A Reflection on God’s Plan and Arrest of St. John the Baptist

Credit: Maria Christini

A Reflection on God’s Plan and Arrest of St. John the Baptist (Matthew 4:12-17)
 
In my early days of ministry (back in the early 80’s and 90’s) I was very outspoken about the injustice of secular societies attacks on the Christianity in general but the Catholic Church most specifically. I lamented ad nauseum about the bias of the government and the media and how they never tried to understand the great travesty of truth that poured out of every orifice of those institutions. 
 
I guess God gave me a little wake-up call back in 2005.  I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and told by some of the best doctors at the University of Michigan Hospital that I had six months to live.  That, my brothers and sisters, puts serious pressure on one to assess how they expend their energies. It was then that I made, what in my wife’s Hispanic culture, is called a promesa, a promise to God. In paraphrase I said, “God, if you give me life beyond what the doctors have told me, I promise I will dedicate the first two or three hours each day to the study and reflection on the Word of God.
 
Shortly after I made the promesa, I received my first Anointing of the Sick and began my journey of treatment which ended up lasting about a month because after a biopsy and a lobectomy (removing the middle lobe of my right lung), I was told by UM Pathology (apparently not known for their absolute pronouncement of findings) that what was there was an “Inflammatory Pseudotumor.” In other words, it walked like a duck and talked like a duck, but it wasn’t a duck.  In short, God answered my prayer and was holding me to my promesa!
 
The result was what many of you know to be my daily scripture blog (https://servantofthewordii.blogspot.com/) which is now in its 15^th year of publication.  It has resulted in 6 e-books and has consistently had over 200 subscribers, mostly priests and deacons.  I have now written commentary on every piece of scripture used in all the readings provided in the 4 Volume Lectionary for Mass and the Volume of Special Masses for the Blessed Virgin Mary on top of writing reflections on every Mass setting provided in Cycles A, B, and C as well Years I & II and the Propers of Saints of the Roman Calendar.  I continue praying reflecting and writing each morning (in spite of the fact that, as a trained biochemist, I do not generally write or spell well). It is noteworthy to say about ten years ago a very learned subscriber, David Faulkner and after he passed on to the Father, his wife the equally gifted Joanne Faulkner from Connecticut joined me as proof readers.)
 
All the above is simply some background for the why and how I came to the decision to write this short reflection of the mystery of God’s Plan and why we, as servants of God, should not despair if we feel the world hates our Lord and Savior and seeks to disparage his Glorious Name.
 
I am not going to characterize this short piece as comprehensive Scripture scholarship but rather a summary reflection.  It started with an image in my mind of a Roman sword slapping water and spray flying off in all directions. Along with the image came the quote from Zachariah 13:7 "Strike the shepherd that the sheep may be scattered.” Which was also quoted in Matthew 26:31. The image and the words came and I once again marvel at God’s (I hesitate to use the word genius, because that would anthropomorphize something divine) incredible plan for our salvation.
 
I will leave it to the reader to fill in the blanks but each time the enemy strikes at his faithful, the unintended consequence of the Glorification of God comes about, and the Word of God flies in all directions, taking root wherever it lands and finds fertile soil.  One example is our brother Deacon Phillip (see Acts: 8:36-39).  He was fleeing Jerusalem because of the persecution (the flat of blade hits the water, sending spray everywhere) and encounters the Ethiopian eunuch.  The seed is planted, and baptism follows.
 
We can go even grander, see what happens to the disciples following Christ’s crucifixion! Rome has conquered Palestine and implemented Roman order, roads, infrastructure, communication systems.  They made it easy for the disciples to scatter, (the sword slaps the water) and the disciples, following Pentecost, scatter.  This would not have been an intended plan of men! What further need of proof so we need that that of the Apostolate of St. Thomas the Apostle?  He did not go to India because he wanted to:
 
“The story itself runs briefly as follows: At the division of the Apostles, India fell to the lot of Thomas, but he declared his inability to go, whereupon his Master Jesus appeared in a supernatural way to Abban, the envoy of Gundafor, an Indian king, and sold Thomas to him to be his slave and serve Gundafor as a carpenter. Then Abban and Thomas sailed away until they came to Andrapolis, where they landed and attended the marriage feast of the ruler's daughter.” [1] I would not argue that it was perhaps the other apostles who sold Thomas into indulgence, but the sword hit the water and Thomas found roots in India where he was martyred to the glory of God.
 
Sacred Scripture is full of such stories, and they continue to this day.  In 2005 in the Rogal Cancer center the sword hit the water and I write glorifying God’s name. In the Gospel St. John the Baptist who proceeded our Lord in all things in his life, is arrested and Jesus, fresh from his contest with the evil one in the desert (Matthew 4:1-11) goes North and all of Galilee trembles, and the mighty works of the Messiah whose birth was just heralded by choirs of angels begins. 
 
 
 

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[1] Thurston, H. (1912). St. Thomas the Apostle. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14658b.htm

Finding Faith in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist – My Witness

Doubting Thomas
by Caravaggio, c. 1602

By Deacon Jim Miles

 
My Early Christian Formation
 
I was not raised in the Catholic Church, but rather in the Protestant tradition.  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.  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).
 
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.  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.  Even St. John’s “Bread of Life” monologue was interpreted as symbolic. 
 
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.  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.
 
My Formal Conversion
 
When I was 21, I met the love of my life, Ofelia Ybarra, who would, in 1970, become my wife.  Looking back, I can now see how important parents are in shaping the lives of their children.  My future father-in-law made it clear that I could only date his daughter (the 4^th 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).  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.  And that was my introduction to the Catholic Mass.  I was totally lost.  The only thing that was familiar was the Apostles’ Creed which we also used in the Presbyterian, Congregationalist, and Methodist denominations.  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.
 
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.  My wife was shocked and scared of my parent’s reaction, a reaction I honestly could not understand.  Remember, we had bounced from denomination to denomination without so much as a twinge of guilt.
 
Recall the year was 1970.  Vatican II was still being implemented but not well settled.  There was no RCIA, no formal Marriage Prep.  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.  He gave me a book (rather impressive in size) called The Catholic Faith (I still have it).  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.  In the end (June 26, 1970), that morning I was conditionally 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).  Then that afternoon I got married and received first communion (whew, what a day).
 
The Struggle
 
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.  She is the model of faith and came to belief with an ease I envy to this day.  I read some but was still not satisfied.  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.
 
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.  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.
 
Thank God for my parents who had demonstrated the servant’s heart to me throughout my growing years.  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.  It’s another story but a year later I enrolled in the program and began to study my faith in earnest. 
 
Real Conversion
 
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.  It was the world of faith or the metaphysical world.  “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)  Science had given me the answers to the “how” of so many things, but it had never given me the answer to “why.”  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.
 
Still, the real presence, a miracle taking place while I watched and repeated countless times around the world each day was eluding my heart.  To be totally honest, it also prevented me from a meaningful encounter with Jesus.
 
Miracle of the Locked Room – The Closed Door that Opened My Heart
 
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 (John 20:19-28).  I knew in my recently expanded understanding that this event took place.  I also knew that God did not randomly violate the laws of physics.  Jesus was not “beamed down” into that locked room.  He came to them even though the doors were locked.  How was this possible? 
 
A number of theological ideas coalesced around this miracle.  “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!  He was now transformed, but visible, different than the ghosts, feared as spirits from the afterlife.  His substance had been glorified, transformed by God into something familiar yet totally different.
 
And now in the empty room, his disciples saw him too.  A glorified presence that physical barriers could not stop.  He came to them and breathed upon them. And they were transformed as well.  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.”  Truly that was when the real presence in the Eucharist became real to me.  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.)
 
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. 

Pax.

January 22nd Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children

 
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.” [1]
 
Note: In the Dioceses of the United States the Memorial of Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr [USA] and the Memorial of Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin [USA] are perpetually transferred to January 23^rd.

“Massacre of Innocents”
by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1611

 Readings selected for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children [2]
 
Readings and Commentary: [3]
 
Reading I: Isaiah 49:1-6
 
Hear me, O islands,
listen, O distant peoples.
The Lord called me from birth,
from my mother's womb he gave me my name.
He made of me a sharp-edged sword
and concealed me in the shadow of his arm.
He made me a polished arrow,
in his quiver he hid me.
You are my servant, he said to me,
Israel, through whom I show my glory.
Though I thought I had toiled in vain,
and for nothing, uselessly, spent my strength,
Yet my reward is with the Lord,
my recompense is with my God.
For now the Lord has spoken
who formed me as his servant from the womb,
That Jacob may be brought back to him
and Israel gathered to him;
And I am made glorious in the sight of the Lord,
and my God is now my strength!
It is too little, he says, for you to be my servant,
to raise up the tribes of Jacob,
and restore the survivors of Israel;
I will make you a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
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Commentary on Is 49:1-6
 
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 Jeremiah 1:5). The prophet has a vocation to the gentiles (Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 25:15ff) to bring a message of both doom and happiness (Jeremiah 16:19-21). [4] We note that God sets his servants on their course from before their birth (see also Luke 1:15 (St. John the Baptist), Luke 1:31 (Jesus) and Galatians 1:15 (St. Paul the Apostle)).
 
The servant learns that, even at times when his effort seems to have failed (“Though I thought I had toiled in vain”), it is God’s strength and plan that succeeds (“my recompense is with my God”)(see also 1 Corinthians 4:1-5). The prophet’s role is expanded at the end of the passage to “reach to the ends of the earth,” a revelation further elaborated in Genesis 12:3; Luke 2:31-32; and Acts 13:47.

CCC: Is 49:1-6 713; Is 49:5-6 64
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Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
 
R. (4b)  Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars which you set in place—
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
 
You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet.
R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
 
All sheep and oxen,
yes, and the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.
R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
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Commentary on Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
 
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.
 
CCC: Ps 8:6 2566, 2809
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Reading 2: Ephesians 3:14-21
 
Brothers and sisters:
I kneel before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory
to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self,
and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
that you, rooted and grounded in love,
may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,
so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine,
by the power at work within us,
to him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus
to all generations, forever and ever. Amen..
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Commentary on Eph 3:14-21
 
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 “afflictions” (Ephesians 3:1). He offers them the “Apostle’s Prayer." “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 (Ephesians 3:15) with the breadth and length and height and depth of God's love in Christ (Ephesians 3:18) 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 (Ephesians 3:19).” [5]
 
CCC: Eph 3:14 239, 2214, 2367; Eph 3:16-17 1073, 2714; Eph 3:16 1995; Eph 3:18-21 2565; Eph 3:20-21 2641
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Gospel: Luke 1:39-56
 
Mary set out
and traveled to the hill country in haste
to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting,
the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said,
"Most blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
And how does this happen to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed
that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled."
And Mary said:
"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever."
Mary remained with her about three months
and then returned to her home.
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Commentary on Lk 1:39-56
 
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.
 
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:” how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” 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.
 
In response we hear Mary’s humility as she gives us the Magnificat: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior.” 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.
 
CCC: Lk 1:41 523, 717, 2676; Lk 1:43 448, 495, 2677; Lk 1:45 148, 2676; Lk 1:46-55 722, 2619, 2675; Lk 1:46-49 2097; Lk 1:48 148, 971, 2676, 2676; Lk 1:49 273, 2599, 2807, 2827; Lk 1:50 2465; Lk 1:54-55 706; Lk 1:55 422
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Reflection:
 
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. 
 
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:
 
“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.
 
The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:36ff)
 
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).
 
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.”)
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Pax

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[1] The picture is “Massacre of Innocents” by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1611
[2] These readings were taken from the Lectionary for Mass Supplement the Mass for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life, nos. 947A-947E or the Lectionary for Mass (vol. IV) the Mass for Justice and Peace, nos. 887-891.
[3] 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.
[4] The Navarre Bible: “Major Prophets”, Scepter Publishers, Princeton, NJ, © 2002, pp.267-68.
[5] NAB footnote on Ephesians 3:14-21.

I Stand Before the Mirror

 I Stand before the Mirror 

seeing myself at a distance,

How I have grown from child to boy to man.

I see the triumphs and failures

the victories and the missteps 

Oh, and the embarrassments

(Why are they so prominent?)

I look from a distance and see

a man, standing like a tree 

frozen in time

a still life painting 

in that mirror.

I am, overall pleased with what I see

I have tried and for the most part succeeded

in living a good a moral life.

My ego bids me go closer to the mirror

to rejoice at the successes of my life.

In the end, that temptation overcomes

trepidation and I move closer to the mirror.

From the one who watches with me,

I feel a bit of sadness, like a father

wishing to spare his child the pain of bad decisions.

Moving closer has indeed brought 

my image into sharper relief.

More detail is there 

The successes are larger and clearer

but so too the failures, the times when 

for all my pride in being a faith filled servant, 

I did not approach my father’s measure.

On balance, I think to myself, 

the mirror still shows a strong and successful man,

husband, father, servant of the Lord.

I would, I think, make my earthly father proud.

Then I think, but as a father myself, 

I find pride in all of my children and praise their gifts.

What will the Just Judge think?

How did I measure up to the standards he set?

I want to look closer still.

It is not ego this time, but curiosity.

Again I fell the ting of sadness

from the one who watches with me.

Closer to that mirror now

much that was hidden in the distance 

is now quite clear, and I am stricken.

There was not much fruit on that tree

that was me.

I did not know how many of my success

measured by earthly standards were failures.

I did not understand how little things I did and said

cause others great pain, how witty I had thought myself.

Here and there, yes, there were bright spots,

but not the ones I expected.  

The times I thought myself weak,

unable to affect change or provide a solution,

those times good came from actions I thought failures.

I could see my faith now more clearly

and again I was taken aback.

What I thought was living a pious life

was all inwardly directed, it made me feel good.

It made me feel superior, and I am ashamed.

All those opportunities to be the selfless servant,

wasted, missed.

Why did I want to look closer?

Then the words came to me,

Out of a distant past.

"Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth,

vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!"

And the one who watched with me,

from him I felt compassion and consolation.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR FOR THE DIOCESES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2022

 

 

“The Triumph Of Christianity Over Paganism”
by Gustave Doré, c. 1868

 

 

 

 

 

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

FOR THE DIOCESES OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2022

 

Committee on Divine Worship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

FOR THE DIOCESES OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Divine Worship

INTRODUCTION

 

Each year the Secretariat of Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America. This Calendar is used by authors of ordines and other liturgical aids published to foster the celebration of the liturgy in our country.

 

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.1 This Calendar has been updated to reflect the names and titles of the various liturgical days in conformity with the Roman Missal, Third Edition.

 

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal reminds us that in the cycles of readings and 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 Spirit.”2

 

Sincerely in Christ,

 

 

Rev. Andrew Menke Executive Director

USCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship

 

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.  These works contain readings from the New American Bible which is copyrighted by the USCCB and this republication is not authorized by them.  The work is intended for private use only.

1 For the significance of the several grades or kinds of celebrations, the norms of the Roman Calendar should be consulted (cf. Liturgy Documentary Series 6: Norms Governing Liturgical Calendars, Washington, DC: USCC, 1984). For information concerning the choice of texts and formularies, the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and the Introduction to the 1998 revised Lectionary for Mass (cf. Liturgy Documentary Series 1: Lectionary for Mass, Introduction, Washington, DC: USCC, 1998) should be consulted.

2 General Instruction of the Roman Missal, third edition, no. 16.

 

PRINCIPAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR 2022

 

First Sunday of Advent	November 28, 2021
Ash Wednesday	March 2, 2022
Easter Sunday	April 17, 2022
The Ascension of the Lord [Thursday]	May 26, 2022
Pentecost Sunday	June 5, 2022
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ	June 19, 2022
First Sunday of Advent	November 27, 2022

 

 

CYCLES — LECTIONARY FOR MASS

 

Sunday Cycle	YEAR C	November 28, 2021 to November 20, 2022
Weekday Cycle	CYCLE II	January 10, 2022 to March 1, 2022 June 6, 2022 to November 26, 2022
Sunday Cycle	YEAR A	November 27, 2022 to November 26, 2023

 

The cycles given above have been used in the preparation of this Calendar. The readings from 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 “proper readings” (usually only the Gospel) assigned to them in the Lectionary for Mass 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 Lectionary for Mass, no. 83). In this Calendar, Optional Memorials are designated by the use of italics within brackets.

 

The Scripture citations and Lectionary numbers for all readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition (1998/2001), and the Lectionary for Mass Supplement (2017), which is based on the Ordo Lectionum Missæ, editio typica altera (1981). The spellings of the names of Saints and Blesseds are from the Roman Missal, Third Edition (2011), based on the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia emendata (2008).

LITURGY OF THE HOURS

 

Nov. 28, 2021 – Jan. 9, 2022	Advent, Christmas	Vol. I
Jan. 10 – March 1, 2022	Weeks 1 to 8, Ordinary Time	Vol. III
March 2 – June 5, 2022	Lent, Triduum, Easter	Vol. II
June 6 – July 30, 2022	Weeks 10 to 17, Ordinary Time	Vol. III
July 31 – Nov. 26, 2022	Weeks 18 to 34, Ordinary Time	Vol. IV
Nov. 27, 2022 – Jan. 9, 2023	Advent, Christmas	Vol. I

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

1.               Scripture citations are based on the New American Bible with the revised New Testament and may differ slightly from the citations given in the Ordo Lectionum Missæ (1981) due to difference in versification.

 

2.               In the preparation of diocesan and provincial Calendars and ordines, the dedication of diocesan cathedrals, the dedication of parish churches, and special days of prayer (cf. General Instruction of the Roman Missal [GIRM], no. 373) should be added, along with other commemorations of Saints and Blesseds which are included in those particular Calendars. More information is available in the Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, particularly Chapter II.

 

3.               “On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when no Obligatory Memorial occurs, an Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated” (Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, no. 15). This is indicated in the Calendar by “BVM.” The readings and prayers may be selected from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Votive Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Roman Missal, or the Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

 

4.               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 nihil obstat 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 (CEPAC).

 

5.               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 not include other civic holidays commonly celebrated in this country (for example, Martin

Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.). Respecting the liturgical norms (cf. GIRM, nos. 368-378), the Roman Missal offers appropriate Masses, but this Calendar makes no suggestions for those holidays.

 

6.               The 2022 liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent, November 28, 2021. During the year 2022:

 

a.               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 advantage calls for it (cf. GIRM, no. 376), a Votive Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe may be celebrated on a weekday before or after December 12, with the proper readings and prayers.

 

b.              Saturday, January 1, 2022 is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, and Monday, August 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This year, the 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 America.

 

c.               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 to the following Sunday, May 29. In those archdioceses and dioceses, Thursday, May 26 is observed as the Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, Priest.

 

d.              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 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, the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist is instead celebrated on Friday, June 24, and the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is transferred to Thursday, June 23.

 

e.               Since a Sunday does not occur between December 25 and January 1, 2023, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is celebrated on Friday, December 30 with only one reading before the Gospel.

ABBREVIATIONS OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE

 

		OLD TESTAMENT
Amos Baruch 1  Chronicles 2  Chronicles Daniel Deuteronomy Ecclesiastes Esther Exodus Ezra Ezekiel Genesis Habakkuk Haggai Hosea Isaiah Jeremiah Job Joel Jonah Joshua Judges Judith	Am Bar 1  Chr 2  Chr Dn Dt Eccl Est Ex Ezr Ez Gn Hb Hg Hos Is Jer Jb Jl Jon Jos Jgs Jdt		1  Kings 2  Kings Lamentations Leviticus 1  Maccabees 2  Maccabees Malachi Micah Nahum Nehemiah Numbers Obadiah Proverbs Psalm(s) Ruth 1  Samuel 2  Samuel Sirach Song of Songs Tobit Wisdom Zechariah Zephaniah	1   Kgs 2  Kgs Lam Lv 1   Mc 2  Mc Mal Mi Na Neh Nm Ob Prv Ps(s) Ru 1   Sm 2  Sm Sir Sg Tb Wis Zec Zep
		NEW TESTAMENT
Acts of the Apostles Colossians 1  Corinthians 2  Corinthians Ephesians Galatians Hebrews James John (Gospel) 1 John 2  John 3  John Jude Luke	Acts Col 1  Cor 2  Cor Eph Gal Heb Jas Jn 1  Jn 2  Jn 3  Jn Jude Lk		Mark Matthew 1 Peter 2 Peter Philemon Philippians Revelation Romans 1  Thessalonians 2  Thessalonians 1  Timothy 2  Timothy Titus	Mk Mt 1 Pt 2 Pt Phlm Phil Rv Rom  1 Thes 2 Thes 1   Tm 2  Tm Ti

PROPER CALENDAR FOR THE DIOCESES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

January 4	Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious	Memorial
January 5 January 6 January 22**	Saint John Neumann, Bishop Saint André Bessette, Religious* Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children	Memorial
January 23	Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr
	Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin
March 3	Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin
May 10	Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest
May 15	Saint Isidore
July 1	Saint Junípero Serra, Priest
July 4	Independence Day
July 5	Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
July 14	Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin	Memorial
July 18	Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest
September 9	Saint Peter Claver, Priest	Memorial
October 5	Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest
October 6	Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin
October 19	Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests,	Memorial
	and Companions, Martyrs
October 20	Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest
November 13	Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin	Memorial
November 18	Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin
November 23	Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr
Fourth Thursday	Thanksgiving Day
in November
December 8	THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE	Solemnity

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

(Patronal Feastday of the United States of America)

December 12               OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE                                                                                           Feast

 

Sunday between January 2 and January 8:

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD                                                Solemnity

 

Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity:

THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST             Solemnity

(Corpus Christi)

 

* When the rank of the celebration is not indicated, it is an Optional Memorial.

** January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday.

YEAR C – WEEKDAYS II
 
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021
 
28                SUN    FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT                                                                    violet Jer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12—4:2/Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 (3) Pss I3
 
29                Mon    Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 2:1-5/Mt 8:5-11 (175)
 
30                Tue     Saint Andrew, Apostle                                                                                        red
Feast
Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22 (684) Pss Prop
 
DECEMBER
 
1                    Wed    Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37 (177)
 
2                    Thu     Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 (178)
 
3                    Fri       Saint Francis Xavier, Priest                                                                            white
Memorial
Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 (179)
 
4                    Sat       Advent Weekday                                                                                   violet/white
[Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church]4
Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8 (180)
 
5                    SUN    SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT                                                               violet Bar 5:1-9/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6 (6) Pss II
 
6                    Mon    Advent Weekday                                                                                   violet/white
[Saint Nicholas, Bishop]
Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 (181)
 
7                    Tue     Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church                                       white
Memorial
Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 (182)
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 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.
4 Optional Memorials are indicated by the use of italics within brackets.

8                    Wed    THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE                                         white
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
(Patronal Feastday of the United States of America)
Solemnity         [Holyday of Obligation]
Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 (689) Pss Prop
 
9                    Thu     Advent Weekday                                                                                   violet/white
[Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin]
Is 41:13-20/Mt 11:11-15 (184)
 
10                Fri       Advent Weekday                                                                                   violet/white
[Our Lady of Loreto]
Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 (185)
 
11                Sat       Advent Weekday                                                                                   violet/white
[Saint Damasus I, Pope]
Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 (186)
 
12                SUN    THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT                                                       violet or rose Zep 3:14-18a/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18 (9) Pss III
 
13                Mon    Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr                                                                          red
Memorial
Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Mt 21:23-27 (187)
 
14                Tue     Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church                          white
Memorial
Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Mt 21:28-32 (188)
 
15                Wed    Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25/Lk 7:18b-23 (189)
 
16                Thu     Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 54:1-10/Lk 7:24-30 (190)
 
17                Fri       Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Gn 49:2, 8-10/Mt 1:1-17 (193)
 
18                Sat       Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Jer 23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25 (194)
 
19                SUN    FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT                                                               violet Mi 5:1-4a/Heb 10:5-10/Lk 1:39-45 (12) Pss IV
 
20                Mon    Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38 (196)
21                Tue     Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
[Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church]
Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Lk 1:39-45 (197)
 
22                Wed    Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 (198)
 
23                Thu     Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
[Saint John of Kanty, Priest]
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66 (199)
 
24                Fri       Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 (200)
 
25                Sat       THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Christmas)                                            white
Solemnity         [Holyday of Obligation]
Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 (13)
Night: Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14 (14)
Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20 (15)
Day: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 (16) Pss Prop
 
26                SUN    THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH                        white
Feast
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Lk 2:41-52
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
 
27                Mon    Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist                                                                white
Feast
1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8 (697) Pss Prop
 
28                Tue     The Holy Innocents, Martyrs                                                                             red
Feast
1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Mt 2:13-18 (698) Pss Prop
 
29                Wed    Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord                              white
[Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr]
1 Jn 2:3-11/Lk 2:22-35 (202) Pss Prop
 
30                Thu     Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord                             white 1 Jn 2:12-17/Lk 2:36-40 (203) Pss Prop
 
31                Fri       Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord                         white
[Saint Sylvester I, Pope]
1 Jn 2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18 (204) Pss Prop
JANUARY 2022
 
1                    Sat       SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD                   white
The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord
Solemnity         [not a Holyday of Obligation this year] Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 (18) Pss Prop
 
2                    SUN    USA: THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD                                                      white
Solemnity
Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 (20) Pss Prop
 
3                    Mon    Christmas Weekday                                                                              white/white
[The Most Holy Name of Jesus]
1 Jn 3:22—4:6/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 (212) Pss II
 
4                    Tue     USA: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious                                                  white
Memorial
1 Jn 4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44 (213)
 
5                    Wed    USA: Saint John Neumann, Bishop                                                               white
Memorial
1 Jn 4:11-18/Mk 6:45-52 (214)
 
6                    Thu     Christmas Weekday                                                                              white/white
[USA: Saint André Bessette, Religious]
1 Jn 4:19—5:4/Lk 4:14-22a (215)
 
7                    Fri       Christmas Weekday                                                                              white/white
[Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest]
1 Jn 5:5-13/Lk 5:12-16 (216)
 
8                    Sat       Christmas Weekday                                                                                        white
1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30 (217)
 
9                    SUN    THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD                                                                   white
Feast
Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Acts 10:34-38/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
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
 
10                 Mon    Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time)                                                     green 1 Sm 1:1-8/Mk 1:14-20 (305) Pss I
 
11                 Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Sm 1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28 (306)
12                 Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Mk 1:29-39 (307)
 
13                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]
1 Sm 4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45 (308)
 
14                 Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Mk 2:1-12 (309)
 
15                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM #26 Mary, Image and Mother of the Church II ]
1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Mk 2:13-17 (310)
 
16                 SUN    SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                                green Is 62:1-5/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11 (66) Pss II
 
17                 Mon    Saint Anthony, Abbot                                                                                      white
Memorial
1 Sm 15:16-23/Mk 2:18-22 (311)
 
18                 Tue      Weekday                                                                                                          green
1 Sm 16:1-13/Mk 2:23-28 (312)
 
19                 Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51/Mk 3:1-6 (313)
 
20                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                               green/red/red
[Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr; Saint Sebastian, Martyr]
1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7/Mk 3:7-12 (314)
 
21                 Fri       Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr                                                                        red
Memorial
1 Sm 24:3-21/Mk 3:13-19 (315) Pss Prop
 
22                 Sat       USA: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection                                 white or violet
of Unborn Children
2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27/Mk 3:20-21 (316)
or, for the Day of Prayer, any readings from the Mass “For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life” (Lectionary for Mass Supplement, 947A-947E),
or the Mass “For Justice and Peace” (887-891)
 
23                 SUN    THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                                    green 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 III
24                 Mon    Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church                           white
Memorial
2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/Mk 3:22-30 (317)
 
25                 Tue     The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle                                                     white
Feast
Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Mk 16:15-18 (519) Pss Prop
 
26                 Wed    Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops                                                                white
Memorial
2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5 (520)/Mk 4:1-20 (319)
 
27                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Angela Merici, Virgin]
2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29/Mk 4:21-25 (320)
 
28                 Fri       Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church                           white
Memorial
2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/Mk 4:26-34 (321)
 
29                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM:  #28. The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.]
2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Mk 4:35-41 (322)
 
30                 SUN    FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                                green Jer 1:4-5, 17-19/1 Cor 12:31—13:13 or 13:4-13/Lk 4:21-30 (72) Pss IV
 
31                 Mon    Saint John Bosco, Priest                                                                                  white
Memorial
2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Mk 5:1-20 (323)
 
 
FEBRUARY 2022
 
1                    Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30—19:3/Mk 5:21-43 (324)
 
2                    Wed    The Presentation of the Lord                                                                         white
Feast
Mal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 (524) Pss Prop
 
3                    Thu     Weekday                                                                                           green/red/white
[Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr; Saint Ansgar, Bishop]
1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12/Mk 6:7-13 (326)
4                    Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
Sir 47:2-11/Mk 6:14-29 (327)
 
5                    Sat       Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr                                                                      red
Memorial
1 Kgs 3:4-13/Mk 6:30-34 (328)
 
6                    SUN    FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                                     green Is 6:1-2a, 3-8/1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11/Lk 5:1-11 (75) Pss I
 
7                    Mon    Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Mk 6:53-56 (329)
 
8                    Tue     Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint Jerome Emiliani; Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin]
1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/Mk 7:1-13 (330)
 
9                    Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Kgs 10:1-10/Mk 7:14-23 (331)
 
10                 Thu     Saint Scholastica, Virgin                                                                                 white
Memorial
1 Kgs 11:4-13/Mk 7:24-30 (332)
 
11                 Fri       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Our Lady of Lourdes]
1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19/Mk 7:31-37 (333)
 
12                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM #42. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians]
1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34/Mk 8:1-10 (334)
 
13                 SUN    SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                                    green Jer 17:5-8/1 Cor 15:12, 16-20/Lk 6:17, 20-26 (78) Pss II
 
14                 Mon    Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop                                                 white
Memorial
Jas 1:1-11/Mk 8:11-13 (335)
 
15                 Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Jas 1:12-18/Mk 8:14-21 (336)
 
16                 Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Jas 1:19-27/Mk 8:22-26 (337)
17                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order]
Jas 2:1-9/Mk 8:27-33 (338)
 
18                 Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
Jas 2:14-24, 26/Mk 8:34—9:1 (339)
 
19                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM # 46. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Gate of Heaven]
Jas 3:1-10/Mk 9:2-13 (340)
 
20                 SUN    SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                              green 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/1 Cor 15:45-49/Lk 6:27-38 (81) Pss III
 
21                 Mon    Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]
Jas 3:13-18/Mk 9:14-29 (341)
 
22                 Tue     The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle                                                             white
Feast
1 Pt 5:1-4/Mt 16:13-19 (535) Pss Prop
 
23                 Wed    Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr                                                                   red
Memorial
Jas 4:13-17/Mk 9:38-40 (343)
 
24                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Jas 5:1-6/Mk 9:41-50 (344)
 
25                 Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
Jas 5:9-12/Mk 10:1-12 (345)
 
26                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM # 35. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Pillar of Faith]
Jas 5:13-20/Mk 10:13-16 (346)
 
27                 SUN    EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                                 green Sir 27:4-7/1 Cor 15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45 (84) Pss IV
 
28                 Mon    Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Pt 1:3-9/Mk 10:17-27 (347)
MARCH 2022
 
1                    Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Pt 1:10-16/Mk 10:28-31 (348)
 
2                    Wed    Ash Wednesday                                                                                               violet
Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20—6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (219) Pss IV
 
3                    Thu     Thursday after Ash Wednesday                                                                     violet
[USA: Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin]
Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 (220)
 
4                    Fri       Friday after Ash Wednesday                                                                          violet
[Saint Casimir]
Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 (221)
 
5                    Sat       Saturday after Ash Wednesday                                                                     violet Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32 (222)
 
6                    SUN    FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT                                                                           violet Dt 26:4-10/Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13 (24) Pss I
 
7                    Mon    Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
[Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs]
Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Mt 25:31-46 (224)
 
8                    Tue     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
[Saint John of God, Religious]
Is 55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15 (225)
 
9                    Wed    Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
[Saint Frances of Rome, Religious]
Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32 (226)
 
10                Thu     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Mt 7:7-12 (227)
 
11                Fri       Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Ez 18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26 (228)
 
12                Sat       Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Dt 26:16-19/Mt 5:43-48 (229)
 
13                SUN    SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT                                                                      violet Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Phil 3:17—4:1 or 3:20—4:1/Lk 9:28b-36 (27) Pss II
14                Mon    Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38 (230)
 
15                Tue     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 (231)
 
16                Wed    Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 (232)
 
17                Thu     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
[Saint Patrick, Bishop]
Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 (233)
 
18                Fri       Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
[Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]
Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 (234)
 
19                Sat       SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY            white
Solemnity
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)
Pss Prop
 
20                SUN    THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT                                                                         violet Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15/1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12/Lk 13:1-9 (30)
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
 
21                Mon    Lenten Weekday 5                                                                                                                          violet
2 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Lk 4:24-30 (237)
 
22                Tue     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Dn 3:25, 34-43/Mt 18:21-35 (238)
 
23                Wed    Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
[Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop]
Dt 4:1, 5-9/Mt 5:17-19 (239)
 
24                Thu     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Jer 7:23-28/Lk 11:14-23 (240)
 
25                Fri        THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD                                                    white
Solemnity
Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 (545) Pss Prop
 
 
5 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).
26                Sat       Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Hos 6:1-6/Lk 18:9-14 (242)
 
27                SUN    FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT                                                         violet or rose Jos 5:9a, 10-12/2 Cor 5:17-21/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 (33)
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)
Pss IV
 
28                Mon    Lenten Weekday 6                                                                                                                          violet
Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 (244)
 
29                Tue     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 (245)
 
30                Wed    Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 (246)
 
31                Thu     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Ex 32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47 (247)
 
 
APRIL 2022
 
1                    Fri       Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (248)
 
2                    Sat       Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
[Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit]
Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 (249)
 
3                    SUN    FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT                                                                          violet Is 43:16-21/Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11 (36)
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
 
4                    Mon    Lenten Weekday 7                                                                                                                          violet
[Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]
Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:12-20 (251)8
 
 
 
 
6 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).
7 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).
8 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.
5                    Tue     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
[Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest]
Nm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30 (252)
 
6                    Wed    Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42 (253)
 
7                    Thu     Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
[Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest]
Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59 (254)
 
8                    Fri       Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42 (255)
 
9                    Sat       Lenten Weekday                                                                                              violet
Ez 37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56 (256)
 
10                 SUN    PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD                                  red Lk 19:28-40 (37)/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14—23:56 or 23:1-49 (38) Pss II
 
11                 Mon    Monday of Holy Week                                                                                    violet
Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11 (257)
 
12                 Tue     Tuesday of Holy Week                                                                                    violet
Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 (258)
 
13                 Wed    Wednesday of Holy Week                                                                               violet
Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 (259)
 
14                 Thu     Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday)9                                                                    white
Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 (260)
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 (39) Pss Prop
 
15                 Fri       Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)                                             red Is 52:13—53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1—19:42 (40) Pss Prop
 
16                 Sat       Holy Saturday 10                                                                                                                             white
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/ 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
 
9 If necessary, the Chrism Mass may be celebrated on a suitable day before Holy Thursday.
10 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.
17                 SUN    EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD11           white 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 (41)
or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Lk 24:13-35 (46) Pss Prop
 
18                 Mon    Monday within the Octave of Easter                                                             white Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15 (261) Pss Prop
 
19                 Tue     Tuesday within the Octave of Easter                                                             white Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 (262) Pss Prop
 
20                 Wed    Wednesday within the Octave of Easter                                                        white Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 (263) Pss Prop
 
21                 Thu     Thursday within the Octave of Easter                                                           white Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 (264) Pss Prop
 
22                 Fri       Friday within the Octave of Easter                                                                white Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 (265) Pss Prop
 
23                 Sat       Saturday within the Octave of Easter                                                            white Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 (266) Pss Prop
 
24                 SUN    SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER                                                                 white
(OR SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY)
Acts 5:12-16/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31 (45) Pss Prop
 
25                 Mon    Saint Mark, Evangelist                                                                                        red
Feast
1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20 (555) Pss Prop
 
26                 Tue     Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 (268) Pss II
 
27                 Wed    Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 (269)
 
28                 Thu     Easter Weekday                                                                               white/red/white
[Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr; Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest]
Acts 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 (270)
 
29                 Fri       Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church                       white
Memorial
Acts 5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 (271)
 
11 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).
30                 Sat       Easter Weekday                                                                                     white/white
[Saint Pius V, Pope]
Acts 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 (272)
 
MAY 2022
 
1                    SUN    THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER                                                                    white Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 (48) Pss III
 
2                    Mon    Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church                                   white
Memorial
Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29 (273)
 
3                    Tue     Saints Philip and James, Apostles                                                                      red
Feast
1 Cor 15:1-8/Jn 14:6-14 (561) Pss Prop
 
4                    Wed    Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40 (275)
 
5                    Thu     Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51 (276)
 
6                    Fri       Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59 (277)
 
7                    Sat       Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 9:31-42/Jn 6:60-69 (278)
 
8                    SUN    FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER                                                                white Acts 13:14, 43-52/Rv 7:9, 14b-17/Jn 10:27-30 (51) Pss IV
 
9                    Mon    Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10 (279)
 
10                Tue     Easter Weekday                                                                           white/white/white
[Saint John of Avila, Priest and Doctor of the Church; USA: Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest]
Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30 (280)
11                Wed    Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 12:24—13:5a/Jn 12:44-50 (281)
 
12                Thu     Easter Weekday                                                                                   white/red/red
[Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs; Saint Pancras, Martyr]
Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20 (282)
13                Fri       Easter Weekday                                                                                     white/white
[Our Lady of Fatima]
Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6 (283)
 
14                Sat       Saint Matthias, Apostle                                                                                       red
Feast
Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17 (564) Pss Prop
 
15                SUN    FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER                                                                     white Acts 14:21-27/Rv 21:1-5a/Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 (54) Pss I
 
16                Mon    Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26 (285)
 
17                Tue     Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a (286)
 
18                Wed    Easter Weekday                                                                                         white/red
[Saint John I, Pope and Martyr]
Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 (287)
 
19                Thu     Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11 (288)
 
20                Fri       Easter Weekday                                                                                     white/white
[Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest]
Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17 (289)
 
21                Sat       Easter Weekday                                                                                         white/red
[Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs]
Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 (290)
 
22                SUN    SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER12                                                                                        white Acts 15:1-2, 22-29/Rv 21:10-14, 22-23/Jn 14:23-29 (57) Pss II
 
23                Mon    Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26—16:4a (291)
 
24                Tue     Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11 (292)
 
 
 
 
 
12 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.
25                Wed    Easter Weekday                                                                 white/white/white/white
[Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church;
Saint Gregory VII, Pope; Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin]
Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Jn 16:12-15 (293)

Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53 (58) Pss Prop   All Other U.S. Ecclesiastical Provinces: 26        Thu     Saint Philip Neri, Priest                                                                                   white Memorial Acts 18:1-8/Jn 16:16-20 (294)

white

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD [Holyday of Obligation]

Solemnity

Ecclesiastical Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia: 26        Thu

 
27                 Fri       Easter Weekday                                                                                     white/white
[Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop]
Acts 18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23 (295)
 
28                 Sat       Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28 (296)

Ecclesiastical Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia: 29        SUN     SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER                                                             white Acts 7:55-60/Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20/Jn 17:20-26 (61) Pss III   All Other U.S. Ecclesiastical Provinces: 29        SUN    THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD                                                              white Solemnity Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53 (58) Pss Prop

 
30                Mon    Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 (297)
 
31                Tue     The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary                                                    white
Feast
Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/Lk 1:39-56 (572) Pss Prop
 
 
JUNE 2022
 
1                    Wed    Saint Justin, Martyr                                                                                           red
Memorial
Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 (299)
2                    Thu     Easter Weekday                                                                                         white/red
[Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs]
Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 (300)
 
3                    Fri       Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs                                           red
Memorial
Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 (301)
 
4                    Sat       Easter Weekday                                                                                               white
Morning: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25 (302)
 
5                    SUN    PENTECOST SUNDAY                                                                                    red
Solemnity
Vigil: 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)
or, for the Extended Vigil: 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 (Lectionary for Mass Supplement, 62)
Day: 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)
Pss Prop
 
6                    Mon    The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church                                        white
(Tenth Week in Ordinary Time)
Memorial
Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14/Jn 19:25-34 (572A, see USCCB.org/motherofthechurch) Pss II
 
7                    Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Kgs 17:7-16/Mt 5:13-16 (360)
 
8                    Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Kgs 18:20-39/Mt 5:17-19 (361)
 
9                    Thu     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church]
1 Kgs 18:41-46/Mt 5:20-26 (362)
 
10                Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/Mt 5:27-32 (363)
 
11                Sat       Saint Barnabas, Apostle                                                                                      red
Memorial
Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 (580)/Mt 5:33-37 (364)
 
12                SUN    THE MOST HOLY TRINITY                                                                       white
Solemnity
Prv 8:22-31/Rom 5:1-5/Jn 16:12-15 (166) Pss Prop
13                Mon    Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church                         white
(Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time)
Memorial
1 Kgs 21:1-16/Mt 5:38-42 (365) Pss III
 
14                Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Kgs 21:17-29/Mt 5:43-48 (366)
 
15                Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (367)
 
16                Thu     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Sir 48:1-14/Mt 6:7-15 (368)
 
17                Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20/Mt 6:19-23 (369)
 
18                Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM # 35 The Blessed Virgin Mary, Pillar of Faith]
2 Chr 24:17-25/Mt 6:24-34 (370)
 
19                SUN    USA: THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST                  white
(Corpus Christi)
Solemnity
Gn 14:18-20/1 Cor 11:23-26/Lk 9:11b-17 (169) Pss Prop
 
20                Mon    Weekday (Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time)                                                green 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Mt 7:1-5 (371) Pss IV
 
21                Tue     Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious                                                                 white
Memorial
2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Mt 7:6, 12-14 (372)
 
22                Wed    Weekday                                                                                           green/white/red
[Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop; Saints John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs]
2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3/Mt 7:15-20 (373)
 
23                Thu     THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST                                  white
Solemnity
Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17 (586)
Day: Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 (587) Pss Prop
 
24                Fri       THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS                                                 white
Solemnity
Ez 34:11-16/Rom 5:5b-11/Lk 15:3-7 (172) Pss Prop
25                Sat       The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary                                     white
Memorial
Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 (376)/Lk 2:41-51 (573)
 
26                SUN    THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                      green 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21/Gal 5:1, 13-18/Lk 9:51-62 (99) Pss I
 
27                Mon    Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]
Am 2:6-10, 13-16/Mt 8:18-22 (377)
 
28                Tue     Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr                                                                   red
Memorial
Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12/Mt 8:23-27 (378)
 
29                Wed    SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES                                                     red
Solemnity
Vigil: Acts 3:1-10/Gal 1:11-20/Jn 21:15-19 (590)
Day: Acts 12:1-11/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19 (591) Pss Prop
 
30                Thu     Weekday                                                                                                     green/red
[The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church]
Am 7:10-17/Mt 9:1-8 (380)
 
 
JULY 2022
 
1                    Fri       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[USA: Saint Junípero Serra, Priest]
Am 8:4-6, 9-12/Mt 9:9-13 (381)
 
2                    Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM # 28. The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or # 34. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Cause of Our Joy.]
Am 9:11-15/Mt 9:14-17 (382)
 
3                    SUN    FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                     green Is 66:10-14c/Gal 6:14-18/Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9 (102) Pss II
 
4                    Mon    Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[USA: Independence Day]
Hos 2:16, 17c-18, 21-22/Mt 9:18-26 (383)
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)
5                    Tue     Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint Anthony Zaccaria, Priest; USA: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal]
Hos 8:4-7, 11-13/Mt 9:32-38 (384)
 
6                    Wed    Weekday                                                                                                     green/red
[Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr]
Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12/Mt 10:1-7 (385)
 
7                    Thu     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9/Mt 10:7-15 (386)
 
8                    Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
Hos 14:2-10/Mt 10:16-23 (387)
 
9                    Sat       Weekday                                                                                           green/red/white
[Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs; BVM : #23. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Temple of the Lord]
Is 6:1-8/Mt 10:24-33 (388)
 
10                 SUN    FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                          green Dt 30:10-14/Col 1:15-20/Lk 10:25-37 (105) Pss III
 
11                 Mon    Saint Benedict, Abbot                                                                                      white
Memorial
Is 1:10-17/Mt 10:34—11:1 (389)
 
12                 Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Is 7:1-9/Mt 11:20-24 (390)
 
13                 Wed    Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Henry]
Is 10:5-7, 13b-16/Mt 11:25-27 (391)
 
14                 Thu     USA: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin                                                          white
Memorial
Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19/Mt 11:28-30 (392)
 
15                 Fri       Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church                                white
Memorial
Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8/Mt 12:1-8 (393)
 
16                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Our Lady of Mount Carmel; BVM: #22 Holy Mary, Handmaid of the Lord.]
   Mi 2:1-5/Mt 12:14-21 (394)
 
17                 SUN    SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                          green Gn 18:1-10a/Col 1:24-28/Lk 10:38-42 (108) Pss IV
18                 Mon    Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[USA: Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest]
Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Mt 12:38-42 (395)
 
19                 Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Mt 12:46-50 (396)
 
20                 Wed    Weekday                                                                                                     green/red
[Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr]
Jer 1:1, 4-10/Mt 13:1-9 (397)
 
21                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church]
Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Mt 13:10-17 (398)
 
22                 Fri       Saint Mary Magdalene                                                                                    white
Feast
Sg 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 (603) Pss Prop
 
23                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint Bridget of Sweden, Religious; BVM: #22. Holy Mary, Handmaid of the Lord.]
Jer 7:1-11/Mt 13:24-30 (400)
 
24                 SUN    SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                   green Gn 18:20-32/Col 2:12-14/Lk 11:1-13 (111) Pss I
 
25                 Mon    Saint James, Apostle                                                                                            red
Feast
2 Cor 4:7-15/Mt 20:20-28 (605) Pss Prop
 
26                 Tue     Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary                  white
Memorial
Jer 14:17-22/Mt 13:36-43 (402)
 
27                 Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Jer 15:10, 16-21/Mt 13:44-46 (403)
 
28                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Jer 18:1-6/Mt 13:47-53 (404)
 
29                 Fri       Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus                                                                 white
Memorial
Jer 26:1-9 (405)/Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 (607)
30                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church; [Michigan Region] Blessed Solanus Casey, Priest, BVM: #23 The Blessed Virgin Mary, Temple of the Lord.]
Jer 26:11-16, 24/Mt 14:1-12 (406)
 
31                 SUN    EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                      green Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23/Col 3:1-5, 9-11/Lk 12:13-21 (114) Pss II
 
 
AUGUST 2022
 
1                    Mon    Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church                       white
Memorial
Jer 28:1-17/Mt 14:13-21 (407)
 
2                    Tue     Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop; Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Priest]
Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22/Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 (408)
 
3                    Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Jer 31:1-7/Mt 15:21-28 (409)
 
4                    Thu     Saint John Vianney, Priest                                                                              white
Memorial
Jer 31:31-34/Mt 16:13-23 (410)
 
5                    Fri       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major]
Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7/Mt 16:24-28 (411)
 
6                    Sat       The Transfiguration of the Lord                                                                    white
Feast
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Lk 9:28b-36 (614) Pss Prop
 
7                    SUN    NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                      green 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 III
 
8                    Mon    Saint Dominic, Priest                                                                                       white
Memorial
Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c/Mt 17:22-27 (413)
 
9                    Tue     Weekday                                                                                                     green/red
[Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr]
Ez 2:8—3:4/Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 (414)
10                Wed    Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr                                                                red
Feast
2 Cor 9:6-10/Jn 12:24-26 (618) Pss Prop
 
11                Thu     Saint Clare, Virgin                                                                                           white
Memorial
Ez 12:1-12/Mt 18:21—19:1 (416)
 
12                Fri       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious]
Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63/Mt 19:3-12 (417)
 
13                Sat       Weekday                                                                                           green/red/white
[Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs; BVM:  # 39. Holy Mary, Queen and Mother of Mercy, I, II]
Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32/Mt 19:13-15 (418)
 
14                SUN    TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                        green Jer 38:4-6, 8-10/Heb 12:1-4/Lk 12:49-53 (120) Pss IV
 
15                Mon    THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY                      white
Solemnity         [not a Holyday of Obligation this year]
Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 (622) Pss Prop
 
16                Tue     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Stephen of Hungary]
Ez 28:1-10/Mt 19:23-30 (420)
 
17                Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Ez 34:1-11/Mt 20:1-16 (421)
 
18                Thu     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Ez 36:23-28/Mt 22:1-14 (422)
 
19                Fri       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint John Eudes, Priest]
Ez 37:1-14/Mt 22:34-40 (423)
 
20                Sat       Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church                                         white
Memorial
Ez 43:1-7ab/Mt 23:1-12 (424)
 
21                SUN    TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                  green Is 66:18-21/Heb 12:5-7, 11-13/Lk 13:22-30 (123) Pss I
22                Mon    The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary                                                  white
Memorial
2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Mt 23:13-22 (425)
 
23                Tue     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin]
2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Mt 23:23-26 (426)
 
24                Wed    Saint Bartholomew, Apostle                                                                               red
Feast
Rv 21:9b-14/Jn 1:45-51 (629) Pss Prop
 
25                Thu     Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint Louis; Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest]
1 Cor 1:1-9/Mt 24:42-51 (428)
 
26                Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Cor 1:17-25/Mt 25:1-13 (429)
 
27                Sat       Saint Monica                                                                                                    white
Memorial
1 Cor 1:26-31/Mt 25:14-30 (430)
 
28                SUN    TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                             green Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14 (126) Pss II
 
29                Mon    The Passion of Saint John the Baptist                                                               red
Memorial
1 Cor 2:1-5 (431)/Mk 6:17-29 (634) Pss Prop
 
30                Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Cor 2:10b-16/Lk 4:31-37 (432)
 
31                Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Cor 3:1-9/Lk 4:38-44 (433)
 
 
SEPTEMBER 2022
 
1                    Thu     Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Cor 3:18-23/Lk 5:1-11 (434)
 
2                    Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Cor 4:1-5/Lk 5:33-39 (435)
3                    Sat       Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church                          white
Memorial
1 Cor 4:6b-15/Lk 6:1-5 (436)
 
4                    SUN    TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                 green Wis 9:13-18b/Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33 (129) Pss III
 
5                    Mon    Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Cor 5:1-8/Lk 6:6-11 (437)
 
6                    Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Cor 6:1-11/Lk 6:12-19 (438)
 
7                    Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
1 Cor 7:25-31/Lk 6:20-26 (439)
 
8                    Thu     The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary                                                       white
Feast
Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 (636) Pss Prop
 
9                    Fri       USA: Saint Peter Claver, Priest                                                                      white
Memorial
1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27/Lk 6:39-42 (441)
 
10                Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM: # 20. Holy Mary, the New Eve]
1 Cor 10:14-22/Lk 6:43-49 (442)
 
11                SUN    TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                             green Ex 32:7-11, 13-14/1 Tm 1:12-17/Lk 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 (132) Pss IV
 
12                Mon    Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[The Most Holy Name of Mary]
1 Cor 11:17-26, 33/Lk 7:1-10 (443)
 
13                Tue     Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church                        white
Memorial
1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Lk 7:11-17 (444)
 
14                Wed    The Exaltation of the Holy Cross                                                                       red
Feast
Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 (638) Pss Prop
 
15                Thu     Our Lady of Sorrows                                                                                       white
Memorial
1 Cor 15:1-11 (446)/Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 (639) Pss Prop
16                Fri       Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs                                   red
Memorial
1 Cor 15:12-20/Lk 8:1-3 (447)
 
17                Sat       Weekday                                                                             green/white/white/white
[Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church;
Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin and Doctor of the Church; BVM: #20. Holy Mary, the New Eve.]
1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Lk 8:4-15 (448)
 
18                SUN    TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                  green Am 8:4-7/1 Tm 2:1-8/Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 (135) Pss I
 
19                Mon    Weekday                                                                                                     green/red
[Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr]
Prv 3:27-34/Lk 8:16-18 (449)
 
20                Tue     Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang,                     red
and Companions, Martyrs
Memorial
Prv 21:1-6, 10-13/Lk 8:19-21 (450)
 
21                Wed    Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist                                                             red
Feast
Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Mt 9:9-13 (643) Pss Prop
 
22                Thu     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Eccl 1:2-11/Lk 9:7-9 (452)
 
23                Fri       Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest                                                                      white
Memorial
Eccl 3:1-11/Lk 9:18-22 (453)
 
24                Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM: #37. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Hope]
Eccl 11:9—12:8/Lk 9:43b-45 (454)
 
25                SUN    TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                 green Am 6:1a, 4-7/1 Tm 6:11-16/Lk 16:19-31 (138) Pss II
 
26                Mon    Weekday                                                                                                     green/red
[Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs]
Jb 1:6-22/Lk 9:46-50 (455)
 
27                Tue     Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest                                                                          white
Memorial
Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23/Lk 9:51-56 (456)
28                Wed    Weekday                                                                                               green/red/red
[Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr; Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs]
Jb 9:1-12, 14-16/Lk 9:57-62 (457)
 
29                Thu     Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels                                       white
Feast
Dan 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a/Jn 1:47-51 (647) Pss Prop
 
30                Fri       Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church                                           white
Memorial
Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5/Lk 10:13-16 (459)
 
 
OCTOBER 2022
 
1                    Sat       Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church          white
Memorial
Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17/Lk 10:17-24 (460)
 
2                    SUN    TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                           green Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4/2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14/Lk 17:5-10 (141) Pss III
 
3                    Mon    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Gal 1:6-12/Lk 10:25-37 (461)
 
4                    Tue     Saint Francis of Assisi                                                                                     white
Memorial
Gal 1:13-24/Lk 10:38-42 (462)
 
5                    Wed    Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint Faustina Kowalska, Virgin; USA: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest]
Gal 2:1-2, 7-14/Lk 11:1-4 (463)
 
6                    Thu     Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint Bruno, Priest; USA: Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin]
Gal 3:1-5/Lk 11:5-13 (464)
 
7                    Fri       Our Lady of the Rosary                                                                                  white
Memorial
Gal 3:7-14/Lk 11:15-26 (465) Pss Prop
 
8                    Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM:  #28. The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary or # 35. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Pillar of Faith]
Gal 3:22-29/Lk 11:27-28 (466)
9                    SUN    TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                              green 2 Kgs 5:14-17/2 Tm 2:8-13/Lk 17:11-19 (144) Pss IV
 
10                 Mon    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31—5:1/Lk 11:29-32 (467)
 
11                 Tue     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint John XXIII, Pope]
Gal 5:1-6/Lk 11:37-41 (468)
 
12                 Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Gal 5:18-25/Lk 11:42-46 (469)
 
13                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Eph 1:1-10/Lk 11:47-54 (470)
 
14                 Fri       Weekday                                                                                                     green/red
[Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr]
Eph 1:11-14/Lk 12:1-7 (471)
 
15                 Sat       Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church                             white
Memorial
Eph 1:15-23/Lk 12:8-12 (472)
 
16                 SUN    TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                 green Ex 17:8-13/2 Tm 3:14—4:2/Lk 18:1-8 (147) Pss I
 
17                 Mon    Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr                                                 red
Memorial
Eph 2:1-10/Lk 12:13-21 (473)
 
18                 Tue     Saint Luke, Evangelist                                                                                         red
Feast
2 Tm 4:10-17b/Lk 10:1-9 (661) Pss Prop
 
19                 Wed    USA: Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests,                                 red
and Companions, Martyrs
Memorial
Eph 3:2-12/Lk 12:39-48 (475)
 
20                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[USA: Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest]
Eph 3:14-21/Lk 12:49-53 (476)
 
21                 Fri       Weekday                                                                                                           green
Eph 4:1-6/Lk 12:54-59 (477)
22                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint John Paul II, Pope; BVM: #39B. Holy Mary, Queen and Mother of Mercy.]
Eph 4:7-16/Lk 13:1-9 (478)
 
23                 SUN    THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                          green Sir 35:12-14, 16-18/2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18/Lk 18:9-14 (150) Pss II
 
24                 Mon    Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop]
Eph 4:32—5:8/Lk 13:10-17 (479)
 
25                 Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Eph 5:21-33/Lk 13:18-21 (480)
 
26                 Wed    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Eph 6:1-9/Lk 13:22-30 (481)
 
27                 Thu     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Eph 6:10-20/Lk 13:31-35 (482)
 
28                 Fri       Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles                                                                        red
Feast
Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16 (666) Pss Prop
 
29                 Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM: # 24. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Seat of Wisdom]
Phil 1:18b-26/Lk 14:1, 7-11 (484)
 
30                 SUN    THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                    green Wis 11:22—12:2/2 Thes 1:11—2:2/Lk 19:1-10 (153) Pss III
 
31                 Mon    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Phil 2:1-4/Lk 14:12-14 (485)
 
 
NOVEMBER 2022
 
1                    Tue     ALL SAINTS                                                                                                   white
Solemnity         [Holyday of Obligation]
Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a (667) Pss Prop
 
2                    Wed    The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed         violet or white or black
(All Souls’ Day)
Any readings from no. 668 or from the Masses for the Dead (1011-1016) Pss Prop
3                    Thu     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Martin de Porres, Religious]
Phil 3:3-8a/Lk 15:1-10 (488)
 
4                    Fri       Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop                                                                    white
Memorial
Phil 3:17—4:1/Lk 16:1-8 (489)
 
5                    Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM: # 40.The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Providence.]
Phil 4:10-19/Lk 16:9-15 (490)
 
6                    SUN    THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                               green 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14/2 Thes 2:16—3:5/Lk 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38 (156) Pss IV
 
7                    Mon    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Ti 1:1-9/Lk 17:1-6 (491)
 
8                    Tue     Weekday                                                                                                           green
Ti 2:1-8, 11-14/Lk 17:7-10 (492)
 
9                    Wed    The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica                                                          white
Feast
Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22 (671) Pss Prop
 
10                Thu     Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church                                  white
Memorial
Phlm 7-20/Lk 17:20-25 (494)
 
11                Fri       Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop                                                                        white
Memorial
2 Jn 4-9/Lk 17:26-37 (495) Pss Prop
 
12                Sat       Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr                                                                   red
Memorial
3 Jn 5-8/Lk 18:1-8 (496)
 
13                SUN    THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                   green Mal 3:19-20a/2 Thes 3:7-12/Lk 21:5-19 (159) Pss I
 
14                Mon    Weekday                                                                                                           green
Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5/Lk 18:35-43 (497)
 
15                Tue     Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]
Rv 3:1-6, 14-22/Lk 19:1-10 (498)
16                Wed    Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[Saint Margaret of Scotland; Saint Gertrude, Virgin]
Rv 4:1-11/Lk 19:11-28 (499)
 
17                Thu     Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious                                                           white
Memorial
Rv 5:1-10/Lk 19:41-44 (500)
 
18                Fri       Weekday                                                                                       green/white/white
[The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles; USA: Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin]
Rv 10:8-11/Lk 19:45-48 (501)
or, for the Optional Memorial of the Dedication, Acts 28:11-16, 30-31/Mt 14:22-33 (679)
 
19                Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM: #34. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Cause of Our Joy]
Rv 11:4-12/Lk 20:27-40 (502)
 
20                SUN    OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE                     white
Solemnity
2 Sm 5:1-3/Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43 (162) Pss Prop
 
21                Mon    The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary                                               white
(Thirty-Fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time)
Memorial
Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5/Lk 21:1-4 (503) Pss II
 
22                Tue     Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr                                                                       red
Memorial
Rv 14:14-19/Lk 21:5-11 (504)
 
23                Wed    Weekday                                                                                     green/red/white/red
[Saint Clement I, Pope and Martyr; Saint Columban, Abbot; USA: Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr]
Rv 15:1-4/Lk 21:12-19 (505)
 
24                Thu     Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs                red/white
Memorial
[USA: Thanksgiving Day]
Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a/Lk 21:20-28 (506)
or, for Thanksgiving Day, any readings from the Mass “In Thanksgiving to God” (943-947)
 
25                Fri       Weekday                                                                                                     green/red
[Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr]
Rv 20:1-4, 11—21:2/Lk 21:29-33 (507)
26                Sat       Weekday                                                                                                 green/white
[BVM: #37. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Hope]
Rv 22:1-7/Lk 21:34-36 (508)
 
YEAR A – WEEKDAYS I
 
27                SUN    FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT                                                                    violet Is 2:1-5/Rom 13:11-14/Mt 24:37-44 (1) Pss I
 
28                Mon    Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 4:2-6/Mt 8:5-11 (175)
 
29                Tue     Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 (176)
 
30                Wed    Saint Andrew, Apostle                                                                                        red
Feast
Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22 (684) Pss Prop
 
 
DECEMBER 2022
 
1                    Thu     Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 (178)
 
2                    Fri       Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 (179)
 
3                    Sat       Saint Francis Xavier, Priest                                                                            white
Memorial
Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8 (180)
 
4                    SUN    SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT                                                               violet Is 11:1-10/Rom 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12 (4) Pss II
 
5                    Mon    Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 (181)
 
6                    Tue     Advent Weekday                                                                                   violet/white
[Saint Nicholas, Bishop]
Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 (182)
 
7                    Wed    Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church                                       white
Memorial
Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30 (183)
8                    Thu     THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE                                         white
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
(Patronal Feastday of the United States of America)
Solemnity         [Holyday of Obligation]
Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 (689) Pss Prop
 
9                    Fri       Advent Weekday                                                                                   violet/white
[Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin]
Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 (185)
 
10                Sat       Advent Weekday                                                                                   violet/white
[Our Lady of Loreto]
Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 (186)
 
11                SUN    THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT                                                       violet or rose Is 35:1-6a, 10/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11 (7) Pss III
 
12                Mon    USA: Our Lady of Guadalupe                                                                        white
Feast
Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 (690A),
or any readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary (707-712) Pss Prop
 
13                Tue     Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr                                                                          red
Memorial
Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Mt 21:28-32 (188)
 
14                Wed    Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church                          white
Memorial
Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25/Lk 7:18b-23 (189)
 
15                Thu     Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 54:1-10/Lk 7:24-30 (190)
 
16                Fri       Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 56:1-3a, 6-8/Jn 5:33-36 (191)
 
17                Sat       Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Gn 49:2, 8-10/Mt 1:1-17 (193)
 
18                SUN    FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT                                                               violet Is 7:10-14/Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24 (10) Pss IV
 
19                Mon    Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Lk 1:5-25 (195)
20                Tue     Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Is 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38 (196)
 
21                Wed    Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
[Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church]
Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Lk 1:39-45 (197)
 
22                Thu     Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 (198)
 
23                Fri       Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
[Saint John of Kanty, Priest]
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66 (199)
 
24                Sat       Advent Weekday                                                                                             violet
Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 (200)
 
25                SUN    THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Christmas)                                            white
Solemnity
Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 (13)
Night: Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14 (14)
Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20 (15)
Day: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 (16) Pss Prop
 
26                Mon    Saint Stephen, The First Martyr                                                                        red
Feast
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22 (696) Pss Prop
 
27                Tue     Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist                                                                white
Feast
1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8 (697) Pss Prop
 
28                Wed    The Holy Innocents, Martyrs                                                                             red
Feast
1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Mt 2:13-18 (698) Pss Prop
 
29                Thu     Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord                              white
[Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr]
1 Jn 2:3-11/Lk 2:22-35 (202) Pss Prop
 
30                Fri       The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph                                                white
Feast
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 (17) Pss Prop
 
31                Sat       Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord                         white
[Saint Sylvester I, Pope]
1 Jn 2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18 (204) Pss Prop

LITURGICAL TITLES IN SPANISH / TÍTULOS LITÚRGICOS EN ESPAÑOL

 

The titles of the liturgical days in Spanish, as given in the U.S. edition of the Misal Romano, Tercera Edición (2018), are provided for publishers of liturgical calendars and ordines.

 

Los títulos de los días litúrgicos en español, según se ofrecen en el Misal Romano, Tercera Edición para los Estados Unidos (2018), se proporcionan aquí para los publicadores de calendarios litúrgicos y ordines.

 

PROPER OF TIME / PROPIO DEL TIEMPO

 

Tiempo de Adviento y Tiempo de Navidad [I, II, III, IV] Domingo de Adviento Natividad del Señor

Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José Solemnidad de Santa María, Madre de Dios Epifanía del Señor

Bautismo del Señor

 

Tiempo de Cuaresma, Semana Santa y Sagrado Triduo Pascual

Miércoles de Ceniza

[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

 

Tiempo Pascual

Domingo de Pascua de la Resurrección del Señor

[Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, Jueves, Viernes, Sábado] de la Octava de Pascua II Domingo de Pascua (Domingo de la Divina Misericordia)

[III, IV, V, VI, VII] Domingo de Pascua Ascensión del Señor

Domingo de Pentecostés

 

Tiempo Ordinario

[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,

XXVIII, XXIX, XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII] Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Santísima Trinidad

Santísimo Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo (Corpus Christi) Sagrado Corazón de Jesús

Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo

PROPER OF SAINTS / PROPIO DE LOS SANTOS

 

Enero              2          Santos Basilio Magno y Gregorio Nacianceno, obispos y doctores de la

		Iglesia
	3	Santísimo Nombre de Jesús
	4	Santa Isabel Ana Seton, religiosa
	5	San Juan Nepomuceno Neumann, obispo
	6	San Andrés Bessette, religioso
	7	San Raimundo de Peñafort, presbítero
	13	San Hilario, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	17	San Antonio, abad
	20	San Fabián, Papa y mártir; San Sebastián, mártir
	21	Santa Inés, virgen y mártir
	22	Día de oración por la protección legal de la criatura en el vientre materno
	23	San Vicente, diacono y mártir; Santa Mariana Cope, virgen
	24	San Francisco de Sales, obispo y mártir de la Iglesia
	25	Conversión de san Pablo, apóstol
	26	Santos Timoteo y Tito, obispos
	27	Santa Ángela Merici, virgen
	28	Santo Tomás de Aquino, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia
	31	San Juan Bosco, presbítero
Febrero	2	Presentación del Señor
	3	San Blas, obispo y mártir; San Óscar, obispo
	5	Santa Águeda, virgen y mártir
	6	Santos Pablo Miki y compañeros, mártires
	8	San Jerónimo Emiliani; Santa Josefina Bakhita, virgen
	10	Santa Escolástica, virgen
	11	Bienaventurada Virgen María de Lourdes
	14	Santos Cirilo, monjo, y Metodio, obispo
	17	Los siete santos Fundadores de la Orden de los Siervos de la
	21	Bienaventurada Virgen María San Pedro Damián, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	22	Cátedra de san Pedro, apóstol
	23	San Policarpo, obispo y mártir
	27	San Gregorio de Narek, abad y doctor de la Iglesia
Marzo	3	Santa Catalina Drexel, religiosa
	4	San Casimiro
	7	Santas Perpetua y Felicidad, mártires
	8	San Juan de Dios, religioso
	9	Santa Francesca Romana, religiosa
	17	San Patricio, obispo
	18	San Cirilo de Jerusalén, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	19	San José, esposo de la Bienaventurada Virgen María
	23	Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, obispo
	25	Anunciación del Señor

Abril	2	San Francisco de Paula, ermitaño
	4	San Isidoro, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	5	San Vicente Ferrer, presbítero
	7	San Juan Bautista de la Salle, presbítero
	11	San Estanislao, obispo y mártir
	13	San Martín I, Papa y mártir
	21	San Anselmo, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	23	San Jorge, mártir; San Adalberto, obispo y mártir
	24	San Fidel de Sigmaringa, presbítero y mártir
	25	San Marcos, evangelista
	28	San Pedro Chanel, presbítero y mártir; San Luis María Grignion de
	29	Montfort, presbítero Santa Catalina de Siena, virgen y doctora de la Iglesia
	30	San Pío V, Papa
Mayo	1º	San José Obrero
	2	San Atanasio, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	3	Santos Felipe y Santiago, apóstoles
	10	San Juan de Ávila, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia; San Damián de

Veuster, presbítero

12                 Santos Nereo y Aquileo, mártires; San Pancracio, mártir

13                 Bienaventurada Virgen María de Fátima

14                 San Matías, apóstol

15                 San Isidro Labrador

18        San Juan I, Papa y mártir

20                 San Bernardino de Siena, presbítero

21                 Santos Cristóbal Magallanes, presbítero, y compañeros, mártires

22                 Santa Rita de Casia, religiosa

25                 San Beda el Venerable, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia; San Gregorio VII, Papa; Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi, virgen

26                 San Felipe Neri, presbítero

27                 San Agustín de Canterbury, obispo

29        San Pablo VI, Papa

31        Visitación de la Bienaventurada Virgen María

Lunes después del Pentecostés

Bienaventurada Virgen María, Madre de la Iglesia

Sábado siguiente al segundo domingo después de Pentecostés

Corazón Inmaculado de la Bienaventurada Virgen María

 

Junio	1º	San Justino, mártir
	2	Santos Marcelino y Pedro, mártires
	3	Santos Carlos Lwanga y compañeros, mártires
	5	San Bonifacio, obispo y mártir
	6	San Norberto, obispo
	9	San Efrén, diacono y doctor de la Iglesia
	11	San Bernabé, apóstol
	13	San Antonio de Padua, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia

19        San Romualdo, abad

21                 San Luis Gonzaga, religioso

22                 San Paulino de Nola, obispo; Santos Juan Fisher, obispo, y Tomás Moro, mártires

	24	Natividad de san Juan Bautista
	27	San Cirilo de Alejandría, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	28	San Ireneo, obispo y mártir
	29	Santos Pedro y Pablo, apóstoles
	30	Primeros santos mártires de la Iglesia Romana
Julio	1º	San Junípero Serra, presbítero
	3	Santo Tomas, apóstol
	4	Día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos
	5	San Antonio María Zacaría, presbítero; Santa Isabel de Portugal
	6	Santa María Goretti, virgen y mártir
	9	Santos Agustín Zhao Rong, presbítero, y compañeros, mártires
	11	San Benito, abad
	13	San Enrique
	14	Santa Kateri Tekakwitha, virgen
	15	San Buenaventura, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	16	Bienaventurada Virgen María del Carmen
	18	San Camilo de Lelis, presbítero
	20	San Apolinar, obispo y mártir
	21	San Lorenzo de Brindis, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia
	22	Santa María Magdalena
	23	Santa Brígida, religiosa
	24	San Chárbel Makhlüf, presbítero
	25	Santiago, apóstol
	26	Santos Joaquín y Ana, padres de la Bienaventurada Virgen María
	29	Santos Marta, María y Lázaro
	30	San Pedro Crisólogo, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	31	San Ignacio de Loyola, presbítero
Agosto	1º	San Alfonso María de Ligorio, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia
	2	San Eusebio de Vercelli, obispo; San Pedro Julián Eymard, presbítero
	4	San Juan María Vianney, presbítero
	5	Dedicación de la Basílica de Santa María la Mayor
	6	Transfiguración del Señor
	7	Santos Sixto II, Papa, y compañeros, mártires; San Cayetano, presbítero
	8	Santo Domingo de Guzmán, presbítero
	9	Santa Teresa Benedicta de la Cruz, virgen y mártir
	10	San Lorenzo, diácono y mártir
	11	Santa Clara, virgen
	12	Santa Juana Francisca de Chantal, religiosa
	13	Santos Ponciano, Papa, e Hipólito, presbítero, mártires
	14	San Maximiliano María Kolbe, presbítero y mártir

15                 Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María

16                 San Esteban de Hungría

19                 San Juan Eudes, presbítero

20                 San Bernardo, abad y doctor de la Iglesia

21                 San Pío X, Papa

22                 Bienaventurada Virgen María Reina

23                 Santa Rosa de Lima, virgen

24                 San Bartolomé, apóstol

25                 San Luis, rey de Francia; San José de Calasanz, presbítero

27                Santa Mónica

28                San Agustín, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia

29                Martirio de san Juan Bautista

 

Septiembre     3          San Gregorio Magno, Papa y doctor de la Iglesia

8                    Natividad de la Bienaventurada Virgen María

9                    San Pedro Claver, presbítero

12                Santísimo Nombre de María

13                San Juan Crisóstomo, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia

14                Exaltación de la Santa Cruz

15                Bienaventurada Virgen María de los Dolores

16                Santos Cornelio, Papa, y Cipriano, obispo, mártires

17                San Roberto Belarmino, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia; Santa Hildegarda de Bingen, virgen y doctora de la Iglesia

19                San Jenaro, obispo y mártir

20                Santos Andrés Kim Tae-gŏn, presbítero, Pablo Chŏng Ha-sang y compañeros, mártires

21                San Mateo, apóstol y evangelista

23        San Pio de Pietrelcina, presbítero

26                 Santos Cosme y Damián, mártires

27                 San Vicente de Paúl, presbítero

28                 San Wenceslao, mártir; Santos Lorenzo Ruiz y compañeros, mártires

29                 Santos arcángeles Miguel, Gabriel y Rafael

30                 San Jerónimo, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia

 

Octubre          1º         Santa Teresa del Niño Jesús, virgen y doctora de la Iglesia

2          Santos Ángeles Custodios

4                    San Francisco de Asís

5                    Santa Faustina Kowalska, virgen; Beato Francisco Javier Seelos, presbítero

6                    San Bruno, presbítero; Beata María Rosa Durocher, virgen

7                    Bienaventurada Virgen María del Rosario

9          Santos Dionisio, obispo, y compañeros, mártires; San Juan Leonardi, presbítero

11        San Juan XXIII, Papa

14                 San Calixto I, Papa y mártir

15                 Santa Teresa de Jesús, virgen y doctora de la Iglesia

16                 Santa Eduviges, religiosa; Santa Margarita María Alacoque, virgen

17                 San Ignacio de Antioquía, obispo y mártir

18                 San Lucas, evangelista

19                 Santos Juan de Brébeuf e Isaac Jogues, presbíteros, y compañeros, mártires

20                 San Pablo de la Cruz, presbítero

22                San Juan Pablo II, Papa

23                San Juan de Capistrano, presbítero

24                San Antonio María Claret, obispo

28        Santos Simón y Judas, apóstoles

 

Noviembre     1º         Todos los Santos

2                    Conmemoración de todos los fieles difuntos

3                    San Martín de Porres, religioso

4                    San Carlos Borromeo, obispo

9                    Dedicación de la Basílica de Letrán

10                 San León Magno, Papa y doctor de la Iglesia

11                 San Martín de Tours, obispo

12                 San Josafat, obispo y mártir

13                 Santa Francisca Javier Cabrini, virgen

15                 San Alberto Magno, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia

16                 Santa Margarita de Escocia; Santa Gertrudis, virgen

17                 Santa Isabel de Hungría, religiosa

18                 Dedicación de las Basílicas de San Pedro y San Pablo, apóstoles; Santa Rosa Filipina Duchesne, virgen

21                 Presentación de la Bienaventurada Virgen María

22                 Santa Cecilia, virgen y mártir

23                 San Clemente I, Papa y mártir; San Columbiano, abad; Beato Miguel Agustín Pro, presbítero y mártir

24                 Santos Andrés Dũng-Lạc, presbítero, y compañeros, mártires

25                 Santa Catalina de Alejandría, virgen y mártir

30        San Andrés, apóstol

Cuarto jueves

Día de Acción de Gracias

 

Diciembre       3          San Francisco Javier, presbítero

4          San Juan Damasceno, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia

6                    San Nicolás, obispo

7                    San Ambrosio, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia

8                    Inmaculada Concepción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María (Fiesta Patronal de los Estados Unidos de América)

9                    San Juan Diego

10                Bienaventurada Virgen María de Loreto

11                San Dámaso I, Papa

12                Bienaventurada Virgen María de Guadalupe

13                Santa Lucía, virgen y mártir

14                San Juan de la Cruz, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia

21        San Pedro Canisio, presbítero y doctor de la Iglesia

23        San Juan de Kety, presbítero

26                 San Esteban, protomártir

27                 San Juan, apóstol y evangelista

28                 Santos Inocentes, mártires

29                 Santo Tomás Becket, obispo y mártir

31        San Silvestre I, Papa

 

PATRONAL FEASTS / FIESTAS PATRONALES

 

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 Misal Romano, Tercera Edición (2018). Respecting the liturgical norms, they may be celebrated for pastoral reasons whenever Votive Masses are permitted.

 

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 Misal Romano, Tercera Edición para los Estados Unidos (2018). Respetando las normas litúrgicas, pueden ser celebradas por razones pastorales siempre que estén permitidas las Misas votivas.

 

Enero	15	Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala)
	21	Bienaventurada Virgen María de Altagracia (República Dominicana)
Febrero	3	Bienaventurada Virgen María de Suyapa (Honduras)
Mayo	8	Bienaventurada Virgen María de Luján (Argentina)
Julio	9	Bienaventurada Virgen María del Rosario de Chiquinquirá (Colombia)
	16	Bienaventurada Virgen María del Carmen (Chile)
Agosto	2	Bienaventurada Virgen María de los Ángeles (Costa Rica)
	5	Bienaventurada Virgen María de Copacabana (Bolivia)
	6	El Salvador del Mundo (El Salvador)
	15	Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María (Paraguay)
Septiembre	8	Bienaventurada Virgen María de la Caridad del Cobre (Cuba)
	9	Santa María la Antigua (Panamá)
	11	Bienaventurada Virgen María de Coromoto (Venezuela)
Octubre	12	Bienaventurada Virgen María del Pilar (España)
	28	El Señor de los Milagros (Perú)
Noviembre	8	Bienaventurada Virgen María de los Treinta y Tres Orientales (Uruguay)
	19	Santa María, Madre de la Divina Providencia (Puerto Rico)
	21	Bienaventurada Virgen María de la Presentación del Quinche (Ecuador)
Diciembre	8	Purísima Concepción de María (Nicaragua)
	12	Bienaventurada Virgen María de Guadalupe (México)