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ONLINE LITURGICAL CALENDAR Province of Southern Africa (SAP) of the Society of Jesus Monday, 5th January, 2026 Full Liturgical Ordo Proper Calendars: Universal | SJ | SACBC | Scripture Today's Readings | Choose Date Jubilarians | Necrology

VARIABLES FOR THE YEAR 2026

2026

January

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For prayer with the Word of God. (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church."

	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
1 Jan Thursday
	Beginning of a new calendar year. Weekday Lectionary Cycle for Ordinary Time is 2.
	Use Weekday Lectionary Vol III.
white	The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD	Solemnity
	59th 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 Friday
white	Sts Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors of the Church	Memorial
	Mass of the memorial; preface of Christmas I - III, or of the memorial.
	[205] 1 John 2:22-28; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; John 1:19-28.
	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 Saturday
white	THE 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 Sunday
white	The Epiphany of the Lord	Solemnity
	Mass of the Vigil or of the Solemnity; Gloria, Creed.
	[20] Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matt 2:1-12.
	The Solemn Proclamation of the Date of Easter and the other major dates is encouraged (DPPL, n. 118). It is read by the deacon or cantor immediately after the Gospel. See Appendix I (below).
	Preface of Epiphany; EuchPr I Communicantes. Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. On weekdays between Epiphany and Baptism, Week 2 of the Psalter.
5 Jan Monday
white	Monday 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
6 Jan Tuesday
white	Tuesday 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
7 Jan Wednesday
white	Wednesday 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
8 Jan Thursday
white	Thursday 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
9 Jan Friday
white	Friday 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
	Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]    white St Adrian of Canterbury, Abbot Optional  Common of Pastors
10 Jan Saturday
white	Saturday 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
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
11 Jan Sunday
white	The Baptism of the Lord	Feast
	Mass of the Feast; Gloria, Creed. Preface of the Baptism of the Lord.
	[21] Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3b+9b-10; Acts 10:34-38; Matt 3:13-17.
	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.
12 Jan Monday
green	Monday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[305] 1 Sam 1:1-8; Ps 116:12-13, 14-17, 18-19; Mark 1:14-20.
	Hours of the day.
13 Jan Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[306] 1 Sam 1:9-20; 1 Sam 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8; Mark 1:21-28.
	Hours of the day.
white	St 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 Wednesday
green	Wednesday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[307] 1 Sam 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40:2-5, 7-8, 8-9, 10; Mark 1:29-39.
	Hours of the day.
15 Jan Thursday
green	Thursday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[308] 1 Sam 4:1-11; Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 25-26; Mark 1:40-45.
	Hours of the day.
16 Jan Friday
green	Friday of the first week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[309] 1 Sam 8:4-7, 10-22a; Ps 89:16-17, 18-19; Mark 2:1-12.
	Hours of the day.
17 Jan Saturday
white	St Anthony, abbot	Memorial
	Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[310] 1 Sam 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1; Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mark 2:13-17.
	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).
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
18 Jan Sunday
green	Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
	Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr A	[64] Isa 49: 3, 5-6; Ps 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10; 1 Cor 1:1-3; John 1:29-34.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 2 of the Psalter.
19 Jan Monday
green	Monday of the second week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[311] 1 Sam 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21+23; Mark 2:18-22.
	Hours of the day.
red	Jesuit Martyrs because of the faith (Sts. John Ogilvie, pr; Stephen Prongracz, Melchior Grodziecki, prs, and Mark of Krizevci, Can. of Esztergom; Bl. Ignatius de Azevedo, pr, and comp.; James Sales, pr and William Saultemouche, rel, martyrs) [SJ] Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (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
20 Jan Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the second week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[312] 1 Sam 16:1-13; Ps 89:20, 21-22, 27-28; Mark 2:23-28.
	Hours of the day.
red	St 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
red	St 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]    white Bl Cyprian Michael Tansi, Priest Optional  Common of Pastors
21 Jan Wednesday
red	St Agnes, virgin and martyr	Memorial
	Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[313] 1 Sam 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mark 3:1-6.
	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
22 Jan Thursday
green	Thursday of the second week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[314] 1 Sam 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-10a, 10b-11, 12-13; Mark 3:7-12.
	Hours of the day.
red	St. 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 Friday
green	Friday of the second week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[315] 1 Sam 24:3-21; Ps 57:2, 3-4, 6+11; Mark 3:13-19.
	Hours of the day.
24 Jan Saturday
white	St Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church	Memorial
	Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[316] 2 Sam 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Ps 80:2-3, 5-7; Mark 3:20-21.
	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.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
25 Jan Sunday
green	Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
	7th Sunday of the Word of God (est. 2020)
	73rd World Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Day (est. 1953)
	Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr A	[87] Isa 8:23-9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Matt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 3 of the Psalter.
26 Jan Monday
white	Sts Timothy and Titus, bishops	Memorial
	Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
	[520] 2 Tim 1: 1-8, or Tit 1: 1-5 (1st reading proper); Ps 96: 1-2a, 2b-3, 7, 8a, 10; Lk 10:1-9. Seasonal weekday readings:
Cycle II	[317] 2 Sam 5:1-7, 10; Ps 89:20, 21-22, 25-26; Mark 3:22-30.
	Common of Pastors, except PROPER 1st Reading: (Readings from the Common of Saints: [520] 2 Tim 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 (#721.5); Luke 10:1-9 (#724.8).) Hours of the Memorial.
	Prop. Ants. Bened. & Magn.
27 Jan Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the third week in Ordinary Time.
	21st International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (est. 2005)
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[318] 2 Sam 6:12b-15, 17-19; Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Mark 3:31-35,
	Hours of the day.
white	St 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
28 Jan Wednesday
white	St Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church	Memorial
	Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[319] 2 Sam 7:4-17; Ps 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30; Mark 4:1-20.
	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 Thursday
green	Thursday of the third week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[320] 2 Sam 7:18-19, 24-29; Ps 132:1-2, 3-5, 11, 12, 13-14; Mark 4:21-25.
	Hours of the day.
30 Jan Friday
green	Friday of the third week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[321] 2 Sam 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6a, 6bcd-7, 10-11; Mark 4:26-34.
	Hours of the day.
31 Jan Saturday
white	St John Bosco, priest	Memorial
	Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[322] 2 Sam 12:1-7a, 10-17; Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Mark 4:35-41.
	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 children with incurable diseases. (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that children suffering from incurable diseases and their families receive the necessary medical care and support, never losing strength and hope."

	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
1 Feb Sunday
green	Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
	Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr A	[70] Zeph 2:3, 3:12-13; Ps 146:6-7, 8-9a, 9b-10; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Matt 5:1-12a.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 4 of the Psalter.
2 Feb Monday
white	The Presentation of the Lord	Feast
	30th 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.
Jubilee:	Silver Jubilee of P. Russell POLLITT who celebrates 25 years in the Society today.
3 Feb Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[324] 2 Sam 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30-19:3; Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Mark 5:21-43.
	Hours of the day.
white	St 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
red	St Blaise, bishop and martyr The blessing of throats may take place at the conclusion of the Gen. Interc. See Book of Blessings no. 1627. 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 Wednesday
green	Wednesday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time.
	6th International Day of Human Fraternity (est. 2021)
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[325] 2 Sam 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7; Mark 6:1-6.
	Hours of the day.
red	Jesuit 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
Jubilee:	Silver Jubilee of P. Augusto César Pedro JÓ who celebrates 25 years in the Society today.
5 Feb Thursday
red	St Agatha, virgin and martyr	Memorial
	Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[326] 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10, 11ab, 11d-12a, 12bcd; Mark 6:7-13.
	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 Friday
red	Martyrs 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 II	[327] Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47+50, 51; Mark 6:14-29.
	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    white Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt , Co-Patronal Feast of the Archdiocese Feast Mass from the Common of the BVM, Gloria, readings from the Common of the BVM, preface of the BVM.
7 Feb Saturday
green	Saturday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[328] 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; Mark 6:30-34.
	Hours of the day.
white   green	Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Optional
Anniv.:	4th anniversary of the death of F. Theodore C. Bender (UEA) (87) d. 2022 at Weston, MA, USA.
Anniv.:	3rd anniversary of the death of P. José Augusto Alves de Sousa (POR) (89) d. 2023 at Lisbon, Portugal.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
8 Feb Sunday
green	Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
	12th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking (est. 2015)
	Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr A	[73] Isa 58:7-10; Ps 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Matt 5:13-16.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 1 of the Psalter.
9 Feb Monday
green	Monday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[329] 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132:6-7, 8-10; Mark 6:53-56.
	Hours of the day.
10 Feb Tuesday
white	St Scholastica, virgin	Memorial
	Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[330] 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84:3, 4, 5+10, 11; Mark 7:1-13.
	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 Wednesday
green	Wednesday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time.
	34th World Day of Prayer for the Sick (est. 1992)
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[331] 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40; Mark 7:14-23.
	Hours of the day.
white	Our 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 Thursday
green	Thursday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[332] 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 106:3-4, 35-36, 37+40; Mark 7:24-30.
	Hours of the day.
13 Feb Friday
green	Friday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[333] 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15; Mark 7:31-37.
	Hours of the day.
14 Feb Saturday
white	Sts Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishop	Memorial
	Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[334] 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-20, 21-22; Mark 8:1-10.
	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.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
15 Feb Sunday
green	Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
	Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr A	[76] Sir 15:15-20; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Matt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 2 of the Psalter.
16 Feb Monday
green	Monday of the sixth week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[335] Jas 1:1-11; Ps 119:67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76; Mark 8:11-13.
	Hours of the day.
17 Feb Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the sixth week in Ordinary Time.
	Mass ad lib.
Cycle II	[336] Jas 1:12-18; Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 18-19; Mark 8:14-21.
	Hours of the day.
white	The 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
	Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse).
	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.
18 Feb Wednesday
violet	Ash 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.
19 Feb Thursday
violet	Thursday after Ash Wednesday.
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[220] Deut 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 9:22-25.
	Hours of the day.
20 Feb Friday
violet	Friday after Ash Wednesday.
	20th World Day of Social Justice (est. 2007)
	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.
21 Feb Saturday
violet	Saturday after Ash Wednesday.
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[222] Isa 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Luke 5:27-32.
	Hours of the day.
white	St 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).	Commemoration
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
22 Feb Sunday
violet	First Sunday of Lent
	Mass of the Sunday; Creed, Preface of First Sunday of Lent. The beginning of the penitential season may be marked in some way, e.g. by Litany of Saints in Entrance Procession. (PS, 23) Rite of Election (Enrollment of Names) for the catechumens.
Yr A	[22] Gen 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17; Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19; Matt 4:1-11.
	Hours of the Sunday. Week 1 of the Psalter.
23 Feb Monday
violet	Monday in the First Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[224] Lev 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15; Matt 25:31-46.
	Hours of the day.
red	St Polycarp, bishop and martyr Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints: [536] Rev 2:8-11; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6+8ab, 16bc+17 (#715.1); John 15:18-21 (#718.6).	Commemoration
Anniv.:	4th anniversary of the death of P. James Chaning-Pearce (SAP) (81) d. 2022 at St Beuno's, Tremeirchion, N Wales.
24 Feb Tuesday
violet	Tuesday in the First Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[225] Isa 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19; Matt 6:7-15.
	Hours of the day.
25 Feb Wednesday
violet	Wednesday in the First Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[226] Jonah 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Luke 11:29-32.
	Hours of the day.
26 Feb Thursday
violet	Thursday 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.
	Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]    white St Alexander of Alexandria, Bishop Optional  Common of Pastors
27 Feb Friday
violet	Friday in the First Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[228] Ezek 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8; Matt 5:20-26.
	Hours of the day.
white	St 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).	Commemoration
28 Feb Saturday
violet	Saturday in the First Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[229] Deut 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Matt 5:43-48.
	Hours of the day.

March

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For disarmament and peace. (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence."

	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
1 Mar Sunday
violet	Second Sunday of Lent
	Mass of the Sunday; Creed, Preface of Second Sunday of Lent. Penitential Rite for candidates to be admitted to Full Communion may be celebrated.
Yr A	[25] Gen 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22; 2 Tim 1:8b-10; Matt 17:1-9.
	Hours of the Sunday. Week 2 of the Psalter.
2 Mar Monday
violet	Monday in the Second Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[230] Dan 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11+13; Luke 6:36-38.
	Hours of the day.
3 Mar Tuesday
violet	Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[231] Isa 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21+23; Matt 23:1-12.
	Hours of the day.
4 Mar Wednesday
violet	Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[232] Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16; Matt 20:17-28.
	Hours of the day.
white	St 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).	Commemoration
5 Mar Thursday
violet	Thursday in the Second Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[233] Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6; Luke 16:19-31.
	Hours of the day.
6 Mar Friday
violet	Friday in the Second Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[234] Gen 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Matt 21:33-43, 45-46.
	Hours of the day.
7 Mar Saturday
violet	Saturday in the Second Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[235] Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32.
	Hours of the day.
red	Sts 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
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
8 Mar Sunday
violet	Third Sunday of Lent
	116th International Women's Day (est. 1911)
	Mass of the Sunday, or of the First Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Third Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II.
Yr 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.
	Hours of the Sunday. Week 3 of the Psalter.
9 Mar Monday
violet	Monday in the Third Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[237] 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4; Luke 4:24-30.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Frances of Rome, religious Common of Holy Men and Women Readings from the Common of Saints: [540] Prov 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 (#737.11); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); Matt 22:34-40 (#742.10).	Commemoration
10 Mar Tuesday
violet	Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[238] Dan 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4bc-5ab, 6+7bc, 8-9; Matt 18:21-35.
	Hours of the day.
Anniv.:	3rd anniversary of the death of F. Michael Bennett (UWE) (88) d. 2023 at Great Falls, MT, USA.
11 Mar Wednesday
violet	Wednesday in the Third Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[239] Deut 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Matt 5:17-19.
	Hours of the day.
12 Mar Thursday
violet	Thursday in the Third Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[240] Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 11:14-23.
	Hours of the day.
SJ NOTE:	Monthly Mass for the needs of the Church and the Society should be offered on March 12, the 404th anniversary of the canonization of Ss Ignatius and Francis Xavier.
13 Mar Friday
violet	Friday in the Third Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[241] Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14+17; Mark 12:28-34.
	Hours of the day.
14 Mar Saturday
violet	Saturday in the Third Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[242] Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab; Luke 18:9-14.
	Hours of the day.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
15 Mar Sunday
rose   violet	Fourth Sunday of Lent Laetare Sunday
	Mass of the Sunday, or of the Second Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Fourth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II.
Yr 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.
	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.)
16 Mar Monday
violet	Monday in the Fourth Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[244] Isa 65:17-21; Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b; John 4:43-54.
	Hours of the day.
17 Mar Tuesday
violet	Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[245] Ezek 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; John 5:1-16.
	Hours of the day.
white	St 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    white St Patrick, Co-Patronal Feast of the Archdiocese Feast Mass of the saint, Gloria, proper readings, preface of saints.
18 Mar Wednesday
violet	Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[246] Isa 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; John 5:17-30.
	Hours of the day.
white	St 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 Thursday
white	ST 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 Friday
violet	Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[248] Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21+23; John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
	Hours of the day.
21 Mar Saturday
violet	Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of Lent I - IV
	[249] Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12; John 7:40-53.
	Hours of the day.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
22 Mar Sunday
violet	Fifth Sunday of Lent.
	Mass of the Sunday, or of the Third Scrutiny; Creed, Preface of Fifth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II.
Yr 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.
	Hours of the Sunday. Week 1 of the Psalter.
23 Mar Monday
violet	Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
	[251] Dan 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; John 8:1-11 (Year A or B) or Jn 8:12-20 (Year C).
	Hours of the day.
white	St Turibius of Mogrovejo, bishop Common of Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints: [544] 2 Tim 1:13-14; 2:1-3 (#722.11); Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8c, 10 (#721.5); Matt 9:35-38 (#724.1).	Commemoration
24 Mar Tuesday
violet	Tuesday 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.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
25 Mar Wednesday
white	THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD All genuflect during the creed at the words "... and became man."	Solemnity
	Mass of the solemnity; Gloria, Creed; preface of the solemnity.
	[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.
	5th Anniversary of the erection of the Southern Africa Province.
26 Mar Thursday
violet	Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
	[254] Gen 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 8:51-59.
	Hours of the day.
27 Mar Friday
violet	Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
	[255] Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7; John 10:31-42.
	Hours of the day.
28 Mar Saturday
violet	Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent
	Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I
	[256] Ezek 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; John 11:45-56.
	Hours of the day.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
29 Mar Sunday
red	Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.
	Mass of Palm Sunday. Commemoration of Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem, Creed, Preface of Palm Sunday.
	[38] Isa 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Matt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54.
	At the procession: [37] Matt 21:1-11.
	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.
30 Mar Monday
violet	Monday of Holy Week
	Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II
	[257] Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14; John 12:1-11.
	Hours of the day
Anniv.:	2nd anniversary of the death of P. Wolfgang Thamm (SAP) (91) d. 2024 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
31 Mar Tuesday
violet	Tuesday of Holy Week
	Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II
	[258] Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15+17; John 13:21-33, 36-38.
	Hours of the day

April

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: For priests in crisis. (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray for priests going through moments of crisis in their vocation, that they may find the accompaniment they need and that communities may support them with understanding and prayer."

1 Apr Wednesday
violet	Wednesday of Holy Week
	Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II
	[259] Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31+33-34; Matt 26:14-25.
	Hours of the day
2 Apr Thursday
violet	Thursday of Holy Week
	The Chrism Mass may be celebrated in the morning, or on another day earlier this week. White vestments are worn. It is especially fitting that priests concelebrate with the bishop. Priests may communicate under both species, even if not concelebrating. Readings: [260] Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89; Rev 1:5-8; Lk 4:16:21
	Apart from the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Last Supper, all other Masses are prohibited, unless the Ordinary permits a second Mass, exclusively for those unable to participate in the Evening Mass. "According to the Church's ancient tradition, all Masses without a congregation are prohibited on this day" (RM, Holy Thursday, Chrism Mass, rubric no. 1). Communion may be taken to the sick at any time, but otherwise may be distributed only during Mass. Funerals can only be celebrated without Mass.
	Hours of the day. At Office of Readings, the psalms and antiphons of Friday, Week 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
	The Sacred Paschal Triduum of the passion and resurrection of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year. (RC, n.18) The Paschal Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord's Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. (RC, n.19) Religious communities and other smaller communities are encouraged to join with a larger community to celebrate the liturgical services in common (PS no. 43), with a full complement of ministers and with song, rather than schedule separate celebrations (cf. PS no. 93). During these days it is desirable that brothers and sisters "who experience the mystery of suffering" should share in and be participants in the liturgical celebrations of the community, especially if they are in the hospital, "that they may be helped to know the meaning of this reality which they live in union with the paschal mystery of Christ." Therefore, keeping in mind their varying conditions and different circumstances, everything should be so arranged that in the most suitable manner the sick may have the possibility of receiving Communion and, if possible, participating in the veneration of the Cross on Good Friday.
white	Holy Thursday (evening)
	Mass of the Lord's Supper. Gloria, Preface of Eucharist I, special Communicantes, Hanc Igitur and Qui pridie in Eucharistic Prayer I.
	Readings: [39] Exod 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26;  John 13:1-15.
	The tabernacle should be completely empty before the celebration. Enough hosts for the communion of the faithful for tonight and tomorrow should be consecrated during that celebration. For the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament, a place should be prepared and adorned. When the tabernacle is in a chapel separated from the central part of the church, it is appropriate to prepare the place of repose and adoration there. [PS 49] All priests may concelebrate the Mass, even if they have concelebrated the Chrism Mass in the morning. Bells may be rung during the Gloria, and are silent thereafter.
	The mandatum - the washing of the feet - may take place after the homily. Gifts for the poor, especially those collected during Lent as the fruit of penance, may be presented in the offertory procession while the people sing Ubi caritas. [PS 52]
	After the Prayer After Communion, the greeting, blessing and dismissal are omitted. The celebrant incenses the Blessed Sacrament three times, receives the humeral veil and the procession follows as in the Missal. The cross-bearer goes first, [PS 54], then the Blessed Sacrament accompanied by torches and incense. The faithful are encouraged, after the Mass of the Lord's Supper, to spend a suitable period of time during the night in the church in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament that has been solemnly reserved. Solemn adoration ends at midnight; the Blessed Sacrament remains at the Place of Repose until the Liturgical Action of Good Friday. After the celebration, the altar is stripped without ceremony and crosses are removed, if possible; otherwise they should be veiled. It is appropriate that holy water be removed from the stoups at the entrances of the church, to be replaced after new water is blessed at the Easter Vigil. Evening prayer is not celebrated by participants in the Mass of the Lord's Supper.
	21st Anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II (2005).
3 Apr Friday
red	FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD [GOOD FRIDAY]
	Day of fast and abstinence. Celebration of the Mass and the sacraments is strictly prohibited, except for Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Communion may be taken to the sick, but otherwise is not distributed outside today's Celebration of the Lord's Passion.
	Hours of the day. The Office of Readings and Morning Prayer are recommended for public celebration in parishes.
	Celebration of the Passion of the Lord.
	The celebration has three parts: I. Liturgy of the Word (readings, homily, intercessions) II. Veneration of the Cross III. Holy Communion. The celebration begins about 3 p.m. The altar is completely bare, without candles, cloth or cross. The ministers vest with red Mass vestments. They enter in silence and prostrate before the altar. This act of prostration, which is proper to the rite of the day, should be observed (whenever the ministers are physical able) for it signifies both the abasement of "earthly man," and also the grief and sorrow of the Church. As the ministers enter, the faithful should be standing, and thereafter should kneel in silent prayer. [PS 65] The Passion is proclaimed as on Palm Sunday.
	Readings: [40] Isa 52:13-53:12; Ps 31:2+6, 12-13, 15-16, 17+25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42.
	The Intercessions must follow "the form and wording" handed down by tradition, but the celebrant may make a selection of some more relevant to local conditions, provided the range of intentions is preserved. [PS 67] The cross is presented to each of the faithful individually for their adoration, since the personal adoration of the cross is a most important feature in this celebration. The celebrant may remove his chasuble and shoes for the veneration. Only if necessitated by the large numbers of faithful present may the rite of veneration be made simultaneously by all present. Only one cross should be used for the veneration. [PS 69]
	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.
4 Apr Saturday
violet	HOLY SATURDAY
	The Paschal Fast is observed if possible. [CR 20] Celebration of the Mass and the sacraments is strictly prohibited, except for Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Communion may be given only as viaticum.
	Hours of the day. The Office of Readings and Morning Prayer in public is recommended. Night Prayer is celebrated only by those not present at the Vigil.
	Preparation for the Vigil includes: preparation of the bonfire; candles for all the faithful present; water for the liturgy of Baptism; flowers and decorations for the altar.
	EASTER TIME
white	The Easter Vigil.
	The celebration should truly have the character of a Vigil. It must take place at night. It should not begin before nightfall and should end before dawn. To start earlier (e.g. at the customary time for a Sunday vigil Mass) is a "reprehensible abuse". [PS 78] The Vigil has four parts: I.    Service of Light : Bonfire, Procession with Candle, Exsultet. II.   Liturgy of the Word : Readings, psalms, prayers, Gloria, homily. III.  Liturgy of Baptism : Litany, Blessing of Water, Baptism and/or Confirmation, Renewal of Promises, Prayer of the Faithful. IV.  Liturgy of the Eucharist : Preface of Easter I ("on this night"), special Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal. This liturgical order must not be changed by anyone on his own initiative. [PS 81]
	Wherever possible, all the readings should be read so that the character of the Easter Vigil, which demands that it be somewhat prolonged, be respected at all costs. Where pastoral conditions require that the number of readings be reduced, there should be at least three readings from the Old Testament, taken from the law and the prophets; and the reading from Exodus (ch. 14) with its canticle, must never be omitted.
	The Readings [41]:
	Gen 1:1-2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a with Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, 24+35 or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22 Gen 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a,10-13, 15-18 with Ps 16:5+8, 9-10, 11 Exod 14:15-15:1 with Exod 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 This reading and psalm are obligatory. Isa 54:5-14 with Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b Isa 55:1-11 with Isa 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4 with Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Ezek 36:16-17a, 18-28 with Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 (when baptisms occur) or (when no baptisms) Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 Epistle: Rom 6:3-11 Alleluia Psalm: Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Gospel: Matt 28:1-10
	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.
	Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]    white St Benedict’ Religious Optional  Common of Holy Men and Women
5 Apr Sunday
white	Easter Sunday - the Pasch of the Lord	Solemnity with Octave
	Mass of the day, Gloria, Easter sequence, Renewal of Baptismal Promises (in place of Creed), Preface of Easter I ("on this day") special Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal.
Yr A	[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] Matt 28:1-10 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.
6 Apr Monday
white	Monday in the Octave of Easter
	Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
	[261] Acts 2:14, 22-32; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; Matt 28:8-15.
	Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
7 Apr Tuesday
white	Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
	Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
	[262] Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22; John 20:11-18.
	Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
8 Apr Wednesday
white	Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
	Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
	[263] Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 24:13-35.
	Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
9 Apr Thursday
white	Thursday in the Octave of Easter
	Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
	[264] Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab+5, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 24:35-48.
	Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
10 Apr Friday
white	Friday in the Octave of Easter
	Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
	[265] Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2+4, 22-24, 25-27a; John 21:1-14.
	Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
11 Apr Saturday
white	Saturday in the Octave of Easter
	Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this day"); double alleluia at dismissal.
	[266] Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1+14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21; Mark 16:9-15.
	Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
12 Apr Sunday
white	Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) [Octave Day of Easter]. (Formerly known as Dominica in Albis (Sunday in White), Quasimodo Sunday or Low Sunday.)
	Mass of the Sunday, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); Easter Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal.
Yr A	[43] Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pet 1:3-9; 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.
13 Apr Monday
white	Monday in the Second Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[267] Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9; John 3:1-8.
	Hours of the day.
red	St Martin I, pope and martyr	Optional
	(Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors: For a Pope Readings from the Common of Saints: [551] 2 Tim 2:8-13; 3:10-12 (#716.5); Ps 126:1bc-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); John 15:18-21 (#718.6).)
14 Apr Tuesday
white	Tuesday in the Second Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[268] Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5; John 3:7b-15.
	Hours of the day.
15 Apr Wednesday
white	Wednesday in the Second Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[269] Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 3:16-21.
	Hours of the day.
16 Apr Thursday
white	Thursday in the Second Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[270] Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2+9, 17-18, 19-20; John 3:31-36.
	Hours of the day.
	Archdiocese of Ndola, Zambia    white Anniversary 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 Friday
white	Friday in the Second Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[271] Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; John 6:1-15.
	Hours of the day.
Jubilee:	Platinum Jubilee of P. Georg HIPLER who celebrates 70 years in the Society today.
18 Apr Saturday
white	Saturday in the Second Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[272] Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; John 6:16-21.
	Hours of the day.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
19 Apr Sunday
white	Third Sunday of Easter
	Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V.
Yr A	[46] Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; 1 Pet 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 3 of the Psalter.
	Anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XVI (2005)
Jubilee:	Golden Jubilee of -P. Peter EDMONDS who celebrates 50 years since Final Vows today.
Jubilee:	Golden Jubilee of F. Benedict NGAWASEKE who celebrates 50 years since Final Vows today.
20 Apr Monday
white	Monday in the Third Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[273] Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; John 6:22-29.
	Hours of the day.
	Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]    white St Marcellinus, Bishop Optional  Common of Pastors
21 Apr Tuesday
white	Tuesday in the Third Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[274] Acts 7:51-8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6ab+7b+8a, 17+21ab; John 6:30-35.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Anselm, bishop and doctor of the Church	Optional
	(Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church Readings from the Common of Saints: [552] Eph 3:14-19 (#740.7); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); Matt 7:21-29 (#730.2).)
	1st Anniversary of the death of Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, b. 17 Dec 1936, died this day, aged 88, in 2025. He was elected Pope 13 Mar 2013 and his papacy lasted 12 years).
22 Apr Wednesday
white	The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Society of Jesus Outside SJ churches, Easter weekday Mass with associated readings (This feast commemorates the solemn vows of the first companions in St. Paul's Basilica, Rome, 1541.) Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)	Feast
	Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Cycle II	[SJ-Lect 2013] Rev 21:1-5a [LM 708.3]; Judith 12:18bcde, 19 [LM 709.2]; Lk 19:25-27 [LM 712.12].
	Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
	[SJ]
23 Apr Thursday
white	Thursday in the Third Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[276] Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; John 6:44-51.
	Hours of the day.
red	St Adalbert, bishop and martyr	Optional
	(Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints: [553A] 2 Cor 6:4-10; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6+8ab, 16bc+17; John 10:11-16.)
red	St George, martyr	Optional
	(Common of Martyrs Readings from the Common of Saints: [553] Rev 21:5-7 (#714.4); Ps 126:1bc-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); Luke 9:23-26 (#718.4).)
24 Apr Friday
white	Friday in the Third Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[277] Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1, 2; John 6:52-59.
	Hours of the day.
red	St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr	Optional
	(Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints: [554] Col 1:24-29 (#722.9); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); John 17:20-26 (#742.26).)
Anniv.:	2nd anniversary of the death of P. Peter Brook (BRI) (70) d. 2024 at Leeds, England.
25 Apr Saturday
red	St Mark, evangelist	Feast
	Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Cycle II	[555] 1 Pet 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mark 16:15-20.
	Hours of the feast; Te Deum.
	Mass of the feast; Gloria, Preface of Apostles II. Hours of the feast; Te Deum
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
26 Apr Sunday
white	Fourth Sunday of Easter
	63rd 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 A	[49] Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; 1 Pet 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 4 of the Psalter.
27 Apr Monday
white	St Peter Canisius, priest, doctor of the Church [SJ] Observed on Dec 21 in the Gen. Cal. Outside SJ churches weekday of Easter Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)	Memorial
	Mass of the memorial; preface of Easter I - V, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[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 memorial
28 Apr Tuesday
white	Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[280] Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7; John 10:22-30.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Louis Grignion de Montfort, priest	Optional
	(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 martyr	Optional
	(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]    white St Pius V, Pope Optional  Common of Pastors
	Archdiocese of Cape Town, South Africa    white Anniversary 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 Wednesday
white	St Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church	Memorial
	Mass of the memorial; preface of Easter I - V, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[281] Acts 12:24-13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6+8; John 12:44-50.
	Hours of the memorial
30 Apr Thursday
white	Thursday in the Fourth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[282] Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25+27; John 13:16-20.
	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    white Anniversary 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.
	Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi    white Our Lady of Africa, Patronal Feast of the Archdiocese Feast Mass from the Common of the BVM, Gloria, readings from the Common of the BVM, preface of the BVM.
	Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]    white Our Lady, Mother of Africa Feast Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary

May

Make a Daily Offering for the Pope's Intention: That everyone might have food. (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food, and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food."

1 May Friday
white	Friday in the Fourth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[283] Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab; John 14:1-6.
	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.:	3rd anniversary of the death of P. Manuel Serra Ferreira (POR) (84) d. 2023 at Lisbon, Portugal.
2 May Saturday
white	St Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the Church	Memorial
	Mass of the memorial; preface of Easter I - V, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[284] Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; John 14:7-14.
	Hours of the memorial
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
3 May Sunday
white	Fifth Sunday of Easter
	Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V.
Yr A	[52] Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; 1 Pet 2:4-9; John 14:1-12.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 1 of the Psalter.
Anniv.:	2nd anniversary of the death of P. Henry Tafadzwa Masakare (SAP) (41) d. 2024 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
4 May Monday
white	Monday in the Fifth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[285] Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16; John 14:21-26.
	Hours of the day.
white SJ	St José Maria Rubio, priest [SJ] Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here)	Optional
	(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.)
5 May Tuesday
white	Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[286] Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21; John 14:27-31a.
	Hours of the day.
6 May Wednesday
white	Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[287] Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; John 15:1-8.
	Hours of the day.
	Diocese of Tete, Mozambique    white Anniversary 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 Thursday
white	Thursday in the Fifth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[288] Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10; John 15:9-11.
	Hours of the day.
8 May Friday
white	Friday in the Fifth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[289] Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-9, 10+12; John 15:12-17.
	Hours of the day.
white SJ	Bl. 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.)
	1st Anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV (2025).
9 May Saturday
white	Saturday in the Fifth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[290] Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5; John 15:18-21.
	Hours of the day.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
10 May Sunday
white	Sixth Sunday of Easter
	Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I - V. Where Ascension is celebrated on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, today's second reading & gospel may be from Seventh Sunday of Easter if desired.
Yr A	[55] Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16+20; 1 Pet 3:15-18; John 14:15-21.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 2 of the Psalter.
11 May Monday
white	Monday in the Sixth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[291] Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a+9b; John 15:26-16:4a.
	Hours of the day.
12 May Tuesday
white	Tuesday in the Sixth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[292] Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8; John 16:5-11.
	Hours of the day.
red	St Pancras, martyr	Optional
	(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, martyrs	Optional
	(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 Wednesday
white	Wednesday in the Sixth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[293] Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14; John 16:12-15.
	Hours of the day.
white	Our Lady of Fatima	Optional
	(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 Thursday
red	St Matthias, apostle	Feast
	Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Cycle II	[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 Friday
white	Friday in the Sixth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[295] Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; John 16:20-23.
	Hours of the day.
16 May Saturday
white	Saturday in the Sixth Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this time."
Cycle II	[296] Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10; John 16:23b-28.
	Hours of the day.
red SJ	St 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.)
	In the evening:
white	Vigil of Ascension	Solemnity
	Mass of the Vigil; gloria, creed, Preface of the Ascension I or II, special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I.
	[59] Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8; 1 Pet 4:13-16; John 17:1-11a.
	For pastoral reasons, the texts of the day Mass may also be used.
	Evening Prayer I of the Ascension.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
17 May Sunday
white	Ascension of the Lord
	60th 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 A	[59] Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8; 1 Pet 4:13-16; John 17:1-11a.
	Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.Week 3 of the Psalter.
18 May Monday
white	Monday in the Seventh Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle II	[297] Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; John 16:29-33.
	Hours of the day.
red	St John I, pope and martyr	Optional
	(Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors: For a Pope Readings from the Common of Saints: [565] Rev 3:14b, 20-22 (#738.2); Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 (#721.2); Luke 22:24-30 (#724.9).)
19 May Tuesday
white	Tuesday in the Seventh Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle II	[298] Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; John 17:1-11a.
	Hours of the day.
20 May Wednesday
white	Wednesday in the Seventh Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle II	[299] Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab; John 17:11b-19.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Bernardine of Siena, priest	Optional
	(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 Thursday
white	Thursday in the Seventh Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle II	[300] Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; John 17:20-26.
	Hours of the day.
red	St Christopher Magallanes, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs	Optional
	(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 Friday
white	Friday in the Seventh Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle II	[301] Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; John 21:15-19.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Rita of Cascia, religious	Optional
	(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 Saturday
white	Saturday in the Seventh Week of Easter
	Mass of the day. Preface of Ascension or of Easter "...in this time."
Cycle II	[302] Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5+7; John 21:20-25.
	Hours of the day.
	In the evening:
red	Vigil of Pentecost	Solemnity
	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.
24 May Sunday
red	Pentecost Sunday
	19th Day of Prayer for the Church in China (est. 2008)
	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 A	[63] Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1+24, 29b-30, 31+34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 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 8.
	Week 4 of the Psalter.
25 May Monday
white	The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church	Memorial
	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:
	[347] 1 Pet 1:3-9; Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9+10c; Mark 10:17-27.
26 May Tuesday
white	St Philip Neri, priest
	3rd World Children's Day (est. 2024)
	Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[348] 1 Pet 1:10-16; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Mark 10:28-31.
	Hours of the Memorial. Common of Pastors, or Common of Holy Men and Women: For Religious Readings from the Common of Saints: [570] Phil 4:4-9 (#740.10); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 (#739.5); John 17:20-26 (#742.26).
27 May Wednesday
green	Wednesday of the eighth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[349] 1 Pet 1:18-25; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Mark 10:32-45.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop 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).	Optional
28 May Thursday
green	Thursday of the eighth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[350] 1 Pet 2:2-5, 9-12; Ps 100:2, 3, 4, 5; Mark 10:46-52.
	Hours of the day.
	Outside the Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg [i.e. all non-SACBC territories]    white Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest Feast Mass of the feast. Gloria, Preface of the priesthood of Christ and of the Church. [In the Universal Calendar, this feast is celebrated on the Thursday after Pentecost, except for SACBC territories which will celebrate it next Thursday. In SACBC territories, the Feria from Ordinary Time should be used as above, or the optional Memorial below can be used.] Yr A  Gen 22:9-18 or Heb 10:4-10; Ps 40 (39):7-8a, 10-11ab, 17 (℟. 8a, 9a);  Matt 26:36-42. Download the texts Hours of the feast. Te Deum.
Anniv.:	4th anniversary of the death of P. Andrews Thekkekara (MDU) (90) d. 2022 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
29 May Friday
green	Friday of the eighth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[351] 1 Pet 4:7-13; Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13; Mark 11:11-26.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Paul VI, pope 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).	Optional
	Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]    white Bl Joseph Gerard, Priest Optional  Common of Pastors
30 May Saturday
green	Saturday of the eighth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[352] Jude 17, 20b-25; Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6; Mark 11:27-33.
	Hours of the day.
white   green	Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Optional
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
31 May Sunday
white	The Most Holy Trinity Texts found in Missal and Lit. of the Hours after propers for Ordinary Time.	Solemnity
Yr A	[164] Exod 34:4b-6, 8-9; Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56a; 2 Cor 13:11-13; John 3:16-18.
	Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. At Evening Prayer II, double alleluia at dismissal
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: For the values of sports. (Read Reflection)
"Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth."

1 Jun Monday
red	St Justin, martyr
	Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[353] 2 Pet 1:2-7; Ps 91:1-2, 14-15b, 15c-16; Mark 12:1-12.
	Hours of the Memorial. Common of Martyrs Readings from the Common of Saints: [574] 1 Cor 1:18-25 (#722.2); Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (#715.2); Matt 5:13-19 (#730.1).
2 Jun Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the ninth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[354] 2 Pet 3:12-15a, 17-18; Ps 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14+16; Mark 12:13-17.
	Hours of the day.
red	Sts Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs 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).	Optional
Anniv.:	1st anniversary of the death of -P. Paul Brassil (SAP) (91) d. 2025 at Dublin, Ireland.
3 Jun Wednesday
red	St. Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs
	Mass of the feast; Gloria, preface of the feast.
Yr A	[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    white St Kizito, Co-Patronal Feast of the Diocese Feast Mass of the saint, Gloria, proper readings, preface of saints.
4 Jun Thursday
green	Thursday of the ninth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[356] 2 Tim 2:8-15; Ps 25:2-5ab, 8-9, 10+14; Mark 12:28-34.
	Hours of the day.
	Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]    white Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest Feast Mass of the feast. Gloria, Preface of the priesthood of Christ and of the Church. [In the Universal Calendar, this feast was celebrated last Thursday, on the Thursday after Pentecost, to mark an octave before Corpus Christi, but since Corpus Christi is transferred to this coming Sunday, in SACBC territories only, the feast is moved a week later, to the Thursday after the Most Holy Trinity, to commence a triduum leading to Corpus Christi. In non-SACBC territories, the Feria from Ordinary Time should be used as above.] Yr A  Gen 22:9-18 or Heb 10:4-10; Ps 40 (39):7-8a, 10-11ab, 17 (℟. 8a, 9a);  Matt 26:36-42. Download the texts Hours of the feast. Te Deum.
5 Jun Friday
red	St Boniface, bishop and martyr
	Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[357] 2 Tim 3:10-17; Ps 119:157, 160, 161, 165, 166, 168; Mark 12:35-37.
	Hours of the Memorial. Common of Martyrs, or Common of Pastors: For Missionaries Readings from the Common of Saints: [577] Acts 26:19-23 (#720.3); Ps 117:1bc, 2 (#721.8); John 10:11-16 (#724.10).
6 Jun Saturday
green	Saturday of the ninth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[358] 2 Tim 4:1-8; Ps 71:8-9, 14-15ab, 16-17, 22; Mark 12:38-44.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Norbert, bishop 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).	Optional
white   green	Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Optional
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
7 Jun Sunday
white	The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)	Solemnity
	Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, sequence optional, creed, Preface of Holy Eucharist I or II.
Yr A	[167] Deut 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; John 6:51-58.
	Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum.
8 Jun Monday
red	St James Berthieu, priest and martyr [SJ] Outside SJ churches seasonal weekday. Texts in the Jesuit Supplement (Download here)
	Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[359] 1 Kgs 17:1-6; Ps 121:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Matt 5:1-12.
	Hours of the Memorial. Readings from the Common of Saints: Wis 3:1-9 (#713.5), Ps 126 (125):1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4), John 15:18-21 (#718.6)
9 Jun Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the tenth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[360] 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8; Matt 5:13-16.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Ephrem, deacon and doctor of the Church Common of Doctors of the Church Readings from the Common of Saints: [579] Col 3:12-17 (#740.11); Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 30-31 (#727.2); Luke 6:43-45 (#730.6).	Optional
white	St. Joseph de Anchieta, priest [SJ] (Canonized 2014) Texts in the Jesuit Supplement. (Download Mass texts and Divine Office texts here) From the Common of Missionaries, of from the Common of Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints: 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. 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
10 Jun Wednesday
green	Wednesday of the tenth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[361] 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab+8, 11; Matt 5:17-19.
	Hours of the day.
11 Jun Thursday
red	St Barnabas, apostle
	Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[580] Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 (proper); Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3c-4, 5-6; Matt 10:7-13.
12 Jun Friday
white	SACRED HEART OF JESUS	Solemnity
	25th World Day for the Sanctification of Priests (est. 2002)
	Mass of the solemnity. Gloria, creed; Preface of Sacred Heart
Yr A	(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.
	Archdioceses of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa [SACBC]    white St Onophrius, Hermit Optional  Common of Holy Men and Women
13 Jun Saturday
white	Immaculate Heart of Mary	Memorial
	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.
white	St Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church
	Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint.
Cycle II	[364] 1 Kgs 19:19-21; Ps 16:1b-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10; Matt 5:33-37.
	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).
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
14 Jun Sunday
green	Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
	Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr A	[91] Exod 19:2-6a; Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5; Rom 5:6-11; Matt 9:36-10:8.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 3 of the Psalter.
15 Jun Monday
green	Monday of the eleventh week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[365] 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7; Matt 5:38-42.
	Hours of the day.
16 Jun Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the eleventh week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[366] 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11+16; Matt 5:43-48.
	Hours of the day.
	Diocese of Kabwe, Zambia    white The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Patronal Feast of the Diocese Feast 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 Monze, Zambia    white The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Patronal Feast of the Diocese Feast 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 Wednesday
green	Wednesday of the eleventh week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[367] 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Ps 31:20, 21, 24; Matt 6:1-6, 16-18.
	Hours of the day.
18 Jun Thursday
green	Thursday of the eleventh week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[368] Sir 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7; Matt 6:7-15.
	Hours of the day.
19 Jun Friday
green	Friday of the eleventh week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[369] 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Ps 132:11, 12, 13-14, 17-18; Matt 6:19-23.
	Hours of the day.
white	St 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 Saturday
green	Saturday of the eleventh week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[370] 2 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34; Matt 6:24-34.
	Hours of the day.
white   green	Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Optional
Jubilee:	Platinum Jubilee of P. Emmanuel KUJUR who celebrates 70 years in the Society today.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
21 Jun Sunday
green	Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
	Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr A	[94] Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14+17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Matt 10:26-33.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 4 of the Psalter.
22 Jun Monday
green	Monday of the twelfth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[371] 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13; Matt 7:1-5.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Paulinus of Nola, bishop Common of Pastors Readings from the Common of Saints: [584] 2 Cor 8:9-15; Ps 40:2+4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (#721.3); Luke 12:32-34 (#718.3).	Optional
red	Sts John Fisher, bishop and martyr, and Thomas More, martyr Common of Martyrs Readings from the Common of Saints: [585] 1 Peter 4:12-19 (#716.9); Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 (#715.4); Matt 10:34-39 (#718.3).	Optional
23 Jun Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the twelfth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[372] 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36; Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11; Matt 7:6, 12-14.
	Hours of the day.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
24 Jun Wednesday
white	THE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
	Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the solemnity.
Cycle II	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 II	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 Thursday
green	Thursday of the twelfth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[374] 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9; Matt 7:21-29.
	Hours of the day.
26 Jun Friday
green	Friday of the twelfth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[375] 2 Kgs 25:1-12; Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Matt 8:1-4.
	Hours of the day.
27 Jun Saturday
green	Saturday of the twelfth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[376] Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21; Matt 8:5-17.
	Hours of the day.
white	St Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor of the Church Common of Pastors, or Common of Doctors of the Church Readings from the Common of Saints: [588] 2 Tim 4:1-5 (#722.12); Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25+27 (#721.4); Matt 5:13-19 (#730.1).	Optional
white   green	Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Optional
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
28 Jun Sunday
green	Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
	Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed.
Yr A	[97] 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a; Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Matt 10:37-42.
	Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 1 of the Psalter.
	Evening Prayer I of the following day.
29 Jun Monday
red	STS PETER AND PAUL, apostles
	Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the solemnity.
Cycle II	Vigil Mass:  [590] (Vigil Mass) Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5; Gal 1:11-20; John 21:15-19.
Cycle II	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.
30 Jun Tuesday
green	Tuesday of the thirteenth week.
	Mass of the day.
Cycle II	[378] Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-6a, 6b-7, 8; Matt 8:23-27.
	Hours of the day.
red	The 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