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VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2025

Dominical Letter  e
Golden Number  12
Epact  *
Solar Cycle 18
Letter of the Martyrology P
Roman Year of Indiction 3
Julian Period Year 6738
Years since the confirmation of the Society 485
Years since the passing of our Holy Father Ignatius  469
Years since the erection of the Southern Africa Province 4
Sunday Readings  Cycle  C
Weekday Readings  Cycle   I
Gregorian Easter 20 April
Julian (Orthodox) Easter    20 April
  

2025



January

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the right to an education (Watch video(Read Reflection)
"Let us pray for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected."

 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
1 Jan Wednesday
Beginning of a new calendar year.
Weekday Lectionary Cycle for Ordinary Time is 1.
Use Weekday Lectionary Vol II.
 whiteThe Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
Solemnity
58th World Day of Peace (est. 1967)
Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, Creed, Preface of the Solemnity
[18] Num 6: 22-27; Ps 67: 2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4: 4-7; Lk 2: 16-21.
 Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum.
On weekdays between Jan 1 and Epiphany, Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
2 Jan Thursday
 whiteSts Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors of the ChurchMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of Christmas I - III, or of the memorial.
 [205] 1 John 2:22-28; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; John 1:19-28.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [510] Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 (#722.8); Ps 23:1b-3a, 4, 5, 6 (#721.2); Matt 23:8-12 (#724.3).)

Hours of the Memorial.
Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
3 Jan Friday
 whiteTHE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS
Titular Feast of the Society of Jesus
Outside SJ churches opt. mem.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Solemnity
Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, Creed, Preface of the Solemnity
[SJ-Lect] Sir 51:8-12 [LM 983]; Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [LM 904.1]; Phil 2:1-11 [LM 136]; Lk 2:21-24 [Proper].
 Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum.
SJ NOTE: Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on Jan 3 (or Jan 4 if Jan 3 is the Epiphany), Titular Feast of the Society.
 
4 Jan Saturday
 whiteSaturday before Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III
Cycle I [207] 1 John 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9; John 1:35-42.
Hours of the day
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
5 Jan Sunday
 whiteThe Epiphany of the LordSolemnity
Mass of the Vigil or of the Solemnity; Gloria, Creed.
 [20] Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matt 2:1-12.
The Solemn Proclamation of the Date of Easter and the other major dates is encouraged (DPPL, n. 118). It is read by the deacon or cantor immediately after the Gospel. See Appendix I (below).
Preface of Epiphany; EuchPr I Communicantes.
Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
On weekdays between Epiphany and Baptism, Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
6 Jan Monday
 whiteMonday after Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany
 [212] 1 John 3:22-4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Matt 4:12-17, 23-25.
Hours of the day
 
7 Jan Tuesday
 whiteTuesday after Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany
 [213] 1 John 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8; Mark 6:34-44.
Hours of the day
  whiteSt Raymond of Penyafort, priest
Common of Pastors
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [511] 2 Cor 5:14-20 (#722.7); Ps 103:1bc-2, 3-4, 8-9, 13-14, 17-18a (#739.6); Luke 12:35-40 (#742.22).
Optional
 
8 Jan Wednesday
 whiteWednesday after Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany
 [214] 1 John 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mark 6:45-52.
Hours of the day
  whiteSt Raymond of Penyafort, priest [Canada]

(Readings from the Common of Saints:
Optional
 
9 Jan Thursday
 whiteThursday after Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany
 [215] 1 John 4:19-5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14+15bc, 17; Luke 4:14-22a.
Hours of the day
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteSt Adrian of Canterbury, AbbotOptional 
Common of Pastors
 
10 Jan Friday
 whiteFriday after Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany
 [216] 1 John 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Luke 5:12-16.
Hours of the day
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. Hans Belser (HEL) (93) d. 2021 at Menzingen, Switzerland.
 
11 Jan Saturday
 whiteSaturday after Epiphany
Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany
 [217] 1 John 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5+6a+9b; John 3:22-30.
Hours of the day
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of F. Augustine Kandawasvika (ZIM) (83) d. 2021 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of F. José Manuel Fernandes Dias (94) d. 2021 at Lisbon, Portugal. Read Obituary
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
12 Jan Sunday
  whiteThe Baptism of the LordFeast
Mass of the Feast; Gloria, Creed. Preface of the Baptism of the Lord.
[21] Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or (Year C) Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-2,3-4,3b+9b-10a or (Year C) Ps 104:1-4,24-25,27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or (Year C) Tit 2:11-14, 3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22.
Hours of the feast. Te Deum.
Ordinary Time begins tomorrow. (Switch to Vol. III of the Lit. of the Hours.)
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
13 Jan Monday
 greenMonday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [305] Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9; Mark 1:14-20.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Hilary, bishop and doctor of the Church
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [512] 1 John 2:18-25; Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 (#721.7); Matt 5:13-19 (#730.1).
Optional
 
14 Jan Tuesday
 greenTuesday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [306] Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2, 5, 6-7, 8-9; Mark 1:21-28.
 Hours of the day.
 
15 Jan Wednesday
 greenWednesday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [307] Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9; Mark 1:29-39.
 Hours of the day.
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. Michael J. Kelly (ZAM) (91) d. 2021 at Lusaka, Zambia. Read Obituary
 
16 Jan Thursday
 greenThursday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [308] Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-7, 8-9, 10-11; Mark 1:40-45.
 Hours of the day.
 
17 Jan Friday
 whiteSt Anthony, abbotMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [309] Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4, 6-7, 8; Mark 2:1-12.
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [513] Eph 6:10-13, 18 (#740.8); Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 11 (#739.3); Matt 19:16-26.)

Hours of the Memorial.
Church Unity Octave begins tomorrow (week before Conversion of St Paul).
 
18 Jan Saturday
 greenSaturday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [310] Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8, 9 10, 15; Mark 2:13-17.
 Hours of the day.
Church Unity Octave begins (week before Conversion of St Paul). 
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
19 Jan Sunday
 greenSecond Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr C [66] Isa 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8, 9-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; John 2:1-12.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
20 Jan Monday
 greenMonday of the second week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [311] Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4; Mark 2:18-22.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt Fabian, pope and martyr
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors: For a Pope
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [514] 1 Peter 5:1-4 (#722.13); Ps 40:2+4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (#721.3); John 21:15-17 (#724.12).
Optional
  redSt Sebastian, martyr
Common of Martyrs
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [515] 1 Peter 3:14-17 (#716.8); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); Matt 10:28-33 (#718.2).
Optional
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteBl Cyprian Michael Tansi, PriestOptional 
Common of Pastors
 
21 Jan Tuesday
 redSt Agnes, virgin and martyrMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [312] Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9-10; Mark 2:23-28.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Virgins
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [516] 1 Cor 1:26-31 (#740.2); Ps 23:1b-3a, 4, 5, 6 (#739.4); Matt 13:44-46 (#742.5).)

Hours of the Memorial.
Var. Prop. Texts for Hours
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. Charles Chilinda (ZAM) (56) d. 2021 at Lusaka, Zambia. Read Obituary
 
22 Jan Wednesday
 greenWednesday of the second week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [313] Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4; Mark 3:1-6.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt. Vincent, deacon and martyr
Common of Martyrs
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [517] 2 Cor 4:7-15 (#716.3); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); Matt 10:17-22 (#718.1).
Optional
 
23 Jan Thursday
 greenThursday of the second week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [314] Heb 7:25-8:6; Ps 40:7-8, 8-9, 10, 17; Mark 3:7-12.
 Hours of the day.
 
24 Jan Friday
 whiteSt Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the ChurchMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [315] Heb 8:6-13; Ps 85:8, 10, 11-12, 13-14; Mark 3:13-19.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [518] Eph 3:8-12 (#728.4); Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 30-31 (#727.2); John 15:9-17 (#742.25).)

Hours of the Memorial.
 
25 Jan Saturday
 whiteThe Conversion of St Paul, apostleFeast
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
 [519] Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mark 16:15-18.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
26 Jan Sunday
 greenThird Sunday in Ordinary Time
6th Sunday of the Word of God (est. 2020)
72nd World Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Day (est. 1953)
Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr C [69] Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 or 12:12-14, 27; Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
 
27 Jan Monday
 greenMonday of the third week in Ordinary Time.
20th International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (est. 2005)
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [317] Heb 9:15, 24-28; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Mark 3:22-30.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Angela Merici, virgin
Common of Virgins, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Teachers
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [521] 1 Peter 4:7b-11 (#740.15); Ps 148:1bc-2, 11-13a, 13c-14 (#733.2); Mark 9:34b-37 (#742.15).
Optional
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. Wolf Huwe (GER) (82) d. 2021 at Berlin, Germany. Read Obituary
 
28 Jan Tuesday
 whiteSt Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the ChurchMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [318] Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2+4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11; Mark 3:31-35.
Common of Doctors of the Church, or Common of Pastors
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [522] Wisdom 7:7-10, 15-16 (#725.2); Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (#727.3); Matt 23:8-12 (#730.4).)

Hours of the Memorial.
Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn.
 
29 Jan Wednesday
 greenWednesday of the third week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [319] Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1,2,3,4; Mark 4:1-20.
 Hours of the day.
 Lunar New Year (Year of the Snake).
 
30 Jan Thursday
 greenThursday of the third week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [320] Heb 10:19-25; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Mark 4:21-25.
 Hours of the day.
 
31 Jan Friday
 whiteSt John Bosco, priestMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [321] Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mark 4:26-34.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Teachers
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [523] Phil 4:4-9 (#740.10); Ps 103:1bc-2, 3-4, 8-9, 13-14, 17-18 (#739.6); Matt 18:1-5 (#742.7).)

Hours of the Memorial.


February

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For vocations to the priesthood and religious life (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission in the priesthood and religious life."

 
1 Feb Saturday
 greenSaturday of the third week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [322] Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75; Mark 4:35-41.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   redBl Benedict Daswa, MartyrMemorial 
Common of Martyrs: For One Martyr
 Wis 2:12-2; Ps 26 (27):1-4; Eph 6:10-17; Jn 12:24-26.
Download Mass texts and readings and prayers for the Liturgy of Hours.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
2 Feb Sunday
 whiteThe Presentation of the LordFeast
29th World Day of Consecrated Life (est. 1997)
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
 [524] Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 or Lk 2:22-32.
2 readings on weekdays.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum
The blessing of candles takes place as indicated in the Roman Missal. This is followed by a procession or solemn entrance and is concluded with the Gloria and opening prayer. The penitential act is omitted.
 For weekdays following, use Week 4 of the Psalter.
 
3 Feb Monday
 greenMonday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [323] Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20, 21, 22, 23, 24; Mark 5:1-20.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Ansgar, bishop
Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [526] Isa 52:7-10 (#719.5); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8, 10 (#721.5); Mark 1:14-20 (#724.5).
Optional
  redSt Blaise, bishop and martyr
The blessing of throats may take place at the conclusion of the Gen. Interc. See Book of Blessings no. 1627.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [525] Rom 5:1-5 (#716.1); Ps 117:1bc, 2 (#721.8); Mark 16:15-20 (#724.6).
Optional
 
4 Feb Tuesday
 greenTuesday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time.
5th International Day of Human Fraternity (est. 2021)
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [324] Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32; Mark 5:21-43.
 Hours of the day.
  redJesuit Martyrs of India (St John de Brito, pr; Bl Rudolf Acquaviva, pr and comp., martyrs) [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
From the Common of Martyrs, or from the Common of Missionaries
(Readings from the Common of Saints:
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time
I. Wisdom 10:10-14; Ps 116(115):10+15, 16-17, 18-19; John 15:9-17.
II. Phil 1:20b-26; Ps 31(30):3b-4, 6-8a, 16b-17, 21; Matt 10:16-22.
III. 1 Pet 3:14-17; Ps 124(123):2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8; John 12:24-26.
Common of Martyrs: Readings during Easter Time
I. Rev 12:10-12b; Ps 34(33):2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 17:11b-19.

Common of Missionaries
I. Isa 40:1-5; Ps 19(18):2-3, 4-5; Mark 16:15-20.
II. 1 Thess 2:2b-8; Ps 96(95):1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10; Luke 10:1-9.
Optional
 
5 Feb Wednesday
 redSt Agatha, virgin and martyrMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [325] Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18; Mark 6:1-6.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Virgins
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [527] 1 Cor 1:26-31 (#740.2); Ps 31:3cd-4, 6+8ab, 16bc+17 (#715.1); Luke 9:23-26 (#718.4).)

Hours of the Memorial.
Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn.
 
6 Feb Thursday
 redMartyrs of Japan, (St. Paul Miki, rel and comp., Bl Charles Spinola, Sebastian Kimura, prs, and comp., martyrs [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Memorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [326] Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 9, 10-11; Mark 6:7-13.
Common of Martyrs
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [528] Gal 2:19-20 (#740.5); Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); Matt 28:19a, 20b (#723.2); Matt 28:16-20 (#724.4))

Hours of the Memorial.
Archdiocese of Cape Town, South Africa
   whiteOur Lady of the Flight into Egypt , Co-Patronal Feast of the ArchdioceseFeast
Mass from the Common of the BVM, Gloria, readings from the Common of the BVM, preface of the BVM.
 
7 Feb Friday
 greenFriday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [327] Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc; Mark 6:14-29.
 Hours of the day.
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of P. José Augusto Alves de Sousa (POR) (89) d. 2023 at Lisbon, Portugal. Read Obituary
Anniv.:3rd anniversary of the death of F. Theodore C. Bender (UEA) (87) d. 2022 at Weston, MA, USA. Read Obituary
 
8 Feb Saturday
 greenSaturday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time.
11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking (est. 2015)
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [328] Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Mark 6:30-34.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Jerome Emiliani, priest
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Teachers
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [529] Tob 12:6-13 (#737.8); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27 (#742.17).
Optional
  whiteSt Josephine Bakhita, virgin
Common of Virgins
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [529A] 1 Cor 7:25-35 (#734.1); Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17 (#733.1); Matt 25:1-13 (#736.2).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
9 Feb Sunday
 greenFifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr C [75] Isa 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 7-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11; Luke 5:1-11.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
10 Feb Monday
 whiteSt Scholastica, virginMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [329] Gen 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10+12, 24+35c; Mark 6:53-56.
Common of Virgins, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [530] Songs 8:6-7 (#731.1); Ps 148:1bc-2, 11-13a, 13c-14 (#733.2); Luke 10:38-42 (#736.3).)

Hours of the Memorial.
Prop. Ant. Bened.
 
11 Feb Tuesday
 greenTuesday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time.
33rd World Day of Prayer for the Sick (est. 1992)
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [330] Gen 1:20-2:4a; Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Mark 7:1-13.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteOur Lady of Lourdes
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [531] Isa 66:10-14c; Judith 13:18bcde, 19 (#709.2); John 2:1-11 (#712.11).
Optional
 
12 Feb Wednesday
 greenWednesday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [331] Gen 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mark 7:14-23.
 Hours of the day.
 
13 Feb Thursday
 greenThursday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [332] Gen 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5; Mark 7:24-30.
 Hours of the day.
 
14 Feb Friday
 whiteSts Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishopMemorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [333] Gen 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7; Mark 7:31-37.
Common of Pastors: For Missionaries, or Common of Holy Men and Women
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [532] Acts 13:46-49 (#720.1); Ps 117:1bc, 2 (#721.8); Luke 10:1-9 (#724. 8).)

Hours of the Memorial.
Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn.
 
15 Feb Saturday
 whiteSt Claude la Colombière, priest [SJ]
Outside SJ churches seasonal weekday.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Memorial
Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [334] Gen 3:9-24; Ps 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6, 12-13; Mark 8:1-10.

(Readings from the Common of Saints: Eph 3:8-9, 14-19, Ps 103 (102):1bc-2, 3-4, 8-9, 17-18a, Matt 11:25-30)

Hours of the Memorial.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
16 Feb Sunday
 greenSixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr C [78] Jer 17:5-8; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
17 Feb Monday
 greenMonday of the sixth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [335] Gen 4:1-15, 25; Ps 50:1, 8, 16-17, 20-21; Mark 8:11-13.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteThe Seven Holy Founders of the Servite order
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [533] Rom 8:26-30 (#740.1); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); Matt 19:27-29 (#742.9).
Optional
 
18 Feb Tuesday
 greenTuesday of the sixth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [336] Gen 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10; Mark 8:14-21.
 Hours of the day.
 
19 Feb Wednesday
 greenWednesday of the sixth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [337] Gen 8:6-13, 20-22; Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 18-19; Mark 8:22-26.
 Hours of the day.
 
20 Feb Thursday
 greenThursday of the sixth week in Ordinary Time.
19th World Day of Social Justice (est. 2007)
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [338] Gen 9:1-13; Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29, 22-23; Mark 8:27-33.
 Hours of the day.
 
21 Feb Friday
 greenFriday of the sixth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [339] Gen 11:1-9; Ps 33:10-11, 12-13, 14-15; Mark 8:34-9:1.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Peter Damian, bishop and doctor of the Church
Common of Doctors of the Church, or Common of Pastors, or
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [534] 2 Tim 4:1-5 (#728.7); Ps 16:1-2+5, 7-8, 11 (#739.3); John 15:1-8 (#742.24).
Optional
 
22 Feb Saturday
 whiteThe Chair of St Peter, apostleFeast
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
 [535] 1 Pet 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Matt 16:13-19.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
23 Feb Sunday
 greenSeventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr C [81] 1 Sam 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8+10, 12-13; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Luke 6:27-38.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
Anniv.:3rd anniversary of the death of P. James Chaning-Pearce (SAP) (81) d. 2022 at St Beuno's, Tremeirchion, N Wales. Read Obituary
 
24 Feb Monday
 greenMonday of the seventh week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [341] Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1, 1ab, 1cd-2, 5; Mark 9:14-29.
 Hours of the day.
 
25 Feb Tuesday
 greenTuesday of the seventh week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [342] Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mark 9:30-37.
 Hours of the day.
 
26 Feb Wednesday
 greenWednesday of the seventh week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [343] Sir 4:11-19; Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, 175; Mark 9:38-40.
 Hours of the day.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteSt Alexander of Alexandria, BishopOptional 
Common of Pastors
 
27 Feb Thursday
 greenThursday of the seventh week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [344] Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Mark 9:41-50.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Gregory of Narek, abbot and doctor
Common of Doctors of the Church, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [536A] Wis 7:7-10, 15, 16 (#725.2); Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 30-31 (#727.2); Matt 7:21-29 (#730.2).
Optional
 
28 Feb Friday
 greenFriday of the seventh week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [345] Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mark 10:1-12.
 Hours of the day.


March

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For families in crisis (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences."

 
1 Mar Saturday
 greenSaturday of the seventh week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [346] Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-14, 15-16, 17-18; Mark 10:13-16.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
2 Mar Sunday
 greenEighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr C [84] Sir 27:4-7; Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16; 1 Cor 15:54-58; Luke 6:39-45.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter.
 
3 Mar Monday
 greenMonday of the eighth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [347] Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7; Mark 10:17-27.
 Hours of the day.
 
4 Mar Tuesday
 greenTuesday of the eighth week in Ordinary Time.
 Mass ad lib.
Cycle I [348] Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-6, 7-8, 14+23; Mark 10:28-31.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Casimir
Common of Holy Men and Women
(Readings from the Common of Saints: [537] Phil 3:8-14 (#740.9); Ps 15:2-3ab, 3cd-4ab, 5 (#739.2); John 15:9-17 (#742.25).
Optional

LENT
Lent is a penitential season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for Easter.
Catholics over the age of reason are required to receive Holy Communion at least once a year (CIC 920 #1), normally during the Easter season (CIC 920 #2).
During Lent Alleluia is always omitted at Mass and Office (even on solemnities and feasts) and hymns containing Alleluia are not used. The Gloria and Te Deum are included only on solemnities and feasts. The organ is used only to sustain singing, and floral decoration is not permitted (except on solemnities and on Laetare Sunday.) PS 25.
The weekdays of Lent are privileged, so any memorial is considered to be optional. If it is commemorated, at Mass the opening prayer of the memorial is used in place of the seasonal text. At the Office of Readings, after the weekday readings, one may add the Hagiographical Reading of the memorial, the responsory and the concluding prayer. At Morning and Evening Prayer, the prayer of the saint may be added (with its antiphon) after the prayer of the day (omitting the conclusion). (cf. Gen. Intro. Lit. Hours, 238-39.)
The Prayer over the People at the end of Mass is recommended on weekdays.
The use of the Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation is particularly appropriate during Lent. They may be used with one of the Lenten prefaces (2002 RM, Appendix).
 
N.B. Penitential practices during Lent:
  • According to Church Law, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are observed as days of fast and abstinence (CIC 1251). Abstinence is to be observed by all over the age of 14 (CIC 1252). Those between ages of 18 (CIC 97 #1) and 59 [inclusive] (CIC 1252) are bound by the law of fast.
  • If it seems appropriate, on Ash Wednesday or on other days during Lent, some communal penitential celebration or "rite of reconciliation" may be held, whether sacramental or non-sacramental (according to the spirit of the Rite of Penance, nn.36 - 37). This celebration may not immediately precede or be incorporated into Mass.
  • On Ash Wednesday, after the sign of the cross and greeting, the Penitential Act is omitted at Mass. In its place, the Blessing and Imposition of Ashes takes place in all Masses after the homily. If necessary, the Imposition of Ashes may take place apart from Mass within the Liturgy of the Word.
 
 
5 Mar Wednesday
  violetAsh Wednesday
 Mass of Ash Wednesday; after the sign of the cross and greeting, the penitential act is omitted.
Preface of Lent III or IV.
 [219] Joel 2: 12-18; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Matt 6:1-6, 16-18
 (Switch to Vol. II of the Lit. of the Hours.)
Hours of Ash Wednesday; Psalter Week 4 today and until Saturday.
Today at Morning Prayer, the psalms of Friday, Week 3 may be used.
 The celebrant blesses and distributes ashes after the homily.
Other persons may be associated with the bishop or priest in the imposition of ashes, e.g., deacons, special ministers of communion and other lay persons, when there is true pastoral need.
Special ministers of communion and deacons may bring blessed ashes to the sick and those confined to their homes. If a minister is not available, a member of the family or another person may bring the blessed ashes to a shut-in, using one of the formulas in the Roman Missal to impose ashes.
For pastoral reasons the blessing and distribution of ashes may take place outside Mass. In this case, the entire liturgy of the word should be celebrated: entrance song, opening prayer, readings and chants, homily, blessing and distribution of ashes, and general intercessions. See the Book of Blessings, nos. 1656ff.
 
6 Mar Thursday
  violetThursday after Ash Wednesday.
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [220] Deut 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 9:22-25.
Hours of the day.
 
7 Mar Friday
  violetFriday after Ash Wednesday.
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [221] Isa 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19; Matt 9:14-15.
Hours of the day.
  redSts Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [538] Rom 8:31b-39 (#716.2); Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7-8 (#715.3); Matt 10:34-39 (#718.3).
Commemoration
 
8 Mar Saturday
  violetSaturday after Ash Wednesday.
115th International Women's Day (est. 1911)
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [222] Isa 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Luke 5:27-32.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt John of God, religious
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious, or For Those Who Work for the Underprivileged
Readings from the Common of Saints: [539] 1 John 3:14-18 (#740.16); Ps 112:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7b-8, 9 (#739.7); Matt 25:31-40 (#742.13).
Commemoration
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
9 Mar Sunday
  violetFirst Sunday of Lent
Mass of the Sunday; Creed, Preface of First Sunday of Lent.
The beginning of the penitential season may be marked in some way, e.g. by Litany of Saints in Entrance Procession. (PS, 23)
Rite of Election (Enrollment of Names) for the catechumens.
Yr C [24] Deut 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15; Rom 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13.
Hours of the Sunday.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
10 Mar Monday
  violetMonday in the First Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [224] Lev 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15; Matt 25:31-46.
Hours of the day.
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of F. Michael Bennett (UWE) (88) d. 2023 at Great Falls, MT, USA. Read Obituary
 
11 Mar Tuesday
  violetTuesday in the First Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [225] Isa 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19; Matt 6:7-15.
Hours of the day.
 
12 Mar Wednesday
  violetWednesday in the First Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [226] Jonah 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Luke 11:29-32.
Hours of the day.
SJ NOTE:Monthly Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on March 12, the 403rd anniversary of the canonization of Ss Ignatius and Francis Xavier.
 
13 Mar Thursday
  violetThursday in the First Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [227] Esth C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8; Matt 7:7-12.
Hours of the day.
12th Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis (2013).
 
14 Mar Friday
  violetFriday in the First Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [228] Ezek 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8; Matt 5:20-26.
Hours of the day.
 
15 Mar Saturday
  violetSaturday in the First Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [229] Deut 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Matt 5:43-48.
Hours of the day.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
16 Mar Sunday
  violetSecond Sunday of Lent
Mass of the Sunday; Creed, Preface of Second Sunday of Lent.
Penitential Rite for candidates to be admitted to Full Communion may be celebrated.
Yr C [27] Gen 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-8a, 8b-9, 13-14; Phil 3:17-4:1 or 3:20-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36.
Hours of the Sunday.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
17 Mar Monday
  violetMonday in the Second Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [230] Dan 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11+13; Luke 6:36-38.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Patrick, bishop
Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints: [541] 1 Peter 4:7b-11 (#740.15); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8b, 10 (#721.5); Luke 5:1-11 (#724.7).
Commemoration
Archdiocese of Cape Town, South Africa
   whiteSt Patrick, Co-Patronal Feast of the ArchdioceseFeast
Mass of the saint, Gloria, proper readings, preface of saints.
 
18 Mar Tuesday
  violetTuesday in the Second Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [231] Isa 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21+23; Matt 23:1-12.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the Church
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [542] 1 John 5:1-5 (#740.18); Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 (#727.1); John 15:1-8 (#742,24).
Commemoration
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
19 Mar Wednesday
  whiteST JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Patron Saint of the Society of Jesus
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement (Download here)
Solemnity
   (Special Solemn Blessing SJ)
Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed; preface of the solemnity.
[543] 2 Sam 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Matt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a.
Other masses are prohibited, but the funeral mass is allowed.
Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum.
 
20 Mar Thursday
  violetThursday in the Second Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [233] Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 16:19-31.
Hours of the day.
 
21 Mar Friday
  violetFriday in the Second Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [234] Gen 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Matt 21:33-43, 45-46.
Hours of the day.
 
22 Mar Saturday
  violetSaturday in the Second Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [235] Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32.
Hours of the day.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
23 Mar Sunday
  violetThird Sunday of Lent
Mass of the Sunday, or of the First Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Third Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II.
Yr C [30] Exod 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8+11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9.
Yr C Alt. (from Year A) [28] Exod 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42.
 In Year C, during the week, Year A's gospel (Jn 4:5-42) may be used [1st R: Ex 17:1-7, Ps 95] Lect. [236].
Hours of the Sunday.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
 
24 Mar Monday
  violetMonday in the Third Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [237] 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4; Luke 4:24-30.
Hours of the day.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
25 Mar Tuesday
  whiteTHE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
All genuflect during the creed at the words "... and became man."
Solemnity
Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed; preface of the solemnity.
[545] Is 7: 10-14; 8:10; Ps 40: 7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11; Heb 10: 4-10; Lk 1: 26-38.
Other masses are prohibited, but the funeral mass is allowed.
Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum.
Jubilee:Silver Jubilee of P. Heribert Ferdinand MÜLLER who celebrates 25 years since Final Vows today.
4th Anniversary of the erection of the Southern Africa Province.
 
26 Mar Wednesday
  violetWednesday in the Third Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [239] Deut 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Matt 5:17-19.
Hours of the day.
 
27 Mar Thursday
  violetThursday in the Third Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [240] Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 11:14-23.
Hours of the day.
 
28 Mar Friday
  violetFriday in the Third Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [241] Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14+17; Mark 12:28-34.
Hours of the day.
 
29 Mar Saturday
  violetSaturday in the Third Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [242] Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab; Luke 18:9-14.
Hours of the day.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
30 Mar Sunday
  rose   violetFourth Sunday of Lent
Laetare Sunday
Mass of the Sunday, or of the Second Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Fourth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II.
Yr C [33] Josh 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32.
Yr C Alt. (from Year A) [31] 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Eph 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38.
 In Year C, during the week, Year A's gospel (Jn 9:1-41) may be used [1st R: Mic 7:7-9, Ps 27] Lect. [243].
Hours of the Sunday.
Week 4 of the Psalter.
Organ may be played solo; flowers may decorate the altar today. (PS 25, 2002 GIRM 305, 313.)
Anniv.:1st anniversary of the death of P. Wolfgang Thamm (SAP) (91) d. 2024 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
 
31 Mar Monday
  violetMonday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [244] Isa 65:17-21; Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b; John 4:43-54.
Hours of the day.


April

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the use of the new technologies (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times."

 
1 Apr Tuesday
  violetTuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [245] Ezek 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; John 5:1-16.
Hours of the day.
 
2 Apr Wednesday
  violetWednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [246] Isa 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; John 5:17-30.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Francis of Paola, hermit
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [546] Phil 3:8-14 (#740.9); Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 11 (#739.3); Luke 12:32-34 (#742.21).
Commemoration
20th Anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II (2005).
20th Anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II (2005).
 
3 Apr Thursday
  violetThursday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [247] Exod 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23; John 5:31-47.
Hours of the day.
 
4 Apr Friday
  violetFriday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [248] Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21+23; John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Isidore, bishop and doctor of the Church
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [547] 2 Cor 4:1-2, 5-7 (#722.6); Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 30-31 (#727.2); Luke 6:43-45 (#730.6).
Commemoration
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteSt Benedict’ ReligiousOptional 
Common of Holy Men and Women
 
5 Apr Saturday
  violetSaturday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
 [249] Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12; John 7:40-53.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Vincent Ferrer, priest
Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints: [548] 2 Tim 4:1-5 (#722.12); Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10,11 (#721.3); Luke 12:35-40 (#742.22).
Commemoration
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
6 Apr Sunday
  violetFifth Sunday of Lent.
Mass of the Sunday, or of the Third Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Fifth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II.
Yr C [36] Isa 43:16-21; Ps 126:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 6; Phil 3:8-14; John 8:1-11.
Yr C Alt. (from Year A) [34] Ezek 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Rom 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45.
 In Year C, during the week, Year A's gospel (Jn 11:1-45) may be used [1st R: 2 Kgs 4:18b-21, 32-37; Ps 17] Lect. [250]
Hours of the Sunday.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
7 Apr Monday
  violetMonday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
 [251] Dan 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; John 8:1-11 (Year A or B) or Jn 8:12-20 (Year C).
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt John Baptist de la Salle, priest
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Teachers
Readings from the Common of Saints: [549] 2 Tim 1:13-14; 2:1-3 (#722.11); Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6 (#739.1); Matt 18:1-5 (#742.7).
Commemoration
 
8 Apr Tuesday
  violetTuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
 [252] Num 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21; John 8:21-30.
Hours of the day.
 
9 Apr Wednesday
  violetWednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
 [253] Dan 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; John 8:31-42.
Hours of the day.
 
10 Apr Thursday
  violetThursday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
 [254] Gen 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 8:51-59.
Hours of the day.
 
11 Apr Friday
  violetFriday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
 [255] Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7; John 10:31-42.
Hours of the day.
  redSt Stanislaus, bishop and martyr
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [550] Rev 12:10-12a (#714.3); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); John 17:11b-19 (#718.7).
Commemoration
 
12 Apr Saturday
  violetSaturday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
 [256] Ezek 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; John 11:45-56.
Hours of the day.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteSt Zeno of Verona, BishopOptional 
Common of Pastors
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
13 Apr Sunday
  redPalm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.
 Mass of Palm Sunday. Commemoration of Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem, Creed, Preface of Palm Sunday.
 [38] Isa 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 or 23:1-49;
 At the procession: [37] Luke 19:28-40.
 Hours of Palm Sunday.
The Commemoration of the Lord's Entrance may take one of three forms, as described in the Missal: Blessing and Procession, Solemn Entrance, or Simple Entrance. The processional cross should be suitably decorated. The blessing of palms may not be celebrated without the following procession and Mass. The blessing and solemn entrance, but not the procession, may be celebrated at a second Mass if many of the faithful are present.
The Passion may be read by three deacons, or lay readers with the priest taking the part of Christ, without candles, incense, greeting, signs of the cross or acclamation. At the mention of the Lord's death, all pause and kneel. Where pastoral reasons require it, one or both of the readings before the Passion may be omitted.
At the end of the Passion, The Gospel of the Lord, is said, but the book is not kissed.
Blessed palms remaining are kept, to be burnt for next year's ashes.
 
14 Apr Monday
  violetMonday of Holy Week
Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II
 [257] Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14; John 12:1-11.
Hours of the day
 
15 Apr Tuesday
  violetTuesday of Holy Week
Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II
 [258] Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15+17; John 13:21-33, 36-38.
Hours of the day
 
16 Apr Wednesday
  violetWednesday of Holy Week
Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II
 [259] Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31+33-34; Matt 26:14-25.
Hours of the day
Diocese of Ndola, Zambia
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of Christ the King (1933)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
 
17 Apr Thursday
  violetThursday of Holy Week
The Chrism Mass may be celebrated in the morning, or on another day earlier this week. White vestments are worn. It is especially fitting that priests concelebrate with the bishop. Priests may communicate under both species, even if not concelebrating.
Readings:
[260] Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89; Rev 1:5-8; Lk 4:16:21
Apart from the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Last Supper, all other Masses are prohibited, unless the Ordinary permits a second Mass, exclusively for those unable to participate in the Evening Mass. "According to the Church's ancient tradition, all Masses without a congregation are prohibited on this day" (RM, Holy Thursday, Chrism Mass, rubric no. 1). Communion may be taken to the sick at any time, but otherwise may be distributed only during Mass. Funerals can only be celebrated without Mass.
Hours of the day. At Office of Readings, the psalms and antiphons of Friday, Week 3, may be used.
Today or on another day of this week, some communal penitential celebration or "rite of reconciliation" may be held, whether it be sacramental or non-sacramental (according to the spirit of the Rite of Penance, nn. 36-37). However, this celebration may not immediately precede or be incorporated into Mass.
THE SACRED PASCHAL TRIDUUM
  1. The Sacred Paschal Triduum of the passion and resurrection of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year. (RC, n.18)
  2. The Paschal Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord's Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. (RC, n.19)
  3. Religious communities and other smaller communities are encouraged to join with a larger community to celebrate the liturgical services in common (PS no. 43), with a full complement of ministers and with song, rather than schedule separate celebrations (cf. PS no. 93).
  4. During these days it is desirable that brothers and sisters "who experience the mystery of suffering" should share in and be participants in the liturgical celebrations of the community, especially if they are in the hospital, "that they may be helped to know the meaning of this reality which they live in union with the paschal mystery of Christ."
  5. Therefore, keeping in mind their varying conditions and different circumstances, everything should be so arranged that in the most suitable manner the sick may have the possibility of receiving Communion and, if possible, participating in the veneration of the Cross on Good Friday.
  whiteHoly Thursday (evening)
Mass of the Lord's Supper. Gloria, Preface of Eucharist I, special Communicantes, Hanc Igitur and Qui pridie in Eucharistic Prayer I.
Readings:
[39] Exod 12:1-8, 11-14;  Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18;  1 Cor 11:23-26;  John 13:1-15
The tabernacle should be completely empty before the celebration. Enough hosts for the communion of the faithful for tonight and tomorrow should be consecrated during that celebration. For the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament, a place should be prepared and adorned. When the tabernacle is in a chapel separated from the central part of the church, it is appropriate to prepare the place of repose and adoration there. [PS 49]
All priests may concelebrate the Mass, even if they have concelebrated the Chrism Mass in the morning. Bells may be rung during the Gloria, and are silent thereafter.
The mandatum - the washing of the feet - may take place after the homily.
Gifts for the poor, especially those collected during Lent as the fruit of penance, may be presented in the offertory procession while the people sing Ubi caritas. [PS 52]
After the Prayer After Communion, the greeting, blessing and dismissal are omitted. The celebrant incenses the Blessed Sacrament three times, receives the humeral veil and the procession follows as in the Missal. The cross-bearer goes first, [PS 54], then the Blessed Sacrament accompanied by torches and incense.
The faithful are encouraged, after the Mass of the Lord's Supper, to spend a suitable period of time during the night in the church in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament that has been solemnly reserved. Solemn adoration ends at midnight; the Blessed Sacrament remains at the Place of Repose until the Liturgical Action of Good Friday.
After the celebration, the altar is stripped without ceremony and crosses are removed, if possible; otherwise they should be veiled.
It is appropriate that holy water be removed from the stoups at the entrances of the church, to be replaced after new water is blessed at the Easter Vigil.
Evening prayer is not celebrated by participants in the Mass of the Lord's Supper.
 
18 Apr Friday
  redFRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD [GOOD FRIDAY]
Day of fast and abstinence. Celebration of the Mass and the sacraments is strictly prohibited, except for Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Communion may be taken to the sick, but otherwise is not distributed outside today's Celebration of the Lord's Passion.
Hours of the day. The Office of Readings and Morning Prayer are recommended for public celebration in parishes.
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord.
The celebration has three parts:
I. Liturgy of the Word (readings, homily, intercessions)
II. Veneration of the Cross
III. Holy Communion.
The celebration begins about 3 p.m.
The altar is completely bare, without candles, cloth or cross. The ministers vest with red Mass vestments. They enter in silence and prostrate before the altar. This act of prostration, which is proper to the rite of the day, should be observed (whenever the ministers are physical able) for it signifies both the abasement of "earthly man," and also the grief and sorrow of the Church. As the ministers enter, the faithful should be standing, and thereafter should kneel in silent prayer. [PS 65]
The Passion is proclaimed as on Palm Sunday.
Readings:
[40] Isa 52:13-53:12; Ps 31:2+6, 12-13, 15-16, 17+25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42.
The Intercessions must follow "the form and wording" handed down by tradition, but the celebrant may make a selection of some more relevant to local conditions, provided the range of intentions is preserved. [PS 67]
The cross is presented to each of the faithful individually for their adoration, since the personal adoration of the cross is a most important feature in this celebration. The celebrant may remove his chasuble and shoes for the veneration. Only if necessitated by the large numbers of faithful present may the rite of veneration be made simultaneously by all present. Only one cross should be used for the veneration. [PS 69]
The communion rite is as described in the Missal. There is no sign of peace.
After Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament is carried from the church by a priest or deacon wearing a humeral veil and accompanied by two candles. The Sacrament is reserved privately outside the church for the needs of the sick and dying.
The altar is stripped at a suitable time, but the cross remains with four candles, placed so that the faithful may venerate and kiss it and spend some time in meditation. [PS 71]
Evening Prayer is not said by participants in the afternoon liturgy. Night Prayer is said after the Celebration of the Lord's Passion at a suitable hour, with the special verse in place of the responsory.
Today after the Veneration of the Cross, all genuflect toward the cross when passing it.
 
19 Apr Saturday
  violetHOLY SATURDAY
The Paschal Fast is observed if possible. [CR 20] Celebration of the Mass and the sacraments is strictly prohibited, except for Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Communion may be given only as viaticum.
Hours of the day. The Office of Readings and Morning Prayer in public is recommended.
Night Prayer is celebrated only by those not present at the Vigil.
Preparation for the Vigil includes: preparation of the bonfire; candles for all the faithful present; water for the liturgy of Baptism; flowers and decorations for the altar.
EASTER TIME
  whiteThe Easter Vigil.
The celebration should truly have the character of a Vigil. It must take place at night. It should not begin before nightfall and should end before dawn. To start earlier (e.g. at the customary time for a Sunday vigil Mass) is a "reprehensible abuse". [PS 78]
The Vigil has four parts:
I.    Service of Light : Bonfire, Procession with Candle, Exsultet.
II.   Liturgy of the Word : Readings, psalms, prayers, Gloria, homily.
III.  Liturgy of Baptism : Litany, Blessing of Water, Baptism and/or Confirmation, Renewal of Promises, Prayer of the Faithful.
IV.  Liturgy of the Eucharist : Preface of Easter I ("on this night"), special Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal.
This liturgical order must not be changed by anyone on his own initiative. [PS 81]
Wherever possible, all the readings should be read so that the character of the Easter Vigil, which demands that it be somewhat prolonged, be respected at all costs. Where pastoral conditions require that the number of readings be reduced, there should be at least three readings from the Old Testament, taken from the law and the prophets; and the reading from Exodus (ch. 14) with its canticle, must never be omitted.
The Readings [41]:
  1. Gen 1:1-2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a with Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, 24+35 or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22
  2. Gen 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a,10-13, 15-18 with Ps 16:5+8, 9-10, 11
  3. Exod 14:15-15:1 with Exod 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 This reading and psalm are obligatory.
  4. Isa 54:5-14 with Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b
  5. Isa 55:1-11 with Isa 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
  6. Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4 with Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11
  7. Ezek 36:16-17a, 18-28 with Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 (when baptisms occur) or (when no baptisms) Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19
  8. Epistle: Rom 6:3-11
  9. Alleluia Psalm: Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
  10. Gospel: Luke 24:1-12
Bells are to be rung during the Gloria, and the altar candles lit.
The celebrant -- or, in case of necessity, a cantor -- intones the triple alleluia before the Gospel. The gospel is honored with incense, but candles are not carried.
For the texts of the rites of Baptism and Confirmation, see the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
The dismissal with double alleluia is used tonight and throughout the octave.
Jubilee:Platinum Jubilee of P. Norbert GILLE who celebrates 70 years in the Society today.
 
20 Apr Sunday
  whiteEaster Sunday - the Pasch of the LordSolemnity with Octave
Mass of the day, Gloria, Easter sequence, Renewal of Baptismal Promises (in place of Creed), Preface of Easter I ("on this day") special Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal.
Yr C [42] Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9.
Alternative gospel (from the Vigil): [41] Luke 24:1-12
At an evening Mass, Luke 24:13-35 (Lect. [46]) may be used.
Mass is to be celebrated on with great solemnity. In place of the Creed on this day, the renewal of baptismal promises takes place (as at the Vigil) and the people are sprinkled with water blessed at the Vigil, during which a song of baptismal character should be sung. The entrance stoups to the church should also be filled with the same water. [PS 97]
The Paschal Candle burns at all Hours and Masses today. It is kept in the sanctuary near the altar or ambo until Pentecost Sunday. [PS 99]
Hours of Easter Sunday.
The Easter Vigil takes the place of the Office of Readings.
Where it is the custom, the tradition of "Baptismal Vespers" with a procession to the font is to be diligently observed. (GILH, 213) It is most appropriate to conclude Night Prayer throughout the Easter Season with the Regina Coeli (GILH, 92).
After Night Prayer the paschal candle is extinguished. It remains by the ambo or altar, and is lit throughout Easter Time at Mass and at other celebrations until Pentecost inclusive.
During the Octave, a Funeral Mass is permitted, but Ritual Masses (including Nuptial Masses) are prohibited, and all solemnities are delayed until after the Second Sunday of Easter.
 
21 Apr Monday
  whiteMonday in the Octave of Easter
 Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
 [261] Acts 2:14, 22-32; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; Matt 28:8-15.
Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
 
22 Apr Tuesday
  whiteTuesday in the Octave of Easter
 Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
 [262] Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22; John 20:11-18.
Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. José Afonso Marques Pinto (POR) (91) d. 2021 at Lisbon, Portugal. Read Obituary
 
23 Apr Wednesday
  whiteWednesday in the Octave of Easter
 Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
 [263] Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 24:13-35.
Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
 
24 Apr Thursday
  whiteThursday in the Octave of Easter
 Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
 [264] Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab+5, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 24:35-48.
Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
Anniv.:1st anniversary of the death of P. Peter Brook (BRI) (70) d. 2024 at Leeds, England. Read Obituary
 
25 Apr Friday
  whiteFriday in the Octave of Easter
 Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
 [265] Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2+4, 22-24, 25-27a; John 21:1-14.
Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
Mass of the feast; Gloria, Preface of Apostles II.
Hours of the feast; Te Deum
 
 
26 Apr Saturday
  whiteSaturday in the Octave of Easter
 Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
 [266] Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1+14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21; Mark 16:9-15.
Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
 
27 Apr Sunday
  whiteSecond Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) [Octave Day of Easter].
(Formerly known as Dominica in Albis (Sunday in White), Quasimodo Sunday or Low Sunday.)
Mass of the Sunday, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); Easter Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal.
Yr C [45] Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Rev 1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19; John 20:19-31.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Evening Prayer II of the Sunday. The Easter Octave ends.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
28 Apr Monday
  whiteMonday in the Second Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [267] Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9; John 3:1-8.
Hours of the day.
  white St Louis Grignion de Montfort, priestOptional
 (Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints: [556A] 1 Cor 1:18-25; Ps 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10; Matt 28:16-20.)
  red St Peter Chanel, priest and martyrOptional
 (Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints: [556] 1 Cor 1:18-25 (#722.2); Ps 117:1bc, 2 (#721.8); Mark 1:14-20 (#724.5).)
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteSt Pius V, PopeOptional 
Common of Pastors
Archdiocese of Cape Town, South Africa
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flight into Egypt (1951)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
 
29 Apr Tuesday
  whiteSt Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the ChurchMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of Easter I - V, or of the saint.
Cycle I [268] Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5; John 3:7b-15.
 Hours of the memorial
 
30 Apr Wednesday
  whiteWednesday in the Second Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [269] Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 3:16-21.
Hours of the day.
  white St Pius V, pope Optional
 (Common of Pastors: For a Pope
Readings from the Common of Saints: [558] 1 John 4:1-5 (#722.3); Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 (# 721.7); John 21:15-17 (#724.12).)
Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of the Child Jesus (2006)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteOur Lady, Mother of AfricaFeast
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi
   whiteOur Lady of Africa, Patronal Feast of the ArchdioceseFeast
Mass from the Common of the BVM, Gloria, readings from the Common of the BVM, preface of the BVM.


May

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For working conditions (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized."

 
1 May Thursday
  whiteThursday in the Second Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [270] Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2+9, 17-18, 19-20; John 3:31-36.
Hours of the day.
  white St Joseph the Worker
 [559] Gen 1:26-2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14+16; Mt 13:54-58 (Gospel proper).
Optional
 (PROPER Gospel
Readings from the Common of Saints: [559] Gen 1:26—2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14+16; Matt 13:54-58.)
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of P. Manuel Serra Ferreira (POR) (84) d. 2023 at Lisbon, Portugal. Read Obituary
 
2 May Friday
  whiteSt Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the ChurchMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of Easter I - V, or of the saint.
Cycle I [271] Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; John 6:1-15.
 Hours of the memorial
 
3 May Saturday
  redSts Philip and James, apostlesFeast
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Cycle I [561] 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; John 14:6-14.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
Anniv.:1st anniversary of the death of P. Henry Tafadzwa Masakare (SAP) (41) d. 2024 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
4 May Sunday
  whiteThird Sunday of Easter
Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V.
Yr C [48] Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b; Rev 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
 
5 May Monday
  whiteMonday in the Third Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [273] Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; John 6:22-29.
Hours of the day.
 
6 May Tuesday
  whiteTuesday in the Third Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [274] Acts 7:51-8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6ab+7b+8a, 17+21ab; John 6:30-35.
Hours of the day.
Diocese of Tete, Mozambique
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of St James, the Great (1991)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum
 
7 May Wednesday
  whiteWednesday in the Third Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [275] Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a; John 6:35-40.
Hours of the day.
 
8 May Thursday
  whiteThursday in the Third Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [276] Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; John 6:44-51.
Hours of the day.
  white SJBl. John Sullivan, SJ, priest
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement
Optional
 (From the Common of Holy Men & Women: For Teachers, or from the Common for Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints:
Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time
I. Isa 6:1, 6-8; Ps 40(39):2+4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10+12; Luke 4:16a-22.
II. Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 67(66):2-3, 5, 7-8; John 17:20-26.
III. 1 Pet 5:1-4; Ps 23(22):1-3, 4, 5, 6; John 10:11-16.
Common of Pastors: Readings during Easter Time
I. Acts 20:28-38; Ps 145(144):8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab; John 14:23-29.)
 
9 May Friday
  whiteFriday in the Third Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [277] Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1, 2; John 6:52-59.
Hours of the day.
 
10 May Saturday
  whiteSaturday in the Third Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [278] Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; John 6:60-69.
Hours of the day.
  white  St John of Avila, priest and doctorOptional
 (Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [561A] Acts 13:46-49 (#720.1); Ps 23:1b-3, 4, 5, 6 (#721.2); Matt 5:13-19 -730.1.)
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
11 May Sunday
  whiteFourth Sunday of Easter
62nd World Day for Prayers for Priestly and Religious Vocations ('Good Shepherd' Sunday) (est. 1963)
Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V.
Yr C [51] Acts 13:14, 43-52 Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5; Rev 7:9, 14b-17; John 10:27-30.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter.
 
12 May Monday
  whiteMonday in the Fourth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [279] Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; John 10:1-10 or, in Year A, John 10:11-18.
Hours of the day.
  red St Pancras, martyrOptional
 (Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [563] Rev 19:1, 5-9a (#738.3); Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 13-14, 17-18 (#739.6); Matt 11:25-30 (#742.4).)
  red Sts Nereus and Achilleus, martyrsOptional
 (Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [562] Rev 7:9-17 (#714.2); Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7-8 (#715.3); Matt 10:17-22 (#718.1).)
 
13 May Tuesday
  whiteTuesday in the Fourth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [280] Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7; John 10:22-30.
Hours of the day.
  white Our Lady of FatimaOptional
 (Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings from the Common of Saints: [563A] Isa 61:9-11 (#707.9); Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17 (#709.3); Luke 11:27-28.)
 
14 May Wednesday
  redSt Matthias, apostleFeast
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Cycle I [564] Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; John 15:9-17.
Perhaps found under May 13.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
 
15 May Thursday
  whiteThursday in the Fourth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [282] Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25+27; John 13:16-20.
Hours of the day.
 
16 May Friday
  whiteFriday in the Fourth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [283] Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab; John 14:1-6.
Hours of the day.
  red SJSt Andrew Bobola, priest and martyr [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Optional
 (From the Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints:
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time
I. Wisdom 10:10-14; Ps 116(115):10+15, 16-17, 18-19; John 15:9-17.
II. Phil 1:20b-26; Ps 31(30):3b-4, 6-8a, 16b-17, 21; Matt 10:16-22.
III. 1 Pet 3:14-17; Ps 124(123):2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8; John 12:24-26.
Common of Martyrs: Readings during Easter Time
I. Rev 12:10-12b; Ps 34(33):2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 17:11b-19.)
 
17 May Saturday
  whiteSaturday in the Fourth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [284] Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; John 14:7-14.
Hours of the day.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
18 May Sunday
  whiteFifth Sunday of Easter
Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V.
Yr C [54] Acts 14:21-27; Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13; Rev 21:1-5a; John 13:31-33a, 34-35.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
19 May Monday
  whiteMonday in the Fifth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [285] Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16; John 14:21-26.
Hours of the day.
 
20 May Tuesday
  whiteTuesday in the Fifth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [286] Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21; John 14:27-31a.
Hours of the day.
  white St Bernardine of Siena, priestOptional
 (Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints: [566] Acts 4:8-12; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10, 11 (#721.3); Luke 9:57-62 (#742.19).)
 
21 May Wednesday
  whiteWednesday in the Fifth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [287] Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; John 15:1-8.
Hours of the day.
  red St Christopher Magallanes, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrsOptional
 (Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [566A] Rev 7:9-17 (#714.2); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); John 12:24-26 (#718.5).)
 
22 May Thursday
  whiteThursday in the Fifth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [288] Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10; John 15:9-11.
Hours of the day.
  white St Rita of Cascia, religiousOptional
 (Common of Holy Men and Women
Readings from the Common of Saints: [566B] Phil 4:4-9 (#740.10); Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6 (#739.1); Luke 6:27-38 (#742.18).)
 
23 May Friday
  whiteFriday in the Fifth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [289] Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-9, 10+12; John 15:12-17.
Hours of the day.
 
24 May Saturday
  whiteSaturday in the Fifth Week of Easter
17th Day of Prayer for the Church in China (est. 2008)
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [290] Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5; John 15:18-21.
Hours of the day.
  white SJOur Lady of the Way [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement (Download here)
Optional
 (Proper (Preface: The Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Readings from the Common of Saints: During Easter Time: Heb 10:19-25, or Outside Easter Time: Prov 4:10-18, Ps 119 (118):1-2, 12+14, 36-37, 41-42, Luke 2:15b-19)
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteThe Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of ChristiansMemorial 
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
25 May Sunday
  whiteSixth Sunday of Easter
2nd World Children's Day (est. 2024)
Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V.
Where Ascension is celebrated on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, today's second reading & gospel may be from Seventh Sunday of Easter if desired.
Yr C [57] Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6+8; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
26 May Monday
  whiteSt Philip Neri, priestMemorial
2nd World Children's Day (est. 2024)
Mass of the memorial; preface of Easter I - V, or of the saint.
Cycle I [291] Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a+9b; John 15:26-16:4a.
 Hours of the memorial
 
27 May Tuesday
  whiteTuesday in the Sixth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [292] Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8; John 16:5-11.
Hours of the day.
  white St Augustine of Canterbury, bishopOptional
 (Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints: [571] 1 Thess 2:2b-8 (#722.10); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 (#721.5); Matt 9:35-38 (#724.1).)
 
28 May Wednesday
  whiteWednesday in the Sixth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [293] Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14; John 16:12-15.
Hours of the day.
Anniv.:3rd anniversary of the death of P. Andrews Thekkekara (MDU) (90) d. 2022 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
 
29 May Thursday
  whiteThursday in the Sixth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [294] Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; John 16:16-20.
Hours of the day.
  white St Paul VI, popeOptional
 (Common of Pastors: For a Pope
Readings from the Common of Saints: [571A] 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 (#722.4); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 (#721.5); Matt 16:13-19 (#724.2).)
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteBl Joseph Gerard, PriestOptional 
Common of Pastors
 
30 May Friday
  whiteFriday in the Sixth Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle I [295] Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; John 16:20-23.
Hours of the day.
 
31 May Saturday
  whiteThe Visitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryFeast
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Cycle I [572] Zeph 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6; Luke 1:39-56.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.

In the evening:
  whiteVigil of AscensionSolemnity
Mass of the Vigil; gloria, creed, Preface of the Ascension I or II, special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I.
 [61] Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9; Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20; John 17:20-26.
For pastoral reasons, the texts of the day Mass may also be used.
Evening Prayer I of the Ascension.
SJ NOTE:Monthly Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on May 31.


June

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: That the world might grow in compassion (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world."

 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
1 Jun Sunday
  whiteAscension of the Lord
59th World Communications Sunday (est. 1967)
Mass of the Vigil or of the Solemnity, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Ascension I - II Special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I.
Yr C [61] Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9; Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20; John 17:20-26.
Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.Week 3 of the Psalter.
 
2 Jun Monday
  whiteMonday in the Seventh Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle I [297] Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; John 16:29-33.
Hours of the day.
  red Sts Marcellinus and Peter, martyrsOptional
 (Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [575] 2 Cor 6:4-10 (#716.4); Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 (#715.3); John 17:11b-19 (#718.7).)
 
3 Jun Tuesday
  redSt. Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs Feast
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Cycle I [576] 2 Mac 7:1-2, 9-14 Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8; Matt 5:1-12a.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
Diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
   whiteSt Kizito, Co-Patronal Feast of the DioceseFeast
Mass of the saint, Gloria, proper readings, preface of saints.
 
4 Jun Wednesday
  whiteWednesday in the Seventh Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle I [299] Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab; John 17:11b-19.
Hours of the day.
 
5 Jun Thursday
  redSt Boniface, bishop and martyrMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of Ascension I - II or Easter I - V or of the saint.
Cycle I [300] Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; John 17:20-26.
 Hours of the memorial
 
6 Jun Friday
  whiteFriday in the Seventh Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle I [301] Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; John 21:15-19.
Hours of the day.
  white St Norbert, bishopOptional
 (Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [578] Ezek 34:11-16 (#719.9); Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 (#721.2); Luke 14:25-33 (#742.23).)
 
7 Jun Saturday
  whiteSaturday in the Seventh Week of Easter
Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle I [302] Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5+7; John 21:20-25.
Hours of the day.

In the evening:
  redVigil of PentecostSolemnity
Mass of the Vigil; Gloria, sequence, creed, Preface of Pentecost, special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I. Double alleluia at the dismissal
 [62] Gen 11:1-9 or Exod 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ezek 37:1-14 or Joel 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24+35, 27-28, 29b-30; John 7:37-39.
For pastoral reasons, the texts of the day Mass may also be used.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
8 Jun Sunday
  redPentecost Sunday
Separate Vigil Mass texts in RM with separate set of readings. An elongated Vigil Liturgy of the Word is one option.
Mass of Pentecost; Gloria, Sequence, Creed, Preface of Pentecost, special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I, Double alleluia at the dismissal.
Yr C [63] Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1+24, 29b-30, 31+34; Rom 8:8-17 (Year C) or 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 (Year C) or Jn 20:19-23.
Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. At Evening Prayer II, double alleluia at dismissal
After Evening Prayer, the Paschal Candle is extinguished, and moved to the Baptistery, where it is kept in a place of honor so that the candles of the newly baptised may be lit from it.
The weeks of the year resume with Week 10.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
9 Jun Monday
  whiteThe Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the ChurchMemorial
Mass of the Memorial (Votive Mass #10B)
These readings are proper to the memorial.
cf. [572A] Gen 3: 9-15, 20 or Acts 1: 12-14; Ps 86: 1-2, 3 & 5, 5-7; Jn 19: 25-34
Hours of the memorial (From Votive Masses: 10. Blessed Virgin Mary, B. Our Lady, Mother of the Church.)
 Seasonal weekday readings:
 [359] 2 Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7,8-9; Matt 5:1-12.
Jubilee:Diamond Jubilee of +P. Lammert Bert OTTEN who celebrates 60 years of Priesthood today.
 
10 Jun Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the tenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [360] 2 Cor 1:18-22; Ps 119:129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135; Matt 5:13-16.
 Hours of the day.
 
11 Jun Wednesday
  redSt Barnabas, apostle
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [580] Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 (proper); Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3c-4, 5-6; Matt 10:7-13.
 
12 Jun Thursday
  whiteOur Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High PriestFeast
Mass of the feast. Gloria, Preface of the priesthood of Christ and of the Church
Yr C Isa 6:1-4,8 or Heb 2:10-18; Ps 23 (22):2-3, 5, 6 (℟.1);  John 17:1-2, 9, 14-26.
Download the texts
Hours of the feast. Te Deum.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteSt Onophrius, HermitOptional 
Common of Holy Men and Women
 
13 Jun Friday
  whiteSt Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [363] 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 116:10-11, 15-16, 17-18; Matt 5:27-32.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [581] Isa 61:1-3d (#719.6); Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25+27 (#721.4); Luke 10:1-9 (#724.8).
 
14 Jun Saturday
  greenSaturday of the tenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [364] 2 Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 11-12; Matt 5:33-37.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
15 Jun Sunday
  whiteThe Most Holy Trinity
Texts found in Missal and Lit. of the Hours after propers for Ordinary Time.
Solemnity
Yr C [166] Prov 8:22-31; Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-5; John 16:12-15.
Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. At Evening Prayer II, double alleluia at dismissal
 
16 Jun Monday
  greenMonday of the eleventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [365] 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b-3ab, 3c-4; Matt 5:38-42.
 Hours of the day.
Diocese of Monze, Zambia
   whiteThe Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Patronal Feast of the DioceseFeast
Mass of the solemnity. Gloria, Creed, Preface of Sacred Heart
(Sunday Lect.) [170] Deut 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8+10; 1 John 4:7-16; Matt 11:25-30.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
Diocese of Kabwe, Zambia
   whiteThe Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Patronal Feast of the DioceseFeast
Mass of the solemnity. Gloria, Creed, Preface of Sacred Heart
(Sunday Lect.) [170] Deut 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8+10; 1 John 4:7-16; Matt 11:25-30.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
 
17 Jun Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the eleventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [366] 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-6ab, 6c-7, 8-9a; Matt 5:43-48.
 Hours of the day.
 
18 Jun Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the eleventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [367] 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1b-2, 3-4, 9; Matt 6:1-6, 16-18.
 Hours of the day.
 
19 Jun Thursday
  greenThursday of the eleventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [368] 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-2, 3-4, 7-8; Matt 6:7-15.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Romuald, abbot
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [582] Phil 3:8-14 (#740.9); Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3 (#739.9); Luke 14:25-33 (#742.23).
Optional
 
20 Jun Friday
  greenFriday of the eleventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [369] 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Matt 6:19-23.
 Hours of the day.
Jubilee:Golden Jubilee of P. Joseph HAYES who celebrates 50 years of Priesthood today.
 
21 Jun Saturday
  whiteSt Aloysius Gonzaga, religious [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [370] 2 Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-9, 10-11, 12-13; Matt 6:24-34.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: 1 John 5:1-5 (#740.18), Ps 16 (15):1-2a+5, 7-8, 11, Matt 22:34-40
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
22 Jun Sunday
  whiteThe Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)Solemnity
Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, sequence optional, creed, Preface of Holy Eucharist I or II.
Yr C [169] Gen 14:18-20; Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Luke 9:11-17.
Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
 
23 Jun Monday
  greenMonday of the twelfth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [371] Gen 12:1-9; Ps 33:12-13, 18-19, 20+22; Matt 7:1-5.
 Hours of the day.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
24 Jun Tuesday
  whiteTHE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the solemnity.
Cycle I Vigil Mass:  [586] (Vigil Mass) Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17; 1 Pet 1:8-12; Luke 1:5-17.
Cycle I Mass of the Day:  [587] (Mass during the Day) Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15; Acts 13: 22-26; Lk 1: 57-66, 80.
 Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum.
 
25 Jun Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the twelfth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [373] Gen 15:1-12, 17-18; Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9; Matt 7:15-20.
 Hours of the day.
Jubilee:Diamond Jubilee of P. Bronisław KONDRAT who celebrates 60 years of Priesthood today.
 
26 Jun Thursday
  greenThursday of the twelfth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [374] Gen 16:1-12, 15-16 or Gen 16:16b-12, 15-16; Ps 106: 1b-2, 3-4a, 4b-5; Matt 7:21-29.
 Hours of the day.
 
27 Jun Friday
  whiteSACRED HEART OF JESUSSolemnity
24th World Day for the Sanctification of Priests (est. 2002)
Mass of the solemnity. Gloria, creed; Preface of Sacred Heart
Yr C (Sunday Lect.) [172] Ezek 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Rom 5:5b-11; Luke 15:3-7.
 
28 Jun Saturday
  whiteImmaculate Heart of MaryMemorial
Mass and of the Memorial
Is 61: 9-11; 1 Sam 2:1, 4-8; Lk 2: 41-51.
The ferial first reading and psalm may be used, but the gospel is proper to this memorial.
Hours of the Memorial
Today the celebrant may choose either this or the following memorial.
  redSt Irenaeus, bishop, doctor, and martyr
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [376] Gen 18:1-15; Luke 1:46-47, 48-49, 50+53, 54-55; Matt 8:5-17.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [589] 2 Tim 2:22b-26; Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 30-31 (#727.2); John 17:20-26 (#742.26).
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
29 Jun Sunday
  redSTS PETER AND PAUL, apostlesSolemnity
Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the Solemnity
 Vigil Mass:  [590] (Vigil Mass) Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; Gal 1:11-20; John 21:15-19.
 Mass during the day:  [591] (Mass during the Day) Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18; Matt 16:13-19.
 Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
30 Jun Monday
  greenMonday of the thirteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [377] Gen 18:16-33; Ps 103:1b-2, 3-4, 8-9, 10-11; Matt 8:18-22.
 Hours of the day.
  redThe First Holy Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [592] Rom 8:31b-39 (#716.2); Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 (#715.3); Matt 24:4-13.
Optional


July

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For formation in discernment (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel."

 
1 Jul Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the thirteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [378] Gen 19:15-29; Ps 26:2-3, 9-10, 11-12; Matt 8:23-27.
 Hours of the day.
Anniv.:1st anniversary of the death of P. Lorenz von Walter (SAP) (93) d. 2024 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
 
2 Jul Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the thirteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [379] Gen 21:5, 8-20a; Ps 34:7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Matt 8:28-34.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSts Bernardine Realino, John Francis Regis, Francis Jerome, Bls Julian Maunoir, Anthony Baldinucci, Tiburcio Arnaiz, Johann Philipp Jeningen, priests [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
From the Common of Pastors, of from the Common of Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints:
Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time
I. Isa 6:1, 6-8; Ps 40(39):2+4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10+12; Luke 4:16a-22.
II. Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 67(66):2-3, 5, 7-8; John 17:20-26.
III. 1 Pet 5:1-4; Ps 23(22):1-3, 4, 5, 6; John 10:11-16.
Common of Pastors: Readings during Easter Time
I. Acts 20:28-38; Ps 145(144):8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab; John 14:23-29.

Common of Missionaries
I. Isa 40:1-5; Ps 19(18):2-3, 4-5; Mark 16:15-20.
II. 1 Thess 2:2b-8; Ps 96(95):1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10; Luke 10:1-9.
Optional
 
3 Jul Thursday
  redSt Thomas, apostle
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Yr C[593] Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; John 20:24-29.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
 
4 Jul Friday
  greenFriday of the thirteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [381] Gen 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67; Ps 106:1b-2, 3-4a, 4b-5; Matt 9:9-13.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Elizabeth of Portugal
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Those Who Work for the Underprivileged
Readings from the Common of Saints: [594] 1 John 3:14-18 (#740.16); Ps 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6,7-8, 9 (#739,7); Matt 25:31-46 or 25:31-40 (#742.13).
Optional
 
5 Jul Saturday
  greenSaturday of the thirteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [382] Gen 27:1-5, 15-29; Ps 135:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6; Matt 9:14-17.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Anthony Zaccaria, priest
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Teachers or For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [595] 2 Tim 1:13-14; 2:1-3 (#722.11); Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6 (#739.1); Mark 10:13-16 (#742.16).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
6 Jul Sunday
  greenFourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [102] Isa 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16+20; Gal 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
Jubilee:Silver Jubilee of P. Graham Edward PUGIN who celebrates 25 years since Final Vows today.
 
7 Jul Monday
  greenMonday of the fourteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [383] Gen 28:10-22a; Ps 91:1-2, 3-4, 14-15ab; Matt 9:18-26.
 Hours of the day.
Jubilee:Silver Jubilee of P. Tinashe Solomon MHAKA who celebrates 25 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Silver Jubilee of P. Ignatius A. TAMBUDZAI who celebrates 25 years in the Society today.
 
8 Jul Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the fourteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [384] Gen 32:23-33; Ps 17:1b, 2-3, 6-7, 8b+15; Matt 9:32-38.
 Hours of the day.
Anniv.:1st anniversary of the death of P. Brian Porter (SAP) (91) d. 2024 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
 
9 Jul Wednesday
  redSts Leo Ignatius Mangin, priest, Mary Zhu Wu and companions, martyrs [SJ]
Outside SJ churches Seasonal weekday or optional memorial of St Augustine Zhao Rong, priest and companions, martyrs
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [385] Gen 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a; Ps 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19; Matt 10:1-7.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [596A] 1 John 5:1-5 (#716.1); Ps 126:1-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); 2 Cor 1:3b-4a (#717.3); Jn 12:24-26 (#718.5)
 
10 Jul Thursday
  greenThursday of the fourteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [386] Gen 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5; Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Matt 10:7-15.
 Hours of the day.
 
11 Jul Friday
  whiteSt Benedict, abbot
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [387] Gen 46:1-7, 28-30; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Matt 10:16-23.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [597] Prov 2:1-9; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); Matt 19:27-29 (#742.9).
 
12 Jul Saturday
  greenSaturday of the fourteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [388] Gen 49:29-32; 50:15-26a; Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7; Matt 10:24-33.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. David Rowan (SAP) (68) d. 2021 at Johannesburg, RSA. Read Obituary
Jubilee:Golden Jubilee of P. Eustace SEQUEIRA who celebrates 50 years of Priesthood today.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
13 Jul Sunday
  greenFifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
106th Sea Sunday (est. 1919)
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [105] Deut 30:10-14; Ps 69:14+17, 30-31, 33-34, 36a+37 or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; Col 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
 
14 Jul Monday
  greenMonday of the fifteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [389] Exod 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124:1-3, 4-6, 7-8; Matt 10:34-11:1.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Camillus de Lellis, priest
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Those Who Work for the Underprivileged
Readings from the Common of Saints: [601A] 1 John 3:14-18 (#740.16); Ps 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7b-8, 9 (#739.7); John 15:9-17 (#742.25).
Optional
 
15 Jul Tuesday
  whiteSt Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [390] Exod 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; Matt 11:20-24.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [600] Eph 3:14-19 (#740.7); Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (#727.3); Matt 23:8-12 (#724.3).
 
16 Jul Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the fifteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [391] Exod 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103; 1-2, 3-4, 6-7; Matt 11:25-27.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteOur Lady of Mount Carmel
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings from the Common of Saints: [601] Zac 2:14-17 (#707.11); Luke 1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55 (#709.5); Matt 12:46-50 (#712.3).
Optional
 
17 Jul Thursday
  greenThursday of the fifteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [392] Exod 3:13-20; Ps 105:1, 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27; Matt 11:28-30.
 Hours of the day.
 
18 Jul Friday
  greenFriday of the fifteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [393] Exod 11:10-12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; Matt 12:1-8.
 Hours of the day.
 
19 Jul Saturday
  greenSaturday of the fifteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [394] Exod 12:37-42; Ps 136:1, 23-24, 10-12, 13-15; Matt 12:14-21.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
20 Jul Sunday
  greenSixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [108] Gen 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-3a, 3b-4, 5; Col 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter.
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Keaney (SAP) (72) d. 2021 at Lusaka, Zambia. Read Obituary
 
21 Jul Monday
  greenMonday of the sixteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [395] Exod 14:5-18; Exod 15:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6; Matt 12:38-42.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor of the Church
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [602] 2 Cor 4:1-2, 5-7 (#722.6); Ps 40:2+4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (#721.3); Mark 4:1-10, 13-20 (#730.5).
Optional
 
22 Jul Tuesday
  whiteSt Mary Magdalene
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Yr C[603] Song 3:1-4a or 2 Cor 5:14-17; Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; John 20:1-2, 11-18.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
Anniv.:3rd anniversary of the death of P. Karl Herrmann (SAP) (65) d. 2022 at Musami, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
 
23 Jul Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the sixteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [397] Exod 16:1-5, 9-15; Ps 78:18-19, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28; Matt 13:1-9.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Bridget, religious
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [604] Gal 2:19-20 (#740.5); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); John 15:1-8 (#742.24).
Optional
 
24 Jul Thursday
  greenThursday of the sixteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [398] Exod 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; Matt 13:10-17.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Sharbel Makhlūf, priest [2002 RM]
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women
Readings from the Common of Saints: [604A] Sir 3:17-24 (#737.13); Ps 15:2-3ab, 3cd-4ab, 5 (#739.2); Matt 19:27-29 (#742.9).
Optional
 
25 Jul Friday
  redSt James, apostle
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Yr C[605] 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6; Matt 20:20-28.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
Diocese of Tete, Mozambique
   whiteSt James, the Great, Patronal Feast of the DioceseFeast
Mass of the saint, Gloria, proper readings, preface of saints.
 
26 Jul Saturday
  whiteSts Joachim and Ann, parents of the Bl Virgin Mary
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [606] Sir 44:1, 10-15; Ps 132:11, 13-14, 17-18; Matt 13:16-17. (None of the readings are proper.)
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
27 Jul Sunday
  greenSeventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly (est. 2021)
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [111] Gen 18:20-32; Ps 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 6-7a, 7b-8; Col 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
28 Jul Monday
  greenMonday of the seventeenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [401] Exod 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23; Matt 13:31-35.
 Hours of the day.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   redSt Victor I, Pope and MartyrOptional 
Common of Martyrs
 
29 Jul Tuesday
  whiteSts Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [607] 1 John 4:7-16; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11; John 11: 19-27 or Luke 10: 38-42 (Gospel proper).
Jubilee:Silver Jubilee of P. Lawrence DAKA who celebrates 25 years of Priesthood today.
 
30 Jul Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the seventeenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [403] Exod 34:29-35; Ps 99:5, 6, 7, 9; Matt 13:44-46.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor of the Church
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [608] Eph 3:8-12 (#728.4); Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (#727.3); Luke 6:43-45 (#730.6).
Optional
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteSt Justin De Jacobis, BishopOptional 
Common of Pastors
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
31 Jul Thursday
  whiteSt Ignatius of Loyola, priest, founder of the Society of Jesus
Outside SJ churches Memorial; weekday readings.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the solemnity.
Cycle I [SJ-Lect2013] Jer 20:7-9 [LM 737.16]; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 [LM 609]; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1 [LM 609]; Lk 14:25-33 [LM 609].
 Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum.
Jubilee:Golden Jubilee of P. Patrick MAKAKA who celebrates 50 years of Priesthood today.


August

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For mutual coexistence (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons."

 
1 Aug Friday
  whiteSt Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [405] Lev 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Ps 81:3-4, 5-6, 10-11ab; Matt 13:54-58.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [610] Rom 8:1-4; Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (# 727.3); Matt 5:13-19 (#730.1).
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of F. Gabriel McKinney (SAP) (89) d. 2023 at Lusaka, Zambia. Read Obituary
 
2 Aug Saturday
  greenSaturday of the seventeenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [406] Lev 25:1, 8-17; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Matt 14:1-12.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [611] 1 John 5:1-5 (#716.10); Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25+27 (#721.4); Matt 5:1-12a (#742.1).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
  whiteSt Peter Faber, priest [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Proper (cf. Jesuit Missal)
Readings from the Common of Saints: 1 Cor 2:1-5, Dan 3:52, 53-54, 55ac+56, 57-58, 82-84, 85-87, Matt 10:24-27
Optional
  whiteSt Peter Julian Eymard, priest
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [611A] Acts 4:32-35; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11; John 15:1-8.
Optional
Archdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (1925)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
3 Aug Sunday
  greenEighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [114] Eccl 1:2, 2:21-23; Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Luke 12:13-21.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
4 Aug Monday
  whiteSt John Mary Vianney, priest
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [407] Num 11:4b-15; Ps 81:12-13, 14-15, 16-17;  Matt 14:13-21 or (Year A) 14:22-36 (from Tues [408]).
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [612] Ezek 3:17-21 (#719.8); Ps 117:1bc, 2 (#721.8); Matt 9:35—10:1.
 
5 Aug Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the eighteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [408] Num 12:1-13; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 6cd-7, 12-13; Matt 14:22-36 or (Year A) 15:1-2, 10-14.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteThe Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings from the Common of Saints: [613] Rev 21:1-5a (#708.3); Judith 13:18, 19 (#709.2); Luke 11:27-28 (#712.10).
Optional
 
6 Aug Wednesday
  whiteTransfiguration of the Lord
Mass of the Transfiguration; Gloria, proper readings, Creed, Preface of the Assumption.
Yr C Mass of the Day: [614] Dan 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Luke 9:28b-36.
 Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum.
Jubilee:Golden Jubilee of P. Ludwik ZAPAŁA who celebrates 50 years in the Society today.
 
7 Aug Thursday
  greenThursday of the eighteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [410] Num 20:1-13; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Matt 16:13-23.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Cajetan, priest
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [616] Sir 2:7-13 (#737.12); Ps 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9 (#739.7); Luke 12:32-34 (#742.21).
Optional
  redSt Sixtus II, pope and martyr, and companions, martyrs
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [615] Wis 3:1-9 (#713.5); Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); Matt 10:28-33 (#718.2).
Optional
SJ NOTE:Monthly Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on August 7, the 211th anniversary of the restoration of the Society (1814).
 
8 Aug Friday
  whiteSt Dominic, priest
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [411] Deut 4:32-40; Ps 77:12-13, 14-15, 16+21; Matt 16:24-28.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors: For Missionaries, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [617] 1 Cor 2:1-10a (#728.2); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 (#721.5); Luke 9:57-62 (#742.19).
 
9 Aug Saturday
  greenSaturday of the eighteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [412] Deut 6:4-13; Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 47+51; Matt 17:14-20.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Virgins
Readings from the Common of Saints: [617A] Hos 2:16bc, 17cd, 21-22 (#731.2); Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17 (#733.1); Matt 25:1-13 (#736.2).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
10 Aug Sunday
  greenNineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [117] Wis 18:6-9; Ps 33:1+12, 18-19, 20-22; Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12; Luke 12:32-48 or 12:35-40.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
 
11 Aug Monday
  whiteSt Clare, virgin
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [413] Deut 10:12-22; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Matt 17:22-27.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [619] Phil 3:8-14 (#740.9); Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-8, 11 (#739.3); Matt 19:27-29 (#742.9).
 
12 Aug Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the nineteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [414] Deut 31:1-8; Deut 32:3-4ab, 7, 8, 9+12; Matt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Jane Frances de Chantal, religious
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [623A] Prov 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 (#737.11); Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3 (#739.9); Mark 3:31-35 (#742.14).
Optional
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   redBlessed Isidore Bakanja, MartyrOptional 
Common of Martyrs
 
13 Aug Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the nineteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [415] Deut 34:1-12; Ps 66:1-3a, 5+8, 16-17; Matt 18:15-20.
 Hours of the day.
  redSts Pontian, pope and martyr, and Hippolytus, priest and martyr
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [620] 1 Peter 4:12-19 (#716.9); Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 (#715.3); John 15:18-21 (#718.6).
Optional
 
14 Aug Thursday
  redSt Maximillian Mary Kolbe, priest and martyr
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [416] Josh 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Ps 114:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Matt 18:21-19:1.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [620A] Wis 3:1-9, or 1 John 3:14-18; Ps 116:10-11, 12-13, 16ac-17; John 15:12-16.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
15 Aug Friday
  whiteTHE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the solemnity.
Cycle I Assumption, Vigil [621] (Vigil Mass) 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Luke 11:27-28.
Cycle I Assumption, Mass during the day [622] (Mass during the Day) Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10bc, 11, 12ab, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27a; Luke 1:39-56.
 Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Patronal Feast of Southern Africa
(Transferred to the following Sunday)
Use Mass from Ordinary Time for today (Of the day from [413]-[418])
Archdiocese of Maputo, Mozambique
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (1944)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
Jubilee:Golden Jubilee of P. Edward MURPHY who celebrates 50 years since Final Vows today.
 
16 Aug Saturday
  greenSaturday of the nineteenth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [418] Josh 24:14-29; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 11; Matt 19:13-15.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Stephen of Hungary
Common of Holy Men and Women
Readings from the Common of Saints: [623] Deut 6:3-9 (#737.3); Ps 112:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9 (#739.7); Matt 25:14-30 or 25:14-23 (#742.12).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of F. Paul A. Desmarais (SAP) (78) d. 2023 at Pickering, ON, Canada. Read Obituary
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
17 Aug Sunday
  greenTwentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [120] Jer 38:4-6, 8-10; Ps 40:2, 3, 4, 18; Heb 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter.
Anniv.:1st anniversary of the death of F. Araújo José de Andrade (SAP) (93) d. 2024 at Maputo, Mozambique. Read Obituary
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
  white   Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Patronal Feast of Southern Africa
(Transferred to this Sunday from the 15 Aug).
Solemnity
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mass of the Vigil or of the Day; Gloria, proper readings, Creed, Preface of the Assumption.
 Mass of the Vigil: [621] 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Luke 11:27-28.
 Mass of the Day: [622] Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10bc, 11, 12ab, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27a; Luke 1:39-56.
 Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum.
 
18 Aug Monday
  whiteSt Albert Hurtado-Cruchaga, priest [SJ]
Outside SJ churches seasonal weekday.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [419] Judg 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-35, 36-37, 39-40, 43ab+44; Matt 19:16-22.
Hours of the Memorial.

Readings from the Common of Saints: James 2:14-17 (#740.13), Ps 112 (111):1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7b-8, 9, Matt 25:31-40
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteBl Victoria RasoamanarivoOptional 
Common of Holy Men and Women
 
19 Aug Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the twentieth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [420] Judg 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-12, 13-14; Matt 19:23-30.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt John Eudes, priest
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women
Readings from the Common of Saints: [624] Eph 3:14-19 (#740.7); Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3 (#739.9); Matt 11:25-30 (#742.4).
Optional
 
20 Aug Wednesday
  whiteSt Bernard, abbot and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [421] Judg 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Matt 20:1-16.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Doctors of the Church, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [625] Sir 15:1-6 (#725.3); Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (#727.3); John 17:20-26 (#742.26).
 
21 Aug Thursday
  whiteSt Pius X, pope
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [422] Judg 11:29-39a; Ps 40:5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10; Matt 22:1-14.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors: For a Pope
Readings from the Common of Saints: [626] 1 Thess 2:2b-8 (#722.10); Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25+27 (#721.4); John 21:15-17 (#724.12).
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of F. Henryk Prill (PMA) (66) d. 2021 at Krakow, Poland. Read Obituary
 
22 Aug Friday
  whiteThe Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
After Night Prayer, Ave Regina Caelorum is recommended.
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [423] Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-6ab, 6c-7, 8-9a, 9b-10; Matt 22:34-40.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings from the Common of Saints: [627] Isa 9:1-6 (#707.8); Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (#709.4); Luke 1:26-38 (#712.4).
 
23 Aug Saturday
  greenSaturday of the twentieth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [424] Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Ps 128:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Matt 23:1-12.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Rose of Lima, virgin
Common of Virgins, or Common of Holy Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [628] 2 Cor 10:17—11:2 (#734.2); Ps 148:1bc-2, 11-13a, 13c-14 (#733.2); Matt 13:44-46 (#742.5).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of P. Daniel Kamuzyu (SAP) (41) d. 2023 at Angonia, Mozambique. Read Obituary
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of S. Belmiro C. Francisco Molande (SAP) (28) d. 2023 at Angonia, Mozambique. Read Obituary
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
24 Aug Sunday
  greenTwenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [123] Isa 66:18-21; Ps 117:1, 2; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 13:22-30.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
25 Aug Monday
  greenMonday of the twenty-first week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [425] 1 Thess 1:2-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a+9b; Matt 23:13-22.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Joseph Calasanz, priest
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Teachers
Readings from the Common of Saints: [631] 1 Cor 12:31—13:13 or 13:4-13 (#740.3); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); Matt 18:1-5 (#742.7).
Optional
  whiteSt Louis
Common of Holy Men and Women
Readings from the Common of Saints: [630] Isa 58:6-11 (#737.15); Ps 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9 (#739.7); Matt 22:34-40 (#742.10).
Optional
 
26 Aug Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the twenty-first week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [426] 1 Thess 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-3, 4-6; Matt 23:23-26.
 Hours of the day.
 
27 Aug Wednesday
  whiteSt Monica
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [427] 1 Thess 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-8, 9-10, 11-12ab; Matt 23:27-32.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Holy Men and Women
Readings from the Common of Saints: [632] Sir 26:1-4, 13-16 (#737.14); Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3 (#739.9); Luke 7:11-17.
Jubilee:Golden Jubilee of P. Gerard KARAS who celebrates 50 years in the Society today.
 
28 Aug Thursday
  whiteSt Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [428] 1 Thess 3:7-13; Ps 90:3-5a, 12-13, 14+17; Matt 24:42-51.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [633] 1 John 4:7-16 (#740.17); Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (#727.3); Matt 23:8-12 (#730.4).
 
29 Aug Friday
  redThe Passion/Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [634] Jer 1:17-19; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17; Mark 6:17-29 (Gospel proper).
 
30 Aug Saturday
  greenSaturday of the twenty-first week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [430] 1 Thess 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9; Matt 25:14-30.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
31 Aug Sunday
  greenTwenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [126] Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Luke 14:1, 7-14.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.


September

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For our relationship with all of creation (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect."

 
1 Sep Monday
  greenMonday of the twenty-second week.
10th Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (est. 2015)
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [431] 1 Thess 4:13-18; Ps 96:1+3, 4-5, 11-12, 13; Luke 4:16-30.
 Hours of the day.
 
2 Sep Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the twenty-second week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [432] 1 Thess 5:1-6, 9-11; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Luke 4:31-37.
 Hours of the day.
  redBl James Bonnaud, pr, and companions; Joseph Imbert and John Nicolas Cordier, prs; Thomas Sitjar, pr, and companions; John Fausti, pr, and companions; martyrs [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
From the Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints:
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time
I. Wisdom 10:10-14; Ps 116(115):10+15, 16-17, 18-19; John 15:9-17.
II. Phil 1:20b-26; Ps 31(30):3b-4, 6-8a, 16b-17, 21; Matt 10:16-22.
III. 1 Pet 3:14-17; Ps 124(123):2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8; John 12:24-26.
Common of Martyrs: Readings during Easter Time
I. Rev 12:10-12b; Ps 34(33):2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 17:11b-19.
Optional
 
3 Sep Wednesday
  whiteSt Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [433] Col 1:1-8; Ps 52:10, 11; Luke 4:38-44.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors: For a Pope, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [635] 2 Cor 4:1-2, 5-7 (#722.6); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8, 10 (#721.5); Luke 22:24-30 (#724.9).
 
4 Sep Thursday
  greenThursday of the twenty-second week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [434] Col 1:9-14; Ps 98:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Luke 5:1-11.
 Hours of the day.
 
5 Sep Friday
  greenFriday of the twenty-second week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [435] Col 1:15-20; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Luke 5:33-39.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Teresa of Calcutta, virgin

Readings from the Common of Saints:
Optional
 
6 Sep Saturday
  greenSaturday of the twenty-second week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [436] Col 1:21-23; Ps 54:3-4, 6+8; Luke 6:1-5.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
7 Sep Sunday
  greenTwenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [129] Wis 9:13-18b; Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17; Phlm 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14:25-33.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
Jubilee:Platinum Jubilee of P. Clive DILLON-MALONE who celebrates 70 years in the Society today.
Jubilee:Diamond Jubilee of P. Michael T. KELLY who celebrates 60 years in the Society today.
 
8 Sep Monday
  whiteThe Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Yr C[636] Micah 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6ab, 6cd; Matt 1:1-16, 18-23 or Matt 1:18-23.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
 
9 Sep Tuesday
  whiteSt Peter Claver, priest [SJ]
[Memorial for SJ, opt mem in 2002 RM]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [438] Col 2:6-15; Ps 145:1b-2, 8-9, 10-11; Luke 6:12-19.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints: Isa 58:6-11 (#737.15), Ps 112 (111):1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7b-8, 9, John 15:9-17
Archdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe
   whiteSt Peter Claver, Patronal Feast of the ArchdioceseFeast
Mass of the saint, Gloria, proper readings, preface of saints.
 
10 Sep Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the twenty-third week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [439] Col 3:1-11; Ps 145:2-3, 10-11, 12-13ab; Luke 6:20-26.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteBl Francis Garate, religious [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
From the Common of Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints:
Optional
 
11 Sep Thursday
  greenThursday of the twenty-third week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [440] Col 3:12-17; Ps 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6; Luke 6:27-38.
 Hours of the day.
 
12 Sep Friday
  greenFriday of the twenty-third week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [441] 1 Tim 1:1-2, 12-14; Ps 16:1b-2a+5, 7-8, 11; Luke 6:39-42.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteThe Most Holy Name of Mary
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings from the Common of Saints: [636B] Gal 4:4-7 (#710.3); Luke 1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55 (#709.5); Luke 1:39-47 (#712.5).
Optional
 
13 Sep Saturday
  whiteSt John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [442] 1 Tim 1:15-17; Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5+6-7; Luke 6:43-49.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [637] Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 (#722.8); Ps 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (#721.3); Mark 4:1-10, 13-20 or 4:1-9 (#730.5).
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
14 Sep Sunday
  redThe Exaltation of the Holy CrossFeast
Mass of the Feast; gloria, preface of the Feast
 Triumph of the Cross [638] Num 21: 4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3: 13-17.
Only 2 readings on weekdays.
 Hours of the Feast; Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter.
 
15 Sep Monday
  whiteOur Lady of Sorrows
Mass of the memorial. Sequence (Stabat Mater) optional. Gospel proper; Preface of B.V. Mary I or II.
Stabat Mater also recommended for use at the Hours.
 
16 Sep Tuesday
  redSt. Cornelius, pope and martyr, and St. Cyprian, bishop and martyr
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [444] 1 Tim 3:1-13; Ps 101:1-2ab, 2cd-3ab, 5, 6; Luke 7:11-17.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [640] 2 Cor 4:7-15 (#716.3); Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); John 17:11b-19 (#718.7).
 
17 Sep Wednesday
  whiteSt Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the Church [SJ]
Outside SJ churches opt. mem. or St Hildegard of Bingen, opt. mem.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [445] 1 Tim 3:14-16; Ps 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Luke 7:31-35.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [641] Wis 7:7-10, 15-16 (#725.2); Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 (#727.1); John 6:63c, 68c (#729.3); Matt 7:21-29 (#730.2)
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. Francis Wafer (SAP) (87) d. 2021 at Lusaka, Zambia. Read Obituary
 
18 Sep Thursday
  greenThursday of the twenty-fourth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [446] 1 Tim 4:12-16; Ps 111:7-8, 9, 10; Luke 7:36-50.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Hildegard of Bingen, virgin and doctor (transferred from Sept 17 in SJ)
Common of Virgins, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [641A] Songs 8:6-7 (#731.1); Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17 (#733.1); Matt 25:1-13 (#742.11).
Optional
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of P. Klaus Cieszyński (SAP) (85) d. 2023 at Lusaka, Zambia. Read Obituary
 
19 Sep Friday
  greenFriday of the twenty-fourth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [447] 1 Tim 6:2c-12; Ps 49:6-7, 8-10, 17-18, 19-20; Luke 8:1-3.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt Januarius, bishop and martyr
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [642] Hebr 10:32-36 (#716.6); Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); John 12:24-26 (#718.5).
Optional
 
20 Sep Saturday
  redSt. Andrew Kim Taegon, priest and martyr, St. Paul Chong Hasang, catechist and martyr, and their companions, martyrs
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [448] 1 Tim 6:13-16; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Luke 8:4-15.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [642A] Wis 3:1-9, or Rom 8:31b-39; Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6; Luke 9:23-26.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
21 Sep Sunday
  greenTwenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [135] Amos 8:4-7; Ps 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8; 1 Tim 2:1-8; Luke 16:1-13 or 16:10-13.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
22 Sep Monday
  greenMonday of the twenty-fifth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [449] Ezra 1:1-6; Ps 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6; Luke 8:16-18.
 Hours of the day.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   redSt Maurice and Companions, MartyrsOptional 
Common of Martyrs
 
23 Sep Tuesday
  whiteSt Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), priest
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [450] Ezra 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; Luke 8:19-21.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [643A] Gal 2:19-20 (#740.5); Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 (#739.8); Matt 16:24-27 (#742.6).
 
24 Sep Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the twenty-fifth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [451] Ezra 9:5-9; Tob 13:2, 3-4a, 6cd, 7-8, 6fg; Luke 9:1-6.
 Hours of the day.
 
25 Sep Thursday
  greenThursday of the twenty-fifth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [452] Hag 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a+9; Luke 9:7-9.
 Hours of the day.
 
26 Sep Friday
  greenFriday of the twenty-fifth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [453] Hag 2:1-9; Ps 43:1, 2, 3, 4; Luke 9:18-22.
 Hours of the day.
  redSts Cosmas and Damian, martyrs
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [644] Wis 3:1-9 (#713.5); Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); Matt 10:28-33 (#718.2).
Optional
 
27 Sep Saturday
  whiteSt Vincent de Paul, priest
46th World Tourism Day (est. 1980)
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [454] Zech 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Luke 9:43b-45.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors: For Missionaries, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Those Who Work for the Underprivileged
Readings from the Common of Saints: [645] 1 Cor 1:26-31 (#740.2); Ps 112:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-7, 7-8, 9 (#739.7); Matt 9:35-38 (#724.1).
SJ NOTE:Monthly Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on September 27, the 485th anniversary of the confirmation of the Society (1540).
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
28 Sep Sunday
  greenTwenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (est. 1914)
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [138] Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10; 1 Tim 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
29 Sep Monday
  whiteSts Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Yr C[647] Dan 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rev 12:7-12ab; Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5; John 1:47-51.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
 
30 Sep Tuesday
  whiteSt Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [456] Zech 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7; Luke 9:51-56.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Doctors of the Church, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [648] 2 Tim 3:14-17; Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (#727.3); Matt 13:47-52 (#730.3).


October

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For collaboration between different religious traditions (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity."

 
1 Oct Wednesday
  whiteSt Thérèse of the Child Jesus (i.e., of Lisieux), virgin and doctor of the Church
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
 
2 Oct Thursday
  whiteThe Holy Guardian Angels
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [650] Exod 23:20-23; Ps 91:1-2, 3-4ab, 4c-6, 10-11; Matt 18:1-5, 10 (Gospel proper).
 
3 Oct Friday
  whiteSt Francis Borgia, priest [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Mass ad lib.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [459] Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9; Luke 10:13-16.
Hours of the Memorial.

Readings from the Common of Saints: Phil 3:8-14 (#740.9), Ps 118 (117):1b-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9, Mark 10:42-45
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of P. Brian Enright (SAP) (86) d. 2023 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
 
4 Oct Saturday
  whiteSt Francis of Assisi
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [460] Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-35, 36-37; Luke 10:17-24.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [651] Gal 6:14-18; Ps 16:1b-2a+5, 7-8, 11 (#739.3); Matt 11:25-30 (#742.4).
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
5 Oct Sunday
  greenTwenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [141] Habb 1:2-3, 2:2-4; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; 2 Tim 1:6-8, 13-14; Luke 17:5-10.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
 
6 Oct Monday
  greenMonday of the twenty-seventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [461] Jonah 1:1-2:1, 11; Jonah 2:3, 4, 5, 8; Luke 10:25-37.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Bruno, priest
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [652] Phil 3:8-14 (#740.9); Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6 (#739.1); Luke 9:57-62 (#742.19).
Optional
 
7 Oct Tuesday
  whiteOur Lady of the Rosary
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [462] Jonah 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-2, 3-4ab, 7-8; Luke 10:38-42.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings from the Common of Saints: [653] Acts 1:12-14 (#708.1); Luke 1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55 (#709.5); Luke 1:26-38 (#712.4).
Archdiocese of Beira, Mozambique
   whiteOur Lady of the Rosary, Patronal Feast of the ArchdioceseFeast
Mass from the Common of the BVM, Gloria, readings from the Common of the BVM, preface of the BVM.
 
8 Oct Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the twenty-seventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [463] Jonah 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-4, 5-6, 9-10; Luke 11:1-4.
 Hours of the day.
 
9 Oct Thursday
  greenThursday of the twenty-seventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [464] Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1, 1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 11:5-13.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt Denis, bishop and martyr, and companions, martyrs
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [654] 2 Cor 6:4-10 (#716.4); Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); Matt 5:13-16 (#742.2).
Optional
  whiteSt John Leonardi, priest
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Those Who Work for the Underprivileged
Readings from the Common of Saints: [655] 2 Cor 4:1-2, 5-7 (#722.6); Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 10 (#721.5); Luke 5:1-11 (#724.7).
Optional
 
10 Oct Friday
  greenFriday of the twenty-seventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [465] Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6+16, 8-9; Luke 11:15-26.
 Hours of the day.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteSt Daniel Comboni, BishopMemorial 
Common of Pastors
 
11 Oct Saturday
  greenSaturday of the twenty-seventh week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [466] Joel 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Luke 11:27-28.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt John XXIII, pope
Common of Pastors: For a Pope
Readings from the Common of Saints: [655A] Ezek 34:11-16 (#719.9); Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 (#721.2); John 21:15-17 (#724.12).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
12 Oct Sunday
  greenTwenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [144] 2 Kgs 5:14-17; Ps 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4; 2 Tim 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter.
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of P. Oskar Wermter (SAP) (81) d. 2023 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
 
13 Oct Monday
  greenMonday of the twenty-eighth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [467] Rom 1:1-7; Ps 98:1bcde, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Luke 11:29-32.
 Hours of the day.
 
14 Oct Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the twenty-eighth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [468] Rom 1:16-25; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; Luke 11:37-41.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt Callistus I, pope and martyr
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors: For a Pope
Readings from the Common of Saints: [656] 1 Petr 5:1-4 (#722.13); Ps 40:2+4ab. 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (#721.3); Luke 22:24-30 (#724.9).
Optional
 
15 Oct Wednesday
  whiteSt Teresa of Jesus (i.e., of Avila), virgin and doctor of the Church
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [469] Rom 2:1-11; Ps 62:2-3, 6-7, 9; Luke 11:42-46.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Virgins, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [657] Rom 8:22-27; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 (#727.1); John 15:1-8 (#742.24).
 
16 Oct Thursday
  greenThursday of the twenty-eighth week.
45th World Food Day (est. 1981)
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [470] Rom 3:21-30; Ps 130:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6ab; Luke 11:47-54.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Hedwig, religious
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [658] Sir 26:1-4, 13-16 (#737.14); Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 (#739.8); Mark 3:31-35 (#742.14).
Optional
  whiteSt Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin
Common of Virgins, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [659] Eph 3:14-19 (#740.7); Ps 23:1b-3a, 4, 5, 6 (#739.4); Matt 11:25-30 (#742.4).
Optional
 
17 Oct Friday
  redSt Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [471] Rom 4:1-8; Ps 32:1b-2, 5, 11; Luke 12:1-7.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [660] Phil 3:17—4:1; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); John 12:24-26 (#718.5).
 
18 Oct Saturday
  redSt Luke, evangelist
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Yr C[661] 2 Tim 4:9-17b; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18; Luke 10:1-9.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
19 Oct Sunday
  greenTwenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
99th World Mission Sunday (est. 1926)
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [147] Exod 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; 2 Tim 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
 
20 Oct Monday
  greenMonday of the twenty-ninth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [473] Rom 4:20-25; Luke 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75; Luke 12:13-21.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Paul of the Cross (Transferred from 19 October in the Society of Jesus)

Readings from the Common of Saints:
Optional
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   redBlessed Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa, MartyrsOptional 
Common of Martyrs
 
21 Oct Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the twenty-ninth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [474] Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21; Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17; Luke 12:35-38.
 Hours of the day.
  redBl. Diego Luis de San Vitores, priest, and St. Pedro Calungsod, martyrs [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement (Download here)                                                                                                                                                                       
From the Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints:
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time
I. Wisdom 10:10-14; Ps 116(115):10+15, 16-17, 18-19; John 15:9-17.
II. Phil 1:20b-26; Ps 31(30):3b-4, 6-8a, 16b-17, 21; Matt 10:16-22.
III. 1 Pet 3:14-17; Ps 124(123):2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8; John 12:24-26.
Common of Martyrs: Readings during Easter Time
I. Rev 12:10-12b; Ps 34(33):2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 17:11b-19.
Optional
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of F. Happy Patrick Mzumara (SAP) (61) d. 2021 at Mzuzu, Malawi. Read Obituary
 
22 Oct Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the twenty-ninth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [475] Rom 6:12-18; Ps 124:1b-3, 4-6, 7-8; Luke 12:39-48.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt John Paul II, pope
Common of Pastors: For a Pope
Readings from the Common of Saints: [663A] Isa 52:7-10 (#719.5); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 (#721.5); John 21:15-17 (#724.12).
Optional
 
23 Oct Thursday
  greenThursday of the twenty-ninth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [476] Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 12:49-53.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt John of Capistrano, priest
Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints: [664] 2 Cor 5:14-20 (#722.7); Ps 16:1b-2a+5, 7-8, 11 (#721.1); Luke 9:57-62 (#742.19).
Optional
 
24 Oct Friday
  greenFriday of the twenty-ninth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [477] Rom 7:18-25a; Ps 119:66, 68, 76, 77, 93, 94; Luke 12:54-59.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Anthony Mary Claret, bishop
Common of Pastors: For Missionaries
Readings from the Common of Saints: [665] Isa 52:7-10 (#719.5); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 (#721.5); Mark 1:14-20 (#724.5).
Optional
Archdiocese of Durban, South Africa
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of Emmanuel Cathedral (1904)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
 
25 Oct Saturday
  greenSaturday of the twenty-ninth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [478] Rom 8:1-11; Ps 24:1b-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Luke 13:1-9.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Anniv.:3rd anniversary of the death of P. Michael Austin (SAP) (85) d. 2022 at Johannesburg, RSA. Read Obituary
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
26 Oct Sunday
  greenThirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [150] Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34:2-3, 17-18, 19+23; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
27 Oct Monday
  greenMonday of the thirtieth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [479] Rom 8:12-17; Ps 68:2+4, 6-7ab, 20-21; Luke 13:10-17.
 Hours of the day.
 
28 Oct Tuesday
  redSts Simon and Jude, apostles
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Yr C[666] Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; Lk 6:12-16.
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
 
29 Oct Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the thirtieth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [481] Rom 8:26-30; Ps 13:4-5, 6; Luke 13:22-30.
 Hours of the day.
 
30 Oct Thursday
  greenThursday of the thirtieth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [482] Rom 8:31b-39; Ps 109:21-22, 26-27, 30-31; Luke 13:31-35.
 Hours of the day.
  redBl Dominic Collins, religious, martyr [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
From the Common of Martyrs, or from the Common of Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints:
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time
I. Wisdom 10:10-14; Ps 116(115):10+15, 16-17, 18-19; John 15:9-17.
II. Phil 1:20b-26; Ps 31(30):3b-4, 6-8a, 16b-17, 21; Matt 10:16-22.
III. 1 Pet 3:14-17; Ps 124(123):2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8; John 12:24-26.
Common of Martyrs: Readings during Easter Time
I. Rev 12:10-12b; Ps 34(33):2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 17:11b-19.

Common of Religious
I. Eph 6:10-18; Ps 63(62):2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Luke 14:1, 7-11.
II. Rom 12:1-2, 9-18; Ps 112(111):1-2, 3-4, 7b-8, 9; Luke 6:20-23.
Optional
 
31 Oct Friday
  whiteSt Alphonsus Rodriquez, religious [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [483] Rom 9:1-5; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Luke 14:1-6.
Hours of the Memorial.
From the Common of Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: Eph 6:10-13, 18 (#740.8), Ps 63 (62):2, 3-4, 5-6, Luke 14:1, 7-11


November

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For the prevention of suicide (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that those who are tempted to commit suicide might find the support, care and love they need in their community, and be open to the beauty of life."

 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
1 Nov Saturday
  whiteALL SAINTSSolemnity
Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the solemnity.
Cycle I [667] Rev 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5: 1-12a.
 Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
Archdiocese of Harare, and Diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe [ZCBC]
   greenAll Saints
(Transferred to the following Sunday)
Use Mass from Ordinary Time for today (Of the day from [479]-[484])
 
2 Nov Sunday
  black   violet
  white
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Mass 1, 2 or 3 of All Souls; 3 readings from [668] or the Common of the Dead [1011ff]; (Creed on Sundays;) Preface for the Dead I - V
Priests may celebrate three Masses; second is offered for all faithful departed, third for intentions of the Pope.
Mass of the ; gloria, creed, preface of the
 Hours of the ; Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter.
Hours of the Dead with proper 2nd reading for Office of Readings.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
Archdiocese of Harare, and Diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe [ZCBC]
  white   All Saints
(Transferred to this Sunday from the 1 Nov).
Solemnity
Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the solemnity.
 [667] Rev 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5: 1-12a.
 Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum.
 
3 Nov Monday
  greenMonday of the thirty-first week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [485] Rom 11:29-36; Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36-37; Luke 14:12-14.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteBl Rupert Mayer, priest [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
From the Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints:
Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time
I. Isa 6:1, 6-8; Ps 40(39):2+4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10+12; Luke 4:16a-22.
II. Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 67(66):2-3, 5, 7-8; John 17:20-26.
III. 1 Pet 5:1-4; Ps 23(22):1-3, 4, 5, 6; John 10:11-16.
Common of Pastors: Readings during Easter Time
I. Acts 20:28-38; Ps 145(144):8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab; John 14:23-29.
Optional
  whiteSt Martin de Porres, religious
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [669] Phil 4:4-9 (#740.10); Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3 (#739.9); Matt 22:34-40 (#742.10).
Optional
SJ NOTE:(Pre-2014) Monthly Mass for deceased Jesuits should be offered on November 3 (or 4).
 
4 Nov Tuesday
  whiteSt Charles Borromeo, bishopMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [486] Rom 12:5-16ab; Ps 131; 1bcde, 2, 3; Luke 14:15-24.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [670] Rom 12:3-13 (#722.1); Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25+27 (#721.4); John 10:11-16 (#724.10).
 
5 Nov Wednesday
  whiteAll Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Mass ad lib. with weekday readings.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Feast
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Yr C[SJ-Lect 2013] Deut 30:11-14 [LM 838]; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; Jn 12:23-26 [cf LM 718.5].
 Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
Anniv.:3rd anniversary of the death of P. Francesco Spartaco Ciccotti (98) d. 2022 at San Paolo, Brazil. Read Obituary
Anniv.:2nd anniversary of the death of P. George Croft (SAP) (98) d. 2023 at Harare, Zimbabwe. Read Obituary
 
6 Nov Thursday
  greenThursday of the thirty-first week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [488] Rom 14:7-12; Ps 27:1bcde, 4, 13-14; Luke 15:1-10.
 Hours of the day.
The Commemoration of All the Departed of the Society of Jesus [SJ]
(Post-2013)
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement (Download here)

Readings from the Common of Saints: Rom 14:7-9, 10c-12, Ps 116 (114-115):5-6, 10-11, 15-16ac, John 6:37-40
Optional
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   whiteAll Saints of AfricaMemorial 
Common of Holy Men and Women
Archdiocese of Harare, and Diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe [ZCBC]
   whiteBl. Rupert Mayer, Jesuit priest of Germany
SJ NOTE: Monthly Mass for deceased Jesuits should be offered on November 6 (or 7).

On this day we remember all the departed of the Province, especially those who have died since this feast's celebration last year, in particular:

8 Nov  P. Alexander Muyebe (SAP) (56) d. 2024 at Siavonga, Zambia. Read Obituary
 
7 Nov Friday
  greenFriday of the thirty-first week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [489] Rom 15:14-21; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Luke 16:1-8.
 Hours of the day.
 
8 Nov Saturday
  greenSaturday of the thirty-first week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [490] Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 10-11; Luke 16:9-15.
 Hours of the day.
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
Anniv.:1st anniversary of the death of P. Alexander Muyebe (SAP) (56) d. 2024 at Siavonga, Zambia. Read Obituary
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
9 Nov Sunday
  whiteThe Dedication of the Lateran BasilicaFeast
Mass of the Feast; gloria, preface of the Feast
 [671] Ezek 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2: 13-22.
Only 2 readings on weekdays.
 Hours of the Feast; Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter.
 
10 Nov Monday
  whiteSt Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the ChurchMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [491] Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10; Luke 17:1-6.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors: For a Pope, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [672] Sir 39:6-10 (#725.4); Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 30-31 (#727.2); Matt 16:13-19 (#724.2).
 
11 Nov Tuesday
  whiteSt Martin of Tours, bishopMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [492] Wis 2:23-3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19; Luke 17:7-10.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints: [673] Isa 61:1-3abcd (#719.6); Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25+27 (#721.4); Matt 25:31-40 (#742.13).
 
12 Nov Wednesday
  redSt Josaphat, bishop and martyrMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [493] Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Luke 17:11-19.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [674] Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 (#722.8); Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6 (#739.1); John 17:20-26 (#742.26).
Anniv.:3rd anniversary of the death of P. John Dooley (HIB) (92) d. 2022 at Dublin, Ireland. Read Obituary
 
13 Nov Thursday
  whiteSt Stanislaus Kostka, religious [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Memorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [494] Wis 7:22b-8:1; Ps 119:89, 90, 91, 130, 135, 175; Luke 17:20-25.
Hours of the Memorial.

Readings from the Common of Saints: 2 Pet 1:2-11, Ps 122 (121):1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5, 8-9, Luke 2:41-51
Jubilee:Silver Jubilee of P. Józef MATYJEK who celebrates 25 years since Final Vows today.
 
14 Nov Friday
  whiteSt Joseph Pignatelli, priest [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Mass ad lib.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Memorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [495] Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5ab; Luke 17:26-37.
Hours of the Memorial.

Readings from the Common of Saints: 2 Cor 4:7-15 (#716.3), Ps 116 (115):10-11, 12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18, Matt 10:16-23
 
15 Nov Saturday
  greenSaturday of the thirty-second week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [496] Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Luke 18:1-8.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Albert the Great, bishop and doctor of the Church
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [675] Sir 15:1-6 (#725.3); Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (#727.3); Matt 13:47-52 (#730.3).
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
16 Nov Sunday
  greenThirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
9th World Day of the Poor (est. 2017)
Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr C [159] Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-6, 7-8, 9; 2 Thess 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19.
 Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 1 of the Psalter.
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. John Fairhurst (BRI) (90) d. 2021 at Boscombe, England. Read Obituary
 
17 Nov Monday
  whiteSt Elizabeth of Hungary, religiousMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [497] 1 Macc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63; Ps 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158; Luke 18:35-43.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Holy Men and Women: For Those Who Work for the Underprivileged, or
Readings from the Common of Saints: [678] 1 John 3:14-18 (#740.16); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); Luke 6:27-38 (#742.18).
 
18 Nov Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the thirty-third week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [498] 2 Macc 6:18-31; Ps 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Luke 19:1-10.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteDedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, apostles (Both readings proper in Lect. [679])
PROPER
Readings from the Common of Saints: [679] Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Matt 14:22-33.
Optional
 
19 Nov Wednesday
  greenWednesday of the thirty-third week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [499] 2 Macc 7:1, 20-31; Ps 17:1bcd, 5-6, 8b+15; Luke 19:11-28.
 Hours of the day.
 
20 Nov Thursday
  greenThursday of the thirty-third week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [500] 1 Macc 2:15-29; Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15; Luke 19:41-44.
 Hours of the day.
 
21 Nov Friday
  whiteThe Presentation of the Bl Virgin MaryMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [501] 1 Macc 4:36-37, 52-59; 1 Chr 29:10bcd, 11abc, 11d-12a, 12bcd; Luke 19:45-48.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings from the Common of Saints: [680] Zech 2:14-17 (#707.11); Luke 1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55 (#709.5); Matt 12:46-50 (#712.3).
 
22 Nov Saturday
  redSt Cecilia, virgin and martyrMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [502] 1 Macc 6:1-13; Ps 9:2-3, 4+6, 16+19; Luke 20:27-40.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Virgins
Readings from the Common of Saints: [681] Hos 2:16bc, 17cd, 21-22 (#731.2); Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17 (#733.1); Matt 25:1-13 (#736.2).
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
23 Nov Sunday
  whiteOur Lord Jesus Christ, Universal KingSolemnity
40th World Youth Day (est. 1986)
Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed.
Yr C [162] 2 Sam 5:1-3; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5; Col 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43. 
 Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
24 Nov Monday
St Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and martyr, and companions, martyrsMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [503] Dan 1:1-6, 8-20; Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; Luke 21:1-4.
Hours of the Memorial.
Common of Martyrs
Readings from the Common of Saints: [683B] Wis 3:1-9 (#713.5); Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); Matt 10:17-22 (#718.1).
 
25 Nov Tuesday
  greenTuesday of the thirty-fourth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [504] Dan 2:31-45; Dan 3:57, 58, 59, 60, 61; Luke 21:5-11.
 Hours of the day.
  redSt Catherine of Alexandria (or of Sinai)
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Virgins
Readings from the Common of Saints: [683C] Rev 21:5-7 (#714.4); Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7-8 (#715.3); Matt 10:28-33 (#718.2).
Optional
Archdiocese of Johannesburg, South Africa
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of Christ the King (1960)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
 
26 Nov Wednesday
  whiteSt John Berchmans, religious [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Mass ad lib.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Memorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle I [505] Dan 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dan 3:62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67; Luke 21:12-19.
Hours of the Memorial.

Readings from the Common of Saints: Phil 4:4-9 (#740.10), Ps 100 (99):1b-2, 3, 4, 5, Luke 9:57-62
 
27 Nov Thursday
  greenThursday of the thirty-fourth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [506] Dan 6:12-28; Dan 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74; Luke 21:20-28.
 Hours of the day.
 
28 Nov Friday
  greenFriday of the thirty-fourth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [507] Dan 7:2-14; Dan 3:75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81; Luke 21:29-33.
 Hours of the day.
 
29 Nov Saturday
  greenSaturday of the thirty-fourth week.
Mass of the day.
Cycle I [508] Dan 7:15-27; Dan 3:82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87; Luke 21:34-36.
 Hours of the day.
  whiteBl Bernard Francis de Hoyos, priest [SJ]
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement (Download here)
From the Common of Pastors, or from the Common of Religious
Readings from the Common of Saints:
Optional
  white   greenSaturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin MaryOptional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
30 Nov Sunday
New Liturgical Year Begins
with the First Sunday of Advent.
New Sunday Cycle for Readings.
Starting today, the Sunday cycle is Year A.
(Switch to Vol. I of the Lit. of the Hours.)
  violetFirst Sunday of Advent
Mass of the Sunday; the Gloria is omitted; Creed. Preface of Advent I. Ritual and funeral Masses are prohibited.
Yr A [1] Isa 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 13:11-14; Matt 24:37-44.
Hours of the Sunday; Te Deum
Week 1 of the Psalter.


December

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For Christians in areas of conflict (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope."

 
1 Dec Monday
  redSts Edmund Campion, Robert Southwell, priests, and comp., martyrs [SJ]
Outside SJ churches, Mass of the occuring season.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Memorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of Advent I or of the saint.
Cycle II [175] Isa 2:1-5 (or Isa 4:2-6 in Year A); Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9; Matt 8:5-11.
Hours of the saint.
SJTexts in the Jesuit Supplement.
Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]
   redBlessed Clementine Anuarite, Virgin and MartyrOptional 
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
 
2 Dec Tuesday
  violetTuesday of the first week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [176] Isa 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Luke 10:21-24.
Hours of the day.
 
3 Dec Wednesday
  whiteSt Francis Xavier, priest [SJ]
Outside SJ churches memorial; weekday readings.
Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)
Feast
Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
[SJ-Lect 2013] [all as in LM 685] 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mt 16:15-20.
Hours of the feast; Te Deum
SJTexts in the Jesuit Supplement.
Diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
   whiteSt Francis Xavier, Co-Patronal Feast of the DioceseFeast
Mass of the saint, Gloria, proper readings, preface of saints.
 
4 Dec Thursday
  violetThursday of the first week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [178] Isa 26:1-6; Ps 118:1+8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Matt 7:21, 24-27.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt John Damascene, priest and doctor of the Church
Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church
Readings from the Common of Saints: [686] 2 Tim 1:13-14; 2:1-3 (#722.11); Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 (#727.1); Matt 25:14-30 (#742 .12).
Optional
 
5 Dec Friday
  violetFriday of the first week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [179] Isa 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Matt 9:27-31.
Hours of the day.
 
6 Dec Saturday
  violetSaturday of the first week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [180] Isa 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Matt 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Nicholas, bishop
Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [687] Is 6:1-8 (#719.4); Ps 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (#721.3); Luke 10:1-9 (#724.8).
Optional
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
7 Dec Sunday
  violetSecond Sunday of Advent
Mass of the Sunday; the Gloria is omitted; Creed. Preface of Advent I. Ritual and funeral Masses are prohibited.
Yr A [4] Isa 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Matt 3:1-12.
Hours of the Sunday; Te Deum
Week 2 of the Psalter.
 
8 Dec Monday
  whiteTHE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BL. VIRGIN MARYSolemnity
Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed, preface of the solemnity.
Yr A [689] Gen 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3bc-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Luke 1:26-38.
Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum
Archdiocese of Durban, South Africa
   whiteThe Immaculate Conception of Our Lady , Patronal Feast of the ArchdioceseFeast
Mass from the Common of the BVM, Gloria, readings from the Common of the BVM, preface of the BVM.
Archdiocese of Johannesburg, South Africa
   whiteThe Immaculate Conception of Our Lady , Patronal Feast of the ArchdioceseFeast
Mass from the Common of the BVM, Gloria, readings from the Common of the BVM, preface of the BVM.
Diocese of Ndola, Zambia
   whiteThe Immaculate Conception of Our Lady , Patronal Feast of the DioceseFeast
Mass from the Common of the BVM, Gloria, readings from the Common of the BVM, preface of the BVM.
Archdiocese of Maputo, Mozambique
   whiteThe Immaculate Conception of Our Lady , Patronal Feast of the ArchdioceseFeast
Mass from the Common of the BVM, Gloria, readings from the Common of the BVM, preface of the BVM.
 
9 Dec Tuesday
  violetTuesday of the second week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [182] Isa 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-2, 3+10ac, 11-12, 13; Matt 18:12-14.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, hermit
Common of Holy Men and Women
Readings from the Common of Saints: [689A] 1 Cor 1:26-31 (#740.2); Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3 (#739.9); Matt 11:25-30 (#742.4).
Optional
 
10 Dec Wednesday
  violetWednesday of the second week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [183] Isa 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8+10; Matt 11:28-30.
Hours of the day.
  whiteOur Lady of Loreto
Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings from the Common of Saints: [689B] Isa 7:10-14; 8:10 (#707.7); Luke 1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55 (#709.5); Luke 1:26-38 (#712.4).
Optional
 
11 Dec Thursday
  violetThursday of the second week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [184] Isa 41:13-20; Ps 145:1+9, 10-11, 12-13ab; Matt 11:11-15.
Hours of the day.
  whiteSt Damasus I, pope
Common of Pastors: For a Pope
Readings from the Common of Saints: [690] Acts 20:17-18a, 28-32, 36 (#720.2); Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 (#721.7); John 15:9-17 (#724.11).
Optional
 
12 Dec Friday
  violetFriday of the second week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [185] Isa 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Matt 11:16-19.
Hours of the day.
  whiteOur Lady of Guadalupe
PROPER
Readings from the Common of Saints: [690A] Zech 2:14-17, or Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Judith 13:18bcde, 19; Luke 1:26-38, or Luke 1:39-47.
Optional
Jubilee:Silver Jubilee of P. O. Kenneth JOHNSON who celebrates 25 years since Final Vows today.
 
13 Dec Saturday
  redSt Lucy, virgin and martyrMemorial
Mass of the memorial; preface of Advent I or of the saint.
Cycle II [186] Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac+3b, 15-16, 18-19; Matt 17:9a, 10-13.
Hours of the saint.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
14 Dec Sunday
  rose   violetThird Sunday of Advent
 Gaudete Sunday
Mass of the Sunday; the Gloria is omitted; Creed. Preface of Advent I. Ritual and funeral Masses are prohibited.
Yr A [7] Isa 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-7, 8-9a, 9b-10; Jas 5:7-10; Matt 11:2-11.
Hours of the Sunday; Te Deum
Week 3 of the Psalter.
Organ may be played solo; flowers may decorate the altar today. (PS 25, 2002 GIRM 305, 313).
 
15 Dec Monday
  violetMonday of the third week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [187] Num 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4bc-5ab, 6+7bc, 8-9; Matt 21:23-27.
Hours of the day.
 
16 Dec Tuesday
  violetTuesday of the third week in Advent.
Mass of the day. Preface of Advent I
Cycle II [188] Zeph 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-8, 17-18, 19+23; Matt 21:28-32.
Hours of the day.
 
17 Dec Wednesday
  violet17 December.
Mass of 17 December; preface of Advent II
Cycle II [193] Gen 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17; Matt 1:1-17.
Hours of 17 December
The "Christmas Novena" begins today. Special texts in Mass & Office, including the "O Antiphons" at Evening Prayer and as the Alleluia Verse at Mass.
The weekday readings for the eight days before Christmas are proper to each day, except on the Fourth Sunday of Advent. On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the weekday readings for that date are omitted, "but they may be anticipated or used later on another day during the week, especially to avoid duplicating the Sunday readings" (cf. rubric before Dec 17 in the weekday Lectionary, no. 193).
These weekdays are privileged, so any memorial is considered to be optional. If it is commemorated, at Mass the opening prayer of the memorial is used in place of the seasonal text. At the Office of Readings, after the weekday readings, one may add the Hagiographical Reading of the memorial, the responsory and the concluding prayer. At Morning and Evening Prayer, the prayer of the saint may be added (with its antiphon) after the prayer of the day (omitting the conclusion). (cf. Gen. Intro. Lit. Hours, 238-39.)
 
18 Dec Thursday
  violet18 December.
Mass of 18 December; preface of Advent II
Cycle II [194] Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Matt 1:18-25.
Hours of 18 December
 
19 Dec Friday
  violet19 December.
Mass of 19 December; preface of Advent II
Cycle II [195] Judg 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Luke 1:5-25.
Hours of 19 December
Diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
   whiteAnniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of Corpus Christi (1965)Feast
Mass of the Dedication of a Church, Gloria, proper readings [701-706], Peface of the Dedication of a Church II.
Hours of he Dedication, Te Deum.
 
20 Dec Saturday
  violet20 December.
Mass of 20 December; preface of Advent II
Cycle II [196] Isa 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Luke 1:26-38.
Hours of 20 December
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
21 Dec Sunday
  violetFourth Sunday of Advent
Mass of the Sunday; the Gloria is omitted; Creed. Preface of Advent II. Ritual and funeral Masses are prohibited.
Yr A [10] Isa 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Rom 1:1-7; Matt 1:18-24.
Hours of the Sunday; Te Deum
Week 4 of the Psalter.
In the Office of Readings, the readings are those of the date. The Benedictus and Magnificat antiphons are those of the date.
 
22 Dec Monday
  violet22 December.
Mass of 22 December; preface of Advent II
Cycle II [198] 1 Sam 1:24-28; 1 Sam 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd; Luke 1:46-56.
Hours of 22 December
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. Józef Oleksy (PME) (73) d. 2021 at Nowy Sącz, Poland. Read Obituary
Anniv.:4th anniversary of the death of P. Robert L. Erickson (UWE) (80) d. 2021 at Los Gatos, CA, USA. Read Obituary
 
23 Dec Tuesday
  violet23 December.
Mass of 23 December; preface of Advent II
Cycle II [199] Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10+14; Luke 1:57-66.
Hours of 23 December
  whiteSt. John of Kanty, priest
Common of Pastors: For Those Who Work for the Underprivileged
Readings from the Common of Saints: [695] James 2:14-17 (#740.13); Ps 112:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9 (#739.7); Luke 6:27-38 (#742.18).
Optional
 
24 Dec Wednesday
  violet24 December.
Mass of 24 December; preface of Advent II
Cycle II [200] 2 Sam 7:1-5, 8b-11, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29; Luke 1:67-79.
Hours of 24 December
Evening Prayer I and Vigil Mass of Christmas.
Night Prayer is said only by those not attending Office of Readings and Midnight Mass.
 
CHRISTMAS SEASON
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
25 Dec Thursday
  whiteTHE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
(Christmas)
Holy Day of Obligation
Solemnity
Holy Day of Obligation
Priests may celebrate or concelebrate three Masses as long as they are celebrated at the proper times (2002 GIRM 204c).
Mass of the Vigil, Midnight, Dawn or Day Mass; Gloria, Creed.
For pastoral reasons, the texts of the Vigil Mass may be used at any of the Christmas Masses and any set of readings may be chosen.
Readings:
  Vigil Mass: [13] Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5,16-17,27,29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt1:1-25 or Mt 1: 18-25
  Midnight Mass: [14] Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Tit 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14
  Dawn Mass: [15] Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Tit 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20
  Mass During the Day: [16] Is 52:7-10; Ps 98: 1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
All genuflect in the creed at "...and became man." (2011 transl.)
Christmas Preface I - III
Special Communicantes in Roman Canon (throughout octave.)
Hours of Christmas; Te Deum.
Before Mass at midnight on Christmas it is appropriate that the Office of Readings be celebrated as a vigil. (GILH, n. 215) At the conclusion of this celebration, the Martyrology (Proclamation of the Birth of Christ) may be sung. See the text provided in the Roman Missal.
 
26 Dec Friday
  redSt Stephen, first martyrFeast
Mass of the feast; Gloria.
Christmas Preface I - III
Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Morning hours of the feast; Te Deum; Evening Prayer of Octave of Christmas.
 [696] Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6ab+8ab, 16bc+17; Matt 10:17-22.
 
27 Dec Saturday
  whiteSt John, apostle and evangelistFeast
Mass of the feast; Gloria.
Christmas Preface I - III
Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Morning hours of the feast; Te Deum; Evening Prayer of Octave of Christmas.
 [697] 1 John 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; John 20:1a, 2-8.
 
Evening Prayer I of the following day.
 
28 Dec Sunday
  whiteTHE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH
Mass of the feast; Gloria, Creed. Christmas Preface I - III. Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Feast
 [17] Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5; Col 3:12-21 or (U.S.) Col 3:12-17; Matt 2:13-15, 19-23.
Hours of the feast. Te Deum. 
Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia
   whiteThe Holy Family – The child Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Patronal Feast of the ArchdioceseFeast
Mass of the Feast, Gloria, proper readings [983-988], Preface of Christmas.
 
29 Dec Monday
  whiteFifth day in the Octave of Christmas
Mass of the day; Gloria; preface of Christmas I - III; Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Cycle II [202] 1 John 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6; Luke 2:22-35.
Hours of the day.Te Deum.
  redSt. Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr
Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors
Readings from the Common of Saints: [699] 2 Tim 2:8-13; 3:10-12 (#716.5); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); Matt 16:24-27 (#742.6).
Optional
 
30 Dec Tuesday
  whiteSixth day in the Octave of Christmas
Mass of the day; Gloria; preface of Christmas I - III; Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Cycle II [203] 1 John 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10; Luke 2:36-40.
Hours of the day.Te Deum.
 
31 Dec Wednesday
  whiteSeventh day in the Octave of Christmas
Mass of the day; Gloria; preface of Christmas I - III; Special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
Cycle II [204] 1 John 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-12, 13; John 1:1-18.
Hours of the day.Te Deum.
  whiteSt. Sylvester I, pope
Common of Pastors: For a Pope
Readings from the Common of Saints: [700] Ezek 34:11-16 (#719.9); Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 (#721.2); Matt 16:13-19 (#724.2).
Optional
3rd Anniversary of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger, b. 16 Apr 1927, died this day, aged 95, in 2022. He was elected Pope 19 Apr 2005 and resigned 28 Feb 2013).


APPENDIX I

Epiphany Proclamation 2025

[By ancient custom the dates for the great feasts of the coming year are announced after the Gospel on Epiphany by the deacon or priest. This custom is still mentioned in the 1984 Ceremonial of Bishops, no. 240, and in the 2002 Roman Missal. The following text is found in an appendix of the 2011 Roman Missal:]


Know, dear brethren, (brothers and sisters,)
that, as we have rejoiced at the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ,
so by leave of God's mercy
we announce to you also the joy of his Resurrection, who is our Savior.

On the fifth day of March will fall Ash Wednesday,
and the beginning of the fast of the most sacred Lenten season.
On the twentieth day of April you will celebrate with joy Easter Day,
the Paschal feast of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the first day of June will be the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the eighth day of June the feast of Pentecost.
On the twenty-second day of June the feast of Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
On the thirtieth day of November the First Sunday of the Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ,
to whom is honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Former text

Dear brothers and sisters,
the glory of the Lord has shone upon us,
and shall ever be manifest among us,
until the day of his return.
Through the rhythms of times and seasons
let us celebrate the mysteries of salvation.

Let us recall the year's culmination,
the Easter Triduum of the Lord:
his last supper, his crucifixion, his burial,
and his rising celebrated
between the evening of the seventeenth day of April
and the evening of the twentieth day of April

Each Easter -- as on each Sunday --
the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deed
by which Christ has for ever conquered sin and death.
From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy.
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent,
will occur on the fifth day of March.
The Ascension of the Lord will be commemorated on the first day of June
Pentecost, joyful conclusion of the season of Easter,
will be celebrated on the eighth day of June
And, this year the First Sunday of Advent will be on the thirtieth day of November.

Likewise the pilgrim Church proclaims the passover of Christ
in the feasts of the holy Mother of God,
in the feasts of the Apostles and Saints,
and in the commemoration of the faithful departed.

To Jesus Christ, who was, who is, and who is to come,
Lord of time and history,
be endless praise, for ever and ever. R. Amen.

(One should adjust the date of the Ascension in those places where the feast is celebrated on Thursday.)



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