FEBRUARY 2011

MONTH OF 

THE PASSION OF OUR LORD

St. Brigid of Ireland
February 1
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THE PRESENTATION OF THE CHILD JESUS IN THE TEMPLE
February 2





St. Blaise
February 3
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St. Joan of Valois
February 4
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St. Agatha
February 5
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St. Apollonia
February 9
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St. Scholastica
February 10
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St. Catherine De Rici
February 13
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Sts. Cyril and Methodius
February 14
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St. Alexis Falconieri
February 17
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St. Simon
February 18
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The Chair of St. Peter
February 22









St. Margaret of Cortona
February 22
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St. Polycarp
February 23
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CONSOLIDATED DAILY MASS READING LISTINGS 2011

JANUARY 2011
19 Wed  - Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Mk 3:1-6 (313)
20 Thu [Saint Fabian, pope and martyr; Saint Sebastian, martyr] - Heb 7:25-8:6/Mk 3:7-12 (314)
21 Fri Saint Agnes, virgin and martyr - Heb 8:6-13/Mk 3:13-19 (315)
22 Sat [Saint Vincent, deacon and martyr; BVM] - Heb 9:2-3, 11-14/Mk 3:20-21 (316)
23 SUN THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME -Is 8:23-9:3/1 Cor 1:10-13, 17/Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 (67)   Pss III
24 Mon Saint Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church - Heb 9:15, 24-28/Mk 3:22-30 (317)
25 Tue The Conversion of Saint Paul, apostle - Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22/Mk 16:15-18 (519)   Prop Pss14
26 Wed Saint Timothy and Saint Titus, bishops -2 Tm 1:1-8* or Tit 1:1-5* (520)/Mk 4:1-20 (319)
27 Thu [Saint Angela Merici, virgin] - Heb 10:19-25/Mk 4:21-25 (320)
28 Fri Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church - Heb 10:32-39/Mk 4:26-34 (321)
29 Sat [BVM] - Heb 11:1-2, 8-19/Mk 4:35-41 (322)
30 SUN FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Zep 2:3; 3:12-13/1 Cor 1:26-31/Mt 5:1-12a (70)   Pss IV
31 Mon Saint John Bosco, priest - Heb 11:32-40/Mk 5:1-20 (323)
FEBRUARY 2011
1 Tue - Heb 12:1-4/Mk 5:21-43 (324)
2 Wed The Presentation of the Lord - Mal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 (524)   Prop Pss
3 Thu [Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr; Saint Ansgar, bishop] - Heb 12:18-19, 21-24/Mk 6:7-13 (326)
4 Fri - Heb 13:1-8/Mk 6:14-29 (327)
5 Sat Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr - Heb 13:15-17, 20-21/Mk 6:30-34 (328)
6 SUN FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Is 58:7-10/1 Cor 2:1-5/Mt 5:13-16 (73)   Pss I15
7 Mon Gn 1:1-19/Mk 6:53-56 (329)
8 Tue-  [Saint Jerome Emiliani, priest; Saint Josephine Bakhita, virgin] - Gn 1:20-2:4a/Mk 7:1-13 (330)
9 Wed  - Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Mk 7 :14-23 (331)
10 Thu Saint Scholastica, virgin - Gn 2:18-25/Mk 7:24-30 (332)
11 Fri [Our Lady of Lourdes] - Gn 3:1-8/Mk 7:31-37 (333)
12 Sat [BVM] - Gn 3:9-24/Mk 8:1-10 (334)
13  SUN SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Sir 15:15-20/1 Cor 2:6-10/Mt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 (76)   Pss II
14 Mon Saint Cyril, monk, and Saint Methodius, bishop - Gn 4:1-15, 25/Mk 8:11-13 (335)
15 Tue Weekday green
Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10/Mk 8:14-21 (336)
16 Wed  - Gn 8:6-13, 20-22/Mk 8:22-26 (337)
17 Thu [The Seven Founders of the Order of Servites, religious] - Gn 9:1-13/Mk 8:27-33 (338)
18 Fri  - Gn 11:1-9/Mk 8:34-9:1 (339)
19 Sat  [BVM] -Heb 11:1-7/Mk 9:2-13 (340)16
20 SUN SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Lv 19:1-2, 17-18/1 Cor 3:16-23/Mt 5:38-48 (79)   Pss III
21 Mon  [Saint Peter Damian, bishop and doctor of the Church] - Sir 1:1-10/Mk 9:14-29 (341)
22 Tue The Chair of Saint Peter, apostle  - 1 Pt 5:1-4/Mt 16:13-19 (535)   Prop Pss
23 Wed Saint Polycarp, bishop and martyr  - Sir 4:11-19/Mk 9:38-40 (343)
24 Thu -Sir 5:1-8/Mk 9:41-50 (344)
25 Fri - Sir 6:5-17/Mk 10:1-12 (345)
26 Sat  [BVM] - Sir 17:1-15/Mk 10:13-16 (346)
27 SUN EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME green - Is 49:14-15/1 Cor 4:1-5/Mt 6:24-34 (82)   Pss IV
28 Mon Weekday - Sir 17:20-24/Mk 10:17-27 (347)
MARCH 2011
1 Tue Weekday - Sir 35:1-12/Mk 10:28-31 (348)
2 Wed - Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17/Mk 10:32-45 (349)
3 Thu  [Saint Katharine Drexel, virgin] - Sir 42:15-25/Mk 10:46-52 (350)17
4 Fri Weekday [Saint Casimir] - Sir 44:1, 9-13/Mk 11:11-26 (351)
5 Sat [BVM] - Sir 51:12c-20/Mk 11:27-33 (352)
6 SUN NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Dt 11:18, 26-28, 32/Rom 3:21-25, 28/Mt 7:21-27 (85)   Pss I
7 Mon Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity, martyrs - Tb 1:3; 2:1a-8/Mk 12:1-12 (353)
8 Tue Weekday [Saint John of God, religious] - Tb 2:9-14/Mk 12:13-17 (354)
9 Wed Ash Wednesday - Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (219)   Prop Pss
10 Thu Thursday after Ash Wednesday  - Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 (220)   Pss IV
11 Fri Friday after Ash Wednesday  - Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 (221)
12 Sat Saturday after Ash Wednesday  - Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32 (222)
13 SUN FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT  - Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7/Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19/Mt 4:1-11 (22)   Pss I
14 Mon Lenten Weekday - Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Mt 25:31-46 (224)
15 Tue Lenten Weekday - Is 55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15 (225)
16 Wed Lenten Weekday - Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32 (226)
17 Thu Lenten Weekday [Saint Patrick, bishop] - Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Mt 7:7-12 (227)18
18 Fri Lenten Weekday[Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the Church] - Ez 18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26 (228)
19 Sat Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary -
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)
Prop Pss
20 SUN SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT -  Gn 12:1-4a/2 Tm 1:8b-10/Mt 17:1-9 (25)   Pss II
21 Mon Lenten Weekday - Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38 (230)
22 Tue Lenten Weekday - Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 (231)
23 Wed Lenten Weekday - [Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo, bishop] - Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 (232)
24 Thu Lenten Weekday - Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 (233)
25 Fri The Annunciation of the Lord - Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 (545)   Prop Pss
26 Sat Lenten Weekday  - Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 (235)
27 SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT - 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
28 Mon Lenten Weekday - 2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Lk 4:24-30 (237)
29 Tue Lenten Weekday - Dn 3:25, 34-43/Mt 18:21-35 (238)
30 Wed Lenten Weekday  - Dt 4:1, 5-9/Mt 5:17-19 (239)
The following readings may be used on any 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).19
31 Thu Lenten Weekday  - Jer 7:23-28/Lk 11:14-23 (240)
APRIL 2011
1 Fri Lenten Weekday - Hos 14:2-10/Mk 12:28-34 (241)
2 Sat Lenten Weekday -[Saint Francis of Paola, hermit] - Hos 6:1-6/Lk 18:9-14 (242)
3 SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT - 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
4 Mon Lenten Weekday [Saint Isidore, bishop and doctor of the Church] - Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 (244)
5 Tue Lenten Weekday  [Saint Vincent Ferrer, priest] - Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 (245)
6 Wed Lenten Weekday - Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 (246)
7 Thur Lenten Weekday - Ex 32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47 (247)
8 Fri Lenten Weekday -Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (248)
9 Sat Lenten Weekday  - Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 (249)
10 SUN FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT  - Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 (34)   Pss I
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).20
11 Mon Lenten Weekday [Saint Stanislaus, bishop and martyr] - Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:1-11 (251)
12 Tue Lenten Weekday  - Nm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30 (252)
13 Wed Lenten Weekday [Saint Martin I, pope and martyr] - Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42 (253)
14 Thu Lenten Weekday  - Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59 (254)
15 Fri Lenten Weekday - Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42 (255)
16 Sat Lenten Weekday  - Ez 37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56 (256)
17 SUN PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
Mt 21:1-11 (37)/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54 (38)   Pss II
18 Mon Monday of Holy Week  - Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11 (257)
19 Tue Tuesday of Holy Week  - Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 (258)
20 Wed Wednesday of Holy Week - Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 (259)
21 Thu Holy Thursday 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)
22 Fri Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion  - Is 52:13-53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1-19:42 (40)   Prop Pss
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).
If necessary, the Chrism Mass may be celebrated on a suitable day before Holy Thursday.21
23 Sat Holy Saturday
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/Mt 28:1-10 (41)   Prop Pss
24 SUN EASTER SUNDAY: THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 (42) or Mt 28:1-10 (41) or, at an
afternoon or evening Mass, Lk 24:13-35 (46)   Prop Pss
25 Mon Monday in the Octave of Easter  - Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15 (261)   Prop Pss
26 Tue Tuesday in the Octave of Easter - Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 (262)   Prop Pss
27 Wed Wednesday in the Octave of Easter - Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 (263)   Prop Pss
28 Thu Thursday in the Octave of Easter - Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 (264)   Prop Pss
29 Fri Friday in the Octave of Easter  -Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 (265)   Prop Pss
30 Sat Saturday in the Octave of Easter - Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 (266)   Prop Pss
MAY 2011
1 SUN SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER OR white
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY - Acts 2:42-47/1 Pt 1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31 (43)   Prop Pss
 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, however, should be read before the epistle and Gospel, although when necessary, two may be read.  In any case, the reading from Exodus about the escape through the Red Sea (reading 3) should never be omitted.
2 Mon Saint Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the Church  - Acts 4:23-31/Jn 3:1-8 (267)   Pss II
3 Tue Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles  - 1 Cor 15:1-8/Jn 14:6-14 (561)   Prop Pss
4 Wed Easter Weekday - Acts 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 (269)
5 Thu Easter Weekday  - Acts 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 (270)
6 Fri Easter Weekday  - Acts 5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 (271)
7 Sat Easter Weekday  - Acts 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 (272)
8 SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER - Acts 2:14, 22-33/1 Pt 1:17-21/Lk 24:13-35 (46)   Pss III
9 Mon Easter Weekday - Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29 (273)
10 Tue Easter Weekday  - [Saint Damien Joseph de Veuster of Moloka„i, priest]
Acts 7:51-8:1a/Jn 6:30-35 (274)
11 Wed Easter Weekday  - Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40 (275)
12 Thu Easter Weekday [Saint Nereus and Saint Achilleus, martyrs; Saint Pancras, martyr]
Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51 (276)
13 Fri Easter Weekday [Our Lady of Fatima] - Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59 (277)
14 Sat Saint Matthias, apostle - Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17 (564)   Prop Pss23
15 SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER  - Acts 2:14a, 36-41/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10 (49)   Pss IV
16 Mon Easter Weekday  - Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:11-18 (second choice) (279)
17 Tue Easter Weekday - Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30 (280)
18 Wed Easter Weekday - [Saint John I, pope and martyr]  - Acts 12:24-13:5a/Jn 12:44-50 (281)
19 Thu Easter Weekday  - Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20 (282)
20 Fri Easter Weekday [Saint Bernardine of Siena, priest] - Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6 (283)
21 Sat Easter Weekday [Saint Christopher Magallanes, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs]
Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14 (284)
22 SUN FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - Acts 6:1-7/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12 (52)   Pss I
23 Mon Easter Weekday  - Acts 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26 (285)
24 Tue Easter Weekday  - Acts 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a (286)
25 Wed Easter Weekday [Saint Bede the Venerable, priest and doctor of the Church; Saint Gregory VII, pope;Saint Mary Magdalene de‟Pazzi, virgin] - Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 (287)
26 Thu Saint Philip Neri, priest  - Acts 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11 (288)
27 Fri Easter Weekday [Saint Augustine of Canterbury, bishop]  - Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17 (289)24
28 Sat Easter Weekday  - Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 (290)
29 SUN SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21 (55)   Pss II
30 Mon Easter Weekday - Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26-16:4a (291)
31 Tue The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary  - Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/Lk 1:39-56 (572)   Prop Pss
JUNE 2011
1 Wed Saint Justin, martyr  - Acts 17:15, 22-18:1/Jn 16:12-15 (293)
2 Thu The Ascension of the Lord Solemnity [holy day of obligation]
Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 (58)   Prop Pss
3 Fri Saint Charles Lwanga and his companions, martyrs  - Acts 18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23 (295)
4 Sat Easter Weekday  - Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28 (296)
5 SUN SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER  - Acts 1:12-14/1 Pt 4:13-16/Jn 17:1-11a (59)   Pss III
6 Mon Easter Weekday [Saint Norbert, bishop] - Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 (297)                                          
 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. 59) may be read on the Sixth Sunday of Easter.
Regarding the Ascension of the Lord, the ecclesiastical Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark,
Omaha, and  Philadelphia have retained its celebration on the proper Thursday, while all other Provinces have
transferred this solemnity to the Seventh Sunday of Easter, June 5.  If transferred, Thursday, May 2, is observed either as an Easter Weekday or the optional memorial of Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter, martyrs.  The following readings are used: Acts 18:1-8/Jn 16:16-20 (294).
In those places where the observance of  the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord has been transferred to this day, the Mass and readings of the Ascension are used: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 (58)   Prop Pss.25
7 Tue Easter Weekday - Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a (298)
8 Wed Easter Weekday  - Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 (299)
9 Thu Easter Weekday [Saint Ephrem, deacon and doctor of the Church] - Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 (300)
10 Fri Easter Weekday - Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 (301)
11 Sat Saint Barnabas, apostle Morning: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3* (580)/Jn 21:20-25 (302)
12 SUN PENTECOST SUNDAY 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) Day: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23 (63)   Prop Pss
13 Mon Saint Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church  - 2 Cor 6:1-10/Mt 5:38-42 (365)   Pss III
14 Tue  - 2 Cor 8:1-9/Mt 5:43-48 (366)
15 Wed  - 2 Cor 9:6-11/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (367)
16 Thu  - 2 Cor 11:1-11/Mt 6:7-15 (368)
17 Fri  - 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30/Mt 6:19-23 (369)
18 Sat [BVM]  - 2 Cor 12:1-10/Mt 6:24-34 (370)
19 SUN THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18 (164)   Prop Pss26
20 Mon  - Gn 12:1-9/Mt 7:1-5 (371)   Pss IV
21 Tue Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, religious  - Gn 13:2, 5-18/Mt 7:6, 12-14 (372)
22 Wed Weekday [Saint Paulinus of Nola, bishop; Saint John Fisher, bishop and martyr, and
Saint Thomas More, martyr]  - Gn 15:1-12, 17-18/Mt 7:15-20 (373)
23 Thu  - Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 or 16:6b-12, 15-16/Mt 7:21-29 (374)
24 Fri The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist - 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)   Prop Pss
25 Sat [BVM] - Gn 18:1-15/Mt 8:5-17 (376)
26 SUN THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST  - Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a/1 Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58 (167)   Prop Pss
27 Mon Weekday (Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time) [Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor of the Church] - Gn 18:16-33/Mt 8:18-22 (377)   Pss I
28 Tue Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr - Gn 19:15-29/Mt 8:23-27 (378)
29 Wed Saint Peter and Saint Paul, apostles 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)   Prop Pss
30 Thu [The First Holy Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church - Gn 22:1b-19/Mt 9:1-8 (380)27
JULY 2011
1 Fri The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus  - Dt 7:6-11/1 Jn 4:7-16/Mt 11:25-30 (170)   Prop Pss
2 Sat The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary memorial - Gn 27:1-5, 15-29 (382)/Lk 2:41-51* (573)
3 SUN FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Zec 9:9-10/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30 (100)   Pss II
4 Mon Weekday [Saint Elizabeth of Portugal; Independence Day – proper Mass]
Gn 28:10-22a/Mt 9:18-26 (383) or, for Independence Day, any reading from the Lectionary for
Ritual Masses, vol. IV, the Mass “For Public Needs,” nos. 882-886, or “For Peace and Justice,”
nos. 887-891.
5 Tue [Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, priest]  - Gn 32:23-33/Mt 9:32-38 (384)
6 Wed [Saint Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr]  - Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a/Mt 10:1-7 (385)
7 Thu - Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5/Mt 10:7-15 (386)
8 Fri  - Gn 46:1-7, 28-30/Mt 10:16-23 (387)
9 Sat  [Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs; BVM]
Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a/Mt 10:24-33 (388)
10 SUN FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  - Is 55:10-11/Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 (103)   Pss III
11 Mon Saint Benedict, abbot  - Ex 1:8-14, 22/Mt 10:34-11:1 (389)
12 Tue  - Ex 2:1-15a/Mt 11:20-24 (390)28
13 Wed [Saint Henry] - Ex 3:1-6, 9-12/Mt 11:25-27 (391)
14 Thu Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin  - Ex 3:13-20/Mt 11:28-30 (392)
15 Fri Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church  - Ex 11:10-12:14/Mt 12:1-8 (393)
16 Sat Weekday [Our Lady of Mount Carmel; BVM] - Ex 12:37-42/Mt 12:14-21 (394)
17 SUN SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  - Wis 12:13, 16-19/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30 (106)   Pss IV
18 Mon [Saint Camillus de Lellis, priest]  - Ex 14:5-18/Mt 12:38-42 (395)
19 Tue - Ex 14:21-15:1/Mt 12:46-50 (396)
20 Wed  [Saint Apollinaris, bishop and martyr] - Ex 16:1-5, 9-15/Mt 13:1-9 (397)
21 Thu [Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor of the Church] - Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b/Mt 13:10-17 (398)
22 Fri Saint Mary Magdalene - Ex 20:1-17 (399)/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18* (603)   Prop Pss
23 Sat [Saint Bridget of Sweden, religious; BVM]  - Ex 24:3-8/Mt 13:24-30 (400)24 SUN SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  - 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46 (109)   Pss I29
25 Mon Saint James, apostle - 2 Cor 4:7-15/Mt 20:20-28 (605)   Prop Pss
26 Tue Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28/Mt 13:36-43 (402)
27 Wed  - Ex 34:29-35/Mt 13:44-46 (403)
28 Thu - Ex 40:16-21, 34-38/Mt 13:47-53 (404)
29 Fri Saint Martha - Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37 (405)/Jn 11:19-27* or Lk 10:38-42* (607)
30 Sat [Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor of the Church; BVM] - Lv 25:1, 8-17/Mt 14:1-12 (406)
31 SUN EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Is 55:1-3/Rom 8:35, 37-39/Mt 14:13-21 (112)   Pss II
AUGUST 2011
1 Mon Saint Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church  Nm 11:4b-15 (407)/Mt 14:22-36 (second choice) (408)
2 Tue [Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop; Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest] - Nm 12:1-13/Mt 14:22-36 or 15:1-2, 10-14 (408)
3 Wed  - Nm 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26-29a, 34-35/Mt 15:21-28 (409)
4 Thu Saint John Mary Vianney, priest Nm 20:1-13/Mt 16:13-23 (410)30
5 Fri  [The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome] - Dt 4:32-40/Mt 16:24-28 (411)
6 Sat The Transfiguration of the Lord  - Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9 (614)   Prop Pss
7 SUN NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33 (115)   Pss III
8 Mon Saint Dominic, priest - Dt 10:12-22/Mt 17:22-27 (413)
9 Tue Weekday [Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, virgin and martyr]  - Dt 31:1-8/Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 (414)
10 Wed Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr -  Cor 9:6-10/Jn 12:24-26 (618)   Prop Pss
11 Thu Saint Clare, virgin  - Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17/Mt 18:21-19:1 (416)
12 Fri  [Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, religious] - Jos 24:1-13/Mt 19:3-12 (417)
13 Sat [Saint Pontian, pope and martyr, and Saint Hippolytus, priest and martyr; BVM]
Jos 24:14-29/Mt 19:13-15 (418)
14 SUN TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME -
Is 56:1, 6-7/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/Mt 15:21-28 (118)   Pss IV
15 Mon The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary solemnity [not a holy day of obligation this year]
Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28 (621)
Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 (622)   Prop Pss
16 Tue [Saint Stephen of Hungary] - Jgs 6:11-24a/Mt 19:23-30 (420)31
17 Wed  - Jgs 9:6-15/Mt 20:1-16 (421)
18 Thu  - Jgs 11:29-39a/Mt 22:1-14 (422)
19 Fri [Saint John Eudes, priest] - Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22/Mt 22:34-40 (423)
20 Sat Saint Bernard, abbot and doctor of the Church  - Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17/Mt 23:1-12 (424)
21 SUN TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  -
Is 22:19-23/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20 (121)    Pss I
22 Mon The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary  - 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10/Mt 23:13-22 (425)
23 Tue [Saint Rose of Lima, virgin] - 1 Thes 2:1-8/Mt 23:23-26 (426)
24 Wed Saint Bartholomew, apostle  -Rv 21:9b-14/Jn 1:45-51 (629)   PropPss
25 Thu Weekday [Saint Louis of France; Saint Joseph Calasanz, priest] -1 Thes 3:7-13/Mt 24:42-51 (428)
26 Fri - 1 Thes 4:1-8/Mt 25:1-13 (429)
27 Sat Saint Monica - 1 Th 4:9-11/Mt 25:14-30 (430)
28 SUN TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jer 20:7-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27 (124)    Pss II
29 Mon The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist - 1 Thes 4:13-18 (431)/Mk 6:17-29* (634)   Prop Pss32
30 Tue - 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Lk 4:31-37 (432)
31 Wed  - Col 1:1-8/Lk 4:38-44 (433)
SEPTEMBER 2011
1 Thu  - Col 1:9-14/Lk 5:1-11 (434)
2 Fri  - Col 1:15-20/Lk 5:33-39 (435)
3 Sat Saint Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church  - Col 1:21-23/Lk 6:1-5 (436)
4 SUN TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20 (127)   Pss III
5 Mon [Labor Day – proper Mass]
Col 1:24-2:3/Lk 6:6-11 (437) or, for Labor Day, any readings from the Lectionary for Ritual
Masses, vol. IV, the Mass, “For the Blessing of Human Labor,” nos. 907-911
6 Tue  - Col 2:6-15/Lk 6:12-19 (438)
7 Wed  - Col 3:1-11/Lk 6:20-26 (439)
8 Thu The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary  -
Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 (636)   Prop Pss
9 Fri Saint Peter Claver, priest  - 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14/Lk 6:39-42 (441)
10 Sat [BVM] - 1 Tm 1:15-17/Lk 6:43-49 (442)33
11 SUN TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sir 27:30-28:9/Rom 14:7-9/Mt 18:21-35 (130)   Pss IV
12 Mon [The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary]  - 1 Tm 2:1-8/Lk 7:1-10 (443)
13 Tue Saint John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor of the Church - 1 Tm 3:1-13/Lk 7:11-17 (444)
14 Wed The Exaltation of the Holy Cross - Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 (638)   Prop Pss
15 Thu Our Lady of Sorrows  - 1 Tm 4:12-16 (446)/Jn 19:25-27* or Lk 2:33-35* (639)   Prop Pss
16 Fri Saint Cornelius, pope and martyr, and Saint Cyprian, bishop - 1 Tm 6:2c-12/Lk 8:1-3 (447)
17 Sat [Saint Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the Church; BVM] - 1 Tm 6:13-16/Lk 8:4-15 (448)
18 SUN TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Is 55:6-9/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a (133)   Pss I
19 Mon [Saint Januarius, bishop and martyr] - Ezr 1:1-6/Lk 8:16-18 (449)
20 Tue Saint Andrew Kim Taegŏn, priest and martyr, and Saint Paul Chŏng Hasang, martyr, and their companions, martyrs - Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20/Lk 8:19-21 (450)
21 Wed Saint Matthew, apostle and evangelist - Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Mt 9:9-13 (643)   Prop Pss
22 Thu  - Hg 1:1-8/Lk 9:7-9 (452)34
23 Fri Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, priest  - Hg 2:1-9/Lk 9:18-22 (453)
24 Sat [BVM] - Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a/Lk 9:43b-45 (454)
25 SUN TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Ez 18:25-28/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt 21:28-32 (136)   Pss II
26 Mon [Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, martyrs] - Zec 8:1-8/Lk 9:46-50 (455)
27 Tue Saint Vincent de Paul, priest  - Zec 8:20-23/Lk 9:51-56 (456)
28 Wed  [Saint Wenceslaus, martyr; Saint Lawrence Ruiz, martyr, and his companions, martyrs]
Neh 2:1-8/Lk 9:57-62 (457)
29 Thu Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Raphael, archangels
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a/Jn 1:47-51 (647)   Prop Pss
30 Fri Saint Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church - Bar 1:15-22/Lk 10:13-16 (459)
OCTOBER 2011
1 Sat Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church  - Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/Lk 10:17-24
2 SUN TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Is 5:1-7/Phil 4:6-9/Mt 21:33-43 (139)   Pss III
3 Mon - Jon 1:1-2:2, 11/Lk 10:25-37 (461)35
4 Tue Saint Francis of Assisi, religious - Jon 3:1-10/Lk 10:38-42 (462)
5 Wed - Jon 4:1-11/Lk 11:1-4 (463)
6 Thu [Saint Bruno, priest; Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, virgin]  - Mal 3:13-20b/Lk 11:5-13 (464)
7 Fri Our Lady of the Rosary  - Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2/Lk 11:15-26 (465)   Prop Pss
8 Sat  [BVM] - Jl 4:12-21/Lk 11:27-28 (466)
9 SUN TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Is 25:6-10a/Phil 4:12-14, 19-20/Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 (142)   Pss IV
10 Mon - Rom 1:1-7/Lk 11:29-32 (467)
11 Tue - Rom 1:16-25/Lk 11:37-41 (468)
12 Wed  - Rom 2:1-11/Lk 11:42-46 (469)
13 Thu - Rom 3:21-30/Lk 11:47-54 (470)
14 Fri [Saint Callistus I, pope and martyr] - Rom 4:1-8/Lk 12:1-7 (471)
15 Sat Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church - Rom 4:13, 16-18/Lk 12:8-12 (472)
16 SUN TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Is 45:1, 4-6/1 Thes 1:1-5b/Mt 22:15-21 (145)   Pss I36
17 Mon Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr - Rom 4:20-25/Lk 12:13-21 (473)
18 Tue Saint Luke, evangelist - 2 Tm 4:10-17b/Lk 10:1-9 (661)   Prop Pss
19 Wed Saint John de Brébeuf and Saint Isaac Jogues, priests and martyrs, and their companions -
Rom 6:12-18/Lk 12:39-48 (475)
20 Thu Weekday [Saint Paul of the Cross, priest] - Rom 6:19-23/Lk 12:49-53 (476)
21 Fri  - Rom 7:18-25a/Lk 12:54-59 (477)
22 Sat [BVM]  - Rom 8:1-11/Lk 13:1-9 (478)
23 SUN THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Ex 22:20-26/1 The 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40 (148)   Pss II
24 Mon [Saint Anthony Mary Claret, bishop] - Rom 8:12-17/Lk 13:10-17 (479)
25 Tue  - Rom 8:18-25/Lk 13:18-21 (480)
26 Wed  - Rom 8:26-30/Lk 13:22-30 (481)
27 Thu - Rom 8:31b-39/Lk 13:31-35 (482)
28 Fri Saint Simon and Saint Jude, apostles - Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16 (666)   Prop Pss37
29 Sat [BVM] - Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29/Lk 14:1, 7-11 (484)
30 SUN THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME green
Mal 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10/1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13/Mt 23:1-12 (151)   Pss III
31 Mon - Rom 11:29-36/Lk 14:12-14 (485)
NOVEMBER 2011
1 Tue All Saints solemnity [holy day of obligation]
Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a (667)   Prop Pss
2 Wed The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 (668), or any readings from no. 668 or from the
Lectionary for Ritual Masses, vol. IV, the Masses for the Dead, nos. 1011-1016   Prop Pss
3 Thu [Saint Martin de Porres, religious] - Rom 14:7-12/Lk 15:1-10 (488)
4 Fri Saint Charles Borromeo, bishop - Rom 15:14-21/Lk 16:1-8 (489)
5 Sat [BVM] - Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27/Lk 16:9-15 (490)
6 SUN THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Wis 6:12-16/1 Thes 4:13-18 or 4:13-14/Mt 25:1-13 (154)   Pss IV
7 Mon - Wis 1:1-7/Lk 17:1-6 (491)
8 Tue - Wis 2:23-3:9/Lk 17:7-10 (492)
9 Wed The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome -
Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22 (671)   Prop Pss38
10 Thu Saint Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Church - Wis 7:22b-8:1/Lk 17:20-25 (494)
11 Fri Saint Martin of Tours, bishop  - Wis 13:1-9/Lk 17:26-37 (495)   Prop Pss
12 Sat Saint Josaphat, bishop and martyr - Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9/Lk 18:1-8 (496)
13 SUN THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes 5:1-6/Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 (157) Pss I
14 Mon  - 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63/Lk 18:35-43 (497)
15 Tue Weekday [Saint Albert the Great, bishop and doctor of the Church]
2 Mc 6:18-31/Lk 19:1-10 (498)
16 Wed [Saint Margaret of Scotland; Saint Gertrude, virgin] - 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31/Lk 19:11-28 (499)
17 Thu Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, religious  - 1 Mc 2:15-29/Lk 19:41-44 (500)
18 Fri  [The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Rome, apostles;
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, virgin] - 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59/Lk 19:45-48 (501)
19 Sat [BVM] - 1 Mc 6:1-13/Lk 20:27-40 (502)
20 SUN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING -
Ez 34:11-12, 15-17/1 Cor 15:20-26, 28/Mt 25:31-46 (160)   Prop Pss39
21 Mon The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Thirty-fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time)
Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Lk 21:1-4 (503)   Pss II
22 Tue Saint Cecilia, virgin and martyr  - Dn 2:31-45/Lk 21:5-11 (504)
23 Wed [Saint Clement I, pope and martyr; Saint Columban, abbot; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, priest and martyr] - Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/Lk 21:12-19 (505)
24 Thu Saint Andrew Dũng-Lac, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs
[For pastoral advantage, the Mass “In Thanksgiving to God” may be used for Thanksgiving
Day.  Readings are of the day (no. 506), or may be taken from the “Lectionary for Ritual
Masses,” vol. IV, nos. 943-947 (see esp., Sir 50:22-24 (943.2)/1 Cor 1:3-9 (944.1)/Lk 17:11-19
(947.6)]  - Dn 6:12-28/Lk 21:20-28 (506)
25 Fri  [Saint Catherine of Alexandria, virgin and martyr] - Dn 7:2-14/Lk 21:29-33 (507)
26 Sat [BVM]  - Dn 7:15-27/Lk 21:34-36 (508)
YEAR B – WEEKDAYS II
27 SUN FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT -
Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37 (2)   Pss I
28 Mon Advent - Is 2:1-5 (first choice)/Mt 8:5-11 (175)
29 Tue Advent  - Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 (176)
30 Wed Saint Andrew, apostle - Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22 (684)   Prop Pss40
DECEMBER  2011
1 Thu Advent - Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 (178)
2 Fri Advent  - Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 (179)
3 Sat Saint Francis Xavier, priest  - Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8 (180)
4 SUN SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT  - Is 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8 (5)   Pss II
5 Mon Advent - Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 (181)
6 Tue Advent [Saint Nicholas, bishop] - Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 (182)
7 Wed Saint Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church - Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30 (183)
8 Thu The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary solemnity [holy day of obligation]
Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 (689)   Prop Pss
9 Fri Advent [Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin] - Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 (185)
10 Sat Advent  - Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 (186)
11 SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/1 Thes 5:16-24/Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 (8)   Pss III
12 Mon Our Lady of Guadalupe -
Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Lk 1:26-38 or 1:39-47 (690A)   Prop Pss41
13 Tue Saint Lucy, virgin and martyr  - Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Mt 21:28-32 (188)
14 Wed Saint John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the Church -
Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25/Lk 7:18b-23 (189)
15 Thu Advent  - Is 54:1-10/Lk 7:24-30 (190)
16 Fri Advent  - Is 56:1-3a, 6-8/Jn 5:33-36 (191)
17 Sat Advent  - Gn 49:2, 8-10/Mt 1:1-17 (193)
18 SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
2 Sm  7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38 (11)   Pss IV
19 Mon Advent  - Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Lk 1:5-25 (195)
20 Tue Advent  - Is 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38 (196)
21 Wed Advent  [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  - 1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 (198)
23 Fri Advent [Saint John of Kanty, priest] - Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66 (199) -
24 Sat Advent  - Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 (200)
25 SUN THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Christmas) Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 (13)
Midnight: 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)   Prop Pss

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THE ROSARY: THE PRAYER OF HOPE

 Why pray the Rosary?  In short, it is an ancient, beautiful , and powerful prayer.  Through the Mysteries of the  Rosary we are meditating on the life of Jesus with the help of Mary.  This devotion to Mary is not worshipping Mary, but asking her to pray with us, and to lead us closer to her Son Jesus.   

 As you say the prayers, it allows your mind to focus on one of the mysteries, which are a remembrance of the most important moments in Jesus' life - such as The Nativity, The Crucifixion or The Resurrection...   So it's not only a vocal prayer but a meditative and contemplative prayer as well.    Meditating on these mysteries gives us the opportunity to spend a few quiet minutes with God, away from all of life's distractions and discouragements.  In today's world this is essential because it is only in the silence of our hearts that we can hear God speak to us. 

Next to the Mass, the Rosary is the most powerful prayer we have.  When you pray the Rosary,  the Blessed Mother comes instantly to your side to pray with you.  And she does not come alone,  she brings angels with her - not just one or two,  but choirs of angels.    And she and Jesus are joined at the heart and cannot be separated so she brings Jesus with her.  And Jesus cannot be separated from the Holy Trinity so He brings the Father and the Holy Spirit with Him.  And where the Holy Trinity is all of creation is and you are surrounded by such beauty and light as you cannot imagine in this life.  Is it any wonder that anyone who prays the Rosary from the heart is so blessed and protected and powerful in their prayers for others?

Entrust your children to Jesus through the heart of His mother by praying the Rosary - the prayer of hope.  As Jesus' mother, Mary knows better than anyone a mother's heart because she has walked this road before us -  she is simply the best advocate our children can have.

Your mamma wears combat boots! ~ Fr. John Corapi

DECEMBER

MONTH OF THE DIVINE INFANCY

Click on each saint's name to learn more about them

December 3

St. Francis Xavier

Pray for our children & those that love them

December 4

St. John Damascus

Pray for our children & those that love them

December 4

St. Barbara

Pray for our children & those that love them

December 6
St. Nicholas
Pray for our children & those that love them
One of the most beloved of all saints - he is the patron of children, sailors, prisoners, and many more!
He is known for his kindness and loving care, especially for children and the needy. He brings the  the love of Christ to all by his selfless giving.  Here are some more reasons to celebrate this wonderful saint's day:

• To tell the story of a saint, whose life inspires charity and compassion.
• To discover who the real Santa Claus is!
• To focus on giving instead of receiving
• It's a festive way to kick off advent, as we begin the weeks of waiting.
• Helps us to realize a spiritual dimension to gift giving.
• To keep Jesus the center of Christmas - He is the reason for the season!

Ideas from families on how they celebrate St. Nicholas Day - http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=113

December 7

St. Ambrose

Pray for our children & those that love them

December 8

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 

OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

December 9

St. Juan Diego
Pray for our children & those that love them

  Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill, as a beautiful Aztec princess, telling him she was the Virgin Mary.  She asked him to tell the Bishop to have a church built on the site.  She said, "I vividly desire that a church be built on this site, so that in it I can be present and give my love, compassion, help, and defense, for I am your most devoted mother . . . to hear your laments and to remedy all your miseries, pains, and sufferings."

The Bishop was skeptical, and asked Juan Diego to bring him proof of the Lady's identity.  She told Juan to climb to the top of the hill where she first appeared, where he found beautiful Castilion roses (this type of rose was not grown in Mexico) in the frozen soil.  Juan gathered the roses up in his cloak and took them to the Bishop.  When he opened his cloak, the roses fell to the ground.  The Bishop was  surprised to see the roses, but  even more astonished to see the vivid image of Our Lady imprinted on Juan's cloak.

A church was built on the site where Our Lady appeared, and there were thousands who converted to Christianity.  Our Lady of Guadalupe was declared the patroness of the Americas.

December 10

Pope St. Gregory the III
Pray for our children & those that love them

December 11

St. Damasus
Pray for our children & those that love them

December 12

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Patroness of the Americas

December 13

St. Lucy
Pray for our children & those that love them

Patroness of the blind and those with eye trouble

December 14

St. John of the Cross
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St. John suffered a life of poverty and persecution, yet lived by the beliefs that "who has ever seen people persuaded to love God by harshness", and "where there is no love, put love - and you will find love."

He wrote many books of spiritual advice and prayer, including:  The Dark Night of the Soul, Ascent of Mount Carmel, A Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and The Bridegroom of Christ.

December 21

St. Peter Canisius
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Known as the second apostle to Germany 

He is a Doctor of the Church

DECEMBER 25
BIRTH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST














December 26
Feast of the Holy Family Novena
December 16-24












December 26
St. Stephen
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First disciple of Jesus to become a martyr












December 27
St. John the Apostle
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St. John was the only Apostle who stood faithfully at the foot of the cross.  It was here he became the guardian of Our Lady, and St. John (representing all of Mary's children) was placed under the protection of Jesus' Mother. 












December 28
Feast of the Holy Innocents
It is hard for us to imagine the horror of the massacre of all infant boys 2 and under, and the devastation of the mothers and fathers in Bethlehem.  And yet, the horror of genocide and abortion in our day is enormous in comparison.  
Perhaps the devastation for mothers and fathers of aborted children is worse, because they could have given their children life if they had only known the truth.  So many women succumb to abortion because they have nowhere to turn for options and support.  There was  recently a very disturbing article stating psychologists have denied the existence of post abortion syndrome. This is blatantly false -  the women who suffer the aftereffects of abortion (depression and anxiety, drug and alcohol addictions, difficulty with relationships, anger, even attempted suicide) know all too well the pain is very real. The women who have had the courage to join Silent No More confirm this reality when they share their stories. To deny their pain is real is to subject these women to abuse a second time. Make no mistake, abortion is the ultimate abuse of a woman. We should pray for these mothers and fathers - that they will find the mercy and peace of Jesus, for only He can give them healing and wholeness once again. In addition, we can spiritually adopt an unborn child by saying the following prayer recommended by Bishop Fulton Sheen.  The prayer should be said daily for one year:


Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much.  I beg you to spare the life of the unborn child I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.


The child will be unknown to you in this life, but in the life to come, you will meet and spend all eternity with them in heaven.