/Lk
16:19-31 (138) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/monday-of-twenty-sixth-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-26-saints-cosmas-and-damian.html">Saints
Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs</a>]</i><br />Jb 1:6-22/Lk 9:46-50 (455)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-saint-vincent-de-paul-priest.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Vincent de<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Paul,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Priest</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23/Lk
9:51-56 (456)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-twenty-sixth-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="https://d.docs.live.net/004c65ea8a735fdb/Documents/Proper%20for%20the%20Memorial%20of%20St.%20Wenceslaus">Saint Wenceslaus,
Martyr</a>; <a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-28-memorial-of-saint-lawrence.html">Saint
Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs</a>]</i><br />Jb 9:1-12, 14-16/Lk 9:57-62
(457)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/09/feast-of-saints-michael-gabriel-and.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saints Michael, Gabriel and<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Raphael,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>Archangels</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Dan 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv
12:7-12a/Jn 1:47-51 (647) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-saint-jerome-priest-and.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5/Lk
10:13-16 (459)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br />OCTOBER 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/memorial-of-saint-therese-of-child.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin
and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17/Lk
10:17-24 (460)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/10/twenty-seventh-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4/2 Tm 1:6-8,
13-14/Lk 17:5-10 (141) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/monday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Gal 1:6-12/Lk 10:25-37 (461)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/memorial-of-saint-francis-of-assisi.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Francis<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Assisi</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Gal 1:13-24/Lk 10:38-42 (462)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-5-memorial-of-saint-faustina.html">Saint
Faustina Kowalska, Virgin</a>; USA: <a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/02/october-5-blessed-francis-xavier-seelos.html">Blessed
Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest</a>]</i><br />Gal 2:1-2, 7-14/Lk 11:1-4 (463)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/thursday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-6-saint-bruno.html">Saint
Bruno, Priest</a>; USA: <a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/02/october-6-blessed-marie-rose-durocher.html">Blessed
Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin</a>]</i><br />Gal 3:1-5/Lk 11:5-13 (464)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/memorial-of-our-lady-of-rosary.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Our Lady of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Rosary</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Gal 3:7-14/Lk 11:15-26 (465)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/10/saturday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM: </i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><i><span style="background: white; color: black;">#28.</span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: blue;"> </span></i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/09/28-immaculate-heart-of-blessed-virgin.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">The Immaculate
Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary</span></a><span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: black;">or # 35</span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: blue;">. </span></i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/12/35-blessed-virgin-mary-pillar-of-faith.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">The Blessed Virgin
Mary, Pillar of Faith</span></a></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Gal 3:22-29/Lk 11:27-28 (466)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/10/twenty-eighth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>2 Kgs 5:14-17/2 Tm 2:8-13/Lk
17:11-19 (144) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/monday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31—5:1/Lk
11:29-32 (467)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-11-saint-john-xxiii-pope.html">Saint
John XXIII, Pope</a>]</i><br />Gal 5:1-6/Lk 11:37-41 (468)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/wednesday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Gal 5:18-25/Lk 11:42-46 (469)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/thursday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Eph 1:1-10/Lk 11:47-54 (470)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/friday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-14-saint-callistus-i.html">Saint
Callistus I, Pope and Martyr</a>]</i><br />Eph 1:11-14/Lk 12:1-7 (471)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/memorial-of-saint-teresa-of-jesus.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor
of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Eph 1:15-23/Lk 12:8-12 (472)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/10/twenty-ninth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Ex 17:8-13/2 Tm 3:14—4:2/Lk
18:1-8 (147) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/memorial-of-saint-ignatius-of-antioch.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Eph 2:1-10/Lk 12:13-21 (473)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/10/feast-of-saint-luke-evangelist.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Luke,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Evangelist</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />2 Tm 4:10-17b/Lk 10:1-9 (661)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/memorial-of-saints-john-de-brebeuf-and.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">USA: </span>Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Jogues,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priests,</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/memorial-of-saints-john-de-brebeuf-and.html">and
Companions, Martyrs</a></b><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Eph 3:2-12/Lk 12:39-48 (475)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/thursday-of-twenty-ninth-week-in.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[USA: <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-20-saint-paul-of-cross.html">Saint
Paul of the Cross, Priest</a>]</i><br />Eph 3:14-21/Lk 12:49-53 (476)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/friday-of-twenty-ninth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Eph 4:1-6/Lk 12:54-59 (477)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-twenty-ninth-week-in.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-21-memorial-of-saint-john-paul.html">Saint
John Paul II, Pope</a>; BVM: </i><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">#39B. </span></i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/01/39-holy-mary-queen-and-mother-of-mercy.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">Holy Mary, Queen
and Mother of Mercy</span></a></span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Eph 4:7-16/Lk 13:1-9 (478)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/10/thirtieth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Sir 35:12-14, 16-18/2 Tm
4:6-8, 16-18/Lk 18:9-14 (150) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/monday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-24-saint-anthony-mary-claret.html">Saint
Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop</a>]</i><br />Eph 4:32—5:8/Lk 13:10-17 (479)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/tuesday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Eph 5:21-33/Lk 13:18-21 (480)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/wednesday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Eph 6:1-9/Lk 13:22-30 (481)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/thursday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Eph 6:10-20/Lk 13:31-35 (482)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/10/feast-of-saints-simon-and-jude-apostles.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saints Simon and<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Jude,<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Apostles</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16 (666)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/10/saturday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM: </i><i><span style="background: white; color: blue;"># </span></i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/06/24-blessed-virgin-mary-seat-of-wisdom.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">24. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Seat of Wisdom</span></a></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Phil 1:18b-26/Lk 14:1, 7-11 (484)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/11/thirty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Wis 11:22—12:2/2 Thes
1:11—2:2/Lk 19:1-10 (153) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">31<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/monday-of-thirty-first-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Phil 2:1-4/Lk 14:12-14 (485)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br />NOVEMBER 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/10/solemnity-of-all-saints.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>ALL<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>SAINTS</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>[Holyday of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Obligation]<o:p></o:p><br />Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt
5:1-12a (667) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-commemoration-of-all-faithful.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Commemoration of All the<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Faithful<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">
</span>Departed</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet or white or<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>black<o:p></o:p><br />(<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-commemoration-of-all-faithful.html">All
Souls’ Day</a>)<br />Any readings from no. 668 or
from the Masses for the Dead (1011-1016) Pss Prop<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/thursday-of-thirty-first-week-in.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-3-saint-martin-de-porres.html">Saint
Martin de Porres, Religious</a>]</i><br />Phil 3:3-8a/Lk 15:1-10 (488)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/memorial-of-saint-charles-borromeo.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Charles<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Borromeo, Bishop</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Phil 3:17—4:1/Lk 16:1-8 (489)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/11/saturday-of-thirty-first-week-in.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM: </i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/01/40-blessed-virgin-mary-mother-of-divine.html" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;"># 40.The Blessed
Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Providence</span></a></span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">]<o:p></o:p></i><br />Phil 4:10-19/Lk 16:9-15 (490)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/11/thirty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>ORDINARY TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14/2 Thes
2:16—3:5/Lk 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38 (156) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/monday-of-thirty-second-week-in.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Ti 1:1-9/Lk 17:1-6 (491)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/tuesday-of-thirty-second-week-in.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Ti 2:1-8, 11-14/Lk 17:7-10
(492)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2021/11/feast-of-dedication-of-lateran-basilica.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Dedication of the<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Lateran<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Basilica</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor
3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22 (671) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/memorial-of-saint-leo-great-pope-and.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Church</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Phlm 7-20/Lk 17:20-25 (494)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/memorial-of-saint-martin-of-tours-bishop.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Martin of<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Tours, Bishop</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />2 Jn 4-9/Lk 17:26-37 (495) Pss
Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/memorial-of-saint-josaphat-bishop-and.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Josaphat, Bishop<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />3 Jn 5-8/Lk 18:1-8 (496)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/11/thirty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>ORDINARY<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>TIME</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">green </span>Mal 3:19-20a/2 Thes
3:7-12/Lk 21:5-19 (159) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/monday-of-thirty-third-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green<o:p></o:p><br />Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5/Lk 18:35-43
(497)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/tuesday-of-thirty-third-week-in.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-15-november-15.html">Saint
Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>]</i><br />Rv 3:1-6, 14-22/Lk 19:1-10
(498)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/wednesday-of-thirty-third-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-16-saint-margaret-of-scotland.html">Saint
Margaret of Scotland</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-16-saint-gertrude.html">Saint
Gertrude, Virgin</a>]</i><br />Rv 4:1-11/Lk 19:11-28 (499)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/memorial-of-saint-elizabeth-of-hungary.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Elizabeth of<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Hungary,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Religious</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Rv 5:1-10/Lk 19:41-44 (500)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-thirty-third-week-in.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-18-dedication-of-basilica-of.html">The
Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles</a>; USA: <a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/02/november-18-saint-rose-philippine.html">Saint
Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin</a>]</i><br />Rv 10:8-11/Lk 19:45-48 (501)<br />or, for the Optional Memorial of
the Dedication, Acts 28:11-16, 30-31/Mt 14:22-33 (679)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-of-thirty-third-week-in.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM: <a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/12/34-blessed-virgin-mary-cause-of-our-joy.html">#34.
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Cause of Our Joy</a>]</i><br />Rv 11:4-12/Lk 20:27-40 (502)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-solemnity-of-our-lord-jesus-christ.html">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>THE UNIVERSE</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br />2 Sm 5:1-3/Col 1:12-20/Lk
23:35-43 (162) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/memorial-of-presentation-of-blessed.html">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Presentation of the Blessed<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Virgin Mary</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/memorial-of-presentation-of-blessed.html">Thirty-Fourth
or Last Week in Ordinary Time</a>)</b><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5/Lk 21:1-4 (503)
Pss II<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/memorial-of-saint-cecilia-virgin-and.html">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Cecilia, Virgin<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Martyr</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Rv 14:14-19/Lk 21:5-11 (504)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-of-thirty-fourth-week-in.html">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red/white/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-23-saint-clement-i.html">Saint
Clement I, Pope and Martyr</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-23-saint-columban.html">Saint
Columban, Abbot</a>; USA: <a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2021/02/november-23-blessed-miguel-agustin-pro.html">Blessed
Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr</a>]</i><br />Rv 15:1-4/Lk 21:12-19 (505)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/memorial-of-saint-andrew-dung-lac.html">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>Companions,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Martyrs</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red/white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[USA: <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-day.html">Thanksgiving
Day</a>]</i><br />Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a/Lk
21:20-28 (506)<br />or, for Thanksgiving Day, any
readings from the Mass “In Thanksgiving to God” (943-947)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://servantofthewordiis.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-of-thirty-fourth-week-in.html">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/red<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/11/november-25-saint-catherine-of.html">Saint
Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr</a>]</i><br />Rv 20:1-4, 11—21:2/Lk 21:29-33
(507)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2020/11/saturday-of-thirty-fourth-week-in.html">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Weekday</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>green/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[BVM: </i><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/01/37-blessed-virgin-mary-mother-of-divine.html" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: blue;">#37. The Blessed
Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Hope</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">]<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />Rv 22:1-7/Lk 21:34-36 (508)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br />YEAR A – WEEKDAYS I<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></i></b><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FIRST SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>ADVENT<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Is 2:1-5/Rom 13:11-14/Mt
24:37-44 (1) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>I<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 4:2-6/Mt 8:5-11 (175)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 (176)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Andrew, Apostle<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22 (684)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br />DECEMBER 2022<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 (178)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 (179)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint
Francis<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Xavier,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Priest<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35—10:1,
5a, 6-8 (180)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>SECOND SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>ADVENT<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Is 11:1-10/Rom 15:4-9/Mt
3:1-12 (4) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>II<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 (181)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Saint
Nicholas, Bishop]</i><br />Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 (182)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint
Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Church<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30 (183)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>THE<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BLESSED VIRGIN
MARY</b><br />(Patronal Feastday of the
United States of America)<br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>[Holyday of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Obligation]<o:p></o:p><br />Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6,
11-12/Lk 1:26-38 (689) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Saint Juan
Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin]</i><br />Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 (185)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet/white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Our Lady of
Loreto]</i><br />Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13
(186)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THIRD SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>ADVENT<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet or <span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;">rose </span>Is 35:1-6a, 10/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11
(7) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>III<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>USA:
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Our Lady<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>of Guadalupe<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>white<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a;
12:1-6a, 10ab/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 (690A),<br />or any readings from the Common
of the Blessed Virgin Mary (707-712) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint
Lucy, Virgin<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Martyr<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Mt 21:28-32
(188)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint
John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Church<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Memorial</i><br />Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25/Lk
7:18b-23 (189)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 54:1-10/Lk 7:24-30 (190)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 56:1-3a, 6-8/Jn 5:33-36
(191)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Gn 49:2, 8-10/Mt 1:1-17 (193)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>FOURTH SUNDAY<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>ADVENT<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">violet </span>Is 7:10-14/Rom 1:1-7/Mt
1:18-24 (10) Pss<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>IV<o:p></o:p><br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Lk 1:5-25
(195)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />Is 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38 (196)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Saint Peter
Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church]</i><br />Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Lk
1:39-45 (197)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br />1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 (198)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Saint John of
Kanty, Priest]</i><br />Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66 (199)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><b><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advent<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Weekday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>violet<o:p></o:p><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Morning: </b>2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 (200)<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->SUN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>THE
NATIVITY OF THE<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>LORD<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>(Christmas)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solemnity</i><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vigil: </b>Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 (13)<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Night: </b>Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14 (14)<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dawn: </b>Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20 (15)<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day: </b>Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 (16) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint
Stephen, The<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>First<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Martyr<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22
(696) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saint
John, Apostle<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Evangelist<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8 (697)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Holy<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Innocents,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Martyrs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">red<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Mt 2:13-18 (698)
Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Thu<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fifth
Day within the Octave of the Nativity of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Lord<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Saint Thomas
Becket, Bishop and Martyr]</i><br />1 Jn 2:3-11/Lk 2:22-35 (202) Pss
Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>and Joseph<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feast</i><br />Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Col 3:12-21
or 3:12-17/Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 (17) Pss Prop<br /><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">31<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Seventh
Day within the Octave of the Nativity of<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Lord<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">white<o:p></o:p></span><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">[Saint Sylvester
I, Pope]</i><br />1 Jn 2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18 (204)
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<h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 126.45pt; margin-right: 125.6pt; margin-top: 2.95pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 6.1pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">LITURGICAL TITLES IN SPANISH /<span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span>TÍTULOS </span>LITÚRGICOS EN ESPAÑOL<span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 34.35pt; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The titles of the liturgical days in Spanish, as
given in the U.S. edition of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Misal
Romano, Tercera Edición </i>(2018), are provided for publishers of liturgical
calendars and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ordines</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 41.05pt; margin-top: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Los títulos de
los días litúrgicos en español, según se ofrecen en el </span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Misal Romano, Tercera
Edición <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">para los Estados Unidos (2018),
se proporcionan aquí para los publicadores de calendarios litúrgicos y </i>ordines<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<h2 align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 32.85pt; margin-right: 32.85pt; margin-top: .05pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PROPER OF TIME / PROPIO DEL TIEMPO<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .55pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 47.0pt; margin-right: 261.3pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Tiempo de Adviento y Tiempo de Navidad </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">[I, II, III, IV] Domingo de
Adviento Natividad del Señor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 47.0pt; margin-right: 231.7pt; margin-top: .05pt;">Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y
José Solemnidad de Santa María, Madre de Dios Epifanía del Señor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 47.0pt;">Bautismo del Señor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-left: 11.0pt; text-indent: 0in;">Tiempo de Cuaresma, Semana Santa
y Sagrado Triduo Pascual<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 47.0pt;">Miércoles de Ceniza<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 47.0pt; margin-right: 236.35pt; margin-top: 0in;">[I, II, III, IV, V] Domingo de
Cuaresma Domingo de Ramos de la Pasión del Señor [Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, Jueves]
Santo Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor Sábado Santo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt; text-indent: 0in;">Tiempo Pascual<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 47.0pt;">Domingo de Pascua de la
Resurrección del Señor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 47.0pt; margin-right: 75.1pt; margin-top: 0in;">[Lunes, Martes, Miércoles,
Jueves, Viernes, Sábado] de la Octava de Pascua II Domingo de Pascua (Domingo
de la Divina Misericordia)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 47.0pt; margin-right: 248.35pt; margin-top: 0in;">[III, IV, V, VI, VII] Domingo de
Pascua Ascensión del Señor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 47.0pt;">Domingo de Pentecostés<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-left: 11.0pt; text-indent: 0in;">Tiempo Ordinario<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 65.0pt; margin-right: 85.05pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -.25in;">[II, III, IV,
V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX,
XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 47.0pt; text-indent: .25in;">XXVIII, XXIX,
XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII] Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Santísima Trinidad<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 47.0pt; margin-right: 182.3pt; margin-top: 0in;">Santísimo Cuerpo y Sangre de
Cristo (Corpus Christi) Sagrado Corazón de Jesús<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 47.0pt;">Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey
del Universo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 32.85pt; margin-right: 32.85pt; margin-top: 2.95pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PROPER OF SAINTS / PROPIO DE LOS SANTOS<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .55pt; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: 83.0pt 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enero<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Santos Basilio Magno y Gregorio
Nacianceno, obispos y doctores de<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>la<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 30.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 15.4pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 12.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santísimo Nombre de Jesús<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Isabel Ana Seton, religiosa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan Nepomuceno Neumann, obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Andrés Bessette, religioso<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">7<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Raimundo de Peñafort, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">13<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Hilario, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">17<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Antonio, abad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">20<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Fabián, Papa y mártir; San Sebastián,
mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Inés, virgen y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">22<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Día de oración por la protección legal de
la criatura en el vientre materno<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Vicente, diacono y mártir; Santa
Mariana Cope, virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">24<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Francisco de Sales, obispo y mártir de
la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Conversión de san Pablo, apóstol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Timoteo y Tito, obispos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">27<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Ángela Merici, virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santo Tomás de Aquino, presbítero y doctor
de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 20.15pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 15.4pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">31<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 12.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan Bosco, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.1pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Febrero<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 15.4pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.1pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 12.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.1pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Presentación
del Señor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;">
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Blas, obispo y mártir; San Óscar,
obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;">
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Águeda, virgen y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;">
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Pablo Miki y compañeros, mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Jerónimo Emiliani; Santa Josefina
Bakhita, virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 59.05pt;" valign="top" width="79">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">10<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Escolástica, virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 59.05pt;" valign="top" width="79">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María de Lourdes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">14<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Cirilo, monjo, y Metodio, obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 59.05pt;" valign="top" width="79">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 15.4pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">17<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 12.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Los siete santos Fundadores de la Orden de los Siervos de la<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 27.85pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 59.05pt;" valign="top" width="79">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 27.85pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-left: 15.4pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 30.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen
María<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-left: 12.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Pedro Damián, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">22<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Cátedra de san Pedro, apóstol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Policarpo, obispo y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 20.05pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 15.4pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">27<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 12.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Gregorio de Narek, abad y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.05pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Marzo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 15.4pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.05pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 12.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.05pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa
Catalina Drexel, religiosa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.75pt;" valign="top" width="488">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Casimiro<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">7<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santas Perpetua y Felicidad, mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan de Dios, religioso<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">9<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Francesca Romana, religiosa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">17<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Patricio, obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">18<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Cirilo de Jerusalén, obispo y doctor de
la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San José, esposo de la Bienaventurada
Virgen María<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 15.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 39.4pt;" valign="top" width="53">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 15.4pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 12.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Anunciación del Señor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 2.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Abril<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.55pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 21.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.55pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 11.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Francisco de Paula, ermitaño<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Isidoro, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Vicente Ferrer, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">7<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan Bautista de la Salle, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Estanislao, obispo y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">13<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Martín I, Papa y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Anselmo, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Jorge, mártir; San Adalberto, obispo y
mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">24<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Fidel de Sigmaringa, presbítero y
mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Marcos, evangelista<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 21.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 11.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Pedro Chanel, presbítero y mártir; San Luis María Grignion de<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 27.85pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="height: 27.85pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 27.85pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-left: 21.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">29<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 27.85pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Montfort, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-left: 11.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Catalina de Siena, virgen y doctora de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="height: 20.1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 20.1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 21.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">30<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Pío V, Papa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="height: 20.1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.05pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mayo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.3pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.05pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1º<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.95pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.05pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San José
Obrero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Atanasio, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 21.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Felipe y Santiago, apóstoles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 53.15pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.35pt;" valign="top" width="60">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 21.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">10<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 338.7pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 11.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan de Ávila, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia; San Damián de<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 137.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .45pt;">Veuster, presbítero<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l8 level2 lfo20; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Nereo y Aquileo, mártires; San Pancracio, mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l8 level2 lfo20; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María de<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Fátima<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l8 level2 lfo20; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Matías,<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>apóstol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l8 level2 lfo20; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Isidro<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>Labrador<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">18<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Juan I, Papa y<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>mártir<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l45 level1 lfo19; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Bernardino de Siena,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 119.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt; mso-list: l45 level1 lfo19; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Cristóbal Magallanes, presbítero, y compañeros,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l45 level1 lfo19; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Rita de Casia,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>religiosa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 137.0pt; margin-right: 33.2pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l22 level1 lfo18; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt; text-indent: -.75in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Beda el Venerable, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia; San<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>Gregorio VII, Papa; Santa María Magdalena
de Pazzi,<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l22 level1 lfo18; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Felipe Neri,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l22 level1 lfo18; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Agustín de Canterbury,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">29<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Pablo VI,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Papa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">31<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Visitación
de la Bienaventurada Virgen<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>María<o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-left: 83.0pt; text-indent: 0in;">Lunes después del Pentecostés<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p align="center" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 22.5pt; margin-right: 32.85pt; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">Bienaventurada
Virgen María, Madre de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 19.85pt; margin-right: 32.85pt; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;">Sábado
siguiente al segundo domingo después de Pentecostés<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p align="center" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 32.85pt; margin-right: 12.4pt; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">Corazón
Inmaculado de la Bienaventurada Virgen María<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .5pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 2.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Junio<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: .3in; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1º<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 12.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Justino, mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 52.85pt;" valign="top" width="70">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.6pt;" valign="top" width="61">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: .3in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="372">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Marcelino y Pedro, mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 52.85pt;" valign="top" width="70">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.6pt;" valign="top" width="61">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: .3in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="372">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Carlos Lwanga y compañeros, mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 52.85pt;" valign="top" width="70">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.6pt;" valign="top" width="61">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: .3in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="372">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Bonifacio, obispo y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 52.85pt;" valign="top" width="70">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.6pt;" valign="top" width="61">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: .3in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="372">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Norberto, obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 52.85pt;" valign="top" width="70">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.6pt;" valign="top" width="61">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: .3in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">9<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="372">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Efrén, diacono y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 52.85pt;" valign="top" width="70">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.6pt;" valign="top" width="61">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: .3in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="372">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Bernabé, apóstol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 52.85pt;" valign="top" width="70">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 45.6pt;" valign="top" width="61">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: .3in; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">13<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="372">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 12.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Antonio de Padua, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" />
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 83.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.95pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">19<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Romualdo,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>abad<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo17; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Luis Gonzaga,<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>religioso<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .55pt; margin-left: 137.0pt; margin-right: 19.85pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo17; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt; text-indent: -.75in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Paulino de Nola, obispo; Santos Juan Fisher, obispo, y Tomás <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">Moro, </span>mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tbody><tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td rowspan="5" style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 18.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">24<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 11.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Natividad de san Juan Bautista<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">27<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Cirilo de Alejandría, obispo y doctor
de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Ireneo, obispo y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">29<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Pedro y Pablo, apóstoles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 18.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">30<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Primeros santos mártires de la Iglesia Romana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Julio<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1º<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.95pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San
Junípero Serra, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santo Tomas, apóstol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Día de la Independencia de los Estados
Unidos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Antonio María Zacaría, presbítero;
Santa Isabel de Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa María Goretti, virgen y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">9<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Agustín Zhao Rong, presbítero, y
compañeros, mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Benito, abad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">13<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Enrique<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">14<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Kateri Tekakwitha, virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">15<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Buenaventura, obispo y doctor de la
Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">16<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María del Carmen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">18<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Camilo de Lelis, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">20<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Apolinar, obispo y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Lorenzo de Brindis, presbítero y doctor
de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">22<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa María Magdalena<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Brígida, religiosa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">24<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Chárbel Makhlüf, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santiago, apóstol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Joaquín y Ana, padres de la
Bienaventurada Virgen María<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">29<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Marta, María y Lázaro<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">30<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Pedro Crisólogo, obispo y doctor de la
Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20.65pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;">
<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 18.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">31<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Ignacio de Loyola, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;">
<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Agosto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1º<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.95pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Alfonso
María de Ligorio, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 28;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Eusebio de Vercelli, obispo; San Pedro
Julián Eymard, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan María Vianney, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 30;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Dedicación de la Basílica de Santa María la
Mayor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 31;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Transfiguración del Señor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 32;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">7<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Sixto II, Papa, y compañeros,
mártires; San Cayetano, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 33;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santo Domingo de Guzmán, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 34;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">9<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Teresa Benedicta de la Cruz, virgen y
mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 35;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">10<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Lorenzo, diácono y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 36;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Clara, virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 37;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">12<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Juana Francisca de Chantal, religiosa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 38;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 18.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">13<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.95pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Ponciano, Papa, e Hipólito,
presbítero, mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 39; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 56.15pt;" valign="top" width="75">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 42.35pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 18.3pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">14<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 13.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 359.85pt;" valign="top" width="480">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 11.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Maximiliano María Kolbe, presbítero y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" />
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<div class="WordSection48">
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 119.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.95pt; mso-list: l48 level1 lfo16; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>María<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l48 level1 lfo16; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Esteban de<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Hungría<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo15; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan Eudes,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo15; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Bernardo, abad y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo15; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Pío X,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Papa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo15; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María Reina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo15; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Rosa de Lima,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo15; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Bartolomé,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>apóstol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo15; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Luis, rey de Francia; San José de Calasanz,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo14; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Mónica<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo14; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Agustín, obispo y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo14; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Martirio de san Juan<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Bautista<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 11.0pt; tab-stops: 83.0pt 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Septiembre<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Gregorio Magno, Papa y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l17 level1 lfo13; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Natividad de la Bienaventurada Virgen<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
</span>María<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l17 level1 lfo13; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Pedro Claver,<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l26 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santísimo Nombre de<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>María<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l26 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan Crisóstomo, obispo y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l26 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Exaltación de la Santa<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Cruz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l26 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María de los<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Dolores<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l26 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Cornelio, Papa, y Cipriano, obispo,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 137.0pt; margin-right: 12.35pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l26 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt; text-indent: -.75in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Roberto Belarmino, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia; Santa Hildegarda<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>de Bingen, virgen y doctora de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l29 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Jenaro, obispo y<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 137.0pt; margin-right: 59.65pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l29 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt; text-indent: -.75in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Andrés Kim Tae-gŏn, presbítero, Pablo Chŏng Ha-sang<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>y compañeros,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 119.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt; mso-list: l29 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Mateo, apóstol y<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>evangelista<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">23<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Pio de Pietrelcina,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l24 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Cosme y Damián,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l24 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Vicente de Paúl,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l24 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Wenceslao, mártir; Santos Lorenzo Ruiz y compañeros,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l24 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos arcángeles Miguel, Gabriel y<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>Rafael<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l24 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">30<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Jerónimo, presbítero y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt; tab-stops: 83.0pt 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Octubre<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1º<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Santa Teresa del Niño Jesús, virgen
y doctora de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Santos
Ángeles<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Custodios<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l43 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Francisco de<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Asís<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l43 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Faustina Kowalska, virgen; </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Beato <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">Francisco </span>Javier <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">Seelos,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.05pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l43 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Bruno, presbítero; Beata María Rosa Durocher,<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l43 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María del<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Rosario<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 137.0pt; margin-right: 39.5pt; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: 119.0pt; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">9<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Santos Dionisio, obispo, y compañeros, mártires; San
Juan Leonardi, presbítero<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">11<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Juan XXIII,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Papa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Calixto I, Papa y<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Teresa de Jesús, virgen y doctora de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Eduviges, religiosa; Santa Margarita María Alacoque,<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Ignacio de Antioquía, obispo y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 119.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.95pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Lucas,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>evangelista<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.35pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Juan<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>de<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Brébeuf<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>e<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">Isaac</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Jogues,<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">presbíteros,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>y<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">compañeros,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Pablo de la Cruz,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan Pablo II,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Papa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan de Capistrano, presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Antonio María Claret,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">28<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Santos
Simón y Judas,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>apóstoles<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 11.0pt; tab-stops: 83.0pt 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Noviembre<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1º<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Todos los<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Santos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l42 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Conmemoración de todos los fieles<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>difuntos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l42 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Martín de Porres,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>religioso<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l42 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Carlos Borromeo,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 119.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt; mso-list: l21 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Dedicación de la Basílica de<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Letrán<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l21 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San León Magno, Papa y doctor de la Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l21 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Martín de Tours,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l21 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Josafat, obispo y<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l21 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Francisca Javier Cabrini,<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l28 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Alberto Magno, obispo y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l28 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Margarita de Escocia; Santa Gertrudis,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l28 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Isabel de Hungría,<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"> </span>religiosa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 137.0pt; margin-right: 29.0pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l28 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt; text-indent: -.75in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Dedicación de las Basílicas de San Pedro y San Pablo, apóstoles;<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>Santa Rosa Filipina Duchesne,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>virgen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l23 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Presentación de la Bienaventurada Virgen<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>María<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l23 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Cecilia, virgen y<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 137.0pt; margin-right: 38.95pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l23 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt; text-indent: -.75in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Clemente I, Papa y mártir; San Columbiano, abad; Beato<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>Miguel Agustín Pro, presbítero y mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 119.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt; mso-list: l23 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Andrés Dũng-Lạc, presbítero, y compañeros,<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l23 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Catalina de Alejandría, virgen y<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">30<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Andrés,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>apóstol<o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-left: 83.0pt; text-indent: 0in;">Cuarto jueves<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 119.0pt;">Día de Acción de Gracias<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 11.0pt; tab-stops: 83.0pt 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Diciembre<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Francisco Javier,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">4<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Juan Damasceno, presbítero y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Nicolás,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>obispo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Ambrosio, obispo y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 137.0pt; margin-right: 46.95pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt; text-indent: -.75in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Inmaculada Concepción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>(Fiesta Patronal de los Estados Unidos de
América)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 119.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Diego<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María de<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Loreto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Dámaso I, Papa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María de<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Guadalupe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa Lucía, virgen y<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan de la Cruz, presbítero y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">21<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Pedro Canisio, presbítero y doctor de la<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Iglesia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">23<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Juan de Kety,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>presbítero<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 119.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.95pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Esteban,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>protomártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">San Juan, apóstol y<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>evangelista<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">28<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santos Inocentes,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>mártires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 119.0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 119.0pt 119.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">29<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santo Tomás Becket, obispo y<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>mártir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 83.0pt; tab-stops: 119.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">31<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>San
Silvestre I,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Papa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h2 align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 32.85pt; margin-right: 32.85pt; margin-top: .05pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PATRONAL FEASTS / FIESTAS PATRONALES<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .55pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 4.65pt; margin-top: 0in;">Although not inscribed in the
Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America, the following
patronal feasts appear in Appendix I of the U.S. edition of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Misal Romano, Tercera Edición </i>(2018).
Respecting the liturgical norms, they may be celebrated for pastoral reasons
whenever Votive Masses are permitted.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.0pt; margin-right: 17.1pt; margin-top: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Aunque no
están inscritas en el Calendario propio para las diócesis de los Estados Unidos
de América, las siguientes fiestas patronales aparecen en el apéndice I del </span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Misal Romano, Tercera
Edición <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">para los Estados Unidos (2018).
Respetando las normas litúrgicas, pueden ser celebradas por razones pastorales
siempre que estén permitidas las Misas votivas.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .5pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 2.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Enero<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 6.6pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">15<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-left: 11.9pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 6.6pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.9pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María de Altagracia (República Dominicana)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 27.55pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="height: 27.55pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Febrero<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 27.55pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 27.55pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen
María de Suyapa (Honduras)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 27.6pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="height: 27.6pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mayo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 27.6pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 27.6pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen
María de Luján (Argentina)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Julio<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">9<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada
Virgen María del Rosario de Chiquinquirá (Colombia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 6.6pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">16<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.9pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María del Carmen (Chile)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.65pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Agosto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada
Virgen María de los Ángeles (Costa Rica)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 6.6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María de Copacabana
(Bolivia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 6.6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">El Salvador del Mundo (El Salvador)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.65pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 6.6pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">15<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.9pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María (Paraguay)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.65pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Septiembre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada
Virgen María de la Caridad del Cobre (Cuba)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 6.6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">9<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa María la Antigua (Panamá)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.65pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 6.6pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.9pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María de Coromoto (Venezuela)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Octubre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">12<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada
Virgen María del Pilar (España)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 6.6pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.9pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">El Señor de los Milagros (Perú)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.65pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Noviembre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 11.9pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada
Virgen María de los Treinta y Tres Orientales (Uruguay)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 13.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 6.6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 13.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 11.9pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa María, Madre de la Divina Providencia
(Puerto Rico)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;">
<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 30.7pt;" valign="top" width="41">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 6.6pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="height: 20.7pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 365.2pt;" valign="top" width="487">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.55pt; margin-left: 11.9pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Bienaventurada Virgen María de la Presentación del Quinche (Ecuador)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 20.65pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;">
<td style="height: 20.65pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 67.85pt;" valign="top" width="90">
<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.65pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Diciembre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Concepción de María (Nicaragua)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-89746843256247565002021-10-17T16:16:00.009-04:002022-08-29T05:31:55.600-04:00 On Eternal Life<p><br /></p><b style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkRczlNdSHl64g8XurNUVwv_izF5pz8azeuh4nY8QvbofkE_kSk_i8vSjT_VxUoKny61ZzJ8RAyDe8yAKMdvwqRFBqF9KRdevfWCbDaxVLv6o6GszhP4M5F6T2P2yuVSBDGExohPvWIE/s2152/Spirit+Rises.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="890" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkRczlNdSHl64g8XurNUVwv_izF5pz8azeuh4nY8QvbofkE_kSk_i8vSjT_VxUoKny61ZzJ8RAyDe8yAKMdvwqRFBqF9KRdevfWCbDaxVLv6o6GszhP4M5F6T2P2yuVSBDGExohPvWIE/w165-h400/Spirit+Rises.jpg" width="165" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><b>My Spirit Rises to the world that is invisible</b><b><br /></b><b>and arriving there is embraced by amber light.<br />By Dcn. Robert Lackney 2021<br /><br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></b><p class="MsoNormal">As Christians our greatest hope is the promise of our Lord,
Jesus Christ who said in the Gospel of St. John: “For God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not
perish but might have eternal life.” (<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/3?16">John 3:16b</a>) Those of us who
have seriously considered that promise may instinctively simplify it thinking; “When
I die (or one whom I love dies), we will go to heaven and be with God forever.”
If we consider that concept “eternal life” or “live forever with God” we can easily
come to believe, especially for those of us who have had difficult lives financially
of physically, that this would not be something all that desirable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recall Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html">Spe
Salvi</a> in which the Holy Father stated: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“But then the question arises: do we really want this—to
live eternally? Perhaps many people reject the faith today simply because they
do not find the prospect of eternal life attractive. What they desire is not
eternal life at all, but this present life, for which faith in eternal life
seems something of an impediment. To continue living for ever
—endlessly—appears more like a curse than a gift. Death, admittedly, one would
wish to postpone for as long as possible. But to live always, without end—this,
all things considered, can only be monotonous and ultimately unbearable.”<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></b></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
</i>He goes on to quote St. Ambrose who said at the funeral for his brother: <i>“Death
was not part of nature; it became part of nature. God did not decree death from
the beginning; he prescribed it as a remedy. Human life, because of sin ...
began to experience the burden of wretchedness in unremitting labour and
unbearable sorrow. There had to be a limit to its evils; death had to restore
what life had forfeited. Without the assistance of grace, immortality is more
of a burden than a blessing” </i><a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">People of faith take for granted that we cannot know and
understand the mind and workings of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It has long been said that Eternal Life is not the same as our mortal existence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life in heaven exists outside the physical
principles that govern our understanding of space-time. Because we have applied
our own earthly temporal world view when we consider those who have gone before
us, we cannot help but think of things like Eternal Life and purgatory in those
terms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Afterall, we pray for the souls
in purgatory and are told that our prayers help those in that purifying process
which implies there is a time sense or some kind of period of the sentence
souls receive in purgatory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also pray
for the souls of those who have died that their souls make it to heaven, again
as if there was a transitory time associated with the spirit leaving the body
and arriving at the pearly gates.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While doing the Divine Office today, I was struck by the
non-biblical reading from St. Augustine’s letter to Proba. In speaking of our time in heaven he says: <i>“There, the days do not come and go in succession,
and the beginning of one day does not mean the end of another; all days are
one, simultaneously and without end, and the life lived out in these days has
itself no end.” </i>It is like being on a space craft going at the speed of
light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Time dilates until it stands
still and we are frozen in a state of ecstasy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is up to faith then to provide the leap that leads us to
hope in that promise. The best definition for faith comes from Scripture of
course and is found in the <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/hebrews/11?1">Hebrews
11:1</a> “<i>Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of
things not seen.</i>” Ultimately that requires us to have faith that the soul, that
element of consciousness that makes us the unique independent entity that we
are, can exist without the physical, biological us that is tied to this plane
of existence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is plenty of
scientific evidence to prove that there is such a metaphysical plane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A study done by Johns Hopkins University
found that 40% of individuals who were medically dead and then resuscitated had
what are known as “near death experiences.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They described events they could not have known about – the deaf heard, the
blind saw. We have been told time and again in Sacred Scripture that the Savior
promised us a home with his Father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
must grab onto our Savior’s promise and have the hope and peace our God has
wanted for us from the beginning of all things.<o:p></o:p></p>
<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->Pax<br clear="all" />
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Spe Salvi 10.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> De
excessu fratris sui Satyri, II, 47: CSEL 73, 274.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoFootnoteText">Comment from David Faulkner, proofreader and colleague:</p><p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I am standing upon the seashore.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the ocean.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">She is an object of beauty and strength.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I stand and watch her until at length</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">she hangs like a speck of white cloud</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Then someone at my side says: “There, she is gone!”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“Gone where?”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Gone from my sight. That is all.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Her diminished size is in me, not in her.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">And just at the moment when someone at my side says:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“There, she is gone!”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">there are other eyes watching her coming,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">and other voices ready to take up the glad shout:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“Here she comes!”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">And that is dying.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: italic;">-Henry Van Dyke</div>
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</div>Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-7844791426042897592020-10-04T06:30:00.003-04:002020-10-04T06:30:30.033-04:00OCTOBER 5 MEMORIAL OF SAINT FAUSTINA KOWALSKA, VIRGIN<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTU76GaG8WDf8LBPx7EkFdZ2Ird8RIWK360WYgYKawNPSB1SMiPWtSiiXYWjdAzdp7ncCJeENrIWlL9B1ZGz2nepL_rXg3-M-eoaFU-Qx3OvAteBY-ous4TPbP4JRBdgv86A5bzQ_lz4/s434/St.+Faustina.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTU76GaG8WDf8LBPx7EkFdZ2Ird8RIWK360WYgYKawNPSB1SMiPWtSiiXYWjdAzdp7ncCJeENrIWlL9B1ZGz2nepL_rXg3-M-eoaFU-Qx3OvAteBY-ous4TPbP4JRBdgv86A5bzQ_lz4/w275-h400/St.+Faustina.webp" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Faustina Kowalska<br />Artist and date are unknown.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2020/10/saint-faustina-kowalska-virgin.html" target="_blank">Readings for St. Faustina Kowalska</a></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-maria-faustina-kowalska/" target="_blank">Additional information about St. Faustina Kowalska</a></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Reading 1: </span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:14" target="_blank">Ephesians
3:14-19</a><br />
<br />
Brothers and
sisters:<br />
I kneel before the
Father,<br />
from whom every
family in heaven and on earth is named,<br />
that he may grant
you in accord with the riches of his glory<br />
to be strengthened
with power through his Spirit in the inner self,<br />
and that Christ may
dwell in your hearts through faith;<br />
that you, rooted
and grounded in love,<br />
may have strength
to comprehend with all the holy ones<br />
what is the breadth
and length and height and depth,<br />
and to know the
love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,<br />
so that you may be
filled with all the fullness of God.<br />
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<b><i>Commentary on</i></b> </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:14">Eph 3:14-19</a><br />
<br />
St. Paul is
addressing the Gentiles in Ephesus. “The apostle prays that those he is
addressing may, like the rest of the church, deepen their understanding of
God's plan of salvation in Christ. It is a plan that affects the whole universe
(<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:15" target="_blank">Ephesians 3:15</a>) with the breadth
and length and height and depth of God's love in Christ (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:18" target="_blank">Ephesians 3:18</a>) or possibly the
universe in all its dimensions. The apostle prays that they may perceive the
redemptive love of Christ for them and be completely immersed in the fullness
of God (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/3:19" target="_blank">Ephesians 3:19</a>). <a href="#_edn1" name="_ednref1" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><br />
<br />
CCC: Eph 3:14 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/239,2214,2367" target="_blank">239, 2214, 2367</a>; Eph 3:16-17 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1073,2714" target="_blank">1073, 2714</a>; Eph 3:16 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1995" target="_blank">1995</a>; Eph 3:18-21 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2565" target="_blank">2565</a><br />
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Responsorial Psalm: </span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/103:1" target="_blank">Psalm 103:1bc-2,
3-4, 8-9, 13-14, 17-18a</a><br />
<br />
<b>R. </b>(1)<b> O
bless the Lord, my soul!</b><br />
<br />
Bless the LORD, O
my soul;<br />
and all my being,
bless his holy name.<br />
Bless the LORD, O
my soul,<br />
and forget not all
his benefits.<br />
<b>R. O bless the
Lord, my soul!</b><br />
<br />
He pardons all your
iniquities,<br />
he heals all your
ills,<br />
He redeems your
life from destruction,<br />
crowns you with
kindness and compassion.<br />
<b>R. O bless the
Lord, my soul!</b><br />
<br />
Merciful and gracious
is the LORD,<br />
slow to anger and
abounding in kindness.<br />
He will not always
chide,<br />
nor does he keep
his wrath forever.<br />
<b>R. O bless the
Lord, my soul!</b><br />
<br />
As a father has
compassion on his children,<br />
so the LORD has
compassion on those who fear him,<br />
For he knows how we
are formed;<br />
he remembers that
we are dust.<br />
<b>R. O bless the
Lord, my soul!</b><br />
<br />
But the kindness of
the LORD is from eternity<br />
to eternity toward
those who fear him,<br />
And his justice
toward his children's children<br />
among those who
keep his covenant.<br />
<b>R. O bless the
Lord, my soul!</b><br />
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<b><i>Commentary on</i></b> </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/103:1" target="_blank">Ps 103:1bc-2, 3-4,
8-9, 13-14, 17-18</a><br />
<br />
This hymn of praise
focuses on God’s power and will to heal all ills and to support us in times of
trouble. It is through his own will that he does this. The final two strophes
reference God as a Father loving his children.<br />
<br />
CCC: Ps 103 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/304" target="_blank">304</a><br />
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11:25">Matthew 11:25-30</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">At that time Jesus
responded:</span><br />
"I give praise
to you, Father,<br />
Lord of heaven and
earth,<br />
for although you
have hidden these things<br />
from the wise and
the learned<br />
you have revealed
them to the childlike.<br />
Yes, Father, such
has been your gracious will.<br />
All things have
been handed over to me by my Father.<br />
No one knows the
Son except the Father,<br />
and no one knows
the Father except the Son<br />
and anyone to whom
the Son wishes to reveal him."<br />
"Come to me,
all you who labor and are burdened,<br />
and I will give you
rest.<br />
Take my yoke upon
you and learn from me,<br />
for I am meek and
humble of heart;<br />
and you will find
rest for yourselves.<br />
For my yoke is
easy, and my burden light."<br />
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<b><i>Commentary on</i></b> <span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11:25">Mt 11:25-30</a><br />
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Jesus has just
completed a fairly scathing criticism of the people in the places he has been
and performed miracles, yet many have not accepted him as the Messiah. He now
concludes this section as he reflects that, while the scribes and Pharisees
(“the wise and learned”) have not understood who he is, those with simple faith
have accepted him freely. He then issues an invitation to all who “labor and
are burdened” quoting an invitation similar to one in the book of Sirach to
learn wisdom and submit to her yoke (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/51:23" target="_blank">Sirach 51:23</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/51:26" target="_blank">26</a>).<br />
<br />
“This Q saying,
identical with <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/10:21" target="_blank">Luke 10:21-22</a> except for
minor variations, introduces a joyous note into this section, so dominated by
the theme of unbelief. While the wise and the learned, the scribes and
Pharisees, have rejected Jesus' preaching and the significance of his mighty
deeds, the childlike have accepted them. Acceptance depends upon the Father's
revelation, but this is granted to those who are open to receive it and refused
to the arrogant. Jesus can speak of all mysteries because he is the Son and
there is perfect reciprocity of knowledge between him and the Father; what has
been handed over to him is revealed only to those whom he wishes.” <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><br />
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The final verses of
this section are found only in St. Matthew’s Gospel and promise salvation to
those who are downtrodden or in pain. “In extending his extraordinary
invitation Jesus is speaking as one possessing the full authority and
compassion of God. ‘Come to me, you all you grown weary with labor and heavily
burdened!’ The proclamation has all the universality and power that only a
divine call to mankind can have, the sort of blessed clamor of God’s compassion
within human history that we hear in the prophets.” <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><br />
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CCC: Mt 11:25-27 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2603,2779" target="_blank">2603, 2779</a>; Mt 11:25-26 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2701" target="_blank">2701</a>; Mt 11:25 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/153,544,2785" target="_blank">153, 544, 2785</a>; Mt 11:27 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/151,240,443,473" target="_blank">151, 240, 443, 473</a>; Mt 11:28 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1658" target="_blank">1658</a>; Mt 11:29-30 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1615" target="_blank">1615</a>; Mt 11:29 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/459" target="_blank">459</a><br />
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reflection:</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Devotion to God’s Divine
Mercy bears some resemblance to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In both
cases, sinners are encouraged not to despair, not to doubt God’s willingness to
forgive them if they repent. As Psalm 136 says in each of its 26 verses, ‘God’s
love [mercy] endures forever.’” <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While St. Faustina is best known
for her popular devotional, “Divine Mercy,” her life story is a testament to
the blessing she clearly received through the beatitudes: Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit God’s Kingdom. Meekness is not submission in fear like a
beaten dog, rather it is an absolute acceptance of God’s love and mercy. In Sister Faustina’s case this acceptance is
embodied in her absolute confidence that God had, through his Son, offered his
love a mercy to the whole world.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her life demonstrates her
dedication to the yoke of Jesus. A yoke,
in the less mechanized times of farming, was used to guide animals along the correct
path. Jesus yoke, as the Gospel says is
gentle, not the whipped sting of an overburdened beast. It guides us, as it did Faustina along the
path to peace and contentment possible only in the divine light of God’s mercy.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On her feast day (established
formally in May 2020), we ask for her intercession. We pray that we are given a portion of
meekness and love that will readily accept the loving yoke of our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pax</span></span></p><div><hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" />
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on Ephesians 3:14-19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><a href="#_ednref2" name="_edn2" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> NAB footnote on Matthew 11:25ff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><a href="#_ednref3" name="_edn3" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Fire of Mercy Heart of the Word Volume
I, Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis, Ignatius Press, San Francisco, CA, © 1996 p. 710<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoEndnoteText"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><a href="#_ednref4" name="_edn4" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Franciscan
Media, reflection on St. Faustina.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-paul-vi/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Biographical information
about St. Paul VI</a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/MAY%2029%20Memorial%20of%20Saint%20Paul%20VI,%20Pope.docx#_edn1" name="_ednref1" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span></span></a></div>
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and Commentary:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/MAY%2029%20Memorial%20of%20Saint%20Paul%20VI,%20Pope.docx#_edn2" name="_ednref2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Reading 1:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <b><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/9:16" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1
Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23</span></strong></a></span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Brothers
and sisters:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">If
I preach the Gospel, this is no reason for me to boast,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">for
an obligation has been imposed on me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and
woe to me if I do not preach it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">If
I do so willingly, I have a recompense,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">but
if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a stewardship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">What
then is my recompense?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">That,
when I preach,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">I
offer the Gospel free of charge<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">so
as not to make full use of my right in the Gospel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Although
I am free in regard to all,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">I
have made myself a slave to all<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">so
as to win over as many as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">To
the weak I became weak, to win over the weak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">I
have become all things to all, to save at least some.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">All
this I do for the sake of the Gospel,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">so
that I too may have a share in it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <a href="http://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/1-corinthians.html#1%20Corinthians%209:16-19,%2022-23" target="_blank">1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">St.
Paul continues to exhort the church at Corinth to follow his example. He begins
this selection with a restatement of his own imperative call: to proclaim the
Gospel is a “divine compulsion.” His reward for responding to that call is that
he “<i>too may have a share in it.</i>” His clear message is that the Gospel he
proclaims and the work he accomplishes should bring glory to Christ, not to
himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC:
1 Cor 9:5-18 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2122" target="_blank">2122</a>; 1 Cor 9:19 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/876" target="_blank">876</a>; 1 Cor 9:22 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/24" target="_blank">24</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Responsorial Psalm:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/96:1" target="_blank">Psalm 96:1-2a,
2b-3, 7-8a, 10</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">R. (3) Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all
the nations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sing to the Lord a new song;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">sing to the Lord, all you lands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sing to the Lord; bless his name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">R. Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the
nations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Announce his salvation, day after day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Tell his glory among the nations;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">R. Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the
nations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Give to the Lord, you families of nations,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">give to the Lord glory and praise;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">give to the Lord the glory due his name!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">R. Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the
nations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Say among the nations: The Lord is king.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">He has made the world firm, not to be moved;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">he governs the peoples with equity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">R. Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the
nations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <a href="http://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-96.html#Psalm%2096:1-2a,%202b-3,%207-8a,%2010" target="_blank">Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“Announce his salvation, day after day.” This
song of praise to the Lord invites all humanity to participate in God’s
salvation. “This psalm has numerous verbal and thematic contacts with <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/40" target="_blank">Isaiah Chapters 40-55</a>, as does <a href="http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/psalms/psalm98.htm" target="_blank">Psalm 98</a>. Another version of the psalm
is <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1chronicles/16:23" target="_blank">1 Chronicles 16:23-33</a>.” <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/MAY%2029%20Memorial%20of%20Saint%20Paul%20VI,%20Pope.docx#_edn3" name="_ednref3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn3;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC: Ps 96:2 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2143" target="_blank">2143</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/16:13" target="_blank">Matthew
16:13-19</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">When
Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">he
asked his disciples,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"Who
do people say that the Son of Man is?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">They
replied, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">still
others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">He
said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Simon
Peter said in reply,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"You
are the Christ, the Son of the living God."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Jesus
said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">For
flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">And
so I say to you, you are Peter,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and
upon this rock I will build my Church,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and
the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">I
will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Whatever
you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and
whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/matthew.html#Matthew%2016:13-19" target="_blank">Mt 16:13-19</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">St.
Matthew’s story of how Jesus asked about what people were saying about him has
a profound impact on the Church. Here, when challenged by Jesus with the
question, “<i>But who do you say that I am?</i>” Simon answers, “<i>You are the
Christ, the Son of the living God</i>.” The second title is not present in St.
Mark’s version of this encounter. The title adds an understanding that Jesus is
not just the Messiah, but also the Son of God. Given this response, Jesus
confers upon Simon a new name “<i>Kephas</i>” which comes from the root Aramaic
word <i>kepa</i> or “rock.” When translated into Greek it is <i>petros,</i> and
from there to Peter. The name, however, becomes the foundation for the Church.
As a consequence of this exchange, Peter is given Christ’s authority, an
authority that is passed down through papal succession to the Pope who sits on
the Chair of Peter today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC: Mt
16-18 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1969" target="_blank">1969</a>; Mt 16:16-23 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/440" target="_blank">440</a>; Mt 16:16 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/424,442" target="_blank">424, 442</a>; Mt 16:17 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/153,442" target="_blank">153, 442</a>; Mt 16:18-19 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/881" target="_blank">881</a>; Mt 16:18 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/424,442,552,586,869" target="_blank">424, 442, 552, 586, 869</a>; Mt 16:19 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/553,1444" target="_blank">553, 1444</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reflection:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Especially
for Catholics born in the 1960’s or later, they may look at St. Paul VI and say,
“Ah, another pope sainted for his piety and service to Mother Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because he was beatified on the same day as
St. John Paul, the Great, many will overlook his incredible contributions to
our life of faith entirely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We desperately
hope the faithful will take the time to appreciate his gift to us and to the
Church he loved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">All
saints of the Church are revered because of their “heroic virtue.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What virtues best express the gifts of St.
Paul VI?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would point first to his ability
to live up to the standards of love for others that his Savior and ours most
clearly exemplified.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his life as Pope
he was vilified multiple times by those he served and was the first pope to
relent from excommunicating those who challenged his leadership and were openly
hostile to his reforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might surprise
those who are brought up in our time to know that one of the most vicious attacks
came because of his encyclical <i>Humanae Vitae</i>. A work that also showed
his incredible dedication to life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There
are many other tremendous efforts of his papacy that need to be remembered, not
the least of which was that he faithfully shepherded the Second Vatican Council
to it’s conclusion (even today those reforms reverberate and are misunderstood).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For
our part, as we celebrate his feast day, we ask for his intercession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pray that we might as faithfully live the
values and life of Christ as he did, carrying the same keys given to St. Peter,
Apostle and our first pope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May we also
be given the strength to endure all things in union with Christ, faithful to
his teaching and loyal members of the living body of Christ, the Church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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American Bible, with the exception of the psalm and its response which were
developed by the International Committee for English in Liturgy (ICEL). This
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-85451752483934436522020-05-16T04:21:00.001-04:002020-05-16T04:21:03.101-04:00The Parish - Deacon Relationship<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Parish - Deacon Relationship<o:p></o:p></h1>
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Each time a deacon is ordained or reassigned, the parish to
which he is assigned receives something new; a new resource to be applied; a
new force to build the body of Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The incorporation of the deacon changes things for a number of people,
the Pastor, the staff (professional and volunteer), the deacon and his family,
and the faith community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Each time a new priest is assigned to a parish in which a
deacon is present, the parish changes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The deacon’s identity within the faith community must be reaffirmed, and
new directions and goals for the parish will be established.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We all wish to establish a ministry environment of mutual
respect and cooperation in a truly collaborative setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The process outlined below has been shown,
through the application of successful interpersonal and organizational analysis
techniques, to work effectively to develop just such an environment in a
variety of situations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While some of the
steps listed may be uncomfortable and difficult, the outcome should provide
results that will at least allow us to examine our ministerial options, and
make some informed choices.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The steps recommended will
include; <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Know Thy Self (Self Assessment)<o:p></o:p></div>
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For those of us who have been working in the same parish for
a long time, our first response to the title might be: "I have already
established myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't need to
'negotiate a role.'" All of those who work in ministry know one basic
axiom:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Church, for all its
historical constancy, is a living organism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And like all things that have life, it changes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parishes seem determined to change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are constantly looking at programs to
facilitate change, to make them more vital, and better able to be the Body of
Christ present to the world.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first step in successfully participating in a
collaborative environment, and indeed in any ministry, is to understand our own
strengths and weaknesses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through prayer
and discernment we must come to understand, as best we can, what God has called
us to do in his service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, take out a
sheet of paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the top of the paper,
put down headings for two columns; strengths and weaknesses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Write down those skills and personal
strengths that you believe will support your ministry and those limitations and
weaknesses you will be challenged to overcome.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Those who have had a secular occupation have learned where
some of these strengths may lie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
skills developed in the secular work place translate very effectively into a
ministerial avocation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, knowing
what those skills are and where in ministry they are likely to be useful
requires self-assessment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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All skills developed in the secular work place do not
translate into all areas of ministry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
fact, some skills and attributes so developed are actually detrimental to
effective ministry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When referring to
skills here, the reference also encompasses the means by which one gets tasks
accomplished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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In most secular organizations, the goals we are to pursue
require a certain level of insensitivity to what individuals not involved with
the task or project feel or think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those
considerations are theoretically taken into account before the task is
assigned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also assumed, in a
business environment, that if a member of the organization or a customer has a
problem with what or how we are doing something, they will engage in a frank
discussion about their objections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
so in a ministerial environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
is much more humility and less assertiveness displayed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What this means is that a strength in a
secular occupation like "goal orientation," or being "results
driven,” might become a weakness in a ministerial environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our style of accomplishing tasks must be
taken into consideration when we assess our strengths and weakness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As part of this self-assessment we should attempt to
identify skill areas in which we are weak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>An example of a skill area might be something like in-depth knowledge of
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">New Catechism of the Catholic Church </i>or
the Code of Canon Law as it pertains to the Sacrament of Marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once these areas are identified it is logical
to try to put together a plan to strengthen them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As part of assessing one's attributes and limitations, it is
important to keep in mind that balance in life is crucial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Balance in this instance refers to insuring
the time spent with one's family is balanced against the secular job and
ministry. I call this the Family-Job-Ministry (FJM) Balance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are married, it is wise to involve
your spouse in this whole assessment process, but especially when trying to
determine where the FJM balance needs to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>First the spouse will help you understand if you are balancing
appropriately, or if you have gone off in one direction or another to the
detriment of others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Second, your spouse
may see strengths (and weaknesses) in you about which you were unaware.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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On your sheet of paper (or a new one if it is needed) put
down a heading called FJM balance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Under
this heading, put down the three major activity areas: Family, Job, and
Ministry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since, in a normal week, there
are roughly 84 productive hours (12 hours per day times 7 days per week) set up
either daily blocks of 12 hours or the weekly block of 84 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might be easiest to begin by blocking out
your normal work schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
individuals working a regular job this will take up 50 to 60 hours of the
productive time (don't forget commuting time).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That leaves between 24 and 34 hours per week to be divided between
family and ministry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next block out time
you need for family activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally,
start listing areas of ministry involvement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When you run out of time, (your 84 hours) stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is there something left out?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you need to adjust priorities?<o:p></o:p></div>
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As sort of a side note, this assessment, once completed,
should be repeated periodically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The demands
of family, job, and ministry will change depending upon the stage of life you
are in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Activities, which once were
quite acceptable, might become "too much" later in life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another practical note here, if you have children, it's
important to insure there is time for what I will call "normal fun."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very often, individuals involved in ministry
spend much of their family time involved in church activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The parents might feel this is healthy for
their children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After all, what better
place for them to learn values and see their faith demonstrated in action than
at church functions?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, more often
than not, children will rebel against this "boring" regimen of
meetings, prayer, and worship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of
this participation is indeed not only healthy but a necessity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting out of balance, however, will have a
detrimental affect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The children should
not be brought up in a cloister and expected to enjoy it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now that we understand, in broad terms what we can offer in
both specific service and time, we need to look at the needs of the parish
community we serve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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While this sounds like a fairly straightforward function,
there is an underlying definition that must be mutually understood before addressing
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That question is: in the eyes of the
Church, what is the role of the local church or parish?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">I do not
think I can improve upon the words of the Second Vatican Council which, said in
</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gaudium Et Spes</i> (The Role of
the Church in the Modern World # 40):<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Coming forth from the eternal Father's
love, founded in time by Christ the Redeemer and made one in the Holy Spirit,
the Church has a saving and an eschatological purpose which can be fully
attained only in the future world. But she is already present in this world,
and is composed of men, that is, of members of the earthly city who <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">have a call to form the family of God's
children during the present history of the human race, and to keep increasing
it until the Lord returns</b>. United on behalf of heavenly values and enriched
by them, this family has been "constituted and structured as a society in
this world" by Christ, and is equipped "by appropriate means for
visible and social union.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thus the Church, at once "a
visible association and a spiritual community," goes forward together with
humanity and experiences the same earthly lot which the world does. She serves
as a leaven and as a kind of soul for human society as it is to be renewed in
Christ and transformed into God's family."<o:p></o:p></div>
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And then again in the Catechism of the Catholic Church we
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2179. "'A parish is a definite community of the
Christian faithful established on a stable basis within a particular church;
the pastoral care of the parish is entrusted to a pastor as its own shepherd
under the authority of the diocesan bishop.'[CIC, can. 515 # 1.] It is the
place where all the faithful can be gathered together for the Sunday
celebration of the Eucharist. The parish initiates the Christian people into
the ordinary expression of the liturgical life: it gathers them together in this
celebration; it teaches Christ's saving doctrine; it practices the charity of
the Lord in good works and brotherly love: You cannot pray at home as at
church, where there is a great multitude, where exclamations are cried out to
God as from one great heart, and where there is something more: the union of
minds, the accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of the
priests.[St. John Chrysostom, De incomprehensibili 3, 6: PG 48, 725.]"<o:p></o:p></div>
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To put these two statements into a working definition: the
parish is to the people it serves as Christ was to the disciples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It feeds them spiritually, and sends them out
to bring the good news to all people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are several questions we need to answer before we
systematically determine where our skills, abilities and call can best be put
to work in the parish setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first
question is: "What does the congregation believe is needed to better
provide for the spiritual needs of the parish?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless your parish has done a recent survey
or held some sort of open forum to solicit this information, that may be a
difficult question to get answered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you have spent a significant amount of time in the parish, however, you may
know how to get a read on this from a representative sample of
parishioners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you take this approach
be careful to be as objective as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It's easy to talk to a couple of friends and hear what you wanted to
hear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The next question to ask is: what response is your parish
already making or preparing to make?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Members of the parish pastoral staff, the Pastor, and the Parish
Pastoral Council are the best supplemental sources of information to help you
answer this question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Researching this
particular question should also yield the answers to other important
questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These include: <o:p></o:p></div>
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The answers to all of these questions will become important
as you pursue an effective ministry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Don't be too surprised if you find the answers to be disappointing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parish budgets and facilities are usually
very limited and the people overworked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But you need to know what you may have to work with.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A final question to deal with in understanding your parish's
ministerial needs is to look at the community in which it resides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What factors or issues from the community at
large impact the parish?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is there a
large population of needy (i.e. homeless, migrant, or impoverished) in the
immediate area?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is there a large population
of seniors or youth who, while not members of the parish community, look to the
Church for support?<o:p></o:p></div>
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These may not only be possibilities for ministry, but will
also affect any ministry within the parish itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The local non-parish community always affects
the parish culture and resources to a greater or lesser extent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Take some time and write up your observations and lay them
aside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is more to be done before
launching a ministry program.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is perhaps the most crucial step in the process of
successfully developing a truly collaborative ministry in the parish
environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone who has been
involved in ministry knows that individuals tend to get very possessive about
areas of ministry in which they are involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As deacons, we are taught that one of our principle objectives is to
empower the laity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are also told that
the graces given in ordination equip us for a specific set of duties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These two imperatives come into conflict if
we find ourselves in situations were the area to which we are either assigned,
or feel called, is already being served by a lay minister or a professional
pastoral staff member.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are two ways of approaching this search for
understanding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first is the Top-Down
approach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second approach is from
the Bottom-Up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The approach you use may
be determined by your relationship with your pastor, and how long you have been
associated with the parish you are serving in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Let's look at the Top-Down approach first.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Using the Top-Down method, the first step in understanding
the roles and motivations of our peer ministers is to talk to the boss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the case of parish ministry, this means
the pastor (or is some cases, where there is no priest, the Parish Administrator).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pastor can do several things for
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, as the person responsible to
the local ordinary (the Bishop), the pastor may have a set of objectives that
need to be accomplished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If this is the
case, he may have already assigned significant human resources to attend to
these objectives with a pre-set agenda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If this is the case, it's really important that you find out what these
objectives are and who has been given the task of pursuing results in that
area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to giving you insight
into who is doing what in the parish and why, this discussion will also give
you the "Big Picture" about what the pastor thinks is important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is absolutely critical.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I like to illustrate the
importance of this big picture take on parish ministry with a story.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It seems there was a man walking down a street in New York
City who came upon a building site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At
the site there was a big sign announcing who the contractor was but nothing to
indicate what was being built there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Being curious, the man walked into the construction site to
find out what this huge building was going to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He saw a construction worker laying bricks
and went over to ask him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"Can
you tell me what you are building?" he asked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"A
wall," the man replied.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A
little surprised, the visitor clarified, "No, I mean what is this building
going to be?"<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
worker said, "I'm not sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All I
know is the dimensions of this wall and the kind of brick that's called for and
where the windows are supposed to go."<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
visitor shrugged and walked over to another worker at the site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This man was hanging a massive set of
doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He asked the same question,
"Can you tell me what you are building?"<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"Actually,"
he responded, "I'm just hanging these doors."<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
visitor was getting a little frustrated now but continued, "I can see
that, but can you tell me what this building is going to be?"<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"Sorry,"
the worker said, "I was only told to hang these doors."<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
visitor was somewhat dejected at this point but decided to ask one more
worker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He saw a man working on a window
installation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He walked over to the man
and asked him the question, "Can you tell me what you are building?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fully expecting the worker to state the
obvious, he was taken aback when the man replied with obvious pride.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"I'm
building a cathedral."<o:p></o:p></div>
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The moral of this story is that only the worker who knew
what the building was going to be could make good independent decisions about
the task he was assigned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If, for
instance the man hanging the doors had been sent doors that had bar room
symbols on them, he would not have questioned it; he would have gone ahead and
hung the doors even though they were wrong for the building.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The importance of understanding the big picture cannot be
stressed enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pastor can give you
this kind of insight.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The second piece of important information you can get from
the pastor is where, in his opinion, your help is most needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This may or may not be in an area you
considered to be one of your ministerial gifts or call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are two things to consider if it turns
out the pastor would like to use you in an area to which you do not feel
called.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, God frequently uses
others to communicate with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
pastor may be such a voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Second, if
you feel strongly that the area being suggested by the pastor is not something
you can or want to do; you know that you will need to overcome his objection
when it comes to actually taking up your ministerial duties.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Whether the pastor has a clear objective for your ministry
or not, he needs to know how you perceive your gift or call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let him know about your self-assessment (if
the pastor was used as a source of information while you were doing this step
it may not be necessary).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Explain how
much time you think you can give to ministry in the parish up front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will prevent any later disappointment on
his part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He may, after all, have the
idea that you can give more time than is possible for you to give to parish
ministry.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If, at this point, the pastor does indeed have an assignment
in mind for you, and it is something that is in keeping with your own perceived
gifts and call, make sure you find out from him who exactly you will be working
with from the parish pastoral staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you will report directly to him, establish what information he wants from you
and when he wants to receive it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
also critical that you find out if there is a mandate or finite results
expected, and a time line for these results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Some important questions you will want to get answered include:<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Who has worked in this area in the past? (They
may, even if they have not been active for a while, believe this is still their
area of ministry.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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assigned to this area of ministry?<o:p></o:p></div>
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member?<o:p></o:p></div>
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ministry?<o:p></o:p></div>
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are expected)?<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When/how often will meetings be held to give
mutual feedback?<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->How will these ministry efforts be coordinated
with other areas of ministry in the parish? (This can be important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there is a staff member or lay person in
an area of parish ministry upon whom you will depend for support or
information, you need to know who and how.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->What Commissions, Councils, or parish
organizations will you be working with? (i.e. Worship Commission, Knights of
Columbus, Parish Pastoral Council)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please don't take this list as being complete, there may be
other questions that need to be answered depending upon the parish situation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Once you get the answers to the relevant questions from the
list above, it may be necessary to get one final piece of information from the
pastor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one is critical and
frequently overlooked: How will those already working in the ministry area to
which you are being attached/assigned be notified of your involvement?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too often a meeting with the pastor results
in an assignment and no one takes the time to let the people already involved
in that ministry area know you are coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The results can be disastrous. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In these cases, the deacon, viewed by some professional lay
ministers and religious as being, at best, a gifted (or not so gifted) amateur,
can walk in looking like a prima donna intent on usurping the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>task or call in which they have been
working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember, the diaconate is
still in its infancy and some of our forerunners were not as well prepared as
they might have been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there are
religious or professional lay ministers in your parish, it’s a good idea to try
to determine if they have had previous experience with the diaconate and if so,
what kind of experience that was. (Oh, don't expect to get a frank answer if
you approach this question with them directly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are trained ministers and as such will generally avoid any overtly
negative responses.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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In order to avoid the sticky scenario painted above, it is
suggested that you meet with the pastor to determine the best way to insert
yourself into this ministry function.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
simple notification from the pastor to the staff may be sufficient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, a better way may be for you to
approach the individual(s) involved and allow them to respond to your offer of
assistance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you get a positive and
welcoming response, then you can become involved with the pastors
blessing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not, and if the pastor
still wants you in that role, at least you will know you have some negative
attitudes to overcome and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you will
understand from the onset that, from the perspective of your peers or
co-workers, they have no input about your presence or participation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The ultimate goal in this step is to develop an
understanding of your ministry involvement with the pastor and any professional
pastoral staff or lay ministers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Top-Down
approach was just discussed above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
is when you start with the pastor and work down to the existing ministry teams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a Bottom-Up approach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basically, this means you start by evaluating
what you have determined to be your strengths in the self-evaluation and the
parish evaluation looking for intersections between the two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once you have determined what you believe is
an area where you have strength and the parish has an apparent need, go to the
individuals already involved and determine if you help would be welcomed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once you have determined that you can either
empower a lay ministry team or get the support of a professional lay minister
(as opposed to being viewed as an interloper or a usurper) , you can then go to
the pastor with a proposed ministry the ground work already having been laid.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The major draw back to this Bottom-Up method is that you
may, if the pastor is not aware of what you are doing, be establishing
expectations in a ministry team or yourself that will not be realized because
the pastor has other plans for you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Regardless of which method you decide to use, the important
outcome is that you arrive at an understanding of what kind of environment you
will be entering as you pursue your ministry.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Developing the
Contract (Agreement)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Once the work of evaluating personal gifts and call, looking
at parish needs, and understanding the people involved is done, the next step
is to develop an agreement with your pastor (or Parish Administrator).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is important for several reasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It insures that what you have agreed to do
for the parish based upon your conversations with the pastor and pastoral staff
is, in fact, what they thought as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It should establish:<o:p></o:p></div>
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not part of the ministry area, specific levels of responsibility<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->A clear statement of scope (for each area of
involvement)<o:p></o:p></div>
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period)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not included in the list above is any commitment to
liturgical involvement (i.e. assisting at mass, preaching, paraliturgies such
as Stations of the Cross and other prayer services, weddings, and
funerals).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assuming faculties have been
given for all of these areas, time (including prep time), involvement, and
schedules should be included in your agreement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Many dioceses have forms developed specifically for the
purpose of recording this information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If such forms exist in your diocese, make sure to use them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they do not, create one of your own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once it is filled out, give a copy to your
Pastor and keep one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each time your
ministry changes, a new one should be filled out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An annual self-evaluation is also a good
thing to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It helps us formulate
continuing education plans.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now that ministry areas have been agreed to, it is necessary
to establish the ministry in your parish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Regardless of the ministry or the ministry environment (hostile or
welcoming) the deacon (and deacon's spouse in some cases) must focus on the
servant Christ, upon which the diaconate is modeled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I use a piece of scripture to help get my
mind set on the right path: (Phil 2, 5-11)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">"Though he was in the form of God,<br />
Jesus did not deem equality with God<br />
something to be grasped at.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Rather, he emptied himself<br />
and took the form of a slave,<br />
being born in the likeness of men.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">He was known to be of human estate,<br />
and it was thus that he humbled himself,<br />
obediently accepting even death,<br />
death on a cross!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Because of this,<br />
God highly exalted him<br />
and bestowed on him the name<br />
above every other name,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">So that at Jesus' name<br />
every knee must bend<br />
in the heavens, on the earth,<br />
and under the earth,<br />
and every tongue proclaim<br />
to the glory of God the Father:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!"</span></i><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Kenotic (emptying) Hymn from Philippians needs to direct
our mindset. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we approach our parish
ministry from an attitude of humility and true service we are not likely to be
perceived as a threat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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What must not happen is to approach an existing ministry as
if we are the expert and those who have been ministering in the area should bow
to our great wisdom and knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even
if we are the most qualified individual involved, if we approach ministry with
this attitude, we will alienate those we were sent to empower or support.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are a few principles we can draw from our Savior that
will help up successfully enter a ministry area effectively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first of these is a focus on the ultimate
goal, the greater glory of God the Father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If we can avoid the petty "I" centered goals we will always be
moving in the right direction.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The second principle is Christ's humility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recall that even when he performed miracles,
he attributed the results, not to himself, but to either the faith of the
individual or to the Father directly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
we can adopt that attitude as well, we will stay away from pride and not be
trapped into the possessiveness that seems to be so prevalent in ministry.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Next we must remember how the Lord attacked problems and
obstacles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He never attacked people only
the underlying problem or attitude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
focus was on the mission and he attacked structures that were interfering with
that mission - not individuals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ours
must be the same approach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His love for
all people was clear to all those he met.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His tenacious pursuit of justice in systems (whether they were religious
systems or civil systems) reminded those who opposed him that he was not a meek
push-over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meek and humble are not
synonymous.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The fourth principle we take from Christ is constant
prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus spoke with and listened to
the Father constantly. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was his way
of keeping his focus squarely on the Kingdom of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is very clear that, for Christ the man,
this was a source of strength and stamina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We must remain as focused as he was through prayer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Finally, we must not become disheartened by failure when we
are seeking even short term results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Christ, from his own perspective as man, must have thought he failed to
accomplish the Father's will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After all,
after three years of ministry, he had only 12 ardent followers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of these betrayed him and the other 11
scattered when he was arrested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his
crucifixion, he redefined the concept of success.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When all of these principles are melded into a leadership
style, we come to what could be termed as "Leadership from
Below".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are, as deacons, called
to be a bridge between the laity and the other members of the church
hierarchy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our priests and bishop
provide leadership from above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More top
down leadership is generally not necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What was envisioned in the Vatican II Council was a means by which the
Gospel could be pushed down to those who have been marginalized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What better place for the deacon to start
than with those already evangelized but in need of empowerment?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Now that successful integration into parish ministry has occurred,
there is one more important point to remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Keep your pastor and peers informed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even the most proficient ministers get crossways to some people some
times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is important that those with
whom you minister do not get blind-sided by an individual or issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most important skill needed for
successful parish ministry is communication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Keep the lines open.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In conclusion, if the steps outlined above are followed;
assess your own strengths and weaknesses, determine your parish needs, understand
the people you will be working with develop and communicate a formal agreement,
and serve the people humbly; your ministry should blossom and be fruitful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make prayer your companion and Christ your
model.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-1126452737533368012020-01-03T03:57:00.000-05:002020-01-03T04:50:26.203-05:00JANUARY 4 MEMORIAL OF SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON, RELIGIOUS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MEMORIAL
OF SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON, RELIGIOUS <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2018/01/january-4-memorial-of-saint-elizabeth.html" target="_blank">Readings for the Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton</a><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13739a.htm" target="_blank">Biographical information
about St. Elizabeth Ann Seton</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No proper
readings have been assigned by USCCB or ICEL. These readings are posted at the
Universalis site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alternate Readings for
this memorial may be taken from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html" target="_blank">Common of Holy Men and Women</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">
<b><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/12:1"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Genesis 12:1-4a</span></strong></a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lord
said to Abram:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Go forth
from the land of your kinsfolk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and from
your father’s house to a land that I will show you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I will
make of you a great nation,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I
will bless you;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will
make your name great,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so that
you will be a blessing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will
bless those who bless you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and curse
those who curse you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All the
communities of the earth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shall
find blessing in you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Abram
went as the Lord directed him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/genesis_136.html#Genesis%2012:1-4a" target="_blank">Gn 12:1-4a</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
genealogy of the Hebrew generations that ended with Abram and his wife
migrating from the land of Ur (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/11:27" target="_blank">Genesis 11:27ff</a>) sets this reading as
a formal introduction. Abram (later Abraham) is chosen by God to become a great
leader of people in holiness. "The universalism that marked Genesis
chapters 1-11 having now failed, the Lord begins anew, singling out one
Mesopotamian - in no way distinguished from his peers as yet - and promising to
make of him a <i>great nation</i>, not numbered in the seventy nations of
chapter 10. What the Lord promises Abram (his name is changed to
"Abraham" only in Chapter 17) - land, numerous offspring, and
blessing - constitutes to a large extent a reversal of some of the curses on
Adam and Eve - exile, pain in childbirth, and uncooperative soil (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/3:16" target="_blank">Genesis 3:16-24</a>)." <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
blessing provided here is discussed at some length in the notes on this
section: “Shall find blessing in you: the sense of the Hebrew expression is
probably reflexive, "shall bless themselves through you" (i.e., in
giving a blessing they shall say, "May you be as blessed as
Abraham"), rather than passive, "shall be blessed in you." Since
the term is understood in a passive sense in the New Testament (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/3:25" target="_blank">Acts
3:25</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/galatians/3:8" target="_blank">Galatians 3:8</a>), it is rendered here by
a neutral expression that admits to both meanings; so also in the blessings
given by God to Isaac (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/26:4">Genesis
26:4</a>) and Jacob (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/28:14" target="_blank">Genesis 28:14</a>).” <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[4]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Gn 12:1-4 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/145" target="_blank">145</a>; Gn 12:1 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/59" target="_blank">59</a>; Gn 12:2 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/762,1669" target="_blank">762, 1669</a>; Gn 12:3 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/706,2676" target="_blank">706, 2676</a>; Gn 12:3 LXX <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/59" target="_blank">59</a>; Gn 12:4 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2570" target="_blank">2570</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Responsorial
Psalm:</b>
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/1:1">Psalm
1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
the man who follows not<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the
counsel of the wicked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nor sits
in the company of the insolent,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But
delights in the law of the LORD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
meditates on his law day and night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>R.</b> (40:5a) <b>Blessed are
they who hope in the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.</b>
(2a) <b>Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R</b>.
(92:13-14) <b>The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the
Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is
like a tree<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">planted
near running water,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That
yields its fruit in due season,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and whose
leaves never fade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whatever
he does, prospers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. Blessed
are they who hope in the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>Blessed
are they who delight in the law of the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.
The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not so
the wicked, not so;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they are
like chaff which the wind drives away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the
LORD watches over the way of the just,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but the
way of the wicked vanishes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. Blessed
are they who hope in the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>Blessed
are they who delight in the law of the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.
The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Psalm
1 serves as a preface to the whole book of psalms. The psalmist here exalts
those who follow the Lord’s commands, and reflects upon the blessings they will
receive. As in <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/romans/6:19" target="_blank">Romans 6:19ff</a>, this selection
emphasizes the contrast between the salvation of the just and the punishment of
the wicked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
wisdom psalm begins by extolling the virtue of those who follow the law. The
focus is to look to God for guidance, and not to trust only in the counsel of
men. Those who reject the law will be blown away like “chaff,” an image used in
the Gospel as well (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/3:12" target="_blank">Matthew 3:12</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
portion of the psalm is later echoed in <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/48:17" target="_blank">Isaiah 48:17-19</a>, like an overlapped
formula of covenant. Blessed is the man who “delights in the law day and
night,” but “the way of the wicked vanishes.” It also takes up the theme of
following right paths and staying true to the teachings of God: “<i>Blessed the
man who follows not the counsel of the wicked nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent, but delights in the law of the Lord
and meditates on his law day and night.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Gospel:</b> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5:1">Matthew 5:1-12a</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When
Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and after
he had sat down, his disciples came to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He began
to teach them, saying:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Blessed
are the poor in spirit,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
are they who mourn,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for they
will be comforted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
are the meek,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for they
will inherit the land.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for they
will be satisfied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
are the merciful,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for they
will be shown mercy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
are the clean of heart,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for they
will see God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
are the peacemakers,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for they
will be called children of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
are you when they insult you and persecute you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and utter
every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rejoice
and be glad,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for your
reward will be great in heaven.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
section of the Sermon on the Mount begins the first of five great discourses in
St. Matthew’s Gospel. He begins using a formula common in the Wisdom literature
of the Old Testament with “Blessed are the poor in spirit.”(<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/job/5:17" target="_blank">Job
5:17</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/13:13" target="_blank">Proverbs 3:13</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/25:8" target="_blank">Sirach 25:8-9</a>) This designation
identifies those without material resources, completely dependent upon God.
(This distinction is for the devout poor.) The discourse continues, blessing
those who mourn, who are meek, who “hunger” for righteousness (to adopt the
Lord’s law of love in their hearts), the merciful, the clean of heart (those
who are reconciled to God), the peacemakers, the persecuted, and finally those
who will be reviled because they profess faith in Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
litany of praises for those to be blessed by the Lord has an overarching theme.
It holds up the spiritual strength of complete dependence on God for life,
health, and prosperity. St. Matthew captures the strength in that dependence,
and God’s promise of salvation through the words of the Savior.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It
is noteworthy that the word “blessed” [<i>μακάριοι (makάrios)</i> in Greek
and <i>beati</i> in Latin] is translated “happy” in many Old
Testament texts. The idea of happiness or peace as a blessing from God is
an important understanding about the intent of this discourse.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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CCC: Mt 5:1 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/581" target="_blank">581</a>; Mt 5:3-12 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1716" target="_blank">1716</a>; Mt 5:3 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/544,2546" target="_blank">544, 2546</a>; Mt 5-7 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2763" target="_blank">2763</a>; Mt 5-6 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/764" target="_blank">764</a>; Mt 5:8 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1720,2518" target="_blank">1720, 2518</a>; Mt 5:9 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2305,2330" target="_blank">2305, 2330</a>; Mt 5:11-12 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/520" target="_blank">520</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) is a remarkable example of a journey of faith
coupled with a dedication to her family and to God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is a convert from the Anglican faith
tradition who discovered the Catholic Church while on a voyage to Rome because
of her husband’s illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lodged
with a Catholic family while there and her natural interest in things spiritual
were fulfilled in Catholic worship and traditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Through
many trials she persevered, becoming the foundress of the first Catholic school
in the United States, and later the foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the
first religious order founded in this country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She did all of this while raising her five children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her heroic
virtue in the face of tremendous obstacles is an example of the lived
Gospel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her love of God moved her to
reach out to the poor, the orphan, and the children of her time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was the embodiment of our Holy Mother’s
love for us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
lesson do we take away from her story?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We find ourselves still in the octave of Christmas, at time of peace and
joy throughout the whole Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within
this holy season, we are confronted by the example of one who, like the incarnate
Christ, showed the love of God to the world through her example of selfless
dedication to the least of God’s children while taking care of those of her
flesh and blood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are we
not called to do the same?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can we claim
our roles as bread-winner or stay at home parent detract us from our duty to service
to others?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are of course rhetorical
questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are called to be saints as
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. Elizabeth showed us how that
might be accomplished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today we ask for
her prayers; may we find the strength to live the Gospel as she did and, in
doing so, forge our bond with the Heavenly Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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American Bible, with the exception of the psalm and its response which were
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-41259189715604806682019-11-24T05:58:00.000-05:002019-11-24T07:20:04.654-05:00NOVEMBER 25 SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2016/11/november-25-memorial-of-saint-catherine.html"><br />Readings
for the Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria</a> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03445a.htm">Biographical information
about St. Catherine of Alexandria</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below are the readings suggested for this Memorial. However, readings for the Memorial may also be taken from the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/common-of-martyrs.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Common of Martyrs (#713-718)</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, or the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/common-of-virgins.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Common of Virgins (#731-736)</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/revelation/21:5">Revelation 21:5-7</a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then he said, "Write these words down,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for they are trustworthy and true."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He said to me, "They are accomplished.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am the Alpha and the Omega,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the beginning and the end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from the spring of life-giving water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The victor will inherit these gifts,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and I shall be his God,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and he will be my son."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Commentary on</i></b> <a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/revelation.html#Revelation%2021:5-7">Rv
21:5-7</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In this passage from the Revelation of St.
John, the evangelist speaks of the reign of God having already begun (“<i>I
make all things new…”</i> and “<i>They are accomplished</i>”). The
“victor[s]” referred to are Christians who have been faithful in the face of
trials, and the promise given is the adoption by Christ in Baptism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">CCC: Rv 21:1-22:5 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/117">117</a>;
Rv 21:5 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1044">1044</a>;
Rv 21:6 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/694,1137">694,
1137</a>; Rv 21:7 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2788">2788</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Psalm:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/124:2">Psalm
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had not the LORD been with us—<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When
men rose up against us,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">then
would they have swallowed us alive,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When
their fury was inflamed against us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R.
Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler’s snare.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then
would the waters have overwhelmed us;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
torrent would have swept over us;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">over
us then would have swept the raging waters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R.
Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler’s snare.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Broken
was the snare,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and
we were freed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our
help is in the name of the LORD,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">who
made heaven and earth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R.
Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler’s snare.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-124.html#Psalm%20124:2-3,%204-5,%207cd-8">Ps
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
psalm is one of thanksgiving to the Lord for his gift of salvation: salvation
from physical enemies and salvation from nature’s fury. The song thanks God who
rescues us if we but reach out to him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">CCC:
Ps 124:8 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/287" target="_blank">287</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> Mt
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jesus said to the Twelve:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Do
not be afraid of those who kill the body<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but
cannot kill the soul;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rather,
be afraid of the one who can destroy<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">both
soul and body in Gehenna.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Are
not two sparrows sold for a small coin?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yet
not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even
all the hairs of your head are counted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So
do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everyone
who acknowledges me before others<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I
will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But
whoever denies me before others,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I
will deny before my heavenly Father."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/matthew.html#Matthew%2010:28-33">Mt
10:28-33</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jesus
concludes his instructions to the Apostles as he sends them out. He tells them
not to fear the persecution he has told them they will face. This fear should
be absent because, while the body may be killed, their souls are safe with him.
He concludes this passage telling them that the Father is watching over them
and they have nothing to fear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">CCC: Mt
10:28 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/363,1034">363,
1034</a>; Mt 10:29-31 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/305">305</a>;
Mt 10:32-33 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1816">1816</a>;
Mt 10:32 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/14,2145">14,
2145</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">St.
Catherine lived in the late third century in Alexandria, Egypt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was known to be a brilliant student and
at a very young age (18 according to early tradition) became very learned in
all manner of academic studies as well as a devout Christian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the daughter of Constus, the governor of
Alexandria during the reign of the emperor Maximian (286–305), she went to
Maximian and confronted him over his vicious persecution of Christians. The
emperor was amazed at her audacity and attempted to have her dissuaded from her
faith by his own academicians and advisors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Not only did they fail in their attempts but in many cases, they too
were converted to the faith, even though it meant instant martyrdom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">St. Catherine (also known as Catherine of the Wheel) got this later
assignation because Maximian attempted to execute her on a spiked wheel. Catherine touched the intended instrument of
her torture and death and it shattered.
Outraged by this miracle, Maximian commanded that she be beheaded. Angels
transported her body to the highest mountain (now called Mt. Saint Catherine)
next to Mount Sinai. In 850, her incorrupt body was discovered by monks from
the Sinai Monastery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The heroic virtue of St. Catherine should serve
to remind us that God, through our Savior Jesus, his son, sends us into an
unforgiving world as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: black;">"<i>Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but
cannot kill the soul</i>,” we are told in the Gospel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those words require action based upon belief.
We are reminded of a young child who was caught on the second floor of a burning
building and a stranger below called to the child to jump into his arms,
assuring her he would catch her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
could not jump, not because she did not know her situation, but because she could
not trust the stranger to catch her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When her father ran up below and told her to jump, she immediately leapt
into his arms.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">St. Catherine had that kind of
faith in our Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are called to have
that same unfaltering faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On St.
Catherine’s feast day, we ask for her intercession. May she ask our Father to give
us the courage to face all resistance to the Lord with courage and words to
persuade others of the way to life through Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/NOVEMBER%2025%20%20SAINT%20CATHERINE%20OF%20ALEXANDRIA,%20VIRGIN%20AND%20MARTYR.docx#_ednref1" name="_edn1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> The picture is “Catherine of Alexandria”
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/NOVEMBER%2025%20%20SAINT%20CATHERINE%20OF%20ALEXANDRIA,%20VIRGIN%20AND%20MARTYR.docx#_ednref2" name="_edn2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> The readings are taken from the New
American Bible, with the exception of the psalm and its response which were
developed by the International Committee for English in Liturgy (ICEL). This
republication is not authorized by USCCB and is for private use only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>YEAR A –
WEEKDAYS II<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The links
below where possible are from 2017 for cycle A Sunday readings and 2018 for
year II weekday readings except where otherwise noted or in cases where those
liturgies were not celebrated in those years in which case earlier instances of
that celebration may be used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Links for
Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter are from 2019. An attempt was made to make
sure the commentaries and reflections were consistent with this liturgical year,
<b>however, I have not removed the optional memorials from these posts so those
are not correct</b>. The commentaries and reflections are updated daily
throughout the year and this calendar will not reflect those updates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the most recent updates consult the current
year archive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The USCCB
uses the weekday readings for most memorials and optional memorials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In those cases, links are provided to both
the weekday readings and the proper for the memorials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are some memorials where only the
gospel from the proper is used (or in one case, the first reading and psalm are
from the proper).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In those cases I have
attempted to find a past instance where the correct readings are used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In some cases I have constructed posts for
these situations that have not been placed in the archive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These will come up under the heading “Through
the Eyes of Faith.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>DECEMBER
2019<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/first-sunday-of-advent.html" target="_blank"><b>SUN FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is 2:1-5/Rom
13:11-14/Mt 24:37-44 (1) Pss I <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn1" name="_ednref1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>2 </b><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/12/monday-of-first-week-of-advent.html" target="_blank"><b>Mon Advent Weekday</b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">violet</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Is 4:2-6/Mt
8:5-11 (175)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>3 Tue
Saint Francis Xavier, Priest</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
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Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is
11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 (176)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/tuesday-of-first-week-of-advent.html" target="_blank">Tue Advent Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-3-saint-francis-xavier.html" target="_blank">Proper St. Francis Xavier, Priest</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>4 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/wednesday-of-first-week-of-advent.html"><b>Wed
Advent Weekday</b></a> violet/white<o:p></o:p></div>
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[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-4-john-of-damascus.html" target="_blank">Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church</a>]<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn2" name="_ednref2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Is
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<b>5 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/thursday-of-first-week-of-advent.html" target="_blank"><b>Thu Advent Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is 26:1-6/Mt
7:21, 24-27 (178)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>6 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/12/friday-of-first-week-in-advent.html" target="_blank"><b>Fri Advent Weekday</b></a> violet/white<o:p></o:p></div>
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[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/12/saint-nicholas-bishop.html">Saint
Nicholas, Bishop</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is 29:17-24/Mt
9:27-31 (179)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>7 Sat
Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
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Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is 30:19-21,
23-26/Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8 (180)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/12/saturday-of-first-week-of-advent.html" target="_blank">Sat Advent Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-7-saint-ambrose.html">Proper
for St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>8 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/12/second-sunday-of-advent.html"><b>SUN
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is
11:1-10/Rom 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12 (4) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>9 Mon </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/solemnity-of-immaculate-conception-of.html" target="_blank"><b>THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY</b></a>
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Solemnity
[not a Holyday of Obligation this year]<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gn 3:9-15,
20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 (689) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>10 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/tuesday-of-second-week-in-advent.html"><b>Tue
Advent Weekday</b></a> violet/white<o:p></o:p></div>
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[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/11/december-10-memorial-of-our-lady-of.html" target="_blank">Our Lady of Loreto</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is
40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 (182)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/12/memorial-of-saint-lucy-virgin-and-martyr.html" target="_blank"><b>Wed Advent Weekday</b></a> violet/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/12/saint-damasus-i-pope.html" target="_blank">Saint Damasus I, Pope</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30 (183)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 Thu
USA: </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe.html"><b>Our
Lady of Guadalupe</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Zec 2:14-17
or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 (690A),<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
or any
readings from the Lectionary for Mass, vol. IV, the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/12/the-common-of-blessed-virgin-mary.html">Common
of<o:p></o:p></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/12/the-common-of-blessed-virgin-mary.html">the
Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712</a></span> Pss Prop<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 Fri
Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 (185)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/12/friday-of-second-week-in-advent.html" target="_blank">Fri Advent Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/12/saint-lucy-virgin-and-martyr-memorial.html" target="_blank">Proper for the Memorial of St. Lucy</a><o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 Sat
Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sir 48:1-4,
9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 (186)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/saturday-of-second-week-in-advent.html" target="_blank">Sat Advent Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-14-saint-john-of-cross.html" target="_blank">Proper for the Memorial of St. John of the Cross</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/12/third-sunday-of-advent.html" target="_blank"><b>SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT</b></a> violet or rose<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 35:1-6a,
10/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11 (7) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/12/monday-of-third-week-of-advent.html" target="_blank"><b>Mon Advent Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Nm 24:2-7,
15-17a/Mt 21:23-27 (187)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2013/12/tuesday-of-third-week-of-advent.html"><b>Tue
Advent Weekday</b></a> violet <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn3" name="_ednref3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn3;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gn 49:2,
8-10/Mt 1:1-17 (193)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2013/12/wednesday-of-third-week-of-advent.html" target="_blank"><b>Wed Advent Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25 (194)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2013/12/thursday-of-third-week-of-advent.html"><b>Thu
Advent Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jgs 13:2-7,
24-25a/Lk 1:5-25 (195)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2013/12/friday-of-third-week-of-advent.html"><b>Fri
Advent Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38 (196)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2013/12/saturday-of-third-week-of-advent.html"><b>Sat
Advent Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-21-saint-peter-canisius.html">Saint
Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sg 2:8-14 or
Zep 3:14-18a/Lk 1:39-45 (197)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/12/fourth-sunday-of-advent.html"><b>SUN
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
7:10-14/Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24 (10) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2013/12/monday-of-fourth-week-of-advent.html"><b>Mon
Advent Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-23-saint-john-of-kanty.html">Saint
John of Kanty, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mal 3:1-4,
23-24/Lk 1:57-66 (199)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2013/12/tuesday-of-fourth-week-of-advent.html"><b>Tue
Advent Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Morning: 2
Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 (200)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 Wed
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Christmas)</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity
[Holyday of Obligation]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-nativity-of-lord-at-vigil-mass.html"><b>Vigil:</b>
Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25</a> (13)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-nativity-of-lord-christmas-mass.html">Night:
Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14</a> (14)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-nativity-of-lord-christmas-mass-at.html"><b>Dawn</b>:
Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20</a> (15)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://supplament.blogspot.com/2007/12/nativity-of-lord-mass-during-day.html"><b>Day:</b>
Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14</a> (16) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/feast-of-saint-stephen-first-martyr.html"><b>Thu
Saint Stephen, The First Martyr</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 6:8-10;
7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22 (696) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/feast-of-saint-john-apostle-and.html"><b>Fri
Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8 (697) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/feast-of-holy-innocents-martyrs.html"><b>Sat
The Holy Innocents, Martyrs</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
1:5—2:2/Mt 2:13-18 (698) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/12/feast-of-holy-family-of-jesus-mary-and.html"><b>SUN
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sir 3:2-6,
12-14/Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 (17) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>30 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-sixth-day-in-octave-of-christmas.html"><b>Mon
Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
2:12-17/Lk 2:36-40 (203) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>31 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-seventh-day-in-octave-of-christmas.html"><b>Tue
Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-31-saint-sylvester-i.html">Saint
Sylvester I, Pope</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18 (204) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>JANUARY
2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-octave-day-of-christmas-solemnity.html"><b>Wed
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
The Octave
Day of the Nativity of the Lord<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity
[Holyday of Obligation]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Nm
6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 (18) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 Thu Saints
Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen,</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Bishops
and Doctors of the Church<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28 (205) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/memorial-of-saints-basil-great-and.html">January
2nd, Christmas Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-2-saints-basil-great-and.html">Proper
for the Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/christmas-weekday-most-holy-name-of.html"><b>Fri
Christmas Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[The Most
Holy Name of Jesus] Optional readings may be taken from texts for <a href="http://deaconsailor.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-most-holy-name-of-jesus-983-988.html">Votive
Masses #983, The Most Holy Name of Jesus</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
2:29—3:6/Jn 1:29-34 (206)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 Sat
USA: </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/memorial-of-saint-elizabeth-ann-seton.html"><b>Saint
Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
3:7-10/Jn 1:35-42 (207)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[St.
Elizabeth Ann Seaton does not have approved proper texts. Optional readings may
be taken from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html">Common
of Holy Men and Women</a>.]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-epiphany-of-lord.html"><b>SUN
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 60:1-6/Eph
3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 (20) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[Note: in
other years on this date in the USA–Memorial for Saint John Neumann, Bishop]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/christmas-weekday-january-6th.html"><b>Mon
Christmas Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[USA: Saint
André Bessette, Religious]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
3:22—4:6/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 (212) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[St. André
Bessette does not have approved proper texts. Optional readings may be taken
from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html">Common
of Holy Men and Women</a>.]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/tuesday-after-epiphany.html"><b>Tue
Christmas Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-7-saint-raymond-of-penafort.html">Saint
Raymond of Penyafort, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44 (213)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/wednesday-after-epiphany.html"><b>Wed
Christmas Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
4:11-18/Mk 6:45-52 (214)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/thursday-after-epiphany.html"><b>Thu
Christmas Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
4:19—5:4/Lk 4:14-22a (215)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/friday-after-epiphany.html"><b>Fri
Christmas Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
5:5-13/Lk 5:12-16 (216)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/saturday-after-epiphany.html"><b>Sat
Christmas Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Jn
5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30 (217)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-feast-of-baptism-of-lord.html"><b>SUN
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 42:1-4,
6-7/Acts 10:34-38/Mt 3:13-17 (21) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/01/monday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Mon
Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time)</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-13-saint-hilary.html">Saint
Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm 1:1-8/Mk
1:14-20 (305) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/tuesday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm
1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28 (306)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/memorial-of-saint-anthony-abbot.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm 3:1-10,
19-20/Mk 1:29-39 (307)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/thursday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm
4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45 (308)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 Fri
Saint Anthony, Abbot</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm 8:4-7,
10-22a/Mk 2:1-12 (309)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/friday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-17-saint-anthony.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Anthony</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/saturday-of-first-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[BVM]<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn4" name="_ednref4" style="mso-endnote-id: edn4;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm 9:1-4,
17-19; 10:1a/Mk 2:13-17 (310)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/01/second-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 49:3,
5-6/1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn 1:29-34 (64) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/monday-of-second-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green/red/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-20-saint-fabian.html">Saint
Fabian, Pope and Martyr</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-20-saint-sebastian.html">Saint
Sebastian, Martyr</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm
15:16-23/Mk 2:18-22 (311)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 Tue
Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm
16:1-13/Mk 2:23-28 (312) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/tuesday-of-second-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Tue
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-21-saint-agnes.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Agnes</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/01/wednesday-of-second-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Wed
USA: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children</b></a><b> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn5" name="_ednref5" style="mso-endnote-id: edn5;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[5]</span></b></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
white or
violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm
17:32-33, 37, 40-51/Mk 3:1-6 (313)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
or, for the
Day of Prayer, any readings from the Lectionary for Mass Supplement,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
the Mass
“For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life,” nos. 947A-947E,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
or the
Lectionary for Mass (vol. IV), the Mass “<a href="https://deaconsailor.blogspot.com/2014/01/14-for-peace-and-justice-887-891.html">For
Peace and Justice,” nos. 887-891</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/thursday-of-second-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green/red/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[USA: <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-22-saint-vincent.html">Saint
Vincent, Deacon and Martyr;</a> USA: Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin From the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/common-of-virgins.html">Common
of Virgins</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm 18:6-9;
19:1-7/Mk 3:7-12 (314)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 Fri
Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm
24:3-21/Mk 3:13-19 (315)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/friday-of-second-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-24-saint-francis-de-sales.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Francis de Sales</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 Sat </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/01/feast-of-conversion-of-saint-paul.html"><b>The
Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 22:3-16
or Acts 9:1-22/Mk 16:15-18 (519) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/01/third-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
8:23—9:3/1 Cor 1:10-13, 17/Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 (67) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/monday-of-third-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-27-saint-angela-merici.html">Saint
Angela Merici, Virgin</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm 5:1-7,
10/Mk 3:22-30 (317)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 Tue
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm
6:12b-15, 17-19/Mk 3:31-35 (318)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/tuesday-of-third-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Tue
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-28-saint-thomas-aquinas.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/01/wednesday-of-third-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm
7:4-17/Mk 4:1-20 (319)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>30 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/01/thursday-of-third-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm
7:18-19, 24-29/Mk 4:21-25 (320)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>31 Fri
Saint John Bosco, Priest</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm
11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/Mk 4:26-34 (321)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/01/friday-of-third-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-31-saint-john-bosco.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. John Bosco</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>FEBRUARY
2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/saturday-of-third-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[BVM]<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn6" name="_ednref6" style="mso-endnote-id: edn6;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm
12:1-7a, 10-17/Mk 4:35-41 (322)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/02/feast-of-presentation-of-lord.html"><b>SUN
THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mal
3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 (524) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/monday-of-fourth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Mon
Weekday (Fourth Week in Ordinary Time)</b></a> green/red/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-3-saint-blase.html">Saint
Blaise, Bishop and Martyr</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-3-saint-ansgar.html">Saint
Ansgar, Bishop</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm
15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Mk 5:1-20 (323) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/tuesday-of-fourth-week-of-ordinary-time.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm
18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30—19:3/Mk 5:21-43 (324)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 Wed
Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm 24:2,
9-17/Mk 6:1-6 (325)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/02/wednesday-of-fourth-week-in-ordinary.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/02/saint-agatha.html">Proper for
the Memorial of St. Agatha</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 Thu
Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs 2:1-4,
10-12/Mk 6:7-13 (326)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/01/thursday-of-fourth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Thu
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-6-saint-paul-miki-and-his.html">Proper
of St. Paul Miki and Companions</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/02/friday-of-fourth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sir
47:2-11/Mk 6:14-29 (327)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/02/saturday-of-fourth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-8-saint-jerome-emiliani.html">Saint
Jerome Emiliani</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/february-8-saint-josephine-bakhita.html">Saint
Josephine Bakhita, Virgin</a>; BVM<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn7" name="_ednref7" style="mso-endnote-id: edn7;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
3:4-13/Mk 6:30-34 (328)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/02/sunday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 58:7-10/1
Cor 2:1-5/Mt 5:13-16 (73) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 Mon
Saint Scholastica, Virgin</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs 8:1-7,
9-13/Mk 6:53-56 (329)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/02/monday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Mon
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-10-saint-scholastica_09.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Scholastica</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/02/tuesday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/02/our-lady-of-lourdes.html">Our
Lady of Lourdes</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
8:22-23, 27-30/Mk 7:1-13 (330)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/02/wednesday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
10:1-10/Mk 7:14-23 (331)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/02/thursday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
11:4-13/Mk 7:24-30 (332)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 Fri
Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
11:29-32; 12:19/Mk 7:31-37 (333)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/02/friday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/02/saints-cyril-and-methodius.html">Proper
for the Memorial of Sts. Cyril and Methodius</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/02/saturday-of-fifth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/">BVM</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
12:26-32; 13:33-34/Mk 8:1-10 (334)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/02/sixth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sir
15:15-20/1 Cor 2:6-10/Mt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 (76) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/02/monday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/07/february-17-seven-founders-of-order-of.html">The
Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jas
1:1-11/Mk 8:11-13 (335)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/02/tuesday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jas
1:12-18/Mk 8:14-21 (336)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/02/wednesday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jas
1:19-27/Mk 8:22-26 (337)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/02/thursday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jas 2:1-9/Mk
8:27-33 (338)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/02/friday-of-sixth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/02/february-21-saint-peter-damian.html">Saint
Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jas 2:14-24,
26/Mk 8:34—9:1 (339)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/02/feast-of-chair-of-saint-peter-apostle.html"><b>Sat
The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Pt
5:1-4/Mt 16:13-19 (535) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/02/seventh-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Lv 19:1-2,
17-18/1 Cor 3:16-23/Mt 5:38-48 (79) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/05/monday-of-seventh-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jas
3:13-18/Mk 9:14-29 (341)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/05/tuesday-of-seventh-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jas
4:1-10/Mk 9:30-37 (342)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/ash-wednesday.html"><b>Wed
Ash Wednesday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jl 2:12-18/2
Cor 5:20—6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (219) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/thursday-after-ash-wednesday.html"><b>Thu
Thursday after Ash Wednesday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dt
30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 (220)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/friday-after-ash-wednesday.html"><b>Fri
Friday after Ash Wednesday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 (221)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/saturday-after-ash-wednesday.html"><b>Sat
Saturday after Ash Wednesday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 58:9b-14/Lk
5:27-32 (222)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>MARCH
2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/03/first-sunday-of-lent.html"><b>SUN
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gn 2:7-9;
3:1-7/Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19/Mt 4:1-11 (22) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/monday-of-first-week-of-lent.html"><b>Mon
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Lv 19:1-2,
11-18/Mt 25:31-46 (224)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/tuesday-of-first-week-of-lent.html"><b>Tue
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[USA: Saint
Katharine Drexel, Virgin from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/common-of-virgins.html">Common
of Virgins</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15 (225)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/wednesday-of-first-week-in-lent.html"><b>Wed
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-4-saint-casimir.html">Saint
Casimir</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jon
3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32 (226)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/thursday-of-first-week-of-lent.html"><b>Thu
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Est C:12,
14-16, 23-25/Mt 7:7-12 (227)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/friday-of-first-week-of-lent.html"><b>Fri
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26 (228)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/saturday-of-first-week-of-lent.html"><b>Sat
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/03/saints-perpetua-and-felicity.html">Saints
Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dt 26:16-19/Mt
5:43-48 (229)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/03/second-sunday-of-lent.html"><b>SUN
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gn 12:1-4a/2
Tm 1:8b-10/Mt 17:1-9 (25) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/monday-of-second-week-in-lent.html"><b>Mon
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-9-saint-frances-of-rome.html">Saint
Frances of Rome, Religious</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dn
9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38 (230)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/02/tuesday-of-second-week-of-lent.html"><b>Tue
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 1:10,
16-20/Mt 23:1-12 (231)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/wednesday-of-first-week-in-lent.html"><b>Wed
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 (232)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/thursday-of-second-week-of-lent.html"><b>Thu
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 (233)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/friday-of-second-week-of-lent.html"><b>Fri
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gn 37:3-4,
12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 (234)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/saturday-of-second-week-of-lent.html"><b>Sat
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mi 7:14-15,
18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 (235)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/03/third-sunday-of-lent.html"><b>SUN
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ex
17:3-7/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 (28) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/03/monday-of-third-week-of-lent.html"><b>Mon
Lenten Weekday</b></a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn8" name="_ednref8" style="mso-endnote-id: edn8;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Kgs
5:1-15b/Lk 4:24-30 (237)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/tuesday-of-third-week-of-lent.html"><b>Tue
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-17-saint-patrick.html">Saint
Patrick, Bishop</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dn 3:25,
34-43/Mt 18:21-35 (238)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/wednesday-of-third-week-of-lent.html"><b>Wed
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-18-saint-cyril-of-jerusalem.html">Saint
Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dt 4:1,
5-9/Mt 5:17-19 (239)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/solemnity-of-saint-joseph-spouse-of.html"><b>Thu
SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Sm 7:4-5a,
12-14a, 16/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a (543)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/friday-of-third-week-of-lent.html"><b>Fri
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Hos
14:2-10/Mk 12:28-34 (241)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/saturday-of-third-week-of-lent.html"><b>Sat
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Hos 6:1-6/Lk
18:9-14 (242)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/03/fourth-sunday-of-lent.html"><b>SUN
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT</b></a> violet or rose<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Sm 16:1b,
6-7, 10-13a/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (31) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/monday-of-fourth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Mon
Lenten Weekday</b></a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn9" name="_ednref9" style="mso-endnote-id: edn9;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-23-saint-toribio-de-mogrovejo.html">Saint
Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 (244)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/tuesday-of-fourth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Tue
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez 47:1-9,
12/Jn 5:1-16 (245)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/03/solemnity-of-annunciation-of-lord.html"><b>Wed
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 7:10-14;
8:10/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 (545) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/thursday-of-fourth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Thu
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ex
32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47 (247)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/friday-of-fourth-week-in-lent.html"><b>Fri
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Wis 2:1a,
12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (248)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/saturday-of-fourth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Sat
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 (249)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/04/fifth-sunday-of-lent.html"><b>SUN
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez 37:12-14/Rom
8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 (34) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>30 </b><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/monday-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Mon
Lenten Weekday</b></a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn10" name="_ednref10" style="mso-endnote-id: edn10;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dn 13:1-9,
15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:1-11 (251)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>31 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/tuesday-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Tue
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Nm 21:4-9/Jn
8:21-30 (252)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>APRIL
2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/wednesday-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Wed
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dn 3:14-20,
91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42 (253)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/thursday-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Thu
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-2-saint-francis-of-paola-hermit.html">Saint
Francis of Paola, Hermit</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gn 17:3-9/Jn
8:51-59 (254)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/friday-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Fri
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer 20:10-13/Jn
10:31-42 (255)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/saturday-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><b>Sat
Lenten Weekday</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-4-saint-isidore-bishop-and-doctor.html">Saint
Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56 (256)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/04/palm-sunday-of-lords-passion.html"><b>SUN
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mt 21:1-11
(37)/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mt 26:14—27:66 or 27:11-54 (38) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/monday-of-holy-week.html"><b>Mon
Monday of Holy Week</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 42:1-7/Jn
12:1-11 (257)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/tuesday-of-holy-week.html"><b>Tue
Tuesday of Holy Week</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 49:1-6/Jn
13:21-33, 36-38 (258)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/wednesday-of-holy-week.html"><b>Wed
Wednesday of Holy Week</b></a> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 (259)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 </b><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/03/chrism-mass.html"><b>Thu
Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday)</b></a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn11" name="_ednref11" style="mso-endnote-id: edn11;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Chrism Mass:
Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 (260)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/holy-thursday-evening-mass-of-lords.html"><b>Evening
Mass of the Lord’s Supper</b></a>: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15
(39)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/good-friday-of-lords-passion.html"><b>Fri
Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
52:13—53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1—19:42 (40) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/04/holy-saturday-at-easter-vigil-in-holy.html"><b>Sat
Holy Saturday</b></a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn12" name="_ednref12" style="mso-endnote-id: edn12;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Easter
Vigil: Gn 1:1—2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ex
14:15—15:1/Is 54:5-14/Is 55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15, 32—4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rom 6:3-11/Mt
28:1-10 (41) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 </b><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/04/easter-sunday-resurrection-of-lord.html"><b>SUN
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 10:34a,
37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 (42) or Mt 28:1-10 (41)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
or, <a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/04/easter-sunday-resurrection-of-lord.html">at
an afternoon or evening Mass, Lk 24:13-35</a> (46) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/monday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b>Mon
Monday within the Octave of Easter</b></a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn13" name="_ednref13" style="mso-endnote-id: edn13;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[13]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 2:14,
22-33/Mt 28:8-15 (261) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 </b><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/tuesday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b>Tue
Tuesday within the Octave of Easter</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 (262) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/wednesday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b>Wed
Wednesday within the Octave of Easter</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 (263) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/thursday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b>Thu
Thursday within the Octave of Easter</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 (264) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/friday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b>Fri
Friday within the Octave of Easter</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 (265) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/saturday-in-octave-of-easter.html"><b>18
Sat Saturday within the Octave of Easter</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 (266) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/04/second-sunday-of-easter-or-divine-mercy.html"><b>SUN
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>(OR
SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
2:42-47/1 Pt 1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31 (43) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/04/monday-of-second-week-of-easter.html"><b>Mon
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
4:23-31/Jn 3:1-8 (267) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/tuesday-of-second-week-of-easter.html"><b>Tue
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[Saint
Anselm, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 (268)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/04/wednesday-of-second-week-of-easter.html"><b>Wed
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 (269)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/04/thursday-of-second-week-of-easter.html"><b>Thu
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/red/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-23-saint-george-martyr.html">Saint
George, Martyr</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/04/april-23-saint-adalbert.html">Saint
Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 (270)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/04/friday-of-second-week-of-easter.html"><b>Fri
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-24-saint-fidelis-of-sigmaringen.html">Saint
Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 (271)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/04/feast-of-saint-mark-evangelist.html"><b>Sat
Saint Mark, Evangelist</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Pt
5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20 (555) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/04/third-sunday-of-easter.html"><b>SUN
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 2:14,
22-33/1 Pt 1:17-21/Lk 24:13-35 (46) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/monday-of-third-week-of-easter.html"><b>Mon
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29 (273)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/tuesday-of-third-week-of-easter.html"><b>Tue
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/red/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-28-saint-peter-chanel.html">Saint
Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-28-saint-louis-mary-de-montfort.html">Saint
Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
7:51—8:1a/Jn 6:30-35 (274)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 Wed
Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40 (275)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/wednesday-of-third-week-of-easter.html">Wed
Easter Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-29-saint-catherine-of-siena.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>30 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/thursday-of-third-week-of-easter.html"><b>Thu
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-30-saint-pius-v-pope-religious.html">Saint
Pius V, Pope</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51 (276)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>MAY 2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/friday-of-third-week-of-easter.html" target="_blank"><b>Fri Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-1-saint-joseph-worker.html">Saint
Joseph the Worker</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59 (277)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
or, for the
Memorial, Gn 1:26—2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24/Mt 13:54-58 (559)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 Sat
Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
9:31-42/Jn 6:60-69 (278)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/saturday-of-third-week-of-easter.html">Sat
Easter Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-2-saint-athanasius-bishop-and.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Athanasius</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/05/fourth-sunday-of-easter.html"><b>SUN
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 2:14a,
36-41/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10 (49) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/monday-of-fourth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Mon
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 11:1-18/Jn
10:11-18 (279)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/04/tuesday-of-fourth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Tue
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30 (280)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/wednesday-of-fourth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Wed
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
12:24—13:5a/Jn 12:44-50 (281)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/thursday-of-fourth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Thu
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20 (282)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/friday-of-fourth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Fri
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6 (283)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/saturday-of-fourth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Sat
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14 (284)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/05/fifth-sunday-of-easter.html"><b>SUN
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 6:1-7/1
Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12 (52) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/monday-of-fifth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Mon
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26 (285)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/tuesday-of-sixth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Tue
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/red/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-12-saints-nereus-and-achilleus.html">Saints
Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-12-saint-pancras-martyr.html">Saint
Pancras, Martyr</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a (286)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/wednesday-of-fifth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Wed
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/11/may-13-memorial-of-our-lady-of-fatima.html">Our
Lady of Fatima</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 (287)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/feast-of-saint-matthias-apostle.html"><b>Thu
Saint Matthias, Apostle</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17 (564) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/friday-of-fifth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Fri
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[USA: Saint
Isidore from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html">Common
of Holy Men and Women</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17 (289)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/saturday-of-fifth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Sat
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 (290)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/05/sixth-sunday-of-easter.html"><b>SUN
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER</b></a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn14" name="_ednref14" style="mso-endnote-id: edn14;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[14]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 8:5-8,
14-17/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21 (55) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/monday-of-sixth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Mon
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-18-saint-john-i-pope-martyr.html">Saint
John I, Pope and Martyr</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
16:11-15/Jn 15:26—16:4a (291)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/tuesday-of-sixth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Tue
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11 (292)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/wednesday-of-sixth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Wed
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-20-saint-bernardine-of-siena.html">Saint
Bernardine of Siena, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 17:15,
22—18:1/Jn 16:12-15 (293)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Ecclesiastical
Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 </b><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-ascension-of-lord.html"><b>Thu
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity
[Holyday of Obligation]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 (58) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>All Other
U.S. Ecclesiastical Provinces:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/05/thursday-of-sixth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Thu
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/christopher-magallanes-priest-and.html">Saint
Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
18:1-8/Jn 16:16-20 (294)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/05/friday-of-sixth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Fri
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/11/may-22-memorial-of-saint-rita-of-cascia.html">Saint
Rita of Cascia, Religious</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23 (295)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/05/saturday-of-sixth-week-of-easter.html"><b>Sat
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28 (296)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ecclesiastical
Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia:<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/05/seventh-sunday-of-easter.html"><b>SUN
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
1:12-14/1 Pt 4:13-16/Jn 17:1-11a (59) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
All Other
U.S. Ecclesiastical Provinces:<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 </b><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-ascension-of-lord.html"><b>SUN
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 (58) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/05/monday-of-seventh-week-of-easter.html"><b>Mon
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-25-saint-bede-venerable.html">Saint
Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church</a>;<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-25-saint-gregory-vii.html">Saint
Gregory VII, Pope</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-25-saint-mary-magdalene-de-pazzi.html">Saint
Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 (297)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 Tue
Saint Philip Neri, Priest</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a (298)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/tuesday-of-seventh-week-of-easter.html">Tue
Easter Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-26-saint-philip-neri.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Philip Neri</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/05/wednesday-of-seventh-week-of-easter.html"><b>Wed
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-27-saint-augustine-of-canterbury.html">Saint
Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 (299)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/thursday-of-seventh-week-of-easter.html"><b>Thu
Easter Weekday</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts 22:30;
23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 (300)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/friday-of-seventh-week-of-easter.html"><b>Fri
Easter Weekday</b></a> white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[Saint Paul
VI, Pope, <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">from the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/common-of-pastors.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #0066cc; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Common of Pastors</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">: For a Pope</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">]</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 (301)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
30 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/saturday-of-seventh-week-of-easter-mass.html">Sat
Easter Weekday</a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Morning:
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25 (302)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>31 SUN
PENTECOST SUNDAY</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/05/pentecost-sunday-at-vigil-mass.html"><b>Vigil</b>:
Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn
7:37-39</a> (62)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
or, <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/pentecost-sunday-at-vigil-mass.html">for
the <b>Extended Vigil</b>: Gn 11:1-9/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Ez 37:1-14/Jl 3:1-5/Rom
8:22-27/<o:p></o:p></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/pentecost-sunday-at-vigil-mass.html">Jn
7:37-39</a></span> (Lectionary for Mass Supplement, 62)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/06/pentecost-sunday.html"><b>Day</b>:
Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23</a> (63) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>JUNE 2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/memorial-of-blessed-virgin-mary-mother.html"><b>Mon
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
(<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/monday-of-ninth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Ninth
Week in Ordinary Time</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gn 3:9-15,
20 or Acts 1:12-14/Jn 19:25-34 (572A, see USCCB.org/motherofthechurch) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2010/05/tuesday-of-ninth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn15" name="_ednref15" style="mso-endnote-id: edn15;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[15]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
green/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-2-saints-marcellinus-and-peter.html">Saints
Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Pt
3:12-15a, 17-18/Mk 12:13-17 (354)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 Wed
Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12/Mk
12:18-27 (355)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/wednesday-of-ninth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-3-saint-charles-lwanga-and.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2010/05/thursday-of-eighth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> <sup>15</sup> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Tm
2:8-15/Mk 12:28-34 (356)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 Fri
Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Tm
3:10-17/Mk 12:35-37 (357)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2012/06/friday-of-ninth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-5-saint-boniface.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Boniface</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2012/06/saturday-of-ninth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/saint-norbert-bishop.html">Saint
Norbert, Bishop</a>; <a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/01/collection-of-masses-of-bvm-contents.html">BVM</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Tm
4:1-8/Mk 12:38-44 (358)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/06/solemnity-of-body-and-blood-of-christ.html"><b>SUN
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ex 34:4b-6,
8-9/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18 (164) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/monday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Mon
Weekday (Tenth Week in Ordinary Time)</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
17:1-6/Mt 5:1-12 (359) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/tuesday-of-tenth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-9-saint-ephrem.html">Saint
Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
17:7-16/Mt 5:13-16 (360)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/06/wednesday-of-tenth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
18:20-39/Mt 5:17-19 (361)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 <span style="color: #c45911; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Thu Saint
Barnabas, Apostle</span></b><span style="color: #c45911; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span>red <span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;">¨</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn16" name="_ednref16" style="mso-endnote-id: edn16;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[16]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/acts-of-apostles.html#Acts%2011:21b-26;13:1-3">Acts
11:21b-2613:1-3 </a>; <a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-98.html#Psalm%2098:1,%202-3ab,%203cd-4,%205-6">Psalm
98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6</a> (580)/<a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/matthew.html#Matthew%205:20-26">Mt
5:20-26</a> (362)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/thursday-of-tenth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Thu
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-11-saint-barnabas.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Barnabas</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/friday-of-tenth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs 19:9a,
11-16/Mt 5:27-32 (363)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 Sat
Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
19:19-21/Mt 5:33-37 (364)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-of-tenth-week-in-ordinary-time.html">Sat
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-13-saint-anthony-of-padua.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/06/solemnity-of-body-and-blood-of-christ.html"><b>SUN
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
(Corpus
Christi)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dt 8:2-3,
14b-16a/1 Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58 (167) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/monday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Mon
Weekday (Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time)</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs
21:1-16/Mt 5:38-42 (365) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/tuesday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs 21:17-29/Mt
5:43-48 (366)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/wednesday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Kgs 2:1,
6-14/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (367)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/06/thursday-of-eleventh-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sir
48:1-14/Mt 6:7-15 (368)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/06/solemnity-of-most-sacred-heart-of-jesus.html"><b>Fri
THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dt 7:6-11/1
Jn 4:7-16/Mt 11:25-30 (170) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 </b><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/06/immaculate-heart-of-mary.html"><b>Sat
The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Chr
24:17-25 (370)/Lk 2:41-51 (573)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/06/twelfth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
20:10-13/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33 (94) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/monday-of-twelfth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green/white/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-22-saint-paulinus-of-nola.html">Saint
Paulinus of Nola, Bishop</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-22-saints-john-fisher-and-thomas.html">Saints
John Fisher, Bishop,<o:p></o:p></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-22-saints-john-fisher-and-thomas.html">and
Thomas More, Martyrs</a></span>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Kgs
17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Mt 7:1-5 (371)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/tuesday-of-twelfth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Kgs
19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Mt 7:6, 12-14 (372)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 Wed
THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-24-23-solemnity-of-nativity-of.html"><b>Vigil</b>:
Jer 1:4-10/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17</a> (586)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/06/solemnity-of-nativity-of-saint-john.html"><b>Day</b>:
Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80</a> (587) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/06/thursday-of-twelfth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Kgs
24:8-17/Mt 7:21-29 (374)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2010/06/friday-of-twelfth-week-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Kgs
25:1-12/Mt 8:1-4 (375)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/06/saturday-of-twelfth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">[</span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-27-saint-cyril-of-alexandria.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Saint Cyril of
Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">;</span> <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">BVM Suggested for this date: </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/02/44-blessed-virgin-mary-health-of-sick.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">#44 The Blessed Virgin
Mary, Health of the Sick</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Lam 2:2,
10-14, 18-19/Mt 8:5-17 (376)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/07/thirteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Kgs
4:8-11, 14-16a/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42 (97) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 </b><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/solemnity-of-saints-peter-and-paul.html"><b>Mon
SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Acts
12:1-11/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19 (591) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>30 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/06/tuesday-of-thirteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-30-first-holy-martyrs-of-rome.html">The
First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Am 3:1-8;
4:11-12/Mt 8:23-27 (378)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>JULY 2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/wednesday-of-thirteenth-week-in.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[USA: Saint
Junípero Serra, Priest <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">From the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/common-of-pastors.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #0066cc; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Common of Pastors</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">:
For Missionaries #719-724, or the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #0066cc; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Common of Holy Men and Women</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">: For Religious #737-742</span>.]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Am 5:14-15,
21-24/Mt 8:28-34 (379)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/thursday-of-thirteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Am
7:10-17/Mt 9:1-8 (380)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/07/feast-of-saint-thomas-apostle.html"><b>Fri
Saint Thomas, Apostle</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
2:19-22/Jn 20:24-29 (593) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/saturday-of-thirteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[USA:
Independence Day; BVM: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Suggested for this
date: # </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/09/28-immaculate-heart-of-blessed-virgin.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none; color: #00838f; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; padding: 0in;">28. The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">, or # </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/12/34-blessed-virgin-mary-cause-of-our-joy.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none; color: #00838f; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; padding: 0in;">34. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Cause of Our Joy</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">.</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">]</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Am
9:11-15/Mt 9:14-17 (382)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
or, for
Independence Day, any readings from the Lectionary for Mass (vol. IV), the Mass
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">may be taken from the Masses for Various Needs and Occasions, II.
For Civil Needs: </span><a href="http://deaconsailor.blogspot.com/2014/01/13-for-country-or-city-or-for-those-who.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">13.
For the Nation, nos. 882-886</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">; or </span><a href="http://deaconsailor.blogspot.com/2014/01/14-for-peace-and-justice-887-891.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">14.
For Peace and Justice, nos. 887-891</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/07/fourteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Zec
9:9-10/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30 (100) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/monday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-6-saint-maria-goretti.html">Saint
Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Hos 2:16,
17b-18, 21-22/Mt 9:18-26 (383)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/tuesday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Hos 8:4-7,
11-13/Mt 9:32-38 (384)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/wednesday-of-fourteenth-week-in.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Hos 10:1-3,
7-8, 12/Mt 10:1-7 (385)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/thursday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-10-st.html">Saint
Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Hos 11:1-4,
8e-9/Mt 10:7-15 (386)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/friday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Hos
14:2-10/Mt 10:16-23 (387)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 Sat
Saint Benedict, Abbot</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 6:1-8/Mt
10:24-33 (388)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/saturday-of-fourteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-11-saint-benedict.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Benedict</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/07/fifteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
55:10-11/Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 (103) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/monday-of-fifteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-13-saint-henry.html">Saint
Henry</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
1:10-17/Mt 10:34—11:1 (389)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 Tue
USA: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 7:1-9/Mt
11:20-24 (390)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/tuesday-of-fifteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-14-saint-kateri-tekakwitha-virgin.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 Wed
Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 10:5-7,
13b-16/Mt 11:25-27 (391)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/wednesday-of-fifteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-15-saint-bonaventure.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Bonaventure</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/thursday-of-fifteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-16-our-lady-of-mount-carmel.html">Our
Lady of Mount Carmel</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 26:7-9,
12, 16-19/Mt 11:28-30 (392)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/friday-of-fifteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 38:1-6,
21-22, 7-8/Mt 12:1-8 (393)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/saturday-of-fifteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/07/july-18-saint-camillus-de-lellis.html">USA:
Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest</a>; BVM: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Suggested for this
date: </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/03/22-holy-mary-handmaid-of-lord.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">#22
Holy Mary, Handmaid of the Lord</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">.</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">]</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mi 2:1-5/Mt
12:14-21 (394)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/07/sixteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Wis 12:13,
16-19/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30 (106) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/monday-of-sixteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-20-saint-apollinaris-bishop-and.html">Saint
Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mi 6:1-4,
6-8/Mt 12:38-42 (395)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/tuesday-of-sixteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-21-saint-lawrence-of-brindisi.html">Saint
Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mi 7:14-15,
18-20/Mt 12:46-50 (396)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 </b><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-22-saint-mary-magdalene.html"><b>Wed
Saint Mary Magdalene</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sg 3:1-4b or
2 Cor 5:14-17/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 (603) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/thursday-of-sixteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-23-saint-bridget-of-sweden.html">Saint
Bridget, Religious</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer 2:1-3,
7-8, 12-13/Mt 13:10-17 (398)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/friday-of-sixteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-24-saint-sharbel-makhlue-priest.html">Saint
Sharbel Makhlūf, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
3:14-17/Mt 13:18-23 (399)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/07/feast-of-saint-james-apostle.html"><b>Sat
Saint James, Apostle</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Cor
4:7-15/Mt 20:20-28 (605) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/07/seventeenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs 3:5,
7-12/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46 (109) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/monday-of-seventeenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
13:1-11/Mt 13:31-35 (401)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2010/07/tuesday-of-seventeenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
14:17-22/Mt 13:36-43 (402)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 </b><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-29-saint-martha.html"><b>Wed
Saint Martha</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
The Gospel
from the Proper is used for this Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/07/memorial-of-saint-alphonsus-liguori.html">Jer
15:10, 16-21</a> (403)/<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-29-saint-martha.html">Jn
11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42</a> (607)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>30 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/thursday-of-seventeenth-week-in.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-30-saint-peter-chrysologus.html">Saint
Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
18:1-6/Mt 13:47-53 (404)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[Michigan
Region] Blessed Solanus Casey<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Optional readings
from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html">Common
of Holy Men</a>, <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">For Religious #737-742</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>31 Fri
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
26:1-9/Mt 13:54-58 (405)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/friday-of-seventeenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-31-saint-ignatius-of-loyola.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>AUGUST
2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 Sat
Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
26:11-16, 24/Mt 14:1-12 (406)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/07/saturday-of-seventeenth-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-1-saint-alphonsus-liguori.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/08/eighteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
55:1-3/Rom 8:35, 37-39/Mt 14:13-21 (112) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2010/08/monday-of-eighteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer 28:1-17
(407)/Mt 14:22-36 (408)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 Tue
Saint John Vianney, Priest</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer 30:1-2,
12-15, 18-22/Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 (408)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/tuesday-of-eighteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-4-saint-john-mary-vianney.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. John Vianney</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/wednesday-of-eighteenth-week-in.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-5-dedication-of-basilica-of.html">The
Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
31:1-7/Mt 15:21-28 (409)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/08/feast-of-transfiguration-of-lord.html"><b>Thu
The Transfiguration of the Lord</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dn 7:9-10,
13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9 (614) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/friday-of-eighteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green/red/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-7-saint-sixtus-ii.html">Saint
Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-7-saint-cajetan.html">Saint
Cajetan, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Na 2:1, 3;
3:1-3, 6-7/Mt 16:24-28 (411)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 Sat
Saint Dominic,</b> <b>Priest</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Hb
1:12—2:4/Mt 17:14-20 (412)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-of-eighteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-8-saint-dominic.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Dominic</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/08/nineteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Kgs 19:9a,
11-13a/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33 (115) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/08/feast-of-saint-lawrence-deacon-and.html"><b>Mon
Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Cor
9:6-10/Jn 12:24-26 (618) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 Tue
Saint Clare, Virgin</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
2:8—3:4/Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 (414)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/tuesday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-11-saint-clare.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Clare</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/08/wednesday-of-nineteenth-week-in.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-18-saint-jane-frances-de-chantal.html">Saint
Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious</a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn17" name="_ednref17" style="mso-endnote-id: edn17;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[17]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez 9:1-7;
10:18-22/Mt 18:15-20 (415)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/thursday-of-nineteenth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-13-saint-pontian-and-saint.html">Saints
Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
12:1-12/Mt 18:21—19:1 (416)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 Fri
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez 16:1-15,
60, 63 or 16:59-63/Mt 19:3-12 (417)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/friday-of-nineteenth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-14-saint-maximilian-mary-kolbe.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 Sat
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity
[not a Holyday of Obligation this year]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/08/solemnity-of-assumption-of-blessed.html"><b>Vigil</b>:
1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28</a> (621)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/08/solemnity-of-assumption-of-blessed.html"><b>Day</b>:
Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56</a> (622) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/08/twentieth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 56:1,
6-7/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/Mt 15:21-28 (118) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/08/monday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez 24:15-24/Mt
19:16-22 (419)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/tuesday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
28:1-10/Mt 19:23-30 (420)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/wednesday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-19-saint-john-eudes.html">Saint
John Eudes, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
34:1-11/Mt 20:1-16 (421)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 Thu
Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
36:23-28/Mt 22:1-14 (422)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/thursday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Thu
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-20-saint-bernard.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Bernard</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 Fri
Saint Pius X, Pope</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
37:1-14/Mt 22:34-40 (423)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/friday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-21-saint-pius-x.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Pius X</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 Sat
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
43:1-7ab/Mt 23:1-12 (424)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/saturday-of-twentieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-22-queenship-of-blessed-virgin.html">Proper
for the Queenship of Mary</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/08/twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
22:19-23/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20 (121) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/08/feast-of-saint-bartholomew-apostle.html"><b>Mon
Saint Bartholomew, Apostle</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rv 21:9b-14/Jn
1:45-51 (629) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/08/tuesday-of-twenty-first-week-in.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-25-saint-louis-of-france.html">Saint
Louis</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-25-saint-joseph-calasanz.html">Saint
Joseph Calasanz, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Thes
2:1-3a, 14-17/Mt 23:23-26 (426)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2010/08/wednesday-of-twenty-first-week-in.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Thes
3:6-10, 16-18/Mt 23:27-32 (427)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 Thu
Saint Monica </b>white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
1:1-9/Mt 24:42-51 (428)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/thursday-of-twenty-first-week-in.html">Thu
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-27-saint-monica.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Monica</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 Fri
Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
1:17-25/Mt 25:1-13 (429)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/friday-of-twenty-first-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-28-saint-augustine.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Augustine</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 Sat
The Passion of Saint John the Baptist</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial [<i>Note:
for this Memorial, the Gospel from the Proper is used.</i>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/saturday-of-twenty-first-week-in.html">1
Cor 1:26-31</a> (430)/<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/08/august-29-beheading-of-st-john-baptist.html">Mk
6:17-29</a> (634) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/08/saturday-of-twenty-first-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/08/august-29-beheading-of-st-john-baptist.html">Proper
for the Passion of St. John the Baptist</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>30 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/09/twenty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jer
20:7-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27 (124) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>31 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2010/08/monday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor 2:1-5/Lk
4:16-30 (431)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>SEPTEMBER
2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/tuesday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
2:10b-16/Lk 4:31-37 (432)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/wednesday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html"><b>Wed
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor 3:1-9/Lk
4:38-44 (433)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 Thu
Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the</b> <b>Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
3:18-23/Lk 5:1-11 (434)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/thursday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html">Thu
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-3-saint-gregory-great.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 </b><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/friday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
4:1-5/Lk 5:33-39 (435)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/09/saturday-of-twenty-second-week-in.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/01/collection-of-masses-of-bvm-contents.html">BVM
#19-46</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
4:6b-15/Lk 6:1-5 (436)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/09/twenty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20 (127) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/monday-of-twenty-third-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
5:1-8/Lk 6:6-11 (437)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 </b><a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/feast-of-nativity-of-blessed-virgin-mary.html"><b>Tue
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mi 5:1-4a or
Rom 8:28-30/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 (636) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 Wed
USA: Saint Peter Claver, Priest</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
7:25-31/Lk 6:20-26 (439)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/wednesday-of-twenty-third-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/08/september-9-saint-peter-claver-priest.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Peter Claver</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/09/thursday-of-twenty-third-week-in.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
8:1b-7, 11-13/Lk 6:27-38 (440)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/09/friday-of-twenty-third-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor 9:16-19,
22b-27/Lk 6:39-42 (441)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/saturday-of-twenty-third-week-in.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/09/memorial-of-most-holy-name-of-mary.html">The
Most Holy Name of Mary</a>; <a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/01/collection-of-masses-of-bvm-contents.html">BVM
#19-46</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
10:14-22/Lk 6:43-49 (442)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/09/twenty-fourth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sir
27:30—28:7/Rom 14:7-9/Mt 18:21-35 (130) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/09/feast-of-exaltation-of-holy-cross.html"><b>Mon
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Nm
21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 (638) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 Tue
Our Lady of Sorrows</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial [<i>Note:
for this Memorial, the Gospel from the Proper is used.</i>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/tuesday-of-twenty-fourth-week-in.html">1
Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a</a> (444)/<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-15-our-lady-of-sorrows.html">Jn
19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35</a> (639) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/tuesday-of-twenty-fourth-week-in.html">Tue
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-15-our-lady-of-sorrows.html">Proper
for the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 Wed
Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop,</b> Martyrs red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
12:31—13:13/Lk 7:31-35 (445)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/wednesday-of-twenty-fourth-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-16-sts-cornelius-and-cyprian.html">Proper
for the Memorial of Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/09/thursday-of-twenty-fourth-week-in.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-17-saint-robert-bellarmine.html">Saint
Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
15:1-11/Lk 7:36-50 (446)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/09/friday-of-twenty-fourth-week-in.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
15:12-20/Lk 8:1-3 (447)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/saturday-of-twenty-fourth-week-in.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/red/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-19-saint-januarius.html">Saint
Januarius, Bishop and Martyr</a>; BVM: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Suggested for this
date: </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/02/20-holy-mary-new-eve.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">#20.
Holy Mary, the New Eve</span></a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Cor
15:35-37, 42-49/Lk 8:4-15 (448)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/09/twenty-fifth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is
55:6-9/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a (133) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/09/feast-of-saint-matthew-apostle-and.html"><b>Mon
Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist</b></a> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph 4:1-7,
11-13/Mt 9:9-13 (643) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/tuesday-of-twenty-fifth-week-in.html"><b>Tue
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Prv 21:1-6,
10-13/Lk 8:19-21 (450)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 Wed
Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Prv
30:5-9/Lk 9:1-6 (451)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/wednesday-of-twenty-fifth-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-23-saint-pio-of-pietrelcina.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/thursday-of-twenty-fifth-week-in.html"><b>Thu
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eccl
1:2-11/Lk 9:7-9 (452)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/friday-of-twenty-fifth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Fri
Weekday</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eccl
3:1-11/Lk 9:18-22 (453)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/saturday-of-twenty-fifth-week-in.html"><b>Sat
Weekday</b></a> green/red/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-26-saints-cosmas-and-damian.html">Saints
Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs</a>; <a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/01/collection-of-masses-of-bvm-contents.html">BVM
#19-46</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eccl
11:9—12:8/Lk 9:43b-45 (454)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/09/twenty-sixth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html"><b>SUN
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</b></a> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez
18:25-28/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt 21:28-32 (136) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>28 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/09/monday-of-twenty-sixth-week-in-ordinary.html"><b>Mon
Weekday</b></a> green/red/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-28-saint-wenceslaus.html">Saint
Wenceslaus, Martyr</a>; <a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-28-memorial-of-saint-lawrence.html">Saint
Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jb 1:6-22/Lk
9:46-50 (455)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 </b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/09/feast-of-saints-michael-gabriel-and.html"><b>Tue
Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels</b></a> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dn 7:9-10,
13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a/Jn 1:47-51 (647) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>30 Wed
Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jb 9:1-12, 14-16/Lk
9:57-62 (457)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/wednesday-of-twenty-sixth-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-30-saint-jerome.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Jerome</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>OCTOBER
2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 Thu
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jb
19:21-27/Lk 10:1-12 (458)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/memorial-of-saint-francis-of-assisi.html">Thu
Weekday</a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_edn18" name="_ednref18" style="mso-endnote-id: edn18;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[18]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-1-saint-therese-of-child-jesus.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>2 Fri The
Holy Guardian Angels</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
The Gospel
from the Proper is used for this Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2015/10/memorial-of-holy-guardian-angels.html">Jb
38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5</a> (459)/<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-2-guardian-angels.html">Mt
18:1-5, 10</a> (650) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/saturday-of-twenty-sixth-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[BVM: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Suggested for this date: <a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/01/36-blessed-virgin-mary-mother-of.html">#36
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Fairest Love</a></span>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jb 42:1-3,
5-6, 12-17/Lk 10:17-24 (460)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/10/twenty-seventh-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 5:1-7/Phil
4:6-9/Mt 21:33-43 (139) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/monday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Mon
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[USA:
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black;">from the</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #00e000;"> </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #00e000; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/common-of-pastors.html">Common
of Pastors: For Missionaries (#719-724)</a></span>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gal
1:6-12/Lk 10:25-37 (461)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-5-memorial-of-saint-faustina.html" target="_blank">SAINT FAUSTINA KOWALSKA, VIRGIN</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Or from the<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/common-of-virgins.html" target="_blank"> Common of Virgins #731-735</a> or the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html" target="_blank">Common of Holy Men and Women #738-742</a></div></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/tuesday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Tue
Weekday</a></b> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-6-saint-bruno.html">Saint
Bruno, Priest</a>; USA: Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin: from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/common-of-virgins.html">Common
of Virgins</a>, or from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html">Common
of Holy Men and Women</a> For Religious</span>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gal
1:13-24/Lk 10:38-42 (462)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 Wed Our
Lady of the Rosary</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gal 2:1-2,
7-14/Lk 11:1-4 (463) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/wednesday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-7-our-lady-of-rosary.html">Proper
for the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/thursday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Thu
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gal 3:1-5/Lk
11:5-13 (464)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/friday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Fri
Weekday</a></b> green/red/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-9-saint-denis.html">Saint
Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-9-saint-john-leonardi.html">Saint
John Leonardi, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gal
3:7-14/Lk 11:15-26 (465)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/saturday-of-twenty-seventh-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">[BVM: Suggested for this date: #28. <a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/09/28-immaculate-heart-of-blessed-virgin.html">The
Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary</a> or # 35. <a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/12/35-blessed-virgin-mary-pillar-of-faith.html">The
Blessed Virgin Mary, Pillar of Faith</a>]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gal
3:22-29/Lk 11:27-28 (466)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/10/twenty-eighth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 25:6-10a/Phil
4:12-14, 19-20/Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 (142) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/monday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Mon
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gal 4:22-24,
26-27, 31—5:1/Lk 11:29-32 (467)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/tuesday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Tue
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gal 5:1-6/Lk
11:37-41 (468)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/wednesday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a></b> green/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-14-saint-callistus-i.html">Saint
Callistus I, Pope and Martyr</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Gal
5:18-25/Lk 11:42-46 (469)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 Thu
Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
1:1-10/Lk 11:47-54 (470)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/thursday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Thu
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-15-saint-teresa-of-jesus.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/friday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Fri
Weekday</a></b> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-16-saint-hedwig.html">Saint
Hedwig, Religious</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-16-saint-margaret-mary-alacoque.html">Saint
Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
1:11-14/Lk 12:1-7 (471)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 Sat Saint
Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
1:15-23/Lk 12:8-12 (472)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/saturday-of-twenty-eighth-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-17-saint-ignatius-of-antioch.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/10/twenty-ninth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is 45:1,
4-6/1 Thes 1:1-5b/Mt 22:15-21 (145) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 Mon
USA: Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs </b>red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
2:1-10/Lk 12:13-21 (473)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/monday-of-twenty-ninth-week-in-ordinary.html">Monday
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-19-saints-john-de-brebeuf-and.html">Proper
for the Memorial of Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/tuesday-of-twenty-ninth-week-in.html">Tue
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[USA: <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-20-saint-paul-of-cross.html">Saint
Paul of the Cross, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
2:12-22/Lk 12:35-38 (474)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/wednesday-of-twenty-ninth-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
3:2-12/Lk 12:39-48 (475)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/thursday-of-twenty-ninth-week-in.html">Thu
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-21-memorial-of-saint-john-paul.html">Saint
John Paul II, Pope</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
3:14-21/Lk 12:49-53 (476)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/friday-of-twenty-ninth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-23-saint-john-of-capistrano.html">Saint
John of Capistrano, Priest</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph 4:1-6/Lk
12:54-59 (477)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/saturday-of-twenty-ninth-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a></b> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-24-saint-anthony-mary-claret.html">Saint
Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop</a>; BVM: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Suggested for this date: #39B. <a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/01/39-holy-mary-queen-and-mother-of-mercy.html">Holy
Mary, Queen and Mother of Mercy</a>.</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">]</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph 4:7-16/Lk
13:1-9 (478)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>25 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/10/thirtieth-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ex
22:20-26/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40 (148) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>26 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/monday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
4:32—5:8/Lk 13:10-17 (479)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>27 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/10/tuesday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Tue
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
5:21-33/Lk 13:18-21 (480)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/10/feast-of-saints-simon-and-jude-apostles.html">28
Wed Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles</a></b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph 2:19-22/Lk
6:12-16 (666) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>29 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/10/thursday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Thu
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eph
6:10-20/Lk 13:31-35 (482)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>30 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/10/friday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Phil
1:1-11/Lk 14:1-6 (483)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>31 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/saturday-of-thirtieth-week-in-ordinary.html">Sat
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">[BVM: Suggested for this date # <a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/06/24-blessed-virgin-mary-seat-of-wisdom.html">24.
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Seat of Wisdom</a>]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Phil
1:18b-26/Lk 14:1, 7-11 (484)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>NOVEMBER
2020<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>1 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/10/solemnity-of-all-saints.html">SUN
ALL SAINTS</a></b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rv 7:2-4,
9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a (667) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-commemoration-of-all-faithful.html">2
Mon The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed</a></b> violet or white or
black<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
(All Souls’
Day)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Any readings
from no. 668 or from the Lectionary for Mass (vol. IV),<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
the <a href="https://deaconsailor.blogspot.com/2013/12/masses-for-dead-1011-1016.html">Masses
for the Dead, nos. 1011-1016</a> Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>3 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/tuesday-of-thirty-first-week-in.html">Tue
Weekday (Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time)</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-3-saint-martin-de-porres.html">Saint
Martin de Porres, Religious</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Phil
2:5-11/Lk 14:15-24 (486) Pss III<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>4 Wed
Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Phil
2:12-18/Lk 14:25-33 (487)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/wednesday-of-thirty-first-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-4-2009-saint-charles-borromeo.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>5 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/thursday-of-thirty-first-week-in.html">Thu
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Phil 3:3-8a/Lk
15:1-10 (488)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>6 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/11/friday-of-thirty-first-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Phil
3:17—4:1/Lk 16:1-8 (489)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>7 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/saturday-of-thirty-first-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/01/collection-of-masses-of-bvm-contents.html">BVM
#19-46</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Phil
4:10-19/Lk 16:9-15 (490)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>8 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/11/thirty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Wis
6:12-16/1 Thes 4:13-18 or 4:13-14/Mt 25:1-13 (154) Pss IV<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>9 <a href="https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2019/11/feast-of-dedication-of-lateran-basilica.html">Mon
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica</a></b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Feast<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez 47:1-2,
8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22 (671) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>10 Tue
Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ti 2:1-8,
11-14/Lk 17:7-10 (492)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/tuesday-of-thirty-second-week-in.html">Tue
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/vember-10-saint-leo-great.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Leo the Great</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>11 Wed
Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ti 3:1-7/Lk
17:11-19 (493) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/wednesday-of-thirty-second-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-11-saint-martin-of-tours.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Martin of Tours</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>12 Thu
Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Phlm 7-20/Lk
17:20-25 (494)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/thursday-of-thirty-second-week-in.html">Thu
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-12-saint-josaphat.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Josaphat</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>13 Fri
USA: Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
2 Jn 4-9/Lk
17:26-37 (495)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/friday-of-thirty-second-week-in.html">Fri
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">St.
Frances Xavier Cabrini has no proper approved. Mass texts may be taken from: <span style="color: black;">the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/common-of-virgins.html">Common
of Virgins</a> #731-736, or from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html">Common
of Holy Men and Women</a> For Religious <span style="background: white;">#737-742.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>14 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/11/saturday-of-thirty-second-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/01/collection-of-masses-of-bvm-contents.html">BVM
#19-46</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
3 Jn 5-8/Lk
18:1-8 (496)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>15 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/11/thirty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html">SUN
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Prv
31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes 5:1-6/Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 (157) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>16 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/monday-of-thirty-third-week-in-ordinary.html">Mon
Weekday</a></b> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-16-saint-margaret-of-scotland.html">Saint
Margaret of Scotland</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-16-saint-gertrude.html">Saint
Gertrude, Virgin</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rv 1:1-4;
2:1-5/Lk 18:35-43 (497)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>17 Tue
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rv 3:1-6,
14-22/Lk 19:1-10 (498)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/tuesday-of-thirty-third-week-in.html">Tue
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-17-saint-elizabeth-of-hungary.html">Proper
for the Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>18 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/wednesday-of-thirty-third-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a></b> green/white/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-18-dedication-of-basilica-of.html">The
Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles</a>;<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
USA: Saint
Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">from the </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/common-of-virgins.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Common of Virgins</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black;">, or the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Common of Holy Men and Women</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black;">, For Religious</span>]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rv 4:1-11/Lk
19:11-28 (499)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
or, for the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-18-dedication-of-basilica-of.html">Memorial
of the Dedication, Acts 28:11-16, 30-31/Mt 14:22-33</a> (679)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>19 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2014/11/thursday-of-thirty-third-week-in.html">Thu
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rv 5:1-10/Lk
19:41-44 (500)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>20 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/friday-of-thirty-third-week-in-ordinary.html">Fri
Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rv
10:8-11/Lk 19:45-48 (501)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>21 Sat
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary</b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rv
11:4-12/Lk 20:27-40 (502)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/saturday-of-thirty-third-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-21-presentation-of-virgin-mary.html">Proper
for the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>22 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-solemnity-of-our-lord-jesus-christ.html">SUN
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE</a></b> white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Solemnity<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ez 34:11-12,
15-17/1 Cor 15:20-26, 28/Mt 25:31-46 (160) Pss Prop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>23 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/monday-of-thirty-fourth-week-in.html">Mon
Weekday (Thirty-Fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time)</a></b>
green/red/white/red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[<a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-23-saint-clement-i.html">Saint
Clement I, Pope and Martyr</a>; <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-23-saint-columban.html">Saint
Columban, Abbot</a>;<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
USA: Blessed
Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">From
the </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/common-of-martyrs.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Common of Martyrs</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black;"> or the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/common-of-pastors.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Common of Pastors</span></a>]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Rv 14:1-3,
4b-5/Lk 21:1-4 (503) Pss II<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>24 Tue
Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs</b> red<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Memorial<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rv 14:14-19/Lk
21:5-11 (504)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/tuesday-of-thirty-fourth-week-in.html">Tue
Weekday</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">St
Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions has no proper assigned. Mass texts may be taken <span style="background: white; color: black;">From the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/common-of-martyrs.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Common of Martyrs</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black;"> or the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/common-of-pastors.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Common of Pastors</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>25 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/wednesday-of-thirty-fourth-week-in.html">Wed
Weekday</a></b> green/red<o:p></o:p></div>
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[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2019/11/november-25-saint-catherine-of.html" target="_blank">SaintCatherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr</a>: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">from
the </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/common-of-martyrs.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Common of Martyrs</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black;"> or the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/common-of-virgins.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Common of Virgins</span></a>]</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Rv 15:1-4/Lk
21:12-19 (505)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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26 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/thursday-of-thirty-fourth-week-in.html">Thu
Weekday</a> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
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[<a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-day.html">USA:
Thanksgiving Day</a>]<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rv 18:1-2,
21-23; 19:1-3, 9a/Lk 21:20-28 (506)<o:p></o:p></div>
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or, for
Thanksgiving Day, any readings from the Lectionary for Mass (vol. IV),<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
the Mass <a href="http://deaconsailor.blogspot.com/2013/12/26-in-thanksgiving-to-god-943-947.html">“In
Thanksgiving to God,” nos. 943-947</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>27<a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2016/11/friday-of-thirty-fourth-week-in.html">
Fri Weekday</a></b> green<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rv 20:1-4,
11—21:2/Lk 21:29-33 (507)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>28 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2018/11/saturday-of-thirty-fourth-week-in.html">Sat
Weekday</a></b> green/white<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
[BVM: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Suggested for this date: </span><a href="https://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2017/01/37-blessed-virgin-mary-mother-of-divine.html" target="_blank">#37. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of
Divine Hope</a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rv 22:1-7/Lk
21:34-36 (508)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>YEAR B –
WEEKDAYS I<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>29 <a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/12/first-sunday-of-advent.html">SUN
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT</a></b> violet<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is
63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37 (2) Pss I<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="mso-element: endnote-list;">
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<hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" />
<!--[endif]-->
<br />
<div id="edn1" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref1" name="_edn1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Citations indicating the proper week of
the Psalter for the Liturgy of the Hours, or proper psalms, when applicable,
designated by Pss I, Pss II, etc., or Pss Prop respectively, are included in
this calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn2" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref2" name="_edn2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> Optional Memorials are indicated by the
use of italics within brackets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn3" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref3" name="_edn3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn3;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> Note for December 17-24 links are to
2014 posts so the day of the week would be consistent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the reader wants the most recent edits,
click on the “S.S. Commemoratio” footnote and select the most recent year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn4" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref4" name="_edn4" style="mso-endnote-id: edn4;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> <span style="color: black;">On Saturdays
in Ordinary Time when there is no obligatory memorial, an optional memorial of
the Blessed Virgin Mary is allowed.[1] Mass texts may be taken from
the </span></span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/12/the-common-of-blessed-virgin-mary.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">, from a </span><a href="http://deaconsailor.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-blessed-virgin-mary-1002.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Votive Mass</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">, or from the special collection
of </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Masses for the Blessed Virgin Mary</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"> (Suggested is
#26, </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/09/26-blessed-virgin-mary-image-and-mother.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">The Blessed Virgin Mary, Image and
Mother of the Church, II</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">).</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn5" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref5" name="_edn5" style="mso-endnote-id: edn5;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> The General Instruction of the Roman
Missal (GIRM), no. 373, designates January 22 as a particular day of prayer and
penance, called the "Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children”:
“In all the Dioceses of the United States of America, January 22 (or January
23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday) shall be observed as a particular day of
prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and
of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through
acts of abortion.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn6" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref6" name="_edn6" style="mso-endnote-id: edn6;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Masses
for the Blessed Virgin Mary</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">,
suggested for this date: </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/12/35-blessed-virgin-mary-pillar-of-faith.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">The Blessed Virgin Mary, Pillar of Faith</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> #35<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn7" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref7" name="_edn7" style="mso-endnote-id: edn7;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> From the special collection of </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Masses
for the Blessed Virgin Mary</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">.
Suggested for this date: </span><a href="http://sow-bvm.blogspot.com/2016/06/24-blessed-virgin-mary-seat-of-wisdom.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Blessed Virgin Mary, Seat of Wisdom</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">, #24B.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn8" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref8" name="_edn8" style="mso-endnote-id: edn8;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> The following readings may be used on
any Lenten day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of the
Samaritan Woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent: Ex 17:1-7/Jn 4:5-42 (</span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/03/optional-mass-of-third-week-of-lent.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">236</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn9" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref9" name="_edn9" style="mso-endnote-id: edn9;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> The following readings may be used on
any Lenten day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of the
Man Born Blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Mi 7:7-9/Jn 9:1-41 (</span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/04/optional-mass-of-fourth-week-of-lent_02.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">243</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div id="edn10" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref10" name="_edn10" style="mso-endnote-id: edn10;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> The following readings may be used on
any day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of Lazarus is
not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent: 2 Kgs 4:18b-21, 32-37/Jn 11:1-45 (</span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/04/optional-mass-of-fifth-week-of-lent.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">250</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div id="edn11" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref11" name="_edn11" style="mso-endnote-id: edn11;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"> If
necessary, the Chrism Mass may be celebrated on a suitable day before Holy
Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn12" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref12" name="_edn12" style="mso-endnote-id: edn12;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Nine
readings are assigned to the Easter Vigil: seven from the Old Testament and two
from the New. If<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">circumstances
demand in individual cases, the number of prescribed readings may be reduced.
Three selections from the Old Testament, both from the Law and the Prophets,
should be read before the Epistle and Gospel. In any case, the reading from
Exodus about the escape through the Red Sea (reading 3) should never be omitted.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div id="edn13" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref13" name="_edn13" style="mso-endnote-id: edn13;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[13]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">
Although not given the title of Solemnity, “[t]he first eight days of Easter
Time constitute the Octave of Easter and are celebrated as Solemnities of the
Lord” (Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, no. 24).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div id="edn14" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref14" name="_edn14" style="mso-endnote-id: edn14;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[14]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"> When
the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on the following Sunday, the Second Reading
and Gospel from the </span><a href="http://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/2017/05/seventh-sunday-of-easter.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Seventh
Sunday of Easter (see no. 59)</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"> may be read on the Sixth
Sunday of Easter.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div id="edn15" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref15" name="_edn15" style="mso-endnote-id: edn15;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[15]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> This link is from 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For more recent edits to commentary select </span><a href="http://supplament.blogspot.com/2008/06/memorial-of-saint-charles-lwanga.html"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">S.S. Commemoratio</span></a><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> and choose 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div id="edn16" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref16" name="_edn16" style="mso-endnote-id: edn16;" title=""></a><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;">¨</span></span><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[16]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> For
this memorial, the Gospel from the weekday is used.<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div id="edn17" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref17" name="_edn17" style="mso-endnote-id: edn17;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[17]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
Note: Saint Jane Frances De Chantal’s feast day was originally set on December
12<sup>th</sup>, it was perpetually moved to August 12<sup>th</sup> so it did
not coincide with Our Lady of Guadalupe (also December 12<sup>th</sup>).<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div id="edn18" style="mso-element: endnote;">
<div class="MsoEndnoteText">
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/Liturgical%20Calendar%202020.docx#_ednref18" name="_edn18" style="mso-endnote-id: edn18;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">[18]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
Note: this weekday, while readings are from the day, has not been called
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-81198038563877502802019-11-08T16:05:00.000-05:002019-11-08T16:05:27.955-05:00MAY 22 - MEMORIAL OF SAINT RITA OF CASCIA, RELIGIOUS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2019/11/may-22-memorial-of-saint-rita-of-cascia.html">Readings
for the Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia</a> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/MAY%2022%20-%20MEMORIAL%20OF%20SAINT%20RITA%20OF%20CASCIA,%20RELIGIOUS.docx#_edn1" name="_ednref1" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-rita-of-cascia">Biographical information
about St. Rita of Cascia</a></span></span></div>
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and Commentary:</span></span></b><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/MAY%2022%20-%20MEMORIAL%20OF%20SAINT%20RITA%20OF%20CASCIA,%20RELIGIOUS.docx#_edn2" name="_ednref2" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a></span></h2>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below
are the readings suggested for this Memorial. However, readings for the
Memorial may also be taken from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html">Common
of Holy Men and Women: For Religious #737-742</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Reading
1:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">
<b><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/philippians/4:4"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-weight: normal;">Philippians
4:4-9</span></strong></a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brothers
and sisters:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rejoice
in the Lord always.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
shall say it again: rejoice!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your
kindness should be known to all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Lord is near.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have
no anxiety at all, but in everything,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">make
your requests known to God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then
the peace of God that surpasses all understanding<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will
guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally,
brothers and sisters,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">whatever
is true, whatever is honorable,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">whatever
is just, whatever is pure,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">whatever
is lovely, whatever is gracious,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if
there is any excellence<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and if
there is anything worthy of praise,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">think
about these things.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keep
on doing what you have learned and received<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
heard and seen in me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then
the God of peace will be with you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Commentary on</i></b> <a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/philippians.html#Philippians_4:4-9">Phil
4:4-9</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In
the certain knowledge that Christ is with them, St. Paul begins this address,
as part of a series of ethical instructions, by exhorting the Christian
community to prayer. Through prayer God’s peace will come into their hearts and
minds as a gift from Christ Jesus. He calls upon them to meditate upon the
great good that is provided through God and provides a litany of adjectives;
true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and gracious as descriptors of Christ’s
actions in their midst. Through a focus on what is excellent they will achieve
the peace of Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Phil 4:6-7 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2633">2633</a>;
Phil 4:8 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1803">1803</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Responsorial
Psalm:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/1:1">Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">R.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">
(40:5a) <b>Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">R.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> (2a) <b>Blessed
are they who delight in the law of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">R.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">
(92:13-14) <b>The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the
Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed
the man who follows not<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the
counsel of the wicked<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nor
walks in the way of sinners,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nor
sits in the company of the insolent,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But
delights in the law of the LORD<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
meditates on his law day and night. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R.
Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. Blessed
are they who delight in the law of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">R. The
just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is
like a tree<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">planted
near running water,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That
yields its fruit in due season,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
whose leaves never fade.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whatever
he does, prospers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R.
Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. Blessed
are they who delight in the law of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">R. The
just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not
so, the wicked, not so;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they
are like chaff which the wind drives away.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For
the LORD watches over the way of the just,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but
the way of the wicked vanishes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R.
Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. Blessed
are they who delight in the law of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">R. The
just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Commentary on</i></b> <a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-1.html#Psalm_1:1-2,3,4_and_6">Ps
1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Psalm
1 serves as a preface to the whole book of psalms. The psalmist here exalts
those who follow the Lord’s commands, and reflects upon the blessings they will
receive. As in <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/romans/6:19" target="_blank">Romans 6:19ff</a>, this selection
emphasizes the contrast between the salvation of the just and the punishment of
the wicked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
wisdom psalm begins by extolling the virtue of those who follow the law. The
focus is to look to God for guidance, and not to trust only in the counsel of
men. Those who reject the law will be blown away like “chaff,” an image used in
the Gospel as well (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/3:12" target="_blank">Matthew 3:12</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
portion of the psalm is later echoed in <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/48:17" target="_blank">Isaiah 48:17-19</a>, like an overlapped
formula of covenant. Blessed is the man who “delights in the law day and
night,” but “the way of the wicked vanishes.” It also takes up the theme of
following right paths and staying true to the teachings of God: “<i>Blessed the
man who follows not the counsel of the wicked nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent, but delights in the law of the Lord
and meditates on his law day and night.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <b><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/6:27"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-weight: normal;">Luke 6:27-38</span></strong></a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus
said to his disciples:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"To
you who hear I say,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">love
your enemies, do good to those who hate you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bless
those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To the
person who strikes you on one cheek,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">offer
the other one as well,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
from the person who takes your cloak,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">do not
withhold even your tunic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Give
to everyone who asks of you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do to
others as you would have them do to you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For if
you love those who love you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what
credit is that to you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even
sinners love those who love them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if
you do good to those who do good to you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what
credit is that to you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even
sinners do the same.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you
lend money to those from whom you expect repayment,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what
credit is that to you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even
sinners lend to sinners,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
get back the same amount.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But
rather, love your enemies and do good to them,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
lend expecting nothing back;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then
your reward will be great<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
you will be children of the Most High,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for he
himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be
merciful, just as also your Father is merciful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stop
judging and you will not be judged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stop
condemning and you will not be condemned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Forgive
and you will be forgiven.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Give
and gifts will be given to you;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a good
measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will
be poured into your lap.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For
the measure with which you measure<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will
in return be measured out to you."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Commentary on</i></b> <a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/luke.html#Luke_6:27-38">Lk
6:27-38</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
passage from St. Luke’s Gospel continues the Sermon on the Plain. In this
section, Jesus extends the commandment to love one’s neighbor to include one’s
enemy, breaking new ground in the interpretation of Mosaic Law. What follows is
an extension of each of the laws governing hospitality and continues by
extending even the judicial laws that govern dispute resolution. In the
conclusion of this section, the Lord exhorts the disciples to embrace
forgiveness, saying, “<i>For the measure with which you measure will in return
be measured out to you.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1669,1789,1970,1458,2842">C</a>CC: Lk
6:28 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1669" target="_blank">1669</a>; Lk 6:31 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1789,1970" target="_blank">1789, 1970</a>; Lk 6:36 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1458,2842" target="_blank">1458, 2842</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reflection:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first
reading from Philippians and the Gospel from St. Luke are two faces of the same
coin. St. Paul encourages the Church at
Philippi to live the faith they have been given; to do things in their lives
that would proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In this way they would declare themselves faithful. In St. Luke’s excerpt from the Sermon on the
Plain, he gives a more specific example with a broad-brushed approach to God’s
commandment to love your neighbor, going beyond simple hospitality required by Mosaic
Law.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">When
these two facets of Christian living are taken together they give us an excellent
picture of what our Lord expects of his disciples. As we hear later in </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/11:27"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Luke 11:27-28</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="line-height: 107%;">: “</span></span><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">blessed are those who hear the
word of God and observe it.</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;">"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On
this feast day we look at another example of living Christ’s example of love
and humility. St. Rita of Cascia,
although she wanted to dedicate her live totally to God from a young age, was
forced to marry. When her family
(husband and two sons) had died, she entered the Augustinian convent in Cascia,
Italy. She lived the Gospel and was
venerated for her piety and humility. Her
example inspires many, even to this day, who visit and pray at her shrine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On her
feast day, we pray for her intercession.
We ask her to ask God to forgive our weaknesses and that the Holy Spirit
might support us as we try to live as our Savior has commanded, by loving all
we meet. In this way we might join her
one day as she rejoices at the throne of the Lamb.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pax<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/MAY%2022%20-%20MEMORIAL%20OF%20SAINT%20RITA%20OF%20CASCIA,%20RELIGIOUS.docx#_ednref1" name="_edn1" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
The picture is “The Translation of Saint Rita of Cascia” by Nicolas Poussin c.
1630.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/MAY%2022%20-%20MEMORIAL%20OF%20SAINT%20RITA%20OF%20CASCIA,%20RELIGIOUS.docx#_ednref2" name="_edn2" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> The readings are taken from the New
American Bible, with the exception of the psalm and its response which were
developed by the International Committee for English in Liturgy (ICEL). This
republication is not authorized by USCCB and is for private use only.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-47880721109402355622019-11-04T01:35:00.002-05:002019-11-04T01:35:34.388-05:00DECEMBER 10 MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF LORETO<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">DECEMBER
10 MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF LORETO<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The house of the Holy Family at Loreto, <br />photographer and date are unknown</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2019/11/december-10-memorial-of-our-lady-of.html">Readings
for the Memorial of Our Lady of Loreto</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1568351582914612925#_edn1" name="_ednref1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.americaneedsfatima.org/Our-Blessed-Mother/our-lady-of-loreto.html" target="_blank">Additional information about Our Lady of Loreto</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Below
are the readings suggested by the USCCB for this Optional Memorial.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Readings
and Commentary: </span></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1568351582914612925#_edn2" name="_ednref2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Reading
1:</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">
<b><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/7:10"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Isaiah
7:10-14; 8:10</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Ask
for a sign from the Lord, your God;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">let
it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">But
Ahaz answered,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">"I
will not ask! I will not tempt the Lord!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Then
Isaiah said:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Listen,
O house of David!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Is
it not enough for you to weary people,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">must
you also weary my God?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Therefore
the Lord himself will give you this sign:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">the
virgin shall be with child, and bear a son,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">and
shall name him Emmanuel,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">which
means "God is with us!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> <a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/isaiah.html#Isaiah_7:10-14;_8:10">Is
7:10-14; 8:10</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">In
the first part of this reading, the prophet attempts to reassure the king as
Jerusalem comes under threat of attack from Syria. King Ahaz is offered a
sign by the Prophet Isaiah. However, Ahaz refuses the sign because it would
indicate that God was intervening on the prophet’s side and he did not want to
accept that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The
sign that would be given, in spite of the King’s refusal, is the oracle we
understand as referring to the perfect realization of the promise of a Davidic
dynasty in the birth of the Messiah – Christ Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">“The
sign proposed by Isaiah was concerned with the preservation of Judah in the
midst of distress (cf <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/7:15" target="_blank">Isaiah 7:15</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/7:17" target="_blank">17</a>), but more
especially with the fulfillment of God's earlier promise to David (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/2samuel/7:12" target="_blank">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>) in the coming of
Immanuel (meaning, 'With us is God') as the ideal king (cf. <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/9:5" target="_blank">Isaiah 9:5-6</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/11:1" target="_blank">11:1-5</a>). The
Church has always followed St. Matthew in seeing the transcendent fulfillment
of this verse in Christ and his Virgin Mother.”<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1568351582914612925#_edn3" name="_ednref3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn3;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">"The
child, the son, is the most significant part of the sign. If the prophecy
refers to the son of Ahaz, the future King Hezekiah, it would be indicating
that his birth will be a sign of divine protection, because it will mean that
the dynasty will continue. If it refers to another child, not yet known, the
prophet's words would mean that the child's birth could manifest hope that 'God
was going to be with us,' and his reaching the age of discretion (v. 16) would
indicate the advent of peace; the child's birth would, then, be the sign that
'God is with us.'" <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1568351582914612925#_edn4" name="_ednref4" style="mso-endnote-id: edn4;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[4]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Is 7:14 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/497" target="_blank">497</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Responsorial
Psalm:</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:46">Luke
1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(49)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>The
Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R. O
Blessed Virgin Mary, you carried the Son of the eternal Father.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">“My
soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">my
spirit rejoices in God my Savior.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R. The
Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R. O
Blessed Virgin Mary, you carried the Son of the eternal Father.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">“For
he has looked upon his lowly servant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">From
this day all generations will call me blessed:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">the Almighty
has done great things for me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and
holy is his Name.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R. O
Blessed Virgin Mary, you carried the Son of the eternal Father.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">“He
has mercy on those who fear him<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">in
every generation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">He has
shown the strength of his arm,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">he has
scattered the proud in their conceit.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R. The
Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>O Blessed Virgin Mary, you carried the Son
of the eternal Father.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">“He
has cast down the mighty from their thrones,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and
has lifted up the lowly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">He has
filled the hungry with good things,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and
the rich he has sent away empty.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R. The
Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R. O
Blessed Virgin Mary, you carried the Son of the eternal Father.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">“He
has come to the help of his servant Israel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">for he
has remembered his promise of mercy,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">the
promise he made to our fathers,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">to
Abraham and his children forever.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R. The
Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R. O
Blessed Virgin Mary, you carried the Son of the eternal Father.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> <a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/luke.html#Luke_1:46-47,_48-49,_50-51,_52-53,_54-55" target="_blank">Lk 1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We
are given a selection from the Magnificat, the beautiful Canticle of Mary. Her
song of thanksgiving and humility captures the saintliness that has become
synonymous with our image of Mary the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven, and
the Mother of the Church. In her dedication of the service she offers to God as
vessel of the Messiah she sets the stage for the humble birth of Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Lk 1:46-55 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/722,2619,2675" target="_blank">722, 2619, 2675</a>; Lk 1:46-49 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2097" target="_blank">2097</a>; Lk 1:48 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/148,971,2676,2676" target="_blank">148, 971, 2676, 2676</a>; Lk 1:49 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/273,2599,2807,2827" target="_blank">273, 2599, 2807, 2827</a>; Lk 1:50 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2465" target="_blank">2465</a>; Lk 1:54-55 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/706" target="_blank">706</a>; Lk 1:55 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/422" target="_blank">422</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><b>Gospel: </b><o:p></o:p></span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:26"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Luke 1:26-38</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">The
angel Gabriel was sent from God<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">to a
town of Galilee called Nazareth,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">to a
virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">of the
house of David,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and
the virgin’s name was Mary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">And
coming to her, he said,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">“Hail,
full of grace! The Lord is with you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">But
she was greatly troubled at what was said<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and
pondered what sort of greeting this might be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Then
the angel said to her,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">“Do
not be afraid, Mary,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">for
you have found favor with God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Behold,
you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and
you shall name him Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">He
will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and
the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and he
will rule over the house of Jacob forever,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and of
his Kingdom there will be no end.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">But
Mary said to the angel,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">“How
can this be,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">since
I have no relations with a man?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">And
the angel said to her in reply,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">“The
Holy Spirit will come upon you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and
the power of the Most High will overshadow you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Therefore
the child to be born<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">will
be called holy, the Son of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">And
behold, Elizabeth, your relative,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">has
also conceived a son in her old age,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">and
this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">for
nothing will be impossible for God.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Mary
said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">May it
be done to me according to your word.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Then
the angel departed from her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:26">Lk 1:26-38</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">This
passage, from St. Luke’s Gospel, is the story of Mary being informed by the
archangel Gabriel that she has been chosen for the great privilege of bearing
the Savior of the world. St. Mary graciously accepts this honor, although with
very human fear, indicating that her free will is at play. This response makes
her obedience to God’s will more powerful. It is proposed that, with this
acceptance, Mary entered into a vow of perpetual virginity because of the
demands of <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/7:14" target="_blank">Isaiah 7:14</a>: “<i>Therefore the Lord
himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, and bear a
son, and shall name him Immanuel."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">In
St. Luke’s story of the Annunciation, the archangel Gabriel comes to Mary and
tells her she will bear a son and name him Jesus (the eternal implication of
this statement is made clear in the greeting which presupposes knowledge of
Mary’s entire existence). Mary confirms the title “Virgin” given by the author
as she questions Gabriel saying: “<i>How can this be, since I have no relations
with a man?</i>” Even though she does not understand, Mary accepts her role and
is told that the Holy Spirit will be the agent of the life within her. She then
utters those amazing words: "<i>Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May
it be done to me according to your word.</i>"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">This
announcement is parallel to Zechariah’s news about John the Baptist (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:5" target="_blank">Luke 1:5-23</a>), which is also delivered
by the archangel Gabriel. This passage clearly identifies Jesus as Son of David
and Son of God, thus linking it with the messianic predictions from the Old
Testament.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Lk 1:26-38 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/497,706,723,2571" target="_blank">497, 706, 723, 2571</a>;
Lk 1:26-27 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/488" target="_blank">488</a>; Lk 1:26 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/332" target="_blank">332</a>; Lk 1:28-37 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/494" target="_blank">494</a>; Lk 1:28 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/490,491" target="_blank">490, 491</a>; Lk 1:31 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/430,2812" target="_blank">430, 2812</a>; Lk 1:32-33 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/709" target="_blank">709</a>; Lk 1:32 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/559" target="_blank">559</a>; Lk 1:34 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/484,497,505" target="_blank">484, 497, 505</a>; Lk 1:35 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/437,484,486,697" target="_blank">437, 484, 486, 697</a>; Lk
1:37-38 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/494" target="_blank">494</a>; Lk 1:37 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/148,269,273,276" target="_blank">148, 269, 273, 276</a>; Lk
1:38 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/64,148,510,2617,2677,2827,2856" target="_blank">64, 148, 510, 2617, 2677,
2827, 2856</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Reflection:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Through
our sacred history, as told through the scripture, God has promised his help
and support, sometimes in miraculous ways.
He gave Isaiah a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. And Mary herself was graced by God to have
his abundant grace and to receive a special place in his heavenly kingdom. For our Holy Mother’s part, she has been most
active in reminding us of her son’s love.
She has reminded the peoples of the Americas and in various places and
times around the globe of her constant care through signs and wonders.. She reminds us so we would not lose hope. We
understand that even when all seems hopeless and there is no escaping terrible consequences, we must not
lose hope because, with God, all things are possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">We
know this of course. We see the gift
Christ himself gives us each time simple bread is transubstantiated, and his
body is presented to us in the Eucharist. Even that constant reminder has lost
impact as more and more of the faithful do not accept that miracle. Throughout history, God has decided that
something bigger was needed, more spectacular, impossible, to shake us up and
remind us that God so loved us that he sent his Only Begotten Son, the Virgin
Mary’s child, that we might have life eternally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">The
miracle of the house of the Holy Family, now located in Loreto, Italy: According to the history of this amazing
place, angels have kept it from destruction by moving it bodily first from
Palestine to Europe (after having twice protected it from destruction that
ruined the basilicas erected over it in that country) and then to its current
location. That this was indeed miraculous is unquestioned (it has no foundation
and sits partially on a road and partially on a farmer’s field). Our Lady is attributed with commanding those
angels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">In this day when so
many have lost faith, when so few believe in miracles, we need to be reminded
of the signs left for us. We face a
crisis of faith globally and the forces of evil conspire to bring the good that
God created in the world down in ruin.
Lift up your hearts! We have a great Savior and God who loves us, and
St. Mary who makes sure we are reminded of that love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Pax<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1568351582914612925#_ednref1" name="_edn1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
The photograph is The house of the Holy Family at Loreto, photographer and date
are unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1568351582914612925#_ednref2" name="_edn2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> The
readings are taken from the New American Bible, with the exception of the psalm
and its response which were developed by the International Committee for
English in Liturgy (ICEL). This republication is not authorized by USCCB and is
for private use only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1568351582914612925#_ednref3" name="_edn3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn3;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> NAB
footnote on Isaiah 7: 10ff.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1568351582914612925#_ednref4" name="_edn4" style="mso-endnote-id: edn4;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> The
Navarre Bible: “Major Prophets”, Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2002,
p.73.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-21-memorial-of-saint-john-paul.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Readings for the Memorial of St. John Paul II</a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="MsoEndnoteReference" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Readings
for the Memorial may also be taken from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/common-of-pastors.html" target="_blank">Common of Pastors: For a Pope(#719-724)</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-john-paul-ii/" target="_blank">Biographical
information about St. John Paul II</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Readings
and Commentary</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">: <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Reading
1:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">
<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/52:7">Isaiah 52:7-10</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">How
beautiful upon the mountains<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">are
the feet of him who brings glad tidings,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Announcing
peace, bearing good news,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">announcing
salvation, and saying to Zion,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">"Your
God is King!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Hark!
Your sentinels raise a cry,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">together
they shout for joy,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">For
they see directly, before their eyes,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">the
LORD restoring Zion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Break
out together in song,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">O
ruins of Jerusalem!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">For
the LORD comforts his people,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">he
redeems Jerusalem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">The
LORD has bared his holy arm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">in the
sight of all the nations;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">All
the ends of the earth will behold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">the
salvation of our God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/isaiah.html#Isaiah%2052:7-10" target="_blank">Is 52:7-10</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At
the time of its writing, the prophet’s intent was to proclaim the joy of the
return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile to Judah. He sees the event as
salvation for the Hebrew people. God leads them back to the land he gave their
fathers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“These
verses form the famous poem of the ‘messenger of peace’ who ‘brings good
tidings.’ The ideas of the first oracle of this second part of the book (<a href="http://usccb.org/bible/isaiah/40:1" target="_blank">Isaiah 40:1-11</a>) are repeated here very
beautifully. The messenger's feet are praised - a symbol of his speed and
surefootedness when crossing the mountains, which is where important news comes
from (cf. <a href="http://usccb.org/bible/isaiah/40:9" target="_blank">Isaiah 40:9</a>). His message (v. 7) is
described very significantly as involving ‘peace,’ which in Isaiah means safety
in Israel after the hardships of exile; ‘good tidings’ or, more literally,
‘news of goodness and well-being,’ that is, genuine material and spiritual
prosperity; and 'salvation,' which is permanent renewal on all levels. The
three words read together mean the highest degree of happiness imaginable. The
core of this message is the enthronement of God: ‘Your God reigns,’ similar to <a href="http://usccb.org/bible/isaiah/40:9" target="_blank">Isaiah 40:9</a>: ‘Behold your God.’” <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">From
a greater distance and depth of understanding, we see him announcing the coming
of the Messiah and the salvation that comes to the new Jerusalem through Jesus
Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Responsorial
Psalm:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/96:1">Psalm
96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> (3) <b>Proclaim
God's marvelous deeds to all the nations.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Sing
to the LORD a new song;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">sing
to the LORD, all you lands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Sing
to the LORD; bless his name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R.
Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the nations.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Announce
his salvation, day after day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Tell
his glory among the nations;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">among
all peoples, his wondrous deeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R.
Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the nations.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Give
to the LORD, you families of nations,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">give
to the LORD glory and praise;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">give
to the LORD the glory due his name!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R.
Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the nations.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Say
among the nations: The LORD is king.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">He has
made the world firm, not to be moved;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">he
governs the peoples with equity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">R.
Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the nations.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-96.html#Psalm%2096:1-2a,%202b-3,%207-8a,%2010" target="_blank">Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“<i>Announce
his salvation, day after day.”</i> This song of praise to the Lord invites all
humanity to participate in God’s salvation. “This psalm has numerous verbal and
thematic contacts with <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/40" target="_blank">Isaiah Chapters 40-55</a>,
as does <a href="http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/psalms/psalm98.htm" target="_blank">Psalm 98</a>. Another
version of the psalm is <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1chronicles/16:23" target="_blank">1 Chronicles 16:23-33</a>.”<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[4]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Ps 96:2 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2143" target="_blank">2143</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/21:15">John
21:15-17</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">After
Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">eaten
breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">"Simon,
son of John, do you love me more than these?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Simon
Peter answered him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Jesus
said to him, "Feed my lambs."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">He
then said to Simon Peter a second time,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">"Simon,
son of John, do you love me?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Simon
Peter answered him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">He
said to him, "Tend my sheep."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">He
said to him the third time,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">"Simon,
son of John, do you love me?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Peter
was distressed that he had said to him a third time,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">"Do
you love me?" and he said to him,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">"Lord,
you know everything; you know that I love you."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Jesus
said to him, "Feed my sheep."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/21:15">Jn 21:15-17</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Following
the third revelation to the disciples, as they were fishing at the Sea of
Tiberias, Jesus now focuses on Peter, making sure he understands his role in
the foundation of the Church. The triple confession of Peter reverses his
earlier denial of the Lord the night of the Passion (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/26:69" target="_blank">Matthew 26:69ff</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/14:29" target="_blank">Mark 14:29-31</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/14:66" target="_blank">66-72</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/13:36" target="_blank">John 13:36-38</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/18:15" target="_blank">18:15-18</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/18:25" target="_blank">18:25-27</a>).
This is also a key passage, identified by the Church as Christ’s
post-resurrection assignment of Peter to be the shepherd of the Church,
essentially establishing the beginning of apostolic succession.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Jn 21:13-15 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/645" target="_blank">645</a>; Jn 21:15-17 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/553,881,1429,1551" target="_blank">553, 881, 1429, 1551</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Reflection:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">There
have been several saints named during the past fifty years who stand out as modern
icons of holiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. Teresa of
Calcutta, St. Padre Pio, and St. John Paul II (“the Great”). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. John Paul II ushered in a new image for the
Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His twenty-five year reign as
pontiff gave him the opportunity to shape the church, using the Vatican II
reforms as a roadmap, into a younger and more modern version of itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There have been countless witnesses to his
impactful grace and piety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His fast-tracked
passage through the various steps to sainthood reflect the popular acclamation
of his universal popularity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He truly transformed
the world through his remarkable vision and singular grace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">As a
true pastor, St. John Paul II was able to make the Church relevant to the modern
world while, at the same time, being faithful to her dogmatic traditions and
morality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He answered the Lord’s call to
“<i>feed my sheep</i>” in a loving but firm way and was able to rebuke world
leaders when they forgot the call to respect the dignity of each person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He further exhorted all the people to do have
that same respect through his Theology of the Body.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">We
celebrate his feast day and recall his noble and holy service to the Church and
to the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also ask for his
intercession this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He showed us his
strength, even when the terrible effects of the disease that would take his
life weakened him and stole his vigor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He showed us forgiveness when he went to the would-be assassin in prison
to assure him of his forgiveness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ask
for his prayers this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May we too be
strong in faith, even when we are weak in body, and may we to forgive as our
Lord commanded, when we are grievously wronged. St. John Paul II, pray for us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Pax<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Picture is “St. John Paul II” artist and date are unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"> The readings are taken from the New
American Bible, with the exception of the psalm and its response which were
developed by the International Committee for English in Liturgy (ICEL). This
republication is not authorized by USCCB and is for private use only.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"> <span style="color: black;">The Navarre
Bible: “Major Prophets”, Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2002, p. 231</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-97134986728498382019-10-10T06:45:00.000-04:002019-10-10T06:45:23.627-04:00OCTOBER 11, SAINT JOHN XXIII, POPE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OCTOBER
11, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SAINT JOHN XXIII, POPE</span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below
are the readings suggested for this Memorial. However, readings for the
Memorial may also be taken from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/common-of-pastors.html" target="_blank">Common of Pastors: For a Pope (#719-724).</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2019/10/655a-saint-john-xiii-pope.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Readings for the Memorial of St. John XXIII</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="MsoEndnoteReference" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-john-xxiii/" target="_blank">Biographical
information about St. John XXIII</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Readings
and Commentary</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Reading
1:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">
<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ezekiel/34:11" target="_blank">Ezekiel 34:11-16</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thus
says the Lord GOD:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
myself will look after and tend my sheep.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a
shepherd tends his flock<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when
he finds himself among his scattered sheep,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so
will I tend my sheep.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will
rescue them from every place where they were scattered<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when
it was cloudy and dark.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will
lead them out from among the peoples<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
gather them from the foreign lands;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will
bring them back to their own country<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
pasture them upon the mountains of Israel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in the
land's ravines and all its inhabited places.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In
good pastures will I pasture them,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and on
the mountain heights of Israel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shall
be their grazing ground.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There
they shall lie down on good grazing ground,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and in
rich pastures shall they be pastured<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on the
mountains of Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
myself will pasture my sheep;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
myself will give them rest, says the Lord GOD.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
lost I will seek out,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the
strayed I will bring back,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the
injured I will bind up,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the
sick I will heal,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but
the sleek and the strong I will destroy,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shepherding
them rightly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/ezekiel.html#Ezekiel%2034:11-16" target="_blank">Ez 34:11-16</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
prophet presents the allegory of God, the shepherd. In this oracle, the vision
is God the Father, like a shepherd, will gather the people of Israel from the
foreign lands to which they have been driven, and bring them back to “<i>the
mountains of Israel.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This
beautiful oracle resounds in our Lord's parable of the Good Shepherd who takes
care of his sheep (cf. <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/10:1" target="_blank">John 10:1-21</a>), in what he says about
the Father's joy on finding the lost sheep (cf. <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/18:12" target="_blank">Matthew 18: 12-14</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/15:4" target="_blank">Luke
15:4-7</a>), and in things he has to say about the Last Judgment as reported by
St Matthew (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/25:31" target="_blank">Matthew 25:31-46</a>)." <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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34:11-31 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/754" target="_blank">754</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Responsorial
Psalm:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/23:1" target="_blank">Psalm 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">R.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> (1) <b>The
Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In
verdant pastures he gives me repose;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beside
restful waters he leads me;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he
refreshes my soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. The
Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even
though I walk in the dark valley<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I fear
no evil; for you are at my side<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With
your rod and your staff<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that
give me courage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. The
Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You
spread the table before me<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in the
sight of my foes;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You
anoint my head with oil;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my cup
overflows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. The
Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only
goodness and kindness follow me<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all
the days of my life;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I
shall dwell in the house of the LORD<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for
years to come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. The
Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-23.html#Psalm%2023:1-3a,%203b-4,%205,%206" target="_blank">Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Psalm
23 is one of the most familiar songs in the entire psalter. “God's loving care
for the psalmist is portrayed under the figures of a shepherd for the flock (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/23:1" target="_blank">Psalm 23:1-4</a>) and a host's generosity
toward a guest (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/23:5" target="_blank">Psalm 23:5-6</a>). The imagery of both
sections is drawn from traditions of the exodus (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/40:11" target="_blank">Isaiah 40:11</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/49:10" target="_blank">49:10</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/31:10" target="_blank">Jeremiah 31:10</a>).” <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[4]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> While the theme of
shepherd is mentioned in the first strophe, the psalm really speaks to the
peace given to those who follow the Lord and place their trust in him, even
into the “<i>dark valley.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
reference in the third strophe above: “'<i>You spread the table before me in
the sight of my foes' </i>occurs in an exodus context in <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/78:19" target="_blank">Psalm 78:19</a>. As my enemies watch: my
enemies see that I am God's friend and guest. Oil: a perfumed ointment made
from olive oil, used especially at banquets (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/104:15" target="_blank">Psalm 104:15</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/26:7" target="_blank">Matthew 26:7</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/7:37" target="_blank">Luke
7:37</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/7:46" target="_blank">46</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/12:2" target="_blank">John
12:2</a>).” <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[5]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Ps 23:5 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1293" target="_blank">1293</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/21:15" target="_blank">Jn 21:15-17</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After
Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eaten
breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Simon,
son of John, do you love me more than these?"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simon
Peter answered him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus
said to him, "Feed my lambs."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He
then said to Simon Peter a second time,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Simon,
son of John, do you love me?"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simon
Peter answered him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He
said to him, "Tend my sheep."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He
said to him the third time,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Simon,
son of John, do you love me?"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter
was distressed that he had said to him a third time,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Do
you love me?" and he said to him,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lord,
you know everything; you know that I love you."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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said to him, "Feed my sheep."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following
the third revelation to the disciples, as they were fishing at the Sea of
Tiberias, Jesus now focuses on Peter, making sure he understands his role in
the foundation of the Church. The triple confession of Peter reverses his
earlier denial of the Lord the night of the Passion (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/26:69">Matthew 26:69ff</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/14:29">Mark 14:29-31</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/14:66">66-72</a>; <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/13:36">John 13:36-38</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/18:15">18:15-18</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/18:25">18:25-27</a>). This is also a key
passage, identified by the Church as Christ’s post-resurrection assignment of
Peter to be the shepherd of the Church, essentially establishing the beginning
of Apostolic Succession.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Jn 21:13-15 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/645">645</a>;
Jn 21:15-17 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/553,881,1429,1551">553,
881, 1429, 1551</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reflection:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On
many occasions our Lord, Jesus Christ, has made reference to shepherds and
their importance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In St. John XXIII we
see a true shepherd of our modern Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In another age, were he canonized with a descriptive suffix, he would
have been called St. John “the Reformer” based upon what he did for the Church
he loved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is known first and foremost
for convening the Second Vatican Council with its mandate to reform the Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, even before he did that, he was changing
the role of the Church in world affairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was St. John XXIII who first told the bishops of Italy to stop
interfering in local elections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
understood that the Church must rule the spirit of the people, but the people
must decide how their civic leaders will lead them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">"<i>The
Church is, accordingly, a sheepfold, the sole and necessary gateway to which is
Christ. It is also the flock of which God himself foretold that he would be the
shepherd, and whose sheep, even though governed by human shepherds, are
unfailingly nourished and led by Christ himself, the Good Shepherd and Prince
of Shepherds, who gave his life for his sheep.</i>” </span><span style="line-height: 107%;">(<a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/754" target="_blank">CCC 754</a>)</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As
members of the flock formed by such shepherds we are bound to follow in the
footsteps of those who have gone before us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have as our first model the holiest of shepherds, Jesus Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His example and commandments guide all we
do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If that were our only model of
holiness, we would certainly be discouraged since no one can hope to come close
to the image of perfect love and obedience to the Father shown to us by our
Savior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we are given other saints to
provide us with examples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. John the Twenty-third
is one of these.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We see in him the
discipline of holiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His constant
love and concern for those who walk that same pilgrim way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And his success in achieving a place among
the heavenly hosts gives us hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today,
on his feast day, we ask for his intercession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>May we too always seek to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> The photograph is “Saint John XXIII,
Pope” photographer and date are unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> The readings are taken from the New
American Bible, with the exception of the psalm and its response which were
developed by the International Committee for English in Liturgy (ICEL). This
republication is not authorized by USCCB and is for private use only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> <span style="color: black;">The Navarre
Bible: “Major Prophets”, Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2002, p.733</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> NAB footnote on Psalm 23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-84054137914342022042019-09-27T05:08:00.000-04:002019-09-27T06:09:38.279-04:00September 28 - Memorial of Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>#645A –
Memorial of Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs</b></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EulIQQxXEfj4YuDZfiHLXOmQNal94CsT9EnDHbslJxS-IDkAwQHgn19xhHCZnDtZ2poCf_RsZBFaXvMmFYRqtJcKtEkzhNLqRZmvAuTgEjOknj7gwsicvGngxYoiGbxcILgv149rqxY/s1600/Ruiz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EulIQQxXEfj4YuDZfiHLXOmQNal94CsT9EnDHbslJxS-IDkAwQHgn19xhHCZnDtZ2poCf_RsZBFaXvMmFYRqtJcKtEkzhNLqRZmvAuTgEjOknj7gwsicvGngxYoiGbxcILgv149rqxY/s320/Ruiz.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">“St. Lawrence Ruiz”<br />
artist and date are unknown</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2016/10/september-28-memorial-of-saint-lawrence.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Readings for the Memorial
of St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span class="MsoEndnoteReference" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-lorenzo-ruiz-and-companions/" target="_blank">Biographical information about St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions</a>
<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Readings
and Commentary </b><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Reading
1:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">
<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/2mc/7:1" target="_blank">2 Maccabees 7:1-2,
9-14</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It
happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and
tortured with whips and scourges by the king,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to
force them to eat pork in violation of God's law.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of
the brothers, speaking for the others, said:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"What
do you expect to achieve by questioning us?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are
ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our ancestors."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the
point of death, the second brother said:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"You
accursed fiend, you are depriving us of this present life,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but
the King of the world will raise us up to live again forever.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is
for his laws that we are dying."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After
him the third suffered their cruel sport.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He put
out his tongue at once when told to do so,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and
bravely held out his hands, as he spoke these noble words:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"It
was from Heaven that I received these;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for
the sake of his laws I disdain them;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from
him I hope to receive them again."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even the
king and his attendants marveled at the young man's courage,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">because
he regarded his sufferings as nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After
he had died,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">they
tortured and maltreated the fourth brother in the same way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When
he was near death, he said,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"It
is my choice to die at the hands of men<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with
the hope God gives of being raised up by him;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but
for you, there will be no resurrection to life."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/2-maccabees.html#2%20Maccabees%207:1-2,%209-14" target="_blank">2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This
selection from the Second Book of Maccabees provides examples of courage in the
face of extreme cruelty based upon belief in the resurrection on the last day.
This is one of the important theological ideas expounded upon in the book, and
provides a framework for our later understanding of the importance of Christ’s
sacrifice and promise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
2 Mc 7:9 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/992">992</a>; 2
Mc 7:14 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/992">992</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Responsorial
Psalm:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/34:2" target="_blank">Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">R.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> (5) <b>The
Lord delivered me from all my fears.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will
bless the LORD at all times;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">his
praise shall be ever in my mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let my
soul glory in the LORD;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the
lowly will hear me and be glad.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R. The
Lord delivered me from all my fears.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Glorify
the LORD with me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">let us
together extol his name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I
sought the LORD, and he answered me<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and
delivered me from all my fears.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R. The
Lord delivered me from all my fears.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Look
to him that you may be radiant with joy,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and
your faces may not blush with shame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When
the afflicted man called out, the LORD heard,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and
from all his distress he saved him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R. The
Lord delivered me from all my fears.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
angel of the LORD encamps<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">around
those who fear him, and delivers them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Taste
and see how good the LORD is;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">blessed
the man who takes refuge in him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R. The
Lord delivered me from all my fears.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-34.html#Psalm%2034:2-3,%204-5,%206-7,%208-9,%2010-11">Ps
34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Psalm
34 is a song of thanksgiving and a favorite for celebrating the heroic virtue
of the saints. The psalmist, fresh from the experience of being rescued (Psalm
34:5, 7), can teach the "poor," those who are defenseless, to trust
in God alone. This psalm, in the words of one being unjustly persecuted, echoes
hope for deliverance and freedom. The promise of salvation for those who follow
the Lord gives hope to the poor and downtrodden.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Ps 34:3 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/716" target="_blank">716</a>; Ps 34:8 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/336" target="_blank">336</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> John
15:18-21<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jesus
said to his disciples:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"If
the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you
belonged to the world, the world would love its own;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but
because you do not belong to the world,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and I
have chosen you out of the world,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the
world hates you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remember
the word I spoke to you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'No
slave is greater than his master.'<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If
they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If
they kept my word, they will also keep yours.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And they
will do all these things to you on account of my name,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">because
they do not know the one who sent me."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/15:18" target="_blank">Jn 15:18-21</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jesus
gives the disciples a paradox in telling them that, while they are part of the
world, they do not belong to the world. John gives us three different meanings
of "the world." In this instance it probably refers to fallen
Israel - the spear of the devil that opposes God and hates the truth. In
other instances it refers to the universe created by God (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/1:10" target="_blank">John 1:10</a>) and the fallen family of
mankind in need of redemption. (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/3:17" target="_blank">John 3:17</a> ). <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[4]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> The disciples are
separated from that society through their association with Christ. He then
reminds them that because they are his, they too will suffer persecution by
those he came to save.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC:
Jn 15:19-20 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/675">675</a>;
Jn 15:20 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/530,765">530,
765</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reflection:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St.
Lawrence Ruiz and his companions were the first saints from the Philippines and
he was the first saint to be beatified outside of Rome (St. John Paul II was
amazing). His journey to martyrdom
certainly captures the spirit of St. John’s Gospel. St. Lawrence fled persecution in his own
country, traveling to Japan with other Christian companions (Dominican priests:
Antonio Gonzalez, Guillermo Courtet, and Miguel de Aozaraza, a Japanese priest,
Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz; and a layman named Lazaro, a leper) to Japan,
which at that time was vigorously persecuting Christians. (“<i>If the world
hates you, realize that it hated me first</i>.”) Ultimately they all joined the
Nagasaki Martyrs, dying heroically for their faith.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We see
their example and marvel at their ability to remain steadfast in the face of
torture and death, fearless, knowing that God’s salvation, forged by Christ’s
blood, was waiting for them. We all ask
ourselves the same question when we contemplate the martyr’s fidelity, “If I am
faced with the option of torture and death or giving up my belief in Jesus
Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, could I make that choice?” Could I look my torturer in the face and say
as these martyrs did – “I am Christian and remain so.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ask
this question today. In our daily walk
through life, we are challenged to be counter-cultural. We are faced with a secular morality that
says: human life has no value and it’s all right to kill unwanted babies; and
if we or our relatives get very sick, it’s fine to opt for doctor-assisted
suicide. We are told by law that gender confusion is normal and that people
should be allowed to ignore human physiology and choose the gender they want to
identify as, or choose sexual partners randomly with no consideration for traditional
morality. These evolving cultural norms are eroding the fabric of our
families. Do we, as Christians, resist
these changing social values? Do we, in
school, socially, or at work, defend life, marriage, and Christian families as
the standard we live by? Or do we remain
silent for fear of being called “hater” or “bigot”?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We
have been warned that accepting the great gift of eternal life with God would
come at a price. We were shown by
Christ’s own passion what would happen if we were heralds of God’s
Kingdom. We are reminded of that today
in the persons of St. Lawrence Ruiz and his companions who showed us, by their
example, what faithfulness can mean. We
ask for their intercession, may we be strong in the face of persecution and courageous
in our fight to preserve Christian values in a world that rejects them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pax</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">These readings are suggested by the
USCCB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No formal Proper has been
approved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Readings for the Memorial may
also be taken from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/common-of-martyrs.html" target="_blank">Common of Martyrs (#713-718).</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The picture is “St. Lawrence Ruiz,”
artist and date are unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The readings are taken from the New
American Bible, with the exception of the psalm and its response which were developed
by the International Committee for English in Liturgy (ICEL). This
republication is not authorized by USCCB and is for private use only.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Ignatius Catholic Study
Bible, © 2010, Ignatius Press, San Francisco, CA. p. 161</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-32424523836990140232019-09-11T05:30:00.000-04:002019-09-11T05:30:59.945-04:00Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Memorial
of the Most Holy Name of Mary<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCnzLQ0oPCLFVvvv8YhOy8UMBZ0c_7XSGG-FdK8RYiMcQsvvkZ30w83uv_sg950tx9FSHTK9IIsY6sx6nfX61mI0AK5hl7spIVjHKVOF2MjVWQp1BiWrWzlKZ1N0vQpwU2StR_2m7xYo/s1600/1200px-William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_%25281825-1905%2529_-_The_Madonna_of_the_Roses_%25281903%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1101" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCnzLQ0oPCLFVvvv8YhOy8UMBZ0c_7XSGG-FdK8RYiMcQsvvkZ30w83uv_sg950tx9FSHTK9IIsY6sx6nfX61mI0AK5hl7spIVjHKVOF2MjVWQp1BiWrWzlKZ1N0vQpwU2StR_2m7xYo/s400/1200px-William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_%25281825-1905%2529_-_The_Madonna_of_the_Roses_%25281903%2529.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The picture is “Madonna of the Roses” <br />by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1903</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://usccb.org/bible/readings/0912-memorial-most-holy-name-mary.cfm" target="_blank">Readings for the Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary</a> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/mosaint-holy-name-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/" target="_blank">Additional information about the Most Holy Name of Mary</a> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Readings:
</b><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[4]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reading
1: <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/galatians/4:4"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Galatians 4:4-7</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brothers and sisters:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When the fullness of time had
come, God sent his Son,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">born of a woman, born under the
law,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to ransom those under the law,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">so that we might receive
adoption as sons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As proof that you are sons,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">God sent the Spirit of his Son
into our hearts,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">crying out, “Abba, Father!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So you are no longer a slave
but a son,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and if a son then also an heir,
through God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/galatians/4:4">Gal 4:4-7</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“<i>God sent his Son, born of a
woman</i>.” This passage, taken as part of the Gospel proclaimed by St. Paul,
provides the Galatians with the important fact that Mary gave birth to Jesus.
He did not mystically appear to us. Jesus is (was) true man: meaning he went
through the biological birth process. It also means that Mary, the Mother of
God, went through the difficult physical process of giving birth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Paul goes on to remind us
that, through this action, we are all adopted by God and are entitled to call
God our Father, “Abba,” a familial term of endearment (translated into American
usage as “daddy”).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC: Gal 4:1-7 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1972" target="_blank">1972</a>; Gal 4:4-5 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/422" target="_blank">422</a>; Gal 4:4 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/484,488,527,531,580,702" target="_blank">484, 488, 527, 531, 580, 702</a>; Gal
4:5-7 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1265" target="_blank">1265</a>; Gal 4:6 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/683,689,693,742,1695,2766" target="_blank">683, 689, 693, 742, 1695, 2766</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Responsorial
Psalm <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:46">Luke 1:46-47,
48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"My soul proclaims the
greatness of the Lord,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. The Almighty has done
great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. O Blessed Virgin Mary,
you carried the Son of the eternal Father.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"For he has looked upon
his lowly servant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From this day all generations
will call me blessed:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the Almighty has done great
things for me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and holy is his Name."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. The Almighty has done
great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. O Blessed Virgin Mary,
you carried the Son of the eternal Father.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"He has mercy on those who
fear him in every generation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He has shown the strength of
his arm,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">he has scattered the proud in
their conceit."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. The Almighty has done
great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. O Blessed Virgin Mary,
you carried the Son of the eternal Father.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"He has cast down the
mighty from their thrones,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and has lifted up the lowly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He has filled the hungry with good
things,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and the rich he has sent away
empty."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. The Almighty has done
great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. O Blessed Virgin Mary,
you carried the Son of the eternal Father.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"He has come to the help
of his servant Israel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for he has remembered his
promise of mercy,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the promise he made to our
fathers,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to Abraham and his children
forever."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. The Almighty has done
great things for me, and holy is his Name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">R. O Blessed Virgin Mary,
you carried the Son of the eternal Father.</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:46">Lk 1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53,
54-55</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are given a selection from
the Magnificat, the beautiful Canticle of Mary. Her song of thanksgiving and
humility captures the saintliness that has become synonymous with our image of
Mary the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven, and the Mother of the Church. In
her dedication of the service she offers to God as vessel of the Messiah she
sets the stage for the humble birth of Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC: Lk 1:46-55 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/722,2619,2675">722,
2619, 2675</a>; Lk 1:46-49 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2097">2097</a>;
Lk 1:48 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/148,971,2676,2676">148,
971, 2676, 2676</a>; Lk 1:49 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/273,2599,2807,2827">273,
2599, 2807, 2827</a>; Lk 1:50 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2465">2465</a>;
Lk 1:54-55 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/706">706</a>;
Lk 1:55 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/422">422</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:39"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Luke 1:39-47</span></strong></a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mary set out<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and traveled to the hill
country in haste<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to a town of Judah,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">where she entered the house of
Zechariah<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and greeted Elizabeth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Elizabeth heard Mary’s
greeting,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the infant leaped in her womb,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and Elizabeth, filled with the
Holy Spirit,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">cried out in a loud voice and
said,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Most blessed are you among
women,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and blessed is the fruit of
your womb.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And how does this happen to me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">that the mother of my Lord
should come to me?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For at the moment the sound of
your greeting reached my ears,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the infant in my womb leaped
for joy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Blessed are you who believed<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">that what was spoken to you by
the Lord<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">would be fulfilled.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And Mary said:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“My soul proclaims the
greatness of the Lord;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">my spirit rejoices in God my
savior.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:39">Lk 1:39-47</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The story of Mary’s meeting
with Elizabeth following the annunciation by Gabriel that she would carry the
Son of God proclaims the coming of the Lord and the faith of Mary before the
nativity event. We note that Elizabeth is first to identify Jesus as Lord as
she says:”<i> how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord
should come to me?</i>” She not only professes the identity of the infant but
foreshadows Mary’s leadership standing, elevating the stature of her much
younger cousin with reverence. Elizabeth continues her praise of Mary by
establishing that her (Mary’s) faith had allowed her to accept the incredible
role God had offered her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In response, we hear Mary’s
humility as she begins with the opening verse of the Magnificat: “<i>My soul
proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC: Lk 1:41 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/523,717,2676" target="_blank">523, 717, 2676</a>; Lk 1:43 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/448,495,2677" target="_blank">448, 495, 2677</a>; Lk 1:45 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/148,2676" target="_blank">148, 2676</a>; Lk 1:46-55 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/722,2619,2675" target="_blank">722, 2619, 2675</a>; Lk 1:46-49 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2097" target="_blank">2097</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We begin this reflection with two quotes, first from the <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10673b.htm" target="_blank">New Advent online Catholic Encyclopedia</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;">“We venerate the name of Mary because it
belongs to her who is the Mother of God, the holiest of creatures, the Queen of
heaven and earth, the Mother of Mercy. The object of the feast is the Holy
Virgin bearing the name of Mirjam (Mary); the feast commemorates all the
privileges given to Mary by God and all the graces we have received through her
intercession and mediation.”</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And next from the <a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/mosaint-holy-name-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/" target="_blank">Franciscan Media</a>: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mary
always points us to God, reminding us of God’s infinite goodness. She helps us
to open our hearts to God’s ways, wherever those may lead us. Honored under the
title 'Queen of Peace,' Mary encourages us to cooperate with Jesus in building
a peace based on justice, a peace that respects the fundamental human rights of
all peoples.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As we celebrate this thousand-year-old feast, we contemplate what
the celebration of the name of a person or thing means. The use of a
powerful name implies that acts or actions taken in that name are directly
attributed to it. For instance, when a judge or justice invokes their
authority, they generally do so with a statement like: “By the authority
invested in me by (naming the appointing governmental jurisdiction)”; they are
saying that the name under which they serve has the power to achieve the
actions they propose.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Similarly, when explorers find new land, they might plant their
country’s flag saying: “I claim you in the name of (a country or land to which
they hold allegiance).” And of course we are all aware of the great
commissioning that took place at the end of St. Matthew’s Gospel wherein Jesus
told his disciples: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy
Spirit.” (<a href="http://usccb.org/bible/matthew/28:19" target="_blank">Matthew 28:19</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Invocation of a name and the power associated with it is most
clearly present in the kenotic hymn from St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians.
In the final strophe of that ancient song we hear that because of Jesus’ great
humility and obedience: "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">God greatly exalted
him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of
Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father.</i>"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(<a href="http://usccb.org/bible/philippians/2:9" target="_blank">Philippians 2:9-11</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our veneration of the Most Holy Name of Mary, as is stated in the
quotes above, is based upon our faith in the Blessed Mother’s ongoing impact on
our lives, and our world. She, who was so loved by our Lord and Savior
(whose name is above every other name) that he crowned her Queen of Heaven, has
constantly directed us toward the source of our salvation. The Most Holy
Name of Mary reminds us whose authority we are under and whose kingdom we
proclaim.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Scripture reminds us that the Mother of God accepted her charge
from God willingly, sacrificing all that she was and had for the greater glory
of God, thinking nothing of herself. It is this deference to God’s will
that becomes our example and we are reminded of it each time we invoke the name
of Mary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today we pray that our Blessed Mother’s name will be constantly in
front of us, leading us to her Son, and guiding us in holiness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> These are readings suggested by
the USCCB for this Memorial. However, readings for the Memorial may also be
taken from the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/12/the-common-of-blessed-virgin-mary.html" target="_blank">Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary (#707-712)</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://supplament.blogspot.com/2019/09/636b-memorial-of-most-holy-name-of-mary.html" target="_blank">S.S. Commemoratio</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The picture is “Madonna of the
Roses” by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1903.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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New American Bible, with the exception of the psalm and its response which were
developed by the International Committee for English in Liturgy (ICEL). This
republication is not authorized by USCCB and is for private use only.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: red;">I saw water flowing from the temple, and all who were touched by it
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The angel brought me
[Ezekiel]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">back to the entrance of
the temple,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and I saw water flowing
out<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">from beneath the
threshold of the temple toward the east,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for the façade of the temple
was toward the east;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the water flowed down
from the southern side of the temple,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">south of the altar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He led me outside by the
north gate,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and around to the outer
gate facing the east,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">where I saw water
trickling from the southern side.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He said to me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“This water flows into
the eastern district down upon the Arabah,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and empties into the
sea, the salt waters, which it makes fresh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wherever the river
flows,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">every sort of living
creature that can multiply shall live,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and there shall be
abundant fish,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for wherever this water
comes the sea shall be made fresh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Along both banks of the
river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">their leaves shall not
fade, nor their fruit fail.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every month they shall
bear fresh fruit,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for they shall be
watered by the flow from the sanctuary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Their fruit shall serve
for food, and their leaves for medicine.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Commentary on <a href="http://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/ezekiel.html#Ezekiel%2047:1-2,%208-9,%2012">Ez
47:1-2, 8-9, 12</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The scriptural offerings
begin with a first reading taken from a (truncated) excerpt from Ezekiel’s
vision of the renewed temple in Jerusalem (47:1-2, 8-9, 12). Because the
presence of the Lord has returned to the temple (following the return of Israel
itself from exile), the waters flowing from the temple have become life-giving
in the spectacular way described – even the Dead Sea is seen as being made to
teem with fish when the waters enter it. The vision has entered Christian
imagination as a powerful symbol of the life (grace) that flows to human beings
through God’s presence in the temple of the Church.<span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">RESPONSORIAL PSALM</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/12:2"><b>Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6</b></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. (3) You will draw
water joyfully from the springs of salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">God indeed is my savior;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am confident and
unafraid.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My strength and my
courage is the LORD,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and he has been my
savior.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With joy you will draw
water<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">at the fountain of
salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. You will draw water
joyfully from the springs of salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Give thanks to the LORD,
acclaim his name;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">among the nations make
known his deeds,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">proclaim how exalted is
his name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. You will draw water
joyfully from the springs of salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sing praise to the LORD
for his glorious achievement;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">let this be known
throughout all the earth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shout with exultation, O
city of Zion,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. You will draw water
joyfully from the springs of salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Commentary on </span><a href="http://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/isaiah.html#Isaiah%2012:2-3,%204,%205-6">Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This hymn of praise is a
profession of faith: “<i>My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been
my savior.</i>” It is also interesting in that it challenges those who profess
their faith in the Lord to proclaim it in the world: “<i>among the nations make
known his deeds, proclaim how exalted is his name.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This canticle emphasizes
the peace and confidence found in his servant, enjoying the salvation of God.
He sings his praise to God and exhorts all of Israel to praise him as they see
his constant presence among them in the blessings they receive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">CCC: Is 12:3 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2561">2561</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">GOSPEL</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: red;">One of the soldiers pierced his side with a lance,</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: red;">and immediately there came out blood and water.</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/19:25"><b>John 19:25-37</b></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Standing by the cross of
Jesus were his mother<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and his mother's sister,
Mary the wife of Clopas,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and Mary Magdalene.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Jesus saw his
mother and the disciple whom he loved,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">he said to his mother,
"Woman, behold, your son."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then he said to the
disciple,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Behold, your
mother."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And from that hour the
disciple took her into his home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After this, aware that
everything was now finished,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">in order that the
Scripture might be fulfilled,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jesus said, "I
thirst."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There was a vessel
filled with common wine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So they put a sponge
soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and put it up to his
mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Jesus had taken the
wine, he said,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"It is
finished."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And bowing his head, he
handed over the spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now since it was
preparation day,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">in order that the bodies
might not remain on the cross on the sabbath,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for the sabbath day of
that week was a solemn one,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the Jews asked Pilate
that their legs be broken<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and they be taken down.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So the soldiers came and
broke the legs of the first<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and then of the other
one who was crucified with Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But when they came to
Jesus and saw that he was already dead,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">they did not break his
legs,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">but one soldier thrust
his lance into his side,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and immediately Blood
and water flowed out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An eyewitness has
testified, and his testimony is true;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">he knows that he is
speaking the truth,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">so that you also may
come to believe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For this happened so
that the Scripture passage might be fulfilled:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black;">Not a bone of it will be
broken.</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And again another
passage says:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black;">They will look upon him
whom they have pierced.</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Commentary on </span><a href="http://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/john.html#John%2019:25-37">Jn 19:25-37</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Here is Jesus’ last
address to his mother. Although the address sounds unnecessarily formal ("<i>Woman,
behold, your son</i>.") this would have been considered a polite address
in biblical times. The reference, “Woman,” is possibly to </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/3:15">Genesis
3:15</a><span style="color: black;"> which describes
the mother of the Messiah as the “woman” whose offspring conquers the devil (</span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/726">CCC 726</a><span style="color: black;">, </span><a href="http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/2618.htm">2618</a><span style="color: black;">). <span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span> The Lord, nearing the end of his life,
commends the care of his mother to the disciple whom he loved. It is presumed this
is done because Jesus has no brothers or sisters, and his adoptive father,
Joseph, has already died.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> In this instance, assuming
that the disciple referred to is St. John, the author of the Gospel, the tender
consignment of the care of the Lord’s mother is seen as iconic. That is, she is
given into the care of all of the disciples, whom Jesus loves. Seeing her Son
dying upon the cross is one of the seven sorrows the Blessed Mother endured in
faith.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">The narrative continues
describing the Lord's last moments of life on the cross. The prophecy to
which John refers when saying "<i>in order that the Scripture might be
fulfilled</i>" was </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/69:22">Psalm
69:22</a><span style="color: black;">. While Matthew
and Mark speak about this event, only John relates it specifically to the
prophetic literature. After this final act, the Lord "<i>handed over
his spirit.</i>"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">What happens after
Jesus' death demonstrates to the Jews the nature of his sacrifice. "Jesus
dies on the Preparation day of the Passover - <i>Parasceve</i>- that is,
the eve, when the paschal lambs were officially sacrificed in the temple.
By stressing this, the Evangelist implies that Christ's sacrifice took
the place of the sacrifices of the Old Law and inaugurated the New Alliance in
his blood (cf. </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/hebrews/9:12">Hebrews 9:12</a><span style="color: black;">)."<span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span> Typically, when the executioners wished to
speed up the death of one crucified, the legs would be broken. This would force
the victim to suffocate quickly. In the case of Jesus, this was not done
(see </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/34:20">Psalm 34:20-21</a><span style="color: black;">). Instead we are told the guards pierced his side with a
lance and "<i>immediately Blood and water flowed out.</i>"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">While the outflow of
water and blood have a natural explanation, there has been great theological
importance placed upon it in numerous sources (St. Ambrose, St. Thomas Aquinas,
and St. Augustine). Water and blood have already been established as
signs of salvation (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/3:5">John 3:5</a><span style="color: black;"> and
John </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/6:53">6:53ff</a><span style="color: black;">).
"With Christ's death and the giving of the Spirit already signified
in v. 30, the life-giving work of the Church begins, and hence the Church can
be said in a sense to have been born from the wounded side of Christ."<span style="font-size: xx-small;">[4]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">St. John next adds a
theological reflection of his own in the form of testimony from an
eyewitness. Using references to prophetic literature, the witness points
out that Jesus' body ritually followed Jewish law governing the Passover
sacrifice, which designated that the bones of the sacrificial animal
should not be broken (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/12:46">Exodus 12:46</a><span style="color: black;">; </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/numbers/9:12">Numbers 9:12</a><span style="color: black;">). Christ becomes the Christian's Passover Sacrifice and meal. And
in the second proof "<i>They will look upon him whom they have pierced,</i>"
he makes reference to </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/zechariah/12:10">Zechariah
12:10</a><span style="color: black;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">CCC: Jn 19:25-27 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/726,2618">726, 2618</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn 19:25 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/495">495</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn
19:26-27 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/501,964,2605">501, 964, 2605</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn 19:27 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2677,2679">2677, 2679</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn 19:28 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/544,607,2561,2605">544, 607, 2561, 2605</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn 19:30 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/607,624,730,2605">607, 624, 730, 2605</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn 19:30b </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2605">2605</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn
19:31 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/641">641</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn
19:34 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/478,694,1225">478, 694, 1225</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn 19:36 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/608">608</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn
19:37 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1432">1432</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">II<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">FIRST READING</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: red;">Fountain of the garden, well of living water.</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/songofsongs/4:6"><b>Song of Songs 4:6-7,9,12-15</b></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Until the day breathes
cool and the shadows lengthen,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I will go to the
mountain of myrrh,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to the hill of incense.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You are all-beautiful,
my beloved,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and there is no blemish
in you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You have ravished my
heart, my sister, my bride;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">you have ravished my
heart with one glance of your eyes,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">with one bead of your
necklace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You are an enclosed
garden, my sister, my bride,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">an enclosed garden, a
fountain sealed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You are a park that puts
forth pomegranates,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">with all choice fruits;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">nard and saffron,
calamus and cinnamon,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">with all kinds of
incense;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">myrrh and aloes,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">with all the finest
spices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You are a garden
fountain, a well of water<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">flowing fresh from
Lebanon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Commentary on <a href="http://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/song-of-songs.html#Song%20of%20Songs%204:6-7,9,12-15">Sgs
4:6-7,9,12-15</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the allegorical
reading, the various qualities of the beloved are applied to the Church,
because "As a lover often sings the praises of the one he loves, and
especially delights in her shapeliness and in the beauty of her face. God
speaks of the elegant figure of the Church, the beauty of her members and the
features of her face" (Fray Luis de Leon, In Canticiim Canticorum triplex
explanatio. 4, 3). But it is the Virgin Mary who possesses the qualities of the
bride to the highest degree, so it is not surprising that the Tradition of the
Church should have read vv. 7 and 12-15 as announcing her preservation from sin
(she is the Immaculate) and her perpetual virginity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">"In the Song of
Songs, you are called the 'enclosed garden' and 'sealed fountain' by the spouse
who came from you. An enclosed garden, because the sickle of corruption has not
touched you, nor have you yet arrived at vintage; in all your innocence, you
grew as the flower of the root of Jesse for all mankind, tended by the one,
pure Holy Spirit. A sealed fountain, because the river of life, which sprang
forth from you, flooded the whole earth, but no trace of a spouse was to be
seen in the spring-water" (Hesychius, De Sancta Maria Deipard). </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[5]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">RESPONSORIAL PSALM</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/judith/13:18"><b>Judith 13:18bcde, 19</b></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. (15:9d) You are the
highest honor of our race.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Blessed are you,
daughter, by the Most High God,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">above all the women on
earth;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and blessed be the LORD
God,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the creator of heaven
and earth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. You are the highest
honor of our race.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your deed of hope will
never be forgotten<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">by those who tell of the
might of God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">R. You are the highest
honor of our race.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Commentary on </span><a href="http://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/luke.html#Judith%2013:18bcde,%2019">Judith 13:18bcde, 19</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This short hymn in
praise of Judith (who at the time of its writing represented the faithful
people) is predictive of the blessed role Mary will play in human salvation. In
the story immediately preceding these verses Judith offers to sacrifice herself
for salvation of the people and is here found praiseworthy for her willingness
to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;"> GOSPEL</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: red;">Streams of living water shall flow from his heart.</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/7:37"><b>John 7:37-39a</b></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the last and greatest
day of the feast,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jesus stood up and
exclaimed,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Let anyone who
thirsts come to me and drink.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whoever believes in me,
as Scripture says:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black;">Rivers of living water
will flow from within him</span></i><span style="color: black;">."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He said this in
reference to the Spirit<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">that those who came to
believe in him were to receive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Commentary on </span><a href="http://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/john.html#John%207:37-39a">Jn 7:37-39a</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">“On each of the eight
days of the feast of Tabernacles the high priest went to the pool of Siloam and
used a golden cup to bring water to the temple and sprinkle it on the altar, in
remembrance of the water which sprang up miraculously in the desert, asking God
to send rain in plenty (cf. </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/17:1">Exodus
17:1-7</a><span style="color: black;">). Meanwhile, a passage
from the prophet Isaiah was chanted (cf. </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/12:3">Isaiah
12:3</a><span style="color: black;">) which told of the
coming of the Savior and of the outpouring of heavenly gifts that would
accompany him; </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ezekiel/47">Ezekiel 47</a><span style="color: black;"> was also read, in which it spoke of the torrents of water
which would pour out of the temple. Jesus, who would have been at this
ceremony, now proclaims - in the presence of a huge crowd, undoubtedly, because
it was the most solemn day of the festival- that that time has come: "<i>If
any one thirst, let him come to me and drink …</i>” This invitation recalls the
words of divine wisdom: "Come to me, you who desire me, and eat your
fill" (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/24:19">Sirach 24:19</a><span style="color: black;">; cf. </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/9:4">Proverbs 9:4-5</a><span style="color: black;">). Our Lord presents himself as him who can fill man's heart and
bring him peace (cf. also </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11:28">Matthew
11:28</a><span style="color: black;">). In this connection St
Augustine exclaims: "You made us for yourself. Lord, and our hearts find
no peace until they rest in you" (Confessions, 1, 1, 1).”</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[6]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Although the referenced
scripture is not a direct quote, Jesus' scriptural reference is probably
to </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/ezekiel/36:25">Ezekiel 36:25ff</a><span style="color: black;"> providing a strong the theological link between the initial
gift of the Holy Spirit (“<i>I will put my spirit within you </i>“) and
baptism (“<i>I will sprinkle clean water upon you to cleanse you from all your
impurities</i>"). This symbolic action of washing, a Hebrew ritual,
becomes an efficacious sign of grace when coupled with God’s presence in the
Holy Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">CCC: Jn 7:37-39 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/728,1287,2561">728, 1287, 2561</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn 7:38-39 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1999">1999</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn
7:38 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/694">694</a><span style="color: black;">; Jn
7:39 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/244,690">244, 690</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reflection:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">The Blessed Mother
carries over fifty different </span><a href="https://www.catholic.org/mary/title.php" target="_blank">titles</a><span style="color: black;"> and
even so, there are more words that describe her blessed role in our ongoing
faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is named here as “Fountain of
Salvation.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was through her that our
Lord, Jesus Christ, came into the world and as he says to us in St. John’s
Gospel: "<i>Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink. Whoever believes
in me, as Scripture says:</i> </span><i><span style="color: black;">Rivers of living water will flow from within him</span></i><span style="color: black;">.</span><span style="color: black;">" The Lord is the river of living water, flowing from the
fountain of life, the womb of the Blessed Mother, Mary, the Theotokos.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The gift of the water
flowing from Jesus is this life-giving water that transformed us in baptism,
creating us as children of God, his adopted sons and daughters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the water flowing from the font that is
Mary’s love, running through her son, is a gift that allows us to draw on our
advocate and guide that we might have life in the spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For us, the Lord’s
modern-day disciples, Mary, the Fountain of Salvation, is so necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We know that without water, the body dies
quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the same way, with spiritual
water, the spirit dies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It needs to be
constantly refreshed or it withers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
see this frequently in those who fall way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They do not drink from the springs of salvation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do not think that it is necessary to be
refreshed in this way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And consequently
they do not feel the death of the spirit within them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a fading, even while they may yearn for
the spiritual water that is peace-giving, they turn from it, and like a plant
that is afflicted by drought, the spirit wilts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course the analogy of
a plant withering for lack of water has its limitations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The spirit, once given in baptism, will never
die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may be suppressed and its voice
may shrink to a whisper, but it will not die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Salvation is there for the asking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So it is up to us to bring water from Our Lady’s font to bring it back
to vitality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drink deeply today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The spiritual spring welling up within us,
fed by the Fountain of Salvation, may be called upon to give drink to one who
needs it desperately.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pax<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[1] Commentary written
by Fr. Brenden Byrne, SJ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[2] Ignatius Catholic
Study Bible, © 2010, Ignatius Press, San Francisco, CA. p. 198.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[3] The Navarre Bible,
“Gospels and Acts,” Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2002, p. 695.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[4] Jerome Biblical
Commentary, Prentice Hall, Inc., © 1968, 63:172, p. 462.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[5] </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Navarre Bible: “Psalms and the Song of Songs”, Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2003, p. 504</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[6] The Navarre Bible, "Gospels and Acts,"
Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2002, p. 699.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-64728274671876010362019-08-13T16:32:00.001-04:002019-08-13T16:32:52.602-04:00SEPTEMBER 9 SAINT PETER CLAVER, PRIEST AND RELIGIOUS MEMORIAL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SEPTEMBER
9 SAINT PETER CLAVER, PRIEST AND RELIGIOUS, MEMORIAL<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11763a.htm" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Biographical
Information about St. Peter Claver</span></a><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://usccb.org/bible/readings/0909-memorial-peter-claver.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Readings for the Memorial of St. Peter Claver</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">USCCB has
started publishing suggestions for saints newly added to the calendar in the U.S.
but which have not had formal "Proper" readings approved.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">The
readings below are suggested by USCCB.
Others may also be taken from the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/common-of-pastors.html" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Common of Pastors</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> (#719-724), or the </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Common of Holy Men and Women</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">: For
Those Who Work for the Underprivileged (#737-742).<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Readings
and Commentary:</span></b><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FIRST
READING<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/58:6" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Isaiah
58:6-11</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thus says the LORD:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the fasting that I wish:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">releasing those bound unjustly,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">untying the thongs of the yoke;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Setting free the oppressed,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">breaking every yoke;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sharing your bread with the hungry,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sheltering the oppressed and the
homeless;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clothing the naked when you see
them,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and not turning your back on your
own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then your light shall break forth
like the dawn,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and your wound shall quickly be
healed;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your vindication shall go before
you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the glory of the LORD shall be
your rear guard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then you shall call, and the LORD
will answer,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you shall cry for help, and he will
say: Here I am!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you remove from your midst oppression,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">false accusation and malicious
speech;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you bestow your bread on the
hungry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and satisfy the afflicted;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then light shall rise for you in
the darkness,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the gloom shall become for you
like midday;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the LORD will guide you always<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and give you plenty even on the
parched land.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He will renew your strength,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and you shall be like a watered
garden,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like a spring whose water never
fails.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Commentary on</i></b> <a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/isaiah.html#Isaiah%2058:6-11" target="_blank">Is
58:6-11</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This passage is from what is known
as Deutero-Isaiah. It was written in the latter part of the Babylonian exile
(700 B.C.). Isaiah laments and chastises the people for missing the point of
their fasts of atonement. They perform the rituals and follow the law but then
violate the spirit of God’s Law by being uncaring and cruel to each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The prophet explains what that
spirit is and how it is to impact their actions and closes with the reward for
following the spirit of God’s Law – “Your integrity will go before you and the
glory of the Lord behind you. Cry, and the Lord will answer; call, and he will
say, ‘I am here.’” <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Downloads/SEPTEMBER%209%20SAINT%20PETER%20CALVER%20MEMORIAL.docx#_edn4" name="_ednref4" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> He
goes on to describe the salvific effect of these actions of charity and
compassion as being as a light in darkness, as rain in parched land. He
concludes with what can be seen as a baptismal reference (well-spring of
holiness) that brings eternal life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC: Is 58:6-7 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2447">2447</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">RESPONSORIAL
PSALM</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/1:1">Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6</a></b> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blessed the man who follows not<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the counsel of the wicked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nor walks in the way of sinners,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nor sits in the company of the
insolent,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But delights in the law of the LORD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and meditates on his law day and
night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>R.</b>
(40:5a) <b>Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.</b>
(2a) <b>Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.</b>
(92:13-14) <b>The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is like a tree<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">planted near running water,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That yields its fruit in due
season,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and whose leaves never fade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whatever he does, prospers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>R.</b> <b>Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.</b> <b>Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.</b> <b>The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not so the wicked, not so;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they are like chaff which the wind
drives away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the LORD watches over the way
of the just,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but the way of the wicked vanishes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>R.</b> <b>Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.</b> <b>Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.</b> <b>The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Commentary on</b> <a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-1.html#Psalm%201:1-2,%203,%204%20and%206" target="_blank">Ps
1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Psalm 1 serves as a preface to the
whole book of psalms. The psalmist here exalts those who follow the Lord’s
commands, and reflects upon the blessings they will receive. As in <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/romans/6:19" target="_blank">Romans 6:19ff</a>, this
selection emphasizes the contrast between the salvation of the just and the
punishment of the wicked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This wisdom psalm begins by
extolling the virtue of those who follow the law. The focus is to look to God
for guidance, and not to trust only in the counsel of men. Those who reject the
law will be blown away like “chaff,” an image used in the Gospel as well (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/3:12" target="_blank">Matthew 3:12</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This portion of the psalm is later
echoed in <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/48:17" target="_blank">Isaiah
48:17-19</a>, like an overlapped formula of covenant. Blessed is the man
who “delights in the law day and night,” but “the way of the wicked vanishes.”
It also takes up the theme of following right paths and staying true to the
teachings of God: “<i>Blessed the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked
nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, but
delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on his law day and night.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">GOSPEL</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/25:31"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Matthew 25:31-40</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus said to his disciples:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"When the Son of Man comes in
his glory,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and all the angels with him,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he will sit upon his glorious
throne,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and all the nations will be
assembled before him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And he will separate them one from
another,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as a shepherd separates the sheep
from the goats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He will place the sheep on his
right and the goats on his left.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the king will say to those on
his right,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Come, you who are blessed by my
Father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inherit the kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For I was hungry and you gave me
food,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was thirsty and you gave me
drink,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a stranger and you welcomed me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">naked and you clothed me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ill and you cared for me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in prison and you visited me.'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the righteous will answer him
and say,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Lord, when did we see you hungry
and feed you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or thirsty and give you drink?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When did we see you a stranger and
welcome you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or naked and clothe you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When did we see you ill or in
prison, and visit you?'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the king will say to them in
reply,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Amen, I say to you, whatever you
did<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for one of the least brothers of
mine, you did for me.'"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Commentary on</i></b> <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/25:31">Mt 25:31-40</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus, in this reading, is telling
his disciples what he will judge at the end times, the eschaton. The reading
provides a vision of what will be asked of those seeking admittance to the kingdom
of God and how judgment will be passed. This image is used as a teaching tool,
to focus those who wish to follow Jesus on loving those who are in need of
help: the hungry, the stranger, the naked, the ill, the imprisoned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CCC: Mt 25:31-46 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/544,1033,1373,2447,2831">544, 1033, 1373, 2447,
2831</a>; Mt 25:31-36 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2443">2443</a>; Mt
25:31 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/331,671,679,1038">331, 671, 679, 1038</a>; Mt
25:32 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1038">1038</a>; Mt
25:36 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1503">1503</a>; Mt
25:40 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/678,1397,1825,1932,2449">678, 1397, 1825, 1932,
2449</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reflection:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Come, you who are blessed by my
Father.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inherit the kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For I was hungry and you gave me
food,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was thirsty and you gave me
drink,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a stranger and you welcomed me,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">naked and you clothed me,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ill and you cared for me,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">in prison and you visited me.' </span></i><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/25:34" target="_blank"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">Matthew
25:34b-36</span></i></a><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These
words were surely heard by St. Peter Claver as he entered the heavenly
kingdom. Indeed, his years of service to
the Negro slave population brought into Cartagena (he is said to have converted
and baptized around 300,000 in his years as apostle to the slaves there) earned
him that scripture passage as his defining spirituality. In today’s terms, he would be equivalent to
Martin Luther King Jr. in his influence on the slave population that poured
into the New World through that infamous port during the 1500’s and
1600’s. What strength his faith gave
him! He was not, by nature, a bold or
extroverted person. However, his call to
extreme charity to those poor souls, sold into slavery by their own leaders in
Africa and then again by amoral traders in the Caribbean was to earn him also
the enmity of the general society in which he served as missionary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Lord said that it was the duty of all of his followers to express charity in
this way, looking after those imprisoned by their conditions in society as well
as those incarcerated by law. All we
need do is look at the seven corporal works of mercy: feed the hungry, give
drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, give shelter to travelers, visit the
sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead. These things were written on the
heart of St. Peter Claver and those missionaries like him who sacrificed lives
of comfort to serve those without comfort.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Prophet Isaiah proclaimed it to the Hebrews, and Jesus confirmed his words as
being correctly iterated by God the Father.
We are called to charity. Today,
on St. Peter Claver’s feast day, we ask for his intercession. May God our Father, through his only begotten
son, Jesus, Christ, give us the strength and will to serve the needy as his Son
did, and as St. Peter Claver did.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pax<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span>
The picture is “St. Peter Claver”; artist and date are unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span> The
readings below are suggested by USCCB, others may be taken from <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/09/common-of-pastors.html" target="_blank">Common of Pastors</a>: For Missionaries (#719-724), or the <a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/11/common-of-holy-men-and-women.html" target="_blank">Common of Holy Men and Women</a>: For Those Who Work for the
Underprivileged (#737-742).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span> The
readings are taken from the New American Bible, with the exception of the psalm
and its response which were developed by the International Committee for
English in Liturgy (ICEL). This republication is not authorized by USCCB and is
for private use only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-78709735457973573262019-08-08T05:14:00.001-04:002019-08-08T05:14:15.436-04:00Memorial of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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from the </span><span style="color: #2f5597;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/07/common-of-virgins.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2f5597; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2F5597; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">Common of Virgins</span></a></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> or the </span></span><span style="color: #2f5597;"><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/11/common-of-martyrs.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2f5597; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2F5597; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">Common of Martyrs</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, <br />photographer unknown, c. 1938-1939</td></tr>
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<a href="http://usccb.org/bible/readings/0809-memorial-teresa-benedicta.cfm" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Readings for St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="MsoEndnoteReference" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-teresa-benedicta-of-the-cross-edith-stein/" target="_blank">Biographical information about St. Teresa Benedicta of the
Cross</a> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Reading
1: </b><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/hosea/2:16" target="_blank">Hosea 2:16bc,
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thus says the LORD:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
will lead her into the desert<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
speak to her heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She
shall respond there as in the days of her youth,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when
she came up from the land of Egypt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
will espouse you to me forever;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
will espouse you in right and in justice,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in
love and in mercy;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
will espouse you in fidelity,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
you shall know the LORD<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/hosea.html#Hosea%202:16bc,%2017cd,%2021-22" target="_blank">Hos 2:16bc, 17cd, 21-22</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Prophet Hosea, voicing God’s hope for the people of Israel, speaks as a husband
might address a wife. (In later parts of the book Israel is like the wife who
was unfaithful.) In this selection, speaking with the voice of God to the
Hebrew people, he sounds as if he is wooing his future bride. He tells
them that if they will be faithful, because God’s love and mercy is eternal,
that God is always faithful. In Hebrew tradition this courtship would include
the gifts for the bride (cf. <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/24:53" target="_blank">Genesis 24:53</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Hos 2 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/218" target="_blank">218</a>; Hos 2:21-22 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2787" target="_blank">2787</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">Responsorial Psalm:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/45:11" target="_blank">Psalm 45:11-12,
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hear, O daughter, and see; turn
your ear,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">forget
your people and your father’s house.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So
shall the king desire your beauty;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for
he is your lord, and you must worship him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>R.</b> (11) <b>Listen to me,
daughter; see and bend your ear.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or: <b>R.</b> (Matthew 25:6) <b>The bridegroom
is here; let us go out to meet Christ the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All
glorious is the king’s daughter as she enters;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her
raiment is threaded with spun gold.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In
embroidered apparel she is borne in to the king;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">behind
her the virgins of her train are brought to you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. Listen
to me, daughter; see and bend your ear.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<b> R. The bridegroom is here; let us go out
to meet Christ the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They
are borne in with gladness and joy;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they
enter the palace of the king.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
place of your fathers your sons shall have;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you
shall make them princes through all the land.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. Listen
to me, daughter; see and bend your ear.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or:<b> R. The bridegroom is here; let us go out
to meet Christ the Lord.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-45.html#Psalm%2045:11-12,%2014-15,%2016-17" target="_blank">Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Psalm
45 is a royal psalm originally sung in honor of the king’s marriage to a queen
(of foreign extraction). It is likely that it influenced St. Paul’s
instructions on virgins and marriage. It emphasizes the beauty of the
sacramental relationship (see <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/7:25" target="_blank">1 Corinthians 7:25-35</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/25:1" target="_blank">Matthew 25:1-13</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus told his disciples this
parable:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The
Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">who
took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Five
of them were foolish and five were wise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
foolish ones, when taking their lamps,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">brought
no oil with them,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but
the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since
the bridegroom was long delayed,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they
all became drowsy and fell asleep.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At
midnight, there was a cry,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Behold,
the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then
all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
foolish ones said to the wise,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Give
us some of your oil,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for
our lamps are going out.'<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But
the wise ones replied,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'No,
for there may not be enough for us and you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go
instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.'<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While
they went off to buy it,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the
bridegroom came<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and
those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then
the door was locked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afterwards
the other virgins came and said,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Lord,
Lord, open the door for us!'<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But
he said in reply,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Amen,
I say to you, I do not know you.'<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Therefore,
stay awake,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for
you know neither the day nor the hour."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/matthew.html#Matthew%2025:1-13" target="_blank">Mt 25:1-13</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St.
Matthew’s Gospel gives us the parable of the Ten Virgins, continuing the Gospel
theme of preparedness and vigilance (although strictly speaking this parable is
about foresight). In this story the idea of vigilance is expanded to include
being prepared. The Jewish wedding customs of the time would have dictated a
procession [at night] from the house of the bride to the house of the groom.
The whole act is symbolic of the coming of the messianic era also portrayed as
a wedding in <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/9:15" target="_blank">Matthew 9:15</a>, <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/22:1" target="_blank">Matthew 22:1-14</a> and <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/3:29" target="_blank">John 3:29</a>. The wise virgins brought
oil for their lamps while the foolish ones did not. The oil is interpreted by
some scholars as referring to good works.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
overarching symbolism is the lamp of faith (light of the indwelling Holy
Spirit) being kept burning with oil (good works). Hence, without good works
(oil), the lamp will not continue to burn (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/james/2:17" target="_blank">James 2:17</a>) and the virgins, so
deprived of light, are excluded from the heavenly kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CCC: Mt
25:1-13 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/672">672</a>, <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/796" target="_blank">796</a>; Mt 25:1 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/672" target="_blank">672</a>; Mt 25:6 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1618" target="_blank">1618</a>; Mt 25:13 <a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/672" target="_blank">672</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reflection:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St.
Teresa Benedicta (Judith Stein) is one of what we could call modern day
martyrs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was a victim of the Holocaust,
killed by Nazis in 1942. She should stand as an example of what we are all
called to be as lovers of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Truly, Sacred Scripture is predictive – as these
words from Hosea demonstrate:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will espouse you to me forever;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
will espouse you in right and in justice,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in
love and in mercy;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
will espouse you in fidelity,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and you shall know the LORD.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lord
found her, wooed her, and through the auspices of the Carmelite Order, he took
her as his bride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her devotion to him
should stand as a beacon to all intellectuals who struggle with the faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her brilliant mind and intense study brought
her to the feet of our Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those who
seek truth will always find him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Indeed
Jesus is the bridegroom for any who seek truth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St.
Teresa followed her betrothed and was true to him to the end, she was a light
in the intense darkness of the Auschwitz horror during one of the most atrocious
periods in human memory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her unwavering
faith in the face of the evil that took so many lives was an inspiration to her
fellow 987 prisoners who on August 7<sup>th</sup>, 1942 were taken from Echt in
the Netherlands where she and her sister were sent to avoid the Nazi threat and
summarily killed, probably on her feast day, August 9<sup>th</sup>. A light in
the world of faith, extinguished for only a moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Faith such as hers remains the hope of many Christians
who are persecuted for their faith.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we
ask for St. Teresa’s intercession with her bridegroom, Our Lord, Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May he grant us strength and the bravery of
St. Teresa when we face our own trials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pax<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span> The
readings are taken from the New American Bible, with the exception of the psalm
and its response which were developed by the International Committee for
English in Liturgy (ICEL). This republication is not authorized by USCCB and is
for private use only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The picture used is a passport photo: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross,
photographer unknown, c. 1938-1939.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-77813420841907623812019-06-24T08:33:00.000-04:002019-06-24T08:33:07.023-04:00On Homiletics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After
listening to practice homilies from a deacon class recently ordained, I thought I’d put some
thought to advice I might give the new homilist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So the following will be some (hopefully
short) suggestions about homiletic preparation and, since I am preaching at St.
Thomas for the Second Sunday of Lent (B) I will also walk you through my own
process for that homily and leave you with a draft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There
is a caution to interject here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While it
is necessary to consider many things when preparing a homily, do not start
looking for a message <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you want to preach</i>
before you have let the Holy Spirit guide you through the scripture that will
be proclaimed in front of your homily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The scripture caries the authority of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is your responsibility as a proclaimer of
the Word of God, to make sure you preach that Word.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What is going on in the world and in the
community that is impacting the people of the parish?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What is causing them concern or what is it that
they would like to celebrate in the life of the community?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">These
will be important elements to consider.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Word of God lives and is truth!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
amazing thing I have learned about this statement is that Sacred Scripture is
timeless in its application to real-world issues or problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also has depths and nuances that we
discover over time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A passage read ten
years ago may have a totally different meaning to you when you read it today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s like marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you met and married your spouse, you had
certain expectations, certain experiences, and a history that, taken together
gave you an understanding of who she was and what she wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over time that understanding changed and you
understood much better who she was and what she wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a consequence our love (hopefully) changed
and grew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The same is true with Sacred
Scripture because, as St. John says: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.</i>”
(</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/1:1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">John
1:1</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Insert:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
national news is full of reaction and politicization of the recent school
shooting in Florida.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Gun
control will be dominating the news for the next week.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Winter Olympics are taking place in South Korea and there is a good deal of drama
surrounding the cyber bullying of Lindsey Vonn, gay activism, and pollical
drama distracting from the hoped-for celebration of sport.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Violence
in the Middle-East continues (Syria, Isreal)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not
much (so far) grabbing the people’s attention in business or technology at
least broadly.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Unusually
warm weather is predicted for later this week.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If
possible it is good to let the in-dwelling Holy Spirit have some time with the
scripture you are going to be preaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I like to go through with just a casual read a week in advance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This generally does nothing more than put it
in the back of my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Between now and
when the homily will be polished for publication and presentation, I will be
spending a lot of time with various other parts of scripture (Liturgy of the
Hours, daily, the daily Mass settings. (This week we also consider </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/02/february-21-saint-peter-damian.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">St. Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">
(Optional Memorial on Wednesday), </span><a href="http://supplament.blogspot.com/2008/02/feast-of-chair-of-saint-peter.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> (Feast
on Thursday), and </span><a href="http://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-23-saint-polycarp.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">
(Optional Memorial on Friday).) I make note of these feasts and memorials
because more and more, Deacons who have retired from their secular roles are
asked to assist at daily Masses and often asked to preach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you can see, in the upcoming week we have
several interesting options that take us away from the flow of scripture
directed specifically at Lent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often
your involvement with the community (and the Lord) in the liturgy will provide
nudges to the Holy Spirit and generate texture for your Sunday homily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the back of your mind always is the overall liturgical structure of the season,
in this case Lent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s what I put
into my Blog in front of my Ash Wednesday post:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Lenten Season: The Lectionary readings
for Lent fall into two basic themes broken into the first half of Lent and the
second. The first half, beginning today and running through the Saturday of the
third week of Lent, focuses on the model of discipleship. As we are confronted
time and again with the demands of our call to be Christ’s disciples, we come
to understand that, in spite of our best efforts, our perfect response to that
call will always be out of our reach.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In the second half of Lent the Lectionary
shows us Jesus the Christ in the Gospel of St. John. We review his ministry,
not so much as a synopsis, but rather to come to a closer understanding of the
salvation he alone provides.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Taken together, the first half of Lent is
ethical and the second is Christological. The first half empties us the second
fills us up. At the end lies the great gift of Easter.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So I
take a quick read through the readings for the </span><a href="http://usccb.org/bible/readings/022518.cfm"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Second Sunday of Lent</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">
(#26B).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Abraham tested by God who orders him to kill his son Isaac.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Abraham passes the test! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David sings his gratitude and offers his service to the Lord, because God has
freed him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I note the difficult verse: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Precious in the eyes of the LORD is the
death of his faithful ones.</i>” (possible like to the kids in Florida??)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Paul’s encouragement to those who may be persecuted: “If God is for us…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good message of hope to those who are facing
difficult times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mk 9:2-10:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> The
Transfiguration story from Mark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
sort version (Mark is always short) lays the bare bones of who Jesus is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What does: "This is my beloved Son.
Listen to him," mean to us (me)?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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like a chef preparing in advance, we are going to let these gems sauté for the rest
of the week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Fast
forward now to later in the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
I have been doing this for a while in a very formal way (part of my daily
discipline for the past 12 years is I write commentary on scripture each
morning), I will give you the steps I have gone through in breaking open the
word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another caution here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must never look at this process as “part
of our job.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s important to take it
seriously and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be diligent, but it
must also be a prayerful experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
tell you from experience, that is not always easy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I
always start with a second reading of the texts from the lectionary or the
USCCB site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These texts are taken from
the New American Bible (NAB), a revised version of which was published by the
USCCB and ICEL within the past few years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The NAB is a good translation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, I always like to look at a couple others just to see if there
are nuances that might give me other insights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So I also read the readings from the Jerusalem Bible (many places in the
UK continue to use this translation liturgically) and the Neo-Vulgate (because
one of my favorite commentary resources is the Navarre Bible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve paced these resources in my blog
structure so I don’t have to go looking for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For my subscribers they are located at the
bottom of each post at the link “S.S. Commemoratio.” (my Latin way of saying
that the daily links to much of the material at that link “time out,” that is
they disappear after some period of time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are those versions in parallel for those who don’t have internet access:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">God put Abraham to the test.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">He called to him, "Abraham!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"Here I am!" he replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Then God said:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and go to the land of Moriah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">There you shall offer him up as a holocaust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">on a height that I will point out to you."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">When they came to the place of which God had told him,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Then he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his
son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">But the LORD's messenger called to him from heaven,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"Abraham, Abraham!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"Here I am!" he answered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"Do not lay your hand on the boy," said the
messenger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"Do not do the least thing to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">I know now how devoted you are to God,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">since you did not withhold from me your own beloved
son."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">As Abraham looked about,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">he spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">So he went and took the ram<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and offered it up as a holocaust in place of his son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Again the LORD's messenger called to Abraham from heaven
and said:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"I swear by myself, declares the LORD,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">that because you acted as you did<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">in not withholding from me your beloved son,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">I will bless you abundantly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and make your descendants as countless<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">your descendants shall take possession<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">of the gates of their enemies,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and in your descendants all the nations of the earth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">shall find blessing—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">all this because you obeyed my command."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Rom 8:31b-34<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Brothers and sisters:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">If God is for us, who can be against us?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">He who did not spare his own Son<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">but handed him over for us all,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">how will he not also give us everything else along with
him?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Who will bring a charge against God's chosen ones?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">It is God who acquits us, who will condemn?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Christ Jesus it is who died—or, rather, was raised—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">who also is at the right hand of God,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">who indeed intercedes for us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Jesus took Peter, James, and John<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">And he was transfigured before them,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and his clothes became dazzling white,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">and they were conversing with Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"Rabbi, it is good that we are here!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Let us make three tents:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">As they were coming down from the mountain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">God put Abraham to the test. ‘Abraham, Abraham’ he called.
‘Here I am’ he replied. ‘Take your son,’ God said ‘your only child Isaac,
whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him as a
burnt offering, on a mountain I will point out to you.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">When they arrived at the place God had pointed out to him,
Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood. Then he bound his son
Isaac and put him on the altar on top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his
hand and seized the knife to kill his son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven.
‘Abraham, Abraham’ he said. ‘I am here’ he replied. ‘Do not raise your hand
against the boy’ the angel said. ‘Do not harm him, for now I know you fear
God. You have not refused me your son, your only son.’ Then looking up,
Abraham saw a ram caught by its horns in a bush. Abraham took the ram and
offered it as a burnt-offering in place of his son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The angel of the Lord called Abraham a second time from
heaven. ‘I swear by my own self – it is the Lord who speaks – because you
have done this, because you have not refused me your son, your only son, I
will shower blessings on you, I will make your descendants as many as the
stars of heaven and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants
shall gain possession of the gates of their enemies. All the nations of the
earth shall bless themselves by your descendants, as a reward for your
obedience.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">With God on our side who can be against us? Since God did
not spare his own Son, but gave him up to benefit us all, we may be certain,
after such a gift, that he will not refuse anything he can give. Could anyone
accuse those that God has chosen? When God acquits, could anyone condemn?
Could Christ Jesus? No! He not only died for us – he rose from the dead, and
there at God’s right hand he stands and pleads for us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them
up a high mountain where they could be alone by themselves. There in their
presence he was transfigured: his clothes became dazzlingly white, whiter
than any earthly bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with
Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. Then Peter spoke to Jesus: ‘Rabbi,’
he said ‘it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three tents, one
for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ He did not know what to say; they
were so frightened. And a cloud came, covering them in shadow; and there came
a voice from the cloud, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.’ Then
suddenly, when they looked round, they saw no one with them any more but only
Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">As they came down from the mountain he warned them to tell
no one what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the
dead. They observed the warning faithfully, though among themselves they
discussed what ‘rising from the dead’ could mean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">From: Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">[1] After these things God tested Abraham, and said to him,
"Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I." [2] He said,
"Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land
of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains
of which I shall tell you." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">[9a] When they came to the place of which God had told him,
Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order. [10] Then Abraham
put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. [11] But the angel of
the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!"
And he said, "Here am I." [12] He said, "Do not lay your hand
on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing
you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me." [13] And
Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram,
caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and
offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">[15] And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second
time from heaven, [16] and said, "By myself I have sworn, says the Lord,
because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
[17] I will indeed bless you, and I will multiply your descendants as the
stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your
descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies, [18] and by your
descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because you
have obeyed my voice."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">[31b] If God is for us, who is against us? [32] He who did
not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us
all things with him? [33] Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It
is God who justifies; [34] who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died,
yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who
indeed intercedes for us?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">[2] And after six days Jesus took with Him Peter and James
and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was
transfigured before them, [3] and His garments became glistening, intensely
white, as no fuller on earth bleach them. [4] And there appeared to them
Elijah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus. [5] And Peter said to
Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths,
one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah." [6] For he did not
know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid. [7] And a cloud overshadowed
them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is My beloved Son; listen
to Him." [8] And suddenly looking around they no longer saw any one with
them but Jesus only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man should have
risen from the dead. [10] So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning
what the rising from the dead meant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Next
my process is to review a number of commentaries and footnotes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I use the following which I have collected
over the past 33 years (I actually bought my copy of the Jerome Biblical
Commentary and McKenzie’s Dictionary of the Bible during my formation in 1982).
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">New
American Bible<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Jerusalem
Bible<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hebrew
Bible (Old Testament)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">St.
Ignatius Study Bible (New Testament)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">St.
Ignatius Study Bible (Old Testament Books as they are released)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Navarre Bible and Commentary (10 Volumes – that’s where we find the Neo Vulgate)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Academic Commentary (Just started collecting these)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Jerome
Biblical Commentary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dictionary of the Bible<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I am writing my own commentaries, I run into an issue I can’t figure out or
don’t understand, I will also use internet sources. I am especially fond of the
Catholic Encyclopedia and Anthology of the Writings for the Church Fathers
found at </span><a href="http://newadvent.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">New
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consulting these I try to come up with a concise commentary on each piece of
scripture I will be using.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also
consult the index of readings from the Catechism of the Catholic Church
(CCC).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the selections we will be
using are referenced in the CCC, I review those topics as well to see how they
augment my commentary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sunday readings we also have the wonderful document published by the Church a
few years back called the </span><a href="http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20140629_direttorio-omiletico_en.html"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Homiletic
Directory</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would hope all
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the Second Sunday of Lent (B) here are the Catechism topics they have extracted
for us:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Links</span></b><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/OneDrive/Documents/On%20Homiletics-3.docx#_edn1" name="_ednref1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/554-556.568"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">554-556. 568</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">: The
Transfiguration<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/59,145-146,2570-2572"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">59, 145-146, 2570-2572</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">: The obedience
of Abraham<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Characteristics of faith<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2059"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">2059</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">: God
manifests his glory to make known his will<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/603,1373,2634,2852"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">603, 1373, 2634, 2852</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">: Christ is
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of these topics could become a central point in the homily that may be starting
to be formed by the Holy Spirit in your mind (tough to hear it yet because of
all the intellectual noise being generated by our research).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">In this passage Abraham is put to
the test. He is to offer his son Isaac as a holocaust – an offering completely
burnt on the altar. Abraham, though reluctant, is faithful to God and follows
his instructions. At the last moment, when God is sure that Abraham has greater
love for God than even his beloved son Isaac, he stops Abraham and “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">blesses him abundantly</i>,” making him the
father of nations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">This example demonstrates that God
expects those faithful to him to place love and obedience to him above all
other worldly interests and loves. In return, those, like Abraham, who
demonstrate that God is their first priority will be blessed as only God can.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"Isaac is a type of Christ,
for he was a son as Christ was a Son, and he carried the wood of his sacrifice
just as the Lord bore the wood of the Cross.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Clement of Alexandria, Christ the Educator 1, 5, 23). The Lord carried
his Cross as Isaac carried the wood; and the ram, caught by its horns in the
thicket, prefigures Jesus crowned with thorns and then slain in sacrifice (St.
Augustine, City of God 16, 32)."<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/OneDrive/Documents/On%20Homiletics-3.docx#_edn2" name="_ednref2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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22:17-19 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/706"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">706</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Psalm 116 is a song of
thanksgiving. This selection is an individual prayer and promise to God. The
singer understands that the Lord is his salvation. A little confusing is
-“Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.”- The
meaning is that the death of God's faithful is grievous to God, not that God is
pleased with the death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC: Ps 116:17 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1330" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">1330</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">St. Paul bursts into a hymn
proclaiming the victory over death and suffering experienced by the faithful,
lifted up by God in Christ. The premise that the love of God assures salvation
to the faithful is strengthened as the evangelist asks the rhetorical question
“<i>If God is for us, who can be against us?</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">"This exclamation of the Apostle
vividly reveals the full extent of the love of God the Father, who not only
listens to our prayers but anticipates our needs. God is with us, he is always
by our side. This is a cry expressing confidence and optimism, despite our
personal wretchedness; it is firmly based on our sense of divine sonship."
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC: Rom 8:31 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/2852" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">2852</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">; Rom
8:32 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/603,706,2572" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">603,
706, 2572</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">; Rom 8:34 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1373,2634" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">1373,
2634</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">St. Mark’s account of the
Transfiguration varies only slightly from the account found in St. Matthew (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/17:1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Matthew 17:1-9</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">). In St.
Mark’s account the event takes place six days after his first prediction (see
note below) of his own passion and resurrection (St. Luke has eight days </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/9:28" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Luke 9:28b-36</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">). Jesus
brings Peter, James and John with him and, by their presence gives them a
special understanding that his death and resurrection (and their own) will lead
to the glory of the Kingdom of God, not to an end as they had feared.(see
also </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/3:18" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">2
Corinthians 3:18</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">; </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/2peter/1:16" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">2
Peter 1:16-19</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Shown as it is to the select
disciples, it prepares them to understand the necessary connection between the
passion and his rise to messianic glory. The imagery of this event provides a
recognizable reference to the greater mission of the Lord, as he comes to
fulfill both the Prophets (personified in Elijah) and the Law (represented by
Moses). Scholars agree that uniting and fulfilling the Law and the Prophets
represented in this tableau was a key message of this event.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The suggestion by St. Peter that he
erect three “booths” suggests the Jewish Feast of Booths which commemorates the
revelation of the Law by Moses at Mt. Sinai, a close parallel is emphasized as
the ultimate revelation of God in Christ is now played out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The “bright cloud” is another Old
Testament symbol used to represent the immediate presence of Yahweh (see </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/19:9" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Exodus 19:9</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">, </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/24:15"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">24:15-16</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> and </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/40:34" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">40:34-35</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">). From
within it God speaks the same formula used at Jesus’ baptism (see </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/3:17"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Matthew 3:17</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">) providing the final
absolute identity of Jesus as Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">A side note – the Lectionary for
Mass begins this reading with “Jesus took Peter…”, omitting “After six days”.
This omission removes an interesting numerological reference to the event that
takes place. The Transfiguration is the revelation of Christ as God’s Son. It
completes the teaching referenced in the previous verses –After six days of
teaching Christ was revealed- seven representing the complete or perfect
number. The implication being that Christ’s perfect revelation would come
at the resurrection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">CCC: Mk 9:2 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/552" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">552</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">; Mk
9:7 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/151,459" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">151,
459</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">; Mk 9:9-31 </span><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/649" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">649</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this step completed (obviously, since you do not publish your work broadly,
your notes need not be as formally developed (and footnoted) as what I do, but
some level of exegesis should be part of your pre-homiletic writing) we now get
to the hard part, writing our first draft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I am
not going to walk you through my own thinking and praying as I approach my
homily for this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will give you
the homily I preached three years ago on the Second Sunday of Lent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not reuse homilies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what I write for this year will be, in all
likelihood, completely different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
example below is what the Holy Spirit and I came up with the last time these
readings were assigned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lent, Cycle B, 2/28/2015)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Have
you ever stopped to ask yourself why the transfiguration took place?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hear about that spectacular event at least
twice a year; how Jesus takes three of his closest friends and goes up a
mountain and there, he is transfigured before them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They see him in dazzling standing with the
great forefathers of our faith Elijah, the great prophet and Moses who gave the
people God’s Law. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yes,
the image is clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus is transformed
into something closer to his essence as God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He came to fulfill what was predicted by Elijah and all the prophets, so
Elijah had to be there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moses was there
because Jesus also came to fulfill the Law handed to him on Mount Horeb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no doubt what this event demonstrated
that Jesus is the Only Son of the Living God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To make that point even more explicit, for only the second time in the
Gospel accounts of Jesus, God’s voice is heard: "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.</i>"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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event is truly amazing and awe inspiring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Of that there is no doubt, but why was it done?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What purpose did Jesus have in going up that
mountain with only three of his disciples?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was not to show off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He even
tells them in later verses not to tell anyone about the episode.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was done with only three of his closest
friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could have invited the whole
entourage, all his disciples and the crowd he had been teaching for the past
six days to come up the mountain with him to witness this unique event in which
he was clearly revealed in his power and majesty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If he
had done that with a significant crowd of prominent scribes and Pharisees
present (and we know there were representative in the crowd that was with him),
they would have announced to the Sanhedrin that the Messiah had come and there
would never have been any doubt about his identity. A whole different set of
events would have unfolded at Jerusalem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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what do we know?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We know that Jesus was
transfigured on the mountain; that he showed himself to his closest friends in
all his majesty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They witnessed this
event after Jesus had been teaching them for six days – an intense
tutorial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can only conclude that the
purpose for this miraculous demonstration was to be an exclamation point to
what he came to show us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It is
like the teacher in the class room who uses a spectacular demonstration to get
across a point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus is transfigured so
that we might be paying special attention to the point he makes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And what is that point?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why did God feel it was necessary to send his
only son in the first place?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so
we would be assured of His love for us and to make clear what he wished for us;
how we were to live in peace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like any
loving parent, God wants us be happy and to do that we must follow the “house
rules”, the biggest of them is Love God and love one another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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recognition, this understanding, this conversion is something that happens
gradually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again using the example of
the teacher in school, the important lessons are repeated over and over again
so they become ingrained, second nature.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we have come to realize why the Transfiguration was so important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the exclamation point that emphasizes
our need to follow the example Jesus gave us and the commandments he left us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we must ask ourselves a second question;
what must we do to respond to what he taught us?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can we derive the benefit of this
teaching to achieve what God our loving Father wishes for us?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the younger students, this is like a story problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been taught over and over again the
lessons Jesus teaches, now we are asked to use what we have learned in a way we
are likely to encounter in the real world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Because this is one in a series of lessons during our Lenten season and
as much as you would love to spend hours listening to this wisdom, other things
must be done, lets look only one of the ways we can work at converting
ourselves into the pupils (disciples) of which Jesus would be proud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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called to be a people of faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
always pragmatic St Paul said it in what can only be imagined as a fit of
religious zeal “If God is for us, who can be against us?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is for us when we have spoken with him
and know what he wishes us to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
first and foremost we must be a people of prayer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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second week of Lent let’s all make a pledge together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever amount of praying we normally do on
a given day (and saying, “I talk to God all the time” does not count) let’s
pledge to set aside and additional one half hour to be alone with God in
prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s pray together for all
those who face desperation during these difficult economic times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we count ourselves in that number, pray
that God will give us peace so we can face the difficulty knowing in our hearts
that the Lord who transfigured himself, also loves us and will be a light in
the darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let us offer our fears and
our bitterness to the Lord, begging his forgiveness because we know he wishes
only happiness for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be infused in
that half hour with the knowledge that God loves us and will stand with us when
we are put to the test.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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came teaching us to be a people of prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He punctuated his teaching with the amazing event that unfolded before
us in scripture as we heard once more how he revealed his divinity to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let us each now pledge to be what he teaches
us to be and in doing so receive gratefully the gift of peace he gives us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Homily:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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last suggestion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pick a group of close
friends from your parish to be your “truth squad.” (I use my CFM group who have
been with me for over 15 years.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Task
them with giving you truthful feedback after you’ve preached.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t let them sugar-coat it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is unlikely your pastor will give you the
kind of feedback you need (although if he does take a teaching role, you are
blessed, listen to him) and most of your parishioners will tell you: “That was
a nice homily, Deacon (or Father).” Even if they don’t mean it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I am done preaching, I know by the
following Monday how long I went, and what was good and bad about the homily I
delivered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also record homilies at
our parish so I have added torture of being able to go back and listen to see
how much I messed up (multiply your YouTube experience by over thirty years).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of luck, and trust in the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jim Miles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Catechism links are taken from the <a href="http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20140629_direttorio-omiletico_en.html" target="_blank">Homiletic Directory</a>, Published by the Congregation for
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Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, Genesis © 2010, Ignatius Press, San Francisco,
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The Navarre Bible: “Letters of St. Paul”, Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, ©
2003, pp. 105</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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for the Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/May%2013%20-%20Memorial%20of%20Our%20Lady%20of%20Fatima.docx#_edn1" name="_ednref1" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/our-lady-of-fatima/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Additional
information about Our Lady of Fatima</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and Commentary</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">:<a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/May%2013%20-%20Memorial%20of%20Our%20Lady%20of%20Fatima.docx#_edn2" name="_ednref2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Below
are the readings suggested for today's Memorial. However, readings for the
Memorial may also be taken from the </span><a href="https://deaconsmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/12/the-common-of-blessed-virgin-mary.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Common
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, #707-712</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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1:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">
</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/61:9"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Isaiah 61:9-11</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thus
says the LORD:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Their
descendants shall be renowned among the nations,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and their offspring among the peoples;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All
who see them shall acknowledge them<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as a race the LORD has blessed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I
rejoice heartily in the LORD,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in my God is the joy of my soul;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For he
has clothed me with a robe of salvation,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and wrapped me in a mantle of justice,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like a
bridegroom adorned with a diadem,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like a bride bedecked with her jewels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So
will the Lord GOD make justice and praise<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>spring up before all the nations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/isaiah.html#Isaiah_61:9-11">Is 61:9-11</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">This selection provides the last
verses of “<i>Glad Tidings to the Lowly,</i>” one of the songs of those
returning from exile. Jesus quoted from the first part of this song (not
included) when he announced the messianic kingdom had come (</span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/4:18" target="_blank">Luke 4:18-19</a><span style="color: black;">). In these
verses, the prophet sees the New Jerusalem coming forth as a light upon the
world, bring salvation to the people and glory to God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Responsorial
Psalm:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/45:11"><span style="color: blue; line-height: 107%;">Psalm 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R.
(11) Listen to me, daughter; see and bend your ear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R. The
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hear,
O daughter, and see; turn your ear,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R. The
bridegroom is here; let us go out to meet Christ the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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glorious is the king's daughter as she enters;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>her raiment is threaded with spun gold.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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apparel she is borne in to the king;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>behind her the virgins of her train are
brought to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R.
Listen to me, daughter; see and bend your ear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R. The
bridegroom is here; let us go out to meet Christ the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They
are borne in with gladness and joy;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>they enter the palace of the king.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
place of your fathers your sons shall have;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you shall make them princes through all the
land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R.
Listen to me, daughter; see and bend your ear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R. The
bridegroom is here; let us go out to meet Christ the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alleluia
<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-45.html#Psalm_45:11-12,14-15,16-17">Ps 45:11-12, 14-15,
16-17</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Psalm 45 is a royal psalm
originally sung in honor of the king’s marriage to a queen (of foreign
extraction). It is likely that it influenced St. Paul’s instructions on virgins
and marriage. It emphasizes the beauty of the sacramental relationship
(see </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/7:25" target="_blank">1
Corinthians 7:25-35</a><span style="color: black;">).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Gospel:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/11:27"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Luke 11:27-28</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While
Jesus was speaking,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a
woman from the crowd called out and said to him,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Blessed
is the womb that carried you<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and
the breasts at which you nursed."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He
replied, "Rather, blessed are those<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">who
hear the word of God and observe it."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/luke.html#Luke_11:27-28">Lk 11:27-28</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">This short saying of Jesus is not a
contradiction of the woman who blesses Mother Mary; rather it is an assertion
by the Lord that the message is more important, in his eyes, than that
biological relationship. Mary is more blessed because she heard “the word of
God” (see also </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:28" target="_blank">Luke
1:28-29</a><span style="color: black;"> and </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:42" target="_blank">Luke 1:42-45</a><span style="color: black;">). This
passage is consistent in meaning with </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/8:19" target="_blank">Luke 8:19-21</a><span style="color: black;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">"In the course of her Son's
preaching she [Mary] received the words whereby, in extolling a Kingdom beyond
the concerns and ties of flesh and blood, he declared blessed those who heard
and kept the word of God (cf. </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/3:35" target="_blank">Mark 3:35</a><span style="color: black;">; </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/11:27" target="_blank">Luke 11:27-28</a><span style="color: black;">) as she
was faithfully doing (cf. </span><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/2:19" target="_blank">Luke 2:19, 51</a><span style="color: black;">)"
(Lumen gentium, 58)". <a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/May%2013%20-%20Memorial%20of%20Our%20Lady%20of%20Fatima.docx#_edn3" name="_ednref3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn3;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Reflection:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
three children to whom our Blessed Mother appeared were simple peasant children
who did not understand what they were seeing initially.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why they were chosen is a mystery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems the Lord always picks humble people
to do spectacular things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would have
been so much easier for St. Mary to pick an influential person who would have
instant credibility to whom she would present herself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But then, the same can be said of Juan Diego in
Mexico.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the Lord’s disciples were
simple fishermen or tax collectors, not people of high rank and authority.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is
a lesson here that echoes the passage from St. Luke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the Lord’s earthly mother is praised, he
points out that those who hear and observe God’s law are blessed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He does not hold up his mother, knowing she
is “full of grace.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather he points to
the average person who has faith, like Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The real
miracle of Fatima was not so much the “miracle of the sun” as the fact that the
simple faith of three children should touch millions and bring countless miracles
of faith to pass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is this example that
should give us courage and hope. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On
this feast day, we pray for the intercession of Mother Mary, may she give us
the strength and courage of the children of Fatima, that we too might be examples
of faith to inspire others and bring peace to a troubled world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pax<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/May%2013%20-%20Memorial%20of%20Our%20Lady%20of%20Fatima.docx#_ednref1" name="_edn1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> The picture is “Our Lady of Fatima”
artist and date are unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/May%2013%20-%20Memorial%20of%20Our%20Lady%20of%20Fatima.docx#_ednref2" name="_edn2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> The readings are taken from the New
American Bible, with the exception of the psalm and its response which were
developed by the International Committee for English in Liturgy (ICEL). This
republication is not authorized by USCCB and is for private use only.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Jim%20Miles/Documents/Blog%20MB/May%2013%20-%20Memorial%20of%20Our%20Lady%20of%20Fatima.docx#_ednref3" name="_edn3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn3;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The Navarre Bible, Gospels
and Acts, Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2002, p. 431.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_Hlk527167906"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Catechism
Links</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk527167906;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk527167906;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk527167906;"></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">CCC </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/210-211" target="_blank">210-211</a></span><span style="color: black;">: God of mercy<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">CCC </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1825,1935,1968,2303,2647,2842-2845" target="_blank">1825, 1935, 1968, 2303, 2647, 2842-2845</a></span><span style="color: black;">:
Forgiveness of enemies<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">CCC </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/359,504" target="_blank">359, 504</a></span><span style="color: black;">: Christ as the New Adam<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">“Saul and David” Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, c. 1655</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://usccb.org/bible/readings/022419.cfm" target="_blank">Readings for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time</a></span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://universalis.com/20190224/mass.htm" target="_blank">Readings from
the Jerusalem Bible</a> <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[3]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">First Reading: </span></b><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[4]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1samuel/26:2">1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9,
12-13, 22-23</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In those days, Saul went down to
the desert of Ziph<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with three thousand picked men of
Israel,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to search for David in the desert
of Ziph.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So David and Abishai went among
Saul’s soldiers by night<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and found Saul lying asleep within
the barricade,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with his spear thrust into the
ground at his head<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Abner and his men sleeping
around him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Abishai whispered to David:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“God has delivered your enemy into
your grasp this day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me nail him to the ground with
one thrust of the spear;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will not need a second thrust!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But David said to Abishai, “Do not
harm him,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for who can lay hands on the LORD’s
anointed and remain unpunished?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So David took the spear and the
water jug from their place at Saul’s head,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and they got away without anyone’s
seeing or knowing or awakening.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All remained asleep,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because the LORD had put them into
a deep slumber.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Going across to an opposite slope,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David stood on a remote hilltop<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at a great distance from Abner, son
of Ner, and the troops.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He said: “Here is the king’s spear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let an attendant come over to get
it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The LORD will reward each man for
his justice and faithfulness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, though the LORD delivered
you into my grasp,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would not harm the LORD’S
anointed.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://sowcommentary.blogspot.com/2010/12/1-samuel.html#1%20Samuel%2026:2,%207-9,%2012-13,%2022-23" target="_blank">1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">This passage depicts the last
meeting between King Saul and David, his ultimate successor. David’s king-like
character is shown here as he prevents Abishai, a rather violent person (</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/2samuel/19:22">2 Samuel 19:22</a></span><span style="color: black;">) and a son
of David’s sister (see </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1Chronicles/2:16">1 Chronicles 2:16</a></span><span style="color: black;">), from
killing Saul as he slept. This encounter shows not only the positive trait of
mercy in David, but also God’s favor on him as Abner, Saul’s body guard, and
the king are put into a deep sleep, presumably by God. This refusal on the part
of David to harm “<i>the LORD’s anointed</i>” echoes the his earlier statement
in chapter 24 (</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1samuel/24:7">1 Samuel 24; 7</a></span><span style="color: black;">).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">“The text once again shows David’s
compassion and mercy (‘the Lord gave you into my hand today…’: v. 23); we can
see in him the future king, because mercy is a perfection proper to God and
therefore a virtue to be expected of any representative of his and of everyone
who wants to be like God (cf. </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/6:36" target="_blank">Luke 6:36</a></span><span style="color: black;">).” <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[5]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsorial Psalm:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/103:1" target="_blank">Psalm
103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. (8a) The Lord is kind and
merciful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bless the LORD, O my soul;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and all my being, bless his holy
name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bless the LORD, O my soul,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and forget not all his benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. The Lord is kind and merciful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He pardons all your iniquities,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">heals all your ills.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He redeems your life from
destruction,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">crowns you with kindness and
compassion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. The Lord is kind and merciful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merciful and gracious is the LORD,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">slow to anger and abounding in
kindness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not according to our sins does he
deal with us,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nor does he requite us according to
our crimes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. The Lord is kind and merciful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as the east is from the
west,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so far has he put our
transgressions from us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a father has compassion on his
children,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so the LORD has compassion on those
who fear him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R. The Lord is kind and merciful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://sowiipsalms.blogspot.com/2013/10/psalm-103.html#Psalm%20103:1-2,%203-4,%208,%2010,%2012-13" target="_blank">Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Psalm 103 is a hymn of praise (and
thanksgiving). It is a simple and beautiful reaction to God’s goodness.
Remembering God’s promise of mercy for the innocent, these strophes praise God
for his compassion and give thanks for his salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">CCC: Ps 103 </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/304" target="_blank">304</a></span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reading 2:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/15:45" target="_blank">1
Corinthians 15:45-49</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brothers and sisters:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is written, The first man, Adam,
became a living being,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the last Adam a life-giving spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the spiritual was not first;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rather the natural and then the
spiritual.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first man was from the earth,
earthly;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the second man, from heaven.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As was the earthly one, so also are
the earthly,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and as is the heavenly one, so also
are the heavenly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just as we have borne the image of
the earthly one,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we shall also bear the image of the
heavenly one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/1-corinthians.html#1%20Corinthians%2015:45-49" target="_blank">1 Cor 15:45-49</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St. Paul uses the analogy of the
creation of the first earthly being Adam, and compares that physical form to
the first born of the dead in Christ who had both earthly form and became the
“New Adam” in the resurrection.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">St. Paul is eloquent in describing
the difference from the earthly form and the resurrected body. Where the
earthly form may be flawed, the spiritual body in the resurrection will be
perfect. He envisions a resurrected body with the qualities of glory, power, and
spirituality which is a creation in God’s heavenly image. “The contrast
between Adam and Christ shows that by nature we get a body from Adam that
is physical, earthly, and mortal; and by grace we expect a body from Christ
that is spiritual, heavenly, and immortal (</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/15:21" target="_blank">1
Corinthians 15:21-22</a></span><span style="color: black;">). Paul draws on </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/2:7" target="_blank">Genesis 2:7</a></span><span style="color: black;"> to
hint that Adam’s creation bears a certain likeness to Christ’s Resurrection.
Just as Adam’s body was raised from the earth by the breath of natural
life, so Christ’s body was raised from the earth by the Spirit of supernatural
life. It is this life-giving Spirit, now channeled to the world through
the sacrament of Christ’s risen humanity, that will raise our bodies also (</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/romans/8:11" target="_blank">Romans 8:11</a></span><span style="color: black;">).” <span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[6]</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">
CCC: 1 Cor 15:44-45 </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/364" target="_blank">364</a></span><span style="color: black;">; 1 Cor 15:44 </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/999,1017" target="_blank">999, 1017</a></span><span style="color: black;">; 1 Cor 15:45 </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/411,504" target="_blank">411, 504</a></span><span style="color: black;">; 1 Cor 15:47 </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/504" target="_blank">504</a></span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gospel:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><u><span style="color: blue; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/6:27" target="_blank"><b><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Luke 6:27-38</span></b></a></span></u></strong><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus said to his disciples:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"To you who hear I say,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">love your enemies, do good to those
who hate you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bless those who curse you, pray for
those who mistreat you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To the person who strikes you on
one cheek,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">offer the other one as well,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and from the person who takes your
cloak,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">do not withhold even your tunic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Give to everyone who asks of you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and from the one who takes what is
yours do not demand it back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do to others as you would have them
do to you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For if you love those who love you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what credit is that to you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even sinners love those who love
them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if you do good to those who do
good to you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what credit is that to you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even sinners do the same.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you lend money to those from
whom you expect repayment,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what credit is that to you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even sinners lend to sinners,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and get back the same amount.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But rather, love your enemies and
do good to them,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and lend expecting nothing back;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then your reward will be great<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and you will be children of the
Most High,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for he himself is kind to the
ungrateful and the wicked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be merciful, just as your Father is
merciful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stop judging and you will not
be judged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stop condemning and you will not be
condemned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Forgive and you will be forgiven.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Give and gifts will be given to
you;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a good measure, packed together,
shaken down, and overflowing,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will be poured into your lap.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the measure with which you
measure<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will in return be measured out to
you."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Commentary on</span></i></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://sowcommentarynt.blogspot.com/2011/01/luke.html#Luke%206:27-38" target="_blank">Lk 6:27-38</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This passage from St. Luke’s Gospel
continues the Sermon on the Plain. In this section, Jesus extends the
commandment to love one’s neighbor to include one’s enemy, breaking new ground
in the interpretation of Mosaic Law. What follows is an extension of each of
the laws governing hospitality and continues by extending even the judicial
laws that govern dispute resolution. In the conclusion of this section, the
Lord exhorts the disciples to embrace forgiveness, saying, “<i>For the measure
with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1669,1789,1970,1458,2842">C</a></span><span style="color: black;">CC: Lk
6:28 </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1669" target="_blank">1669</a></span><span style="color: black;">; Lk 6:31 </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1789,1970" target="_blank">1789, 1970</a></span><span style="color: black;">; Lk 6:36 </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1458,2842" target="_blank">1458, 2842</a></span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There
are times when most Christians wish that God had created us without free will;
that he had given us a perfect sense of obedience the way the angels were
created.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If that were the case, there
would be no crime, no want, and no war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Why? Because every person would love God and obedience to God’s law
would dominate their will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such a world,
however, would not be the paradise we might imagine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather, it would be like a slave camp, every
person doing what the must do with no sense of freedom of thought.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is
for this purpose that the author of 1 Samuel wrote about the virtue of mercy so
eloquently expressed by David.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David, Saul,
his arch enemy and would-be assassin, was laying asleep at his feet. He only
needed to accept his servants offer to kill Saul and that danger and his
persecution would end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet King Saul was
anointed by God and David would not betray his God through disobedience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should be mindful of the quote from the
Navarre Commentary on this passage, which in turn points to our Gospel: “<span style="color: black;">because mercy is a perfection proper to God and therefore a
virtue to be expected of any representative of his and of everyone who wants to
be like God.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If we
were created without free will, the Lord would not have found it necessary to
clarify the words of the Shema (<a href="http://usccb.org/bible/deuteronomy/6:4" target="_blank">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>) and <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/Leviticus/19:18" target="_blank">Leviticus
19:18 </a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which were combined to create his
Great Commandment: Love God and love others. And this is exactly what he does
in Luke’s account of his “Sermon on the Plain.” We are reminded that we must
not only love those who love us, but love those who hate us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must not only be generous to those who
would reciprocate, and be generous to us, but give freely to those from whom we
should expect no repayment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
is the great challenge of discipleship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oh, we may find it easy to be virtuous to the poor whom we do not know personally,
or charitable to organizations that serve them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But what about the son in-law who beats your daughter, or the neighbor
who screams obscenities at your children?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Where is your Christian love when these kinds of personal attacks occur?
And I don’t think I have to mention the political divisions that are common
now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where is our love for those who
oppose our views?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lords
words need to strike a chord within our hearts today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were not created with absolute obedience
to God, but our Savior expects us to develop that attitude of our own free
will.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pax<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>
Catechism links are taken from the <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20140629_direttorio-omiletico_en.html" target="_blank">Homiletic Directory</a></span>, published by the Congregation
for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, 29 June 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The picture is “Saul and David” Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, c. 1655.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://supplament.blogspot.com/2007/02/seventh-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html" target="_blank">S.S. Commemoratio</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The readings are taken from the New American Bible, with the exception of the
psalm and its response which were developed by the International Committee for
English in Liturgy (ICEL). This republication is not authorized by USCCB and is
for private use only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Navarre Bible: “Joshua-Kings”, Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2003,
p. 301<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, © 2010, Ignatius
Press, San Francisco, CA. p. 308.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-15882813919257028602018-08-19T10:33:00.001-04:002018-08-19T11:13:11.906-04:00Sorry Is Not Enough!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sorry is just not enough. I have been reading through all of the responses to the Archbishop McCarrick case and the Pennsylvania grand jury findings by various bishops from around the United States. Those whose responses I have gotten through all say essentially the same thing: "It is terrible that these things have happened;" "It is a tragedy that clerics have violated the sacred trust of their offices;" and other similar statements that all culminated with: "We are sorry."<br />
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Our Lord's example of mercy calls to us as we read these various expressions of sorrow over the sins of their brothers, past and present. While the Lord was all about forgiveness in his ministry, he was also about justice as we recall from St. Matthew's Gospel (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/21:12" target="_blank">Matthew 21:12-16</a>) as he responded to abuses by the temple leadership and cleansed the temple of profiteers (who were undoubtedly giving kickbacks to the leadership). Justice is what is needed now.<br />
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I think looking at how large secular organizations deal with failures of leadership might be instructive. Although large corporations have as their primary goals earning profits for themselves and their share holders; fiscal and fiduciary responsibility, we can look at the church leadership in this instance as having the parallel responsibility for the care of the spiritual wealth of its members.<br />
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When a president or chief executive officer if found to be tolerating or exhibiting behaviors that are counter to the companies stated standards and objectives, even if they are essentially the top of the heap, they are removed, fired, and in some cases sent to jail. There are severe consequences to leaders who fail to live up to behaviors expected of their jobs as executives.<br />
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We can use as an example the recent story of John Schnatter founder and CEO at Papa John's Pizza. He was heard using racial slurs in a business meeting (the "N" word) and was immediately fired from his post and removed from all events that represented the organization he founded.<br />
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If a secular company (and Papa John's is by no means alone - there are numerous examples) holds its leadership to the highest levels on ethical and moral behavior, should the Catholic Church do less? There has been a long standing culture of "mercy" within the Catholic hierarchy. The leaders no doubt thought they were protecting the reputation of the Church by keeping quiet about gross infidelity to the most sacred vows taken by the celibate clergy. But in the end, it is clearly a moral failure on the part of our bishops if they do anything but allow secular law to have precedence, especially since the Code of Canon Law does not adequately address these moral failures.<br />
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Of course that begs the question: "Why doesn't the Code of Canon Law specifically address these issues?" Why doesn't the Code of Canon Law hold its leaders to the highest standards of behavior? Sacred scripture certainly does:<br />
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"<i>Therefore, a bishop must be <b>irreproachable</b>, married only once, temperate, self-controlled, decent, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with perfect dignity; for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of the church of God?</i><br />
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<i>He should not be a recent convert, so that he may not become conceited and thus incur the devil’s punishment. He must also have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, the devil’s trap.</i>" (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1timothy/3:2" target="_blank">1 Timothy 3:2-7</a>)<br />
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I suspect the Code of Canon Law does address these issues at a broad level. However, who could have anticipated such a moral failure coming from such a high office? I suppose anyone who studied Church History of the Middle-ages would have.<br />
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If the bishops want to find a way to redeem themselves and regain the trust of the people of the flock, they must find a way to hold themselves accountable so that speedy justice may fall on any who violate the guiding moral principles of the Church.<br />
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I conclude by saying that in my thirty-three years of ordained ministry I was never ashamed to be a member of the Church hierarchy, until now. My saving grace is I don't need to wear clerics on a daily basis.<br />
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Pax<br />
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Deacon Jim Miles, St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388863634690178329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568351582914612925.post-60276029431004252552017-05-24T07:45:00.001-04:002017-05-24T07:53:45.406-04:00On the Call to the Diaconate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One day Eli was asleep in his
usual place. His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see. The lamp
of God was not yet extinguished, and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the
LORD where the ark of God was.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again the LORD called Samuel, who
rose and went to Eli. “Here I am,” he said. “You called me.” But he answered,
“I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.” Samuel did not yet recognize
the LORD, since the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. The LORD
called Samuel again, for the third time. Getting up and going to Eli, he said,
“Here I am. You called me.” Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the
youth. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>So he said to Samuel, “Go to
sleep, and if you are called, reply, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is
listening.’” When Samuel went to sleep in his place, the LORD came and stood
there, calling out as before: Samuel, Samuel! Samuel answered, “Speak, for your
servant is listening.”</i> (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1samuel/3:3">1 Samuel
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this kind of call and response played out in various ways many times. Too frequently, the one in Samuel’s role did
not understand what was happening and did not have an “Eli” to help him
understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The call to diaconal service is unique in that, unlike the
call to the priesthood, there is no specific set of duties or service to which
the one called is directed. To use an
analogy, if a parent saw from a young age that their child had a gift for
mathematics, they might encourage the child, directing their studies in that
discipline. Similarly, if a child showed
a gift for working with wood, the parents might encourage the child in
carpentry. Calls to the priesthood
generally come at a fairly early age, we are told. The young boy feels that call, and the parent
hopefully encourages the boy in that direction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The call to the diaconate is more complex, partially because
deacons are called to serve the people of God, not just sacramentally, not just
inside parish or diocesan structures, but in an infinite variety of ways. To make things even more confusing, many of
the ways in which the deacon is called by God to serve can and are being
accomplished through committed lay persons.
The question often asked by those discerning a call to the diaconate is:
“Why do I need to be ordained at all? I
can serve the Lord and his people without that added grace.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rhetorically, we could ask the same question of a person who
has found faith in Christ our Savior through a personal encounter or invitation
from another Christian. Why should that
person, who can go to Mass, hear the word of God, and carry the Word into the
world, become baptized? Each sacrament
provides its unique grace. As the
Catechism of the Catholic Church says:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Celebrated
worthily in faith, the sacraments confer the grace that they signify. They are
efficacious because in them Christ himself is at work: it is he who baptizes,
he who acts in his sacraments in order to communicate the grace that each
sacrament signifies. The Father always hears the prayer of his Son's Church
which, in the epiclesis of each sacrament, expresses her faith in the power of
the Spirit. As fire transforms into itself everything it touches, so the Holy
Spirit transforms into the divine life whatever is subjected to his power</span></i>.
(<a href="http://www.catholiccrossreference.com/catechism/#!/search/1127" target="_blank">CCC 1127</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have answered the call and gone through formation and ordination, I will answer
the discerners who still ask that question.
What happens with ordination is remarkable. The spirit of service is infused with
strength and the Holy Spirit finds new power within the one so
transformed. The grace of diaconal
service comes alive in a new way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of this is wonderful but the basic question must still
be answered: Is the call to the diaconate genuine or is it just a compulsion to
be more visible in ministry? Is it the
frustration of one who thought earlier in life he may have had a call to the
priesthood, but found instead a vocation to married life? How does one know the call is from God?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the
LORD said: Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the LORD will pass
by. There was a strong and violent wind rending the mountains and crushing
rocks before the LORD—but the LORD was not in the wind; after the wind, an
earthquake—but the LORD was not in the earthquake; after the earthquake,
fire—but the LORD was not in the fire; after the fire, a light silent sound.* <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the
entrance of the cave. A voice said to him, Why are you here, Elijah? </span></i>(<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/1kings/19:11" target="_blank">1 Kings 19:11-13</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It would be wonderful if God spoke to us clearly and said:
“This is what I would like you to do for me.” Very few people get this level of
direct instruction. Most of us struggle
to understand what God wants from us and many times we only see God’s
fingerprints long after he touched us.
Making things even worse, the call can be a moving target. Like conversion the call changes over time. As we come to understand the Lord, working
hard to understand him through prayer, the sacraments, and scripture, we see
his will more clearly. It is like
looking into a mirror. From a distance
we see an image and the image may look pretty good. As we get closer, we start to see flaws,
things that could be done better. The
closer we draw the more imperfections we see.
So, discernment does not stop with ordination. It is a constant effort.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before birth
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">He made my
mouth like a sharp-edged sword, concealed me, shielded by his hand. He made me
a sharpened arrow, in his quiver he hid me.
He said to me, you are my servant, in you, Israel, I show my glory. </span></i>(<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/49:1">Isaiah 49 1b-3</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Church in her wisdom has said that Permanent Deacons
must be at least 35 years old to be ordained.
In a secular vocation, a 35-year-old is well into his career and has
generally established himself in his profession. It is also in that early career that advanced
training is undertaken to further these pursuits and to gain skills that will
serve them throughout their lives. Most are married and have been in mature
relationships for over five years and have a mature faith life. There is a saying among those who are
involved in diaconal formation that: “<i>Formation
does not make deacons. Rather it finds
deacons already serving in the Church, provides training, gives them
sacramental grace in ordination, and them puts them back into their faith
communities more able to fulfill Christ’s servant role in the world.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There has been an unfortunate trend among many who are
responsible for allowing individuals to enter formation for the diaconate to
require men who feel called to this ministry to delay their formation until
they no longer have children at home.
The logic for these decisions has been, on the surface,
paternalistic. The man called to serve
the Church should not be distracted from his ministry in the domestic church,
his home. He should therefore delay
taking on the additional load of formation classes and ministerial service that
follows until his family no longer needs his intense involvement in those
formative years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If this same attitude were held by professional managers and
leaders in the secular environment, there would be few individuals who would
take advanced degrees while working and no teachers, since they are required to
take ongoing training while they work. Virtually
all organizations recognize that individuals who have the aptitude and ability
to assume greater responsibility in the organization should be given, even
encouraged, to take on additional training to advance their worth to the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Does this additional burden of taking classes while they are
working and raising a family upset the balance necessary for good performance
as an employee and good performance as a parent? In some cases, the individual bites off more
than they can chew and needs to drop the course work or adjust priorities. In a vast majority of cases, especially in
well-managed firms where there is vetting prior to allowing a person to take on
the advanced load, the individual is successful and all parties benefit: the
company has a more skilled employee, the family benefits from greater income,
and the person is more fulfilled in their profession.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When a policy is developed in a diocese that says deacons
should not be allowed to enter formation until later in life, when the demands
of family are lessened (and even that is an assumption that is problematic), we
are denying sacramental service to the Church from an individual at the peak of
his physical and intellectual ability.
The assumption made by those who establish the policy is that they know
what is best for a man who, at 30 or more, has already established himself in a
career, taken on the role of father to children and husband to a wife in the
vocation of marriage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Further, the formation process itself is a discernment
process, for the aspirant/candidate and for the program leadership. There is plenty of opportunity to assess
readiness issues, personal spirituality, and family situation. If during the process an individual finds
himself in a situation where the active pursuit of a vocation should be
delayed, there is a straightforward mechanism for that built into most
formation programs. It is, after all,
not unusual for a candidate or his family to experience some unexpected change
that impacts ongoing pursuit of the vocation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have spoken to a number of deacons over the years (I was
ordained at 36) and have spoken to a number of deacons who had wanted to pursue
their vocation earlier in their lives but were told they needed to wait. In all cases, the deacon has said they
regretted the time lost to ministry by being forced to delay. Those of us who were allowed into the program
with children in the home found that our increased example was a help rather
than a hindrance in developing our family spirituality.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It would be my strongest recommendation, as a deacon of over
30 years, as a human resources professional who has managed training and degree
programs, and as a father and grandfather, to look at each situation
individually, rather than making a blanket determination that does more harm
than good about the criteria under which a man should be admitted to formation
for the diaconate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lord calls each person to serve as they are able. As servants of the Lord, we must be open to
possibilities and let prayer guide us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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