LITURGICAL CALENDAR
For the
ORDER OF PREACHERS
1999

Cycle A
Year I
Prepared for the
Dominicans
of the
United States, Nigeria and Ghana
NOV 98
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV 99

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INTRODUCTION

This Liturgical Calendar follows the Roman Calendar (1969) adopted by the Order and adapted for use in the United States, Nigeria and Ghana by the inclusion of celebrations proper to the Order and celebrations proper to the United States, Nigeria and Ghana. For the most part only what pertains to the celebration of the Eucharist is noted. References to the Liturgy of the Hours are limited to indicating the proper week of the four-week psalter to be used and an occasional reference to customs proper to the Order.

I. The Calendar:

A. Holy Days of Obligation [USA]: By a decision of the NCCB confirmed by the Congregation for Bishops on July 4, 1992, whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.

B. Certain celebrations [e.g., Christmas, Pentecost and Assumption] have proper Vigil Masses in addition to the Mass for the day itself. These Vigil Masses are intended to be used either before or after Evening Prayer I of the celebration.

C. On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when there is no obligatory memorial, an optional memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary is allowed (RC, 15). Whenever this optional memorial is allowed, the special votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary proper to the Order may be used as an alternative:

- OP Votive Mass of the BVM
Wh MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS rdgs of the weekday or
prop: (A) Eph 1:3-6,16-19/ Resp. Ps (924.1)/ Lk 1:39-47 (712.4) or (B) Eph 3:14-19 (740.7)/ Ps 16 (721.1)/ Jn 19:25-27 (712.11)

D. Celebration of Patronal Feasts:
In addition to the celebrations proper to each province, a community should celebrate the following:
a. Solemnity of the anniversary of the Dedication of their particular church on the anniversary day of the dedication, if the church was consecrated. If the day of dedication is unknown, this solemnity is observed on Oct 22;
b. Solemnity of the titular saint of their church;
c. Solemnity of the principal patron of their house;
d. Feast of the anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral;
e. Feast of the principal patron of the diocese, territory, province, or more extensive territory; and
f. Obligatory Memorial of a Saint or Blessed (mentioned in the Martyrology or its Appendix) whose body is preserved in their church or oratory.

E. The Celebration of Dominican Feasts:
When the feast of a Dominican saint found in this Calendar is celebrated with the higher rank of a solemnity, the readings given in this Calendar should be arranged as follows:
- lst Reading = Old Testament
(except during the Easter Season when the first reading is always taken from the New Testament)
- Responsorial Psalm
- 2nd Reading = New Testament
- Gospel Acclamation
- Gospel

NB: When it is a question of celebrating a patronal feast (as listed above), the same principle applies when arranging the readings. When proper readings are not provided, they are taken from the appropriate Common.
NB: On Solemnities the Gloria and Creed are said (on Feasts only the Gloria) as well as the proper preface, if there is one, or a preface from the appropriate Common is used.

II. The Readings:

A. The cycles of readings for 1999 are:
Sundays: Year A
Weekdays: Year I

B. In this Liturgical Calendar the references to the daily Mass readings follow the chapter and verse ennumeration of the New American Bible as revised for the Lectionary (1998).

For Sundays, solemnities and feasts, the exact text references are given. For memorials and optional memorials only the references to the semicontinuous readings are given except for the few memorials that have assigned readings (e.g., Jan 26 - Timothy and Titus). On days when a memorial of a saint is celebrated, texts may be selected from the commons of the saints. However, the celebrant will make sure not to omit too often or needlessly the readings assigned for each day in the weekday Lectionary. (See: IL, n.83).

NB: Numbers in parentheses for the readings refer to the Lectionary (1970); when the Lectionary (1998) has a different number, it is given in brackets.

C. Interim Dominican Liturgical Books:

The following interim liturgical books for Dominican feasts are available:
- Lectionary for Proper Masses of the Order of Preachers (1980) [$5.00]

- Dominican Sacramentary (1986) [Out of print]

- Supplement to the Liturgy of the Hours for the Order of Preachers (1991) [$12.50]

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D. Choice of Readings for Dominican Celebrations:
The use of proper readings for Dominican celebrations depends upon the rank of the celebration and is governed by the following norms:
Solemnity
      Three readings are used and are taken from the proper.
Feast
      Two readings are used and are taken from the proper or, if there are no proper readings, from the appropriate Common.
Obligatory or Optional Memorial
      Two readings are used. These may be taken from the proper readings, if there are some, or from the weekday.

III. Typography of this Calendar:

A. Italics:
1. indicate an element of the liturgy of the day which is optional, e.g., seq;
2. indicate an Optional Memorial, e.g., Dec 4, John of Damascus.

B. A text set off by a short single line indicates explanatory material, e.g.:
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* = explanatory material from the Roman rites and documents, e.g., Dec 1;
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or
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OP = explanatory material taken from the Dominican Liturgical books, e.g., Dec 22.
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C. The rank of feasts are indicated by both letters (S, F, M) and typography, e.g.:
- CHRISTMAS (S)
- St. Andrew (F)
- St. Francis Xavier (M)

Optional Memorials are indicated by italic type.
NB: Celebrations proper to the United States are indicated by the addition of [USA] to the listing.

D. The Gloria and Creed are said only when indicated in the Liturgical Calendar. The Gloria is not said on memorials or weekdays.

E. Days on which Eucharist Prayer I would have proper communicantes are indicated as follows: Euch Prayer I-prop.

IV. Abbreviations used in this Calendar:
Adv = Advent
Ascen = Ascension
CP = Central Province
cr = Creed
EP = Evening Prayer
Epiph = Epiphany
GILH = General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours (1971)
GIRM = General Instruction of the Roman Missal (1975)
gl = Gloria
Gr = Green
IL = Introduction to the Lectionary (1981)
JW = Province of St. Joseph the Worker
MP = Morning Prayer
OHS = Ordo Hebdomadae Sanctae OP (1965)
opt mem = Optional Memorial
pref = preface
prop = proper
RC = Roman Calendar (1969)
RCIA = Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (1972)
Rd = red
rdgs = readings
seq = sequence
SP = Southern Province
Vi = violet
Wh = white
WP = Western Province

NOVEMBER 1998

NB: Numbers in parentheses for the readings refer to the Lectionary (1970); when the Lectionary (1998) has a different number, it is given in brackets.

29 Sun - 1st SUNDAY OF ADVENT
HOURS Week I
Vi MASS cr, Adv pref I
RDGS (1) Is 2:1-5/ Rom 13:11-14/ Mt 24:37-44
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* Begin Cycle A for Sun rdgs and Year I for weekday rdgs.
* Mass pref until Dec 16 inclusive is Adv I, i.e., for Sundays, weekdays and feasts which have no prop pref.
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30 Mon - Andrew, apostle (F)
Rd MASS gl, pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (684) Rom 10:9-18/ Mt 4:18-22

DECEMBER 1998

1 Tue - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (177)-[176] Is 11:1-10/ Lk 10:21-24

2 Wed - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (178)-[177] Is 25:6-10/ Mt 15:29-37

3 Thu - Francis Xavier, presbyter, religious, missionary (M)
Wh MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (179)-[178] Is 26:1-6/ Mt 7:21,24-27

4 Fri - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (180)-[179] Is 29:17-24/ Mt 9:27-31
Wh - John of Damascus, presbyter, religious, doctor of the Church

5 Sat - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (181)-[180] Is 30:19-21,23-26/ Mt 9:35-10:1,6-8

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6 Sun - 2nd SUNDAY OF ADVENT
HOURS Week II
Vi MASS cr, Adv pref I
RDGS (4) Is 11:1-10/ Rom 15:4-9/ Mt 3:1-12

7 Mon - Ambrose, bishop, doctor of the Church (M)
Wh MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (182)-[181] Is 35:1-10/ Lk 5:17-26
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* EP = EP I of The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
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8 Tue - THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY (S)
[Today is a holy day of obligation.]
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS (689) Gn 3:9-15,20/ Eph 1:3-6,11-12/ Lk 1:26-28

9 Wed - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (184)-[183] Is 40:25-31/ Mt 11:28-30
Wh - Bl. Juan Diego (Cuatitlatoatzin), hermit [USA]

10 Thu - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (185)-[184] Is 41:13-20/ Mt 11:11-15

11 Fri - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (186)-[185] Is 48:17-19/ Mt 11:16-19
Wh - Damasus I, pope

12 Sat - Our Lady of Guadalupe (F) [USA]
Wh MASS gl, pref of BVM I or II
RDGS prop Zec 2:14-17 (707.11) or Rv 11:19;12:1-6,10 (708.2)/ Lk 1:26-38 (712.3)-[712.4] or Lk 1:39-47 (712.4)-[712.5] or any rdgs from Common of BVM (707-712)

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13 Sun - 3rd SUNDAY OF ADVENT
HOURS Week III
Vi MASS cr, Adv pref I
RDGS (7) Is 35:1-6,10/ Jas 5:7-10/ Mt 11:2-11

14 Mon - John of the Cross, presbyter, religious, doctor of the Church (M)
Wh MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (188)-[187] Nm 24:2-7,15-17/ Mt 21:23-27

15 Tue - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (189)-[188] Zep 3:1-2,9-13/ Mt 21:28-32

16 Wed - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref I
RDGS (190)-[189] Is 45: 6-8,18,21-25/ Lk 7:18-23

17 Thu - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref II
RDGS (194)-[193] Gn 49:2,8-10/ Mt 1:1-17
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* Mass pref for Dec 17-24 inclusive is Adv pref II.
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18 Fri - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref II
RDGS (195)-[194] Jer 23:5-8/ Mt 1:18-24

19 Sat - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref II
RDGS (196)-[195] Jgs 13:2-7,24-25/ Lk 1:5-25

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20 Sun - 4th SUNDAY OF ADVENT
HOURS Week IV
Vi MASS cr, Adv pref II
RDGS (10) Is 7:10-14/ Rom 1:1-7/ Mt 1:18-24

21 Mon - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref II
RDGS (198)-[197] Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18/ Lk 1:39-45
- Peter Canisius, presbyter, religious, doctor of the Church
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* During this period of Advent and the Octave of Christmas all memorials are optional. If observed, they are celebrated by using the Opening Prayer of the saint in place of the Opening Prayer of the day.
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22 Tue - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref II
RDGS (199)-[198] 1 Sm 1:24-28/ Lk 1:46-56
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OP On this the anniversary of the approval of our Order (Dec 22, 1216), special prayers may be made at Mass and Evening Prayer.
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23 Wed - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref II
RDGS (200)-[199] Mal 3:1-4,23-24/ Lk 1:57-66
- John of Kanty, presbyter

24 Thu - Advent Weekday
Vi MASS Adv pref II
RDGS (201)-[200] 2 Sm 7:1-5,8-12,14,16/ Lk 1:67-79
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* Christmas Season begins with EP I of Christmas.
* Before or after EP I of Christmas the Vigil Mass may be celebrated as the first Mass of Christmas.
OP Before Mass at midmight on Christmas it is appropriate that the Office of Readings be celebrated as a vigil. (GILH,n.215)
At the conclusion of this celebration, as is the custom in the liturgical tradition of our Order, the Genealogy according to Matthew (1:1-16) may be sung.
If necessary, the chant, that is the solemn proclamation of the Genealogy, may be sung in the manner proper to the gospel by a cantor who is not a deacon (as the norms for the singing of the Easter Proclamation allow). It may be sung either in Latin using the Gregorian chant in the Missale et Lectionarium OP (1985), pp.510-514, or in the vernacular using a suitable melody composed or adapted for it. It may also be proclaimed in a recitative style with a musical harmony as a background and with the addition ad libitum of some acclamations for the people interspersed throughout the proclamation.
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25 Fri - THE BIRTH OF THE LORD (Christmas) (S)
[Today is a holy day of obligation.]
Wh MASS gl, cr, Christmas pref I-III, Euch Prayer I-prop
Mass during the Day: seq
RDGS Vigil: (13) Is 62:1-5/ Acts 13:16-17,22-25/ Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Midnight: (14) Is 9:1-6/ Ti 2:11-14/ Lk 2:1-14
Dawn: (15) Is 62:11-12/ Ti 3:4-7/ Lk 2:15-20
Day: (16) Is 52:7-10/ Heb 1:1-6/ Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5,9-14
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OP At the Mass during the Day the sequence Laetabundus may be used, as found in the Missale et Lectionarium OP (1985), pp.503-505.
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26 Sat - Stephen, first martyr (F)
Rd MASS gl, Christmas pref I-III, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (696) Acts 6:8-10;7:54-59/ Mt 10:17-22
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* EP = EP I of the Holy Family.

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27 Sun - Holy Family (F)
HOURS Week I
Wh MASS gl, cr, Christmas pref I-III, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (17) Sir 3:2-6,12-14/ Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/ Mt 2:13-15,19-23

28 Mon - Holy Innocents, martyrs (F)
Rd MASS gl, Christmas pref I-III, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (698) 1 Jn 1:5-2:2/ Mt 2:13-18

29 Tue - Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas
Wh MASS gl, Christmas pref I-III, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (203)-[202] 1 Jn 2:3-11/ Lk 2:22-35
- Thomas Becket, bishop, martyr

30 Wed - Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas
Wh MASS gl, Christmas pref I-III, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (204)-[203] 1 Jn 2:12-17/ Lk 2:36-40

31 Thu - Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas
Wh MASS gl, Christmas pref I-III, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (205)-[204] 1 Jn 2:18-21/ Jn 1:1-18
- Sylvester I, pope
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* EP = EP I of Mary, Mother of God.
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JANUARY 1999

1 Fri - Octave of Christmas, MARY, MOTHER OF GOD (S)
[Today is a holy day of obligation.]
Wh MASS gl, cr, pref of BVM I or II, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (18) Nm 6:22-27/ Gal 4:4-7/ Lk 2:16-21
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WP For the Western Province: Titular feast of the Province (S).
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2 Sat - Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops,
doctors of the Church (M)
Wh MASS Christmas pref I-III
RDGS (206)-[205] 1 Jn 2:22-28/ Jn 1:19-28
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* EP = EP I of The Epiphany of the Lord.

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3 Sun - THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD (S)
HOURS Week II
Wh MASS gl, cr, pref of Epiph, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (20) Is 60:1-6/ Eph 3:2-3,5-6/ Mt 2:1-12
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OP The sequence Laetabundus may be used, as found in the Missale et Lectionarium OP (1985), pp.503-505.
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4 Mon - Elizabeth Ann Seton, married woman, religious founder,
educator (M) [USA]
Wh MASS Christmas pref I-III or pref of Epiph
RDGS (213)-[212] 1 Jn 3:22-4:6/ Mt 4:12-17,23-25
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OP In the United States the obligatory memorial of Elizabeth Ann Seton takes precedence over that of Zedíslava Berkiana, O.P.
JW For the Province of St. Joseph the Worker:
4 Mon - Zedíslava Berkiana, married woman, lay Dominican
Wh MASS Christmas pref I-III or pref of Epiph
RDGS (213)-[212] 1 Jn 3:22-4:6/ Mt 4:12-17,23-25
or prop 1 Jn 3:14-18 (740.15)/ Ps 112 (739.6)/ Mt 16:24-27 (742.5)
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5 Tue - John Neumann, bishop, religious, missionary, educator (M) [USA]
Wh MASS Christmas pref I-III or pref of Epiph
RDGS (214)-[213] 1 Jn 4:7-10/ Mk 6:34-44
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JW For the Province of St. Joseph the Worker:
5 Tue - Christmas Weekday
Wh MASS Christmas pref I-III or pref of Epiph
RDGS (214)-[213] 1 Jn 4:7-10/ Mk 6:34-44
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6 Wed - Christmas Weekday
Wh MASS Christmas pref I-III or pref of Epiph
RDGS (215) 1 Jn 4:11-18/ Mk 6:45-52
- Bl. André Bessette, religious [USA]

7 Thu - Raymond of Penyafort, presbyter, religious of the Order (M)
Wh MASS Christmas pref I-III or pref of Epiph
RDGS (216)-[215] 1 Jn 4:19-5:4/ Lk 4:14-22
or prop 2 Cor 5:14-21 (722.7) [or Ez 33:1,7-11 or Gal 5:16-17,22-23,24-25 (764.10)]/ Ps 103 (739.5) [or Ps 119 (450)]/ Mt 5:13-19 (730.1) [or Lk 12:42-44,48]

8 Fri - Christmas Weekday
Wh MASS Christmas pref I-III or pref of Epiph
RDGS (217)-[216] 1 Jn 5:5-13/ Lk 5:12-16

9 Sat - Christmas Weekday
Wh MASS Christmas pref I-III or pref of Epiph
RDGS (218)-[217] 1 Jn 5:14-21/ Jn 3:22-30
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* EP = EP I of The Baptism of the Lord.

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10 Sun - The Baptism of the Lord (F)
HOURS Week I
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS (21) Is 42:1-4,6-7/ Acts 10:34-38/ Mt 3:13-17
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* Christmas season ends with EP II of the Baptism of the Lord.
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11 Mon - Weekday (1st Week in Ordinary Time)
Gr RDGS (305) Heb 1:1-6/ Mk 1:14-20

12 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (306) Heb 2:5-12/ Mk 1:21-28

13 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (307) Heb 2:14-18/ Mk 1:29-39
Wh - Hilary, bishop, doctor of the Church

14 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (308) Heb 3:7-14/ Mk 1:40-45

15 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (309) Heb 4:1-5,11/ Mk 2:1-12

16 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (310) Heb 4:12-16/ Mk 2:13-17
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (310) as above or OP Votive Mass

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17 Sun - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week II
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (65)-[64] Is 49:3,5-6/ 1 Cor 1:1-3/ Jn 1:29-34

18 Mon - Margaret of Hungary, virgin, religious of the Order (M)
Wh RDGS (311) Heb 5:1-10/ Mk 2:18-22
or prop Col 3:12-17 (785.1) [or Est C:14-23,30 or Rom 12:1-2,9-13 (775.2]/ Ps 27 (786.2)/ Jn 12:24-26 (788.11)
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OP For the nuns of the Order:
- Margaret of Hungary, OP, virgin, religious of the order (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of Virgins and Religious
RDGS prop as above
* Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today.
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19 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (312) Heb 6:10-20/ Mk 2:23-28

20 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (313) Heb 7:1-3,15-17/ Mk 3:1-6
Rd - Fabian, pope, martyr
Rd - Sebastian, martyr
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JW For the Province of St. Joseph the Worker:

20 Wed - Bl. Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, OCSO, presbyter, religious [M]
Wh RDGS Jos 5:9-12/ Ps 34:2-7/ Lk 15:1-3,11-32
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21 Thu - Agnes, virgin, martyr (M)
Rd RDGS (314) Heb 7:25-8:6/ Mk 3:7-12

22 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (315) Heb 8:6-13/ Mk 3:13-19
Rd - Vincent, deacon, martyr

23 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (316) Heb 9:2-3,11-14/ Mk 3:20-21
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (316) as above or OP Votive Mass

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24 Sun - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week III
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (68)-[67] Is 8:23-9:3/ 1 Cor 1:10-13,17/ Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17

25 Mon - The Conversion of Paul, apostle (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (519) Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/ Mk 16:15-18
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* Week of prayer for Christian Unity ends today.
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26 Tue - Timothy and Titus, bishops (M)
Wh RDGS (520) 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/ (318) Mk 3:31-35

27 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (319) Heb 10:11-18/ Mk 4:1-20
Wh - Angela Merici, virgin, religious founder, educator

28 Thu - Thomas Aquinas, presbyter, religious of the Order,
doctor of the Church (F)
Wh MASS gl, prop pref
RDGS prop Wis 7:7-10,15-16 (725.2) [or Eph 3:8-12 (728.4)]/ Ps 27 (727.2)/ Jn 17:11-19 (61) [or Jn 16:23-28 or Mt 5:13-19 (730-1)]

29 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (321) Heb 10:32-39/ Mk 4:26-34
30 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (322) Heb 11:1-2,8-19/ Mk 4:35-41
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (322) as above or OP Votive Mass

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31 Sun - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week IV
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (71)-[70] Zep 2:3; 3:12-13/ 1 Cor 1:26-31/ Mt 5:1-12

FEBRUARY 1999

1 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (323) Heb 11:32-40/ Mk 5:1-20

2 Tue - The Presentation of the Lord (F)
Wh MASS gl, seq, prop pref
RDGS (524) Mal 3:1-4/ Heb 2:14-18/ Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32
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* If candles are blessed, the blessing is done before Mass following the rite in the Sacramentary.
OP At Mass the sequence Laetabundus may be used, as found in the Missale et Lectionarium OP (1985), pp.503-505.
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3 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (325) Heb 12:4-7,11-15/ Mk 6:1-6
Rd - Blase, bishop, martyr
Wh - Ansgar, bishop, religious, missionary
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* Blessing of throats may be done following the rite approved for the USA.
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4 Thu - Catherine de' Ricci, virgin, religious of the Order (M)
Wh RDGS (326) Heb 12:18-19,21-24/ Mk 6:7-13
or prop Rv 19:1,5-9 (732.1) [or Rom 8:35,37-39 (113)]/ Ps 27 (786.2)/ Mk 8:34-9:1 (339)

5 Fri - Agatha, virgin, martyr (M)
Rd RDGS (327) Heb 13:1-8/ Mk 6:14-29

6 Sat - Paul Miki, religious, missionary, martyr, and his companions,
martyrs (M)
Rd RDGS (328) Heb 13:15-17,20-21/ Mk 6:30-34

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7 Sun - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week I
GR MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (74)-[73] Is 58:7-10/ 1 Cor 2:1-5/ Mt 5:13-16

8 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (329) Gn 1:1-19/ Mk 6:53-56
Wh - Jerome Emiliani, presbyter, religious founder
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OP This year the Anniversary of Deceased Parents may be celebrated today at the Conventual Mass.
- Anniversary of Deceased Parents
Wh/Vi MASS pref of Christian Death I-V
RDGS From the Masses for the Dead, especially: Rom 14:7-9, 10-12 (790.7)/ Ps 122 (791.8)/ Jn 17:24-26 (797-17)
* The liturgy of the hours follows the weekday, not the anniversary.
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9 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (330) Gn 1:20-2:4/ Mk 7:1-13

10 Wed - Scholastica, virgin, religious founder (M)
Wh RDGS (331) Gn 2:4-9,15-17/ Mk 7:14-23

11 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (332) Gn 2:18-25/ Mk 7:24-30
Wh - Our Lady of Lourdes
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (332) as above

12 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (333) Gn 3:1-8/ Mk 7:31-37
Wh - Bl. Reginald of Orleans, presbyter, religious of the Order
RDGS as above or
prop Phil 4:4-9 (740.1)/ Ps 63 (786.7)/ Mk 6:7-13 (326)

13 Sat - Bl. Jordan of Saxony, presbyter, religious of the Order (M)
Wh RDGS (334) Gn 3:9-24/ Mk 8:1-10
or prop Eph 4:1-7,11-13 (722.8)/ Ps 96 (818.3)/ Lk 10:1-9 (724.7)

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14 Sun - 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week II
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (77)-[76] Sir 15:15-20/ 1 Cor 2:6-10/ Mt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22, 27-28,33-34,37

15 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (335) Gn 4:1-15,25/ Mk 8:11-13

16 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (336) Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5,10/ Mk 8:14-21

Season of Lent

OP
1. The season of Lent runs from Ash Wednesday until the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday exclusive. This season retains its penitential character and serves as a preparation for the celebration of Easter.
2. Penitential practices during Lent: According to Church law each Friday in Lent is observed as a day of abstinence and Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are observed as days of fast and abstinence.
Keeping in mind the tradition and legislation of the Order, the following should be observed to the extent that they apply: (a) determinations laid down by various Provincial Chapters concerning the forms of fasting and abstinence; (b) the statutes of particular Conventual Chapters; and (c) the Directories for Nuns regarding proper acts of self-denial for their communities.
3. If it seems appropriate, on Ash Wednesday or on other days during Lent in place of the former rite of the penitential psalms 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 Mass.

* During Lent the Alleluia is always omitted at Mass and Office. The Gloria is said at Mass only on solemnities and feasts.

Liturgy of the Hours

OP Night Prayer:
1. If Night Prayer is sung, the In pace response may be used in place of "Into your hands." The antiphons Evigila or O Rex may be used in place of the gospel canticle antiphon "Save us."
2. If Night Prayer is not sung, the antiphons Evigila and O Rex may be used for the gospel canticle at Evening Prayer in place of the regular antiphon. This may be done at Evening Prayer I and II of Sundays of Lent.
3. The song Media vita may be used in place of the short response whether at Night Prayer or at Evening Prayer -- or even at other celebrations, such as a penitential liturgy on Ash Wednesday or on Thursday of Holy Week (before the beginning of the Easter Triduum). Note that this chant is not an antiphon (as wrongly indicated in our books) and should no longer be used as such.

17 Wed - ASH WEDNESDAY
Vi MASS Lenten pref III or IV
RDGS (220)-[219] Jl 2:12-18/ 2 Cor 5:20-6:2/ Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
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* Psalms from Week IV of the psalter are used at the Liturgy of the Hours today and for the remainder of this week. The psalms from Friday, Week III, may be used at Morning Prayer today.
* At Mass the penitential rite is omitted.
* The celebrant blesses and distributes ashes after the homily.
* According to a response from the Congregation for Divine Worship (Jan, 1975) 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 Sacramentary to impose ashes.
OP For pastoral reasons the blessing and distribution of ashes may take place outside Mass. In this case it may be appropriately joined to some hour of the Office, especially Midday Prayer or the Office of Readings.
NB: When the blessing and distribution of ashes takes place outside Mass and apart from an hour of the Office, 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.
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18 Thu - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (221)-[220] Dt 30:15-20/ Lk 9:22-25
- Bl. John of Fiesole, (Fra Angelico), presbyter, religious of the Order
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* During Lent all memorials are optional. If observed, they are celebrated by using the Opening Prayer of the saint in place of the Opening Prayer of the day.
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19 Fri - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (222)-[221] Is 58:1-9/ Mt 9:14-15

20 Sat - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten Pref I-IV
RDGS (223)-[222] Is 58:9-14/ Lk 5:27-32
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* Tomorrow is the appropriate day for the rite of enrollment of names or election of catechumens for Baptism (RCIA, nn.118-137). Prayers are taken from the Ritual Mass.

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21 Sun - 1st SUNDAY OF LENT
HOURS Week I
Vi MASS cr, prop pref or Lenten pref I or II
RDGS (22) Gn 2:7-9;3:1-7/ Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12,17-19/ Mt 4:1-11

22 Mon - The Chair of Peter, apostle (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (535) 1 Pt 5:1-4/ Mt 16:13-19

23 Tue - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (226)-[225] Is 55:10-11/ Mt 6:7-15
- Polycarp, bishop, martyr

24 Wed - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (227)-[226] Jon 3:1-10/ Lk 11:29-32

25 Thu - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (228)-[227] Est C:12,14-16,23-25/ Mt 7:7-12

26 Fri - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (229)-[228] Ez 18:21-28/ Mt 5:20-26

27 Sat - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (230)-[229] Dt 26:16-19/ Mt 5:43-48

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28 Sun - 2nd SUNDAY OF LENT
HOURS Week II
Vi MASS cr, prop pref or Lenten pref I or II
RDGS (25) Gn 12:1-4/ 2 Tm 1:8-10/ Mt 17:1-9

MARCH 1999

1 Mon - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (231)-[230] Dn 9:4-10/ Lk 6:36-38

2 Tue - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (232)-[231] Is 1:10,16-20/ Mt 23:1-12

3 Wed - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (233)-[222] Jer 18:18-20/ Mt 20:17-28
- Bl. Katharine Drexel, virgin, religious founder [USA]

4 Thu - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (234)-[223] Jer 17:5-10/ Lk 16:19-31
- Casimir

5 Fri - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (235)-[234] Gn 37:3-4,12-13,17-28/ Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

6 Sat - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (236)-[235] Mi 7:14-15,18-20/ Lk 15:1-3,11-32
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* Tomorrow is the appropriate day for the 1st Scrutiny of Catechumens (RCIA, nn.150-156). Prayers are taken from the Ritual Mass.

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7 Sun - 3rd SUNDAY OF LENT
HOURS Week III
Vi MASS cr, prop pref
RDGS (28) Ex 17:3-7/ Rom 5:1-2,5-8/ Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19-26, 39,40-42

8 Mon - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (238)-[237] 2 Kgs 5:1-15/ Lk 4:24-30
- John of God, religious founder

9 Tue - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (239)-[238] Dn 3:25,34-43/ Mt 18:21-35
- Frances of Rome, married woman, religious founder

10 Wed - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (240)-[239] Dt 4:1,5-9/ Mt 5:17-19

11 Thu - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (241)-[240] Jer 7:23-28/ Lk 11:14-23

12 Fri - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (242)-[241] Hos 14:2-10/ Mk 12:28-34

13 Sat - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (243)-[242] Hos 6:1-6/ Lk 18:9-14
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* Tomorrow is the appropriate day for the 2nd Scrutiny of catechumens (RCIA, nn.164-170). Prayers are taken from the Ritual Mass.

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14 Sun - 4th SUNDAY OF LENT
HOURS Week IV
Vi MASS cr, prop pref
RDGS (31) 1 Sm 16:1,6-7,10-13/ Eph 5:8-14/ Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1,6-9, 13-17,34-38

15 Mon - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (245)-[244] Is 65:17-21/ Jn 4:43-54

16 Tue - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (246)-[245] Ez 47:1-9,12/ Jn 5:1-16

17 Wed - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (247)-[246] Is 49:8-15/ Jn 5:17-30
- Patrick, bishop, missionary

18 Thu - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (248)-[247] Ex 32:7-14/ Jn 5:31-47
- Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop, doctor of the Church
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* EP = EP I of Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary.
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19 Fri - JOSEPH, husband of the Virgin Mary (S)
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS (543) 2 Sm 7:4-5,12-14,16/ Rom 4:13,16-18,22/ Mt 1:16,18-21,24 or Lk 2:41-51

20 Sat - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS Lenten pref I-IV
RDGS (250)-[249] Jer 11:18-20/ Jn 7:40-53
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* Tomorrow is the appropriate day for the 3rd Scrutiny of catechumens (RCIA, nn.171-177). Prayers are taken from the Ritual Mass.

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21 Sun - 5th SUNDAY OF LENT
HOURS Week I
Vi MASS cr, prop pref
RDGS (34) Ez 37:12-14/ Rom 8:8-11/ Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7,17, 20-27,33-45

22 Mon - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS pref of Passion I
RDGS (252)-[251] Dn 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62 or 13:41-62/ Jn 8:1-11

23 Tue - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS pref of Passion I
RDGS (253)-[252] Nm 21:4-9/ Jn 8:21-30
- Toribio de Mongrovejo, bishop

24 Wed - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS pref of Passion I
RDGS (254)-[253] Dn 3:14-20,91-92,95/ Jn 8:31-42
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* EP = EP I of The Annunciation of the Lord.
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25 Thu - THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD (S)
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS (545) Is 7:10-14;8:10/ Heb 10:4-10/ Lk 1:26-38

26 Fri - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS pref of Passion I
RDGS (256)-[255] Jer 20:10-13/ Jn 10:31-42

27 Sat - Lenten Weekday
Vi MASS pref of Passion I
RDGS (257)-[256] Ez 37:21-28/ Jn 11:45-57

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28 Sun - PASSION (Palm) SUNDAY
HOURS Week II
Rd PROCESSION (37) Mt 21:1-11
MASS cr, prop pref
RDGS (38) Is 50:4-7/ Phil 2:6-11/ Mt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54
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OP 1. On this day the Church recalls the entrance of Christ the Lord into Jerusalem to accomplish his paschal mystery. Therefore at every Mass this day a memorial of this event is celebrated. This is done with the procession or solemn entrance before the conventual Mass, and with the simple entrance before other Masses.March
NB: The solemn entrance (but not the procession) may be repeated before other Masses that are usually well attended.
2. Distribution of palms may take place either before the beginning of the celebration or immediately before the proclamation of the gospel, i.e., the gospel of the procession.
3. After the procession or solemn entrance the greeting and penitential rite or the sprinkling with blessed water are omitted and the opening prayer of the Mass is said immediately. The Mass then proceeds in the usual way.
4. The Passion is read by a deacon or, if there is no deacon, by a concelebrant or the principal celebrant himself. It may also be read by other readers, whether religious (cooperator brothers, nuns and sisters) or lay. The part of Christ, if possible, is reserved to a deacon or a priest.
NB: The Passion is proclaimed without candles or incense. The greeting and signs of the cross are omitted. Only a deacon asks the blessing before the Passion, as he does before the gospel.
* All three readings should be used at Mass, unless pastoral reasons demand otherwise. Considering the needs of the individual congregation, the priest may use only one of the two readings prescribed before the gospel. If necessary, he may read only the Passion, even in the shorter form. This permission applies only to Masses celebrated with a congregation.
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29 Mon - MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Vi MASS pref of Passion II
RDGS (258)-[257] Is 42:1-7/ Jn 12:1-11

30 Tue - TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Vi MASS pref of Passion II
RDGS (259)-[258] Is 49:1-6/ Jn 13:21-33,36-38

31 Wed - WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Vi MASS pref of Passion II
RDGS (260)-[259] Is 50:4-9/ Mt 26:14-25

Thursday of Holy Week
OP If it seems appropriate, 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 Mass.

The Easter Triduum
OP 1. The Easter Triduum of the passion and resurrection of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year. (RC, n.18)
2. The Easter Triduum begins with the Evening 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. 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."
4. 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. The various faculties found in the Ritual should be freely used.
Indeed our concern which is manifested through our care and our prayer furnishes the strongest testimony to all that such concern flows from the gospel, our faith in God, and the power of the resurrection.
* All private Masses are prohibited on Holy Thursday. For pastoral reasons a second Mass of the Lord's Supper may be celebrated in the evening or, in the case of genuine necessity, even in the morning for those who cannot take part in the evening Mass. Such Masses must not detract from the evening Mass as the principal celebration of the day.

APRIL 1999

1 Thu - HOLY THURSDAY
Wh EVENING MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER
gl, pref of Holy Eucharist I, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (40)-[39] Ex 12:1-8,11-14/ 1 Cor 11:23-26/ Jn 13: 1-15

OP 1. The Sermo Dominicus may be used at table in the vernacular or as the last celebration of the day. In this case it is read in place of Night Prayer with the community gathered before the Blessed Sacrament.
2. At a suitable time after the celebration of this day is concluded, the altar is stripped and, if possible, crosses are removed from the church. It is desirable to cover any crosses which remain in the church. Holy water is removed from containers in the church.
3. A major prelate presides at the principal hours of the Office and at Mass. The principal hours of the Office begin on the right side of choir.

2 Fri - GOOD FRIDAY
Rd CELEBRATION OF THE LORD'S PASSION
RDGS (41)-[40] Is 52:13-53:12/ Heb 4:14-16;5:7-9/ Jn 18: 1-19,42

OP

1. On Good Friday and, if possible, also on Holy Saturday until the Easter Vigil, the Easter fast is observed everywhere. (RC, n.20)
2. Today and tomorrow at the conclusion of Morning Prayer in place of the intercessions found in the Liturgy of the Hours the Versus litanici may be sung, either in Latin with the Gregorian melodies (as found in OHS, pp.60-63) or in the vernacular using suitable melodies composed for them. At the end, after a pause for silence, the Lord's Prayer is said aloud as is the custom at the end of Morning Prayer.
3. The special rite for the Veneration of the Cross (as found in the Missale et Lectionarium OP (1985), pp.36-43, may be used, observing the adaptations of the restored liturgy regarding the ministers, the color of vestments (red) and the way such special elements fit into the ritual action as a whole. The verses for the Reproaches (Popule meus, Quid eduxi, Quid ultra) may be sung with the help of a schola, if the situation so dictates, or, if necessary, they may be simply proclaimed.
4. Night Prayer is said after the Celebration of the Lord's Passion at a suitable hour. Two candles are lit.
NOTE:

a) Today and tomorrow at the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer, candles may be lit only at the altar in the usual manner, the number and manner conforming to that of solemnities. They remain lit during the entire Office.
b) At a suitable time the altar is stripped; however, the cross remains.
c) Today after the Veneration of the Cross the brothers, when entering and leaving choir, bow profoundly to the cross as on other days, but they do not genuflect.
d) Today the De profundis for deceased brothers and benefactors and the Fidelium are omitted at grace for meals. The custom of wearing the cappa in the refectory, where it exists, may be observed, unless it seems expedient to do otherwise.

3 Sat - HOLY SATURDAY

Wh EASTER VIGIL
gl, Easter pref I, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (42)-[41] Gn 1:1-2:2 or 1:1,26-31/ Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2,9,10-13, 15-18/ Ex 14:15-15:1/ Is 54:5-14/ Is 55:1-11/ Bar 3:9-15,32-4:4/ Ez 36:16-28/ Rom 6:3-11/ Mt 28:1-10
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OP

1. The entire celebration of this vigil should take place at night, beginning after nightfall and ending with dawn. (RC, n.21)
2. In this holy vigil the Easter Proclamation (Exultet) can be sung with the proper melody found in the Missale et Lectionarium OP (1985), pp.492-498, in either the longer or shorter form.
3. If necessary, the Easter Proclamation may be sung by one who is not a deacon, e.g., nuns in their own monasteries. In this case the bracketed words "My dearest friends" up to the end of the introduction are omitted, as is the greeting "The Lord be with you."
* The paschal candle remains lit from the end of the Easter Vigil until after Night Prayer of Easter Sunday.
* Nine readings are assigned to the Easter Vigil. If circumstances demand in individual cases, the number of prescribed readings may be reduced. However, three selections from the Old Testament should be read before the Epistle and Gospel, although when necessary two may be read. In any case, the reading from Exodus (no.3) should always be used.

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4 Sun - EASTER SUNDAY (S)
HOURS Week I
Wh MASS gl, seq, renewal of baptismal promises, Easter pref I,
Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (43)-[42] Acts 10:34,37-43/ Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6-8/ Jn 20:1-9 or (42)-[41] Mt 28:1-10
At an evening Mass the following gospel may be used: (47)-[46] Lk 24:13-35.
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* In Easter Sunday Masses which are celebrated with a congregation, the rite of the renewal of baptismal promises is repeated after the homily. The Profession of Faith is omitted.
* The Easter Triduum concludes with the celebration of EP II inclusive. The fifty-day celebration of Easter then begins, concluding with the solemnity of Pentecost inclusive.
OP After Night Prayer the paschal candle is extinguished. It is lit throughout the Easter season at Mass and at the principal hours of the Office until Pentecost.
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5 Mon - MONDAY, OCTAVE OF EASTER (S)
Wh MASS gl, Easter pref I, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (261) Acts 2:14,22-32/ Mt 28:8-15

6 Tue - TUESDAY, OCTAVE OF EASTER (S)
Wh MASS gl, Easter pref I, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (262) Acts 2:36-41/ Jn 20:11-18

7 Wed - WEDNESDAY, OCTAVE OF EASTER (S)
Wh MASS gl, Easter pref I, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (263) Acts 3:1-10/ Lk 24:13-35

8 Thu - THURSDAY, OCTAVE OF EASTER (S)
Wh MASS gl, Easter pref I, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (264) Acts 3:11-26/ Lk 24:35-48

9 Fri - FRIDAY, OCTAVE OF EASTER (S)
Wh MASS gl, Easter pref I, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (265) Acts 4:1-12/ Jn 21:1-14

10 Sat - SATURDAY, OCTAVE OF EASTER (S)
Wh MASS gl, Easter pref I, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (266) Acts 4:13-21/ Mk 16:9-15

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11 Sun - 2nd SUNDAY OF EASTER (S)
HOURS Week II
Wh MASS gl, cr, Easter pref I, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (44)-[43] Acts 2:42-47/ 1 Pt 1:3-9/ Jn 20:19-31

12 Mon - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (267) Acts 4:23-31/ Jn 3:1-8

13 Tue - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (268) Acts 4:32-37/ Jn 3:7-15
Rd - Martin I, pope, martyr

14 Wed - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (269) Acts 5:17-26/ Jn 3:16-21

15 Thu - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (270) Acts 5:27-33/ Jn 3:31-36

16 Fri - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (271) Acts 5:34-42/ Jn 6:1-15

17 Sat - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (272) Acts 6:1-7/ Jn 6:16-21

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HOURS Week III
Wh MASS gl, cr, Easter pref II-V
RDGS (47)-[46] Acts 2:14,22-28/ 1 Pt 1:17-21/ Lk 24:13-35

19 Mon - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (273) Acts 6:8-15/ Jn 6:22-29

20 Tue - Agnes of Montepulciano, virgin, religious of the Order (M)
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (274) Acts 7:51-8:1/ Jn 6:30-35
or prop Rv 5:11-14 (49) [or 2 Cor 10:17-11:2 (734.2)]/ Ps 45 (733.1)/ Mt 11:25-30 (742.3)
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OP For the nuns of the Order:
Wh - Agnes of Montepulciano, virgin, religious of the Order (F)
MASS gl, pref of Virgins and Religious
RDGS prop as above
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21 Wed - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (275) Acts 8:1-8/ Jn 6:35-40
Wh - Anselm, bishop, religious, doctor of the Church

22 Thu - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (276) Acts 8:26-40/ Jn 6:44-51

23 Fri - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (277) Acts 9:1-20/ Jn 6:52-59
Rd - George, martyr
Rd - Adalbert, bishop, martyr

24 Sat - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (278) Acts 9:31-42/ Jn 6:60-69
Rd - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, presbyter, religious, martyr

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25 Sun - 4th SUNDAY OF EASTER
HOURS Week IV
Wh MASS gl, cr, Easter pref II-V
RDGS (50)-[49] Acts 2:14,36-41/ 1 Pt 2:20-25/ Jn 10:1-10

26 Mon - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (279) Acts 11:1-18/ Jn 10:11-18 (second choice)

27 Tue - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (280) Acts 11:19-26/ Jn 10:22-30

28 Wed - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (281) Acts 12:24-13:5/ Jn 12:44-50
Rd - Peter Chanel, presbyter, religious, missionary, martyr
Wh - Louis de Montfort, presbyter, religious founder

29 Thu - Catherine of Siena, virgin, lay Dominican,
doctor of the Church (F)
Wh MASS gl, prop pref
RDGS prop Rv 1:5-8 (917.11) [or Col l:24-29 (722.9) or 1 Jn 1:5-2:2 (698)]/ Ps 103 (739.5) [or Ps 22 (765.1)]/ Jn 7:14-18,37-39 [or Jn 17:1-11 (815.6) or Jn 14:21-26 (285)]

30 Fri - Pius V, pope, religious of the Order (M)
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (283) Acts 13:26-33/ Jn 14:1-6
or prop Acts 20:17-18,28-32,36 (720.2)/ [or 1 Cor 2:1-10 (728.2)]/ Ps 110 (721.5)/ Jn 21:15-17 (724.11) [or Lk 22:28-32]

MAY 1999

1 Sat - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (284) Acts 13:44-52/ Jn 14:7-14
Wh - Joseph the Worker
MASS prop pref
RDGS (559) Gn 1:26-2:3 or Col 3:14-15,17,23-24/ Mt 13:54-58
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JW For the Province of St. Joseph the Worker:
- JOSEPH THE WORKER, (S)
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS (559) Gn 1:26-2:3/ Col 3:14-15,17,23-24/ Mt 13: 54-58
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2 Sun - 5th SUNDAY OF EASTER
HOURS Week I
Wh MASS gl, cr, Easter pref II-V
RDGS (53)-[52] Acts 6:1-7/ 1 Pt 2:4-9/ Jn 14:1-12

3 Mon - Philip and James, apostles (F)
Rd MASS gl, pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (561) 1 Cor 15:1-8/ Jn 14:6-14

4 Tue - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (286) Acts 14:19-28/ Jn 14:27-31

5 Wed - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (287) Acts 15:1-6/ Jn 15:1-8

6 Thu - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (288) Acts 15:7-21/ Jn 15:9-11

7 Fri - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (289) Acts 15:22-31/ Jn 15:12-17

8 Sat - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (290) Acts 16:1-10/ Jn 15:18-21
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OP To recall the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary over the whole Order of Preachers the Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary may be renewed today using the formula from the General Chapter of 1974. (The text of this consecration may be found on p.58) If there is good reason for it, on another appropriate day a Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated using the special votive Mass proper to the Order.
Wh - Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS prop (A) Eph 1:3-6,16-19/ Resp. Ps (924.1)/ Lk 1:39-47 (712.4) or (B) Eph 3:14-19 (740.7)/ Ps 16 (721.1)/ Jn 19:25-27 (712.11)

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9 Sun - 6th SUNDAY OF EASTER
HOURS Week II
Wh MASS gl, cr, Easter pref II-V
RDGS (56)-[55] Acts 8:5-8,14-17/ 1 Pt 3:15-18/ Jn 14: 15-21
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* In the archdioceses and dioceses of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, where The Ascension of the Lord is transferred to the following Sunday, the second reading and gospel of the 7th Sunday of Easter (60)-[59] may be read on the 6th Sunday of Easter.
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10 Mon - Antoninus of Florence, bishop, religious of the Order (M)
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (291) Acts 16:11-15/ Jn 15:26-16:4
or prop Sir 37:16-25 [or Jas 3:13-18 (832.3)]/ Ps 119 (727.3)/ Lk 12:35-44 (773.6)

11 Tue - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (292) Acts 16:22-34/ Jn 16:5-11

12 Wed - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (293) Acts 17:15,22-18:1/ Jn 16:12-15
Rd - Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs
Rd - Pancras, martyr
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* EP = EP I of The Ascension of the Lord.
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13 Thu - THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD (S)
[Today is a holy day of obligation.]
Wh MASS gl, cr, Ascen pref I or II, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (59)-[58] Acts 1:1-11/ Eph 1:17-23/ Mt 28:16-20
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OP

The weekdays after the Ascension to Saturday before Pentecost inclusive are a preparation for the coming of the Holy Spirit. (RC, n.26)
* In the archdioceses and dioceses of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington The Ascension of the Lord is transferred to the following Sunday. May 13 is observed as an Easter Weekday and the following readings are used:
13 Thu - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Easter pref II-V
RDGS (294) Acts 18:1-8/ Jn 16:16-20
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14 Fri - Matthias, apostle (F)
Rd MASS gl, pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (564) Acts 1:15-17,20-26/ Jn 15:9-17

15 Sat - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Ascen pref I or II
NB: In the archdioceses and dioceses listed above the preface for Saturday of this week is: Easter pref II-V.
RDGS (296) Acts 18:23-28/ Jn 16:23-28
Wh - Isidore the Farmer, married man

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16 Sun - 7th SUNDAY OF EASTER
HOURS Week III
Wh MASS gl, cr, Ascen pref I or II
RDGS (60)-[59] Acts 1:12-14/ 1 Pt 4:13-16/ Jn 17:1-11
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* In the archdioceses and dioceses of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington The Ascension of the Lord is celebrated today.

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16 Sun - THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD (S)
Wh MASS gl, cr, Ascen pref I or II, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS (59)-[58] Acts 1:1-11/ Eph 1:17-23/ Mt 28:16-20
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17 Mon - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Ascen pref I or II
RDGS (297) Acts 19:1-8/ Jn 16:29-33

18 Tue - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Ascen pref I or II
RDGS (298) Acts 20:17-27/ Jn 17:1-11
Rd - John I, pope, martyr

19 Wed - Easter Weekday
Gr MASS Ascen pref I or II
RDGS (299) Acts 20:28-38/ Jn 17:11-19

20 Thu - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Ascen pref I or II
RDGS (300) Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/ Jn 17:20-26
Wh - Bernardine of Siena, presbyter, religious, missionary

21 Fri - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Ascen pref I or II
RDGS (301) Acts 25:13-21/ Jn 21:15-19
Wh - Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier, presbyter, religious of the Order

22 Sat - Easter Weekday
Wh MASS Ascen pref I or II
RDGS (302) Acts 28:16-20,30-31/ Jn 21:20-25
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* EP = EP I of Pentecost Sunday.

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23 Sun - PENTECOST SUNDAY (S)
HOURS Week IV
Rd MASS gl, seq, cr, pref of Pentecost, Euch Prayer I-prop
RDGS Vigil: (63)-[62] Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8,16-20 or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/ Rom 8:22-27/ Jn 7:37-39
Day: (64)-[63] Acts 2:1-11/ 1 Cor 12:3-7,12-13/ Jn 20:19-23
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* Easter season ends with EP II of Pentecost.
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24 Mon - Translation of Our Holy Father Dominic (M)
(8th Week in Ordinary Time)
Wh MASS seq, prop pref
RDGS (347) Sir 17:24-29/ Mk 10:17-27
or prop Is 52:7-10 (719.5)/ Ps 16 (721.1) [or Ps 96 (721.4)]/ Mt 28:16-20 (724.3)

25 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (348) Sir 35:1-12/ Mk 10:28-31
Wh - Bede the Venerable, presbyter, religious, doctor of the Church
Wh - Gregory VII, pope, religious
Wh - Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, virgin, religious

26 Wed - Philip Neri, presbyter, religious founder (M)
Wh RDGS (349) Sir 36:1,4-5,10-17/Mk 10:32-45

27 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (350) Sir 42:15-25/ Mk 10:46-52
Wh - Augustine of Canterbury, bishop, religious, missionary

28 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (351) Sir 44:1,9-13/ Mk 11:11-26

29 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (352) Sir 51:12-20/ Mk 11:27-33
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (352) as above or OP Votive Mass
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* EP = EP I of The Holy Trinity.

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30 Sun - THE HOLY TRINITY (S)
Hours Week I
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS (165)-[164] Ex 34:4-6,8-9/ 2 Cor 13:11-13/ Jn 3:16-18

31 Mon - The Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (572) Zep 3:14-18 or Rom 12:9-16/ Lk 1:39-56

JUNE 1999

1 Tue - Justin, martyr (M) (9th Week in Ordinarty Time)
Rd RDGS (354) Tb 2:9-14/ Mk 12:13-17

2 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (355) Tb 3:1-11,16-17/ Mk 12:18-27
Rd - Marcellinus, presbyter, martyr, and Peter, exorcist, martyr

3 Thu - Charles Lwanga, catechist, martyr, and his companions,
martyrs (M)
Rd RDGS (356) Tb 6:10-11; 7:1,9-17; 8:4-9/ Mk 12:28-34

4 Fri - Peter of Verona, presbyter, religious of the Order, martyr (M)
Rd RDGS (357) Tb 11:5-17/Mk 12:35-37
or prop 2 Tm 2:3-13 [or Acts 7:55-60 (714-1)]/ Ps 31 (715.1)/ Jn 15:18-21 (718.6) or Lk 12:4-9

5 Sat - Boniface, bishop, religious, missionary, martyr (M)
Rd RDGS (358) Tb 12:1,5-15,20/ Mk 12:38-44

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6 Sun - THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (S)
HOURS Week II
Wh MASS gl, seq, cr, pref of the Holy Eucharist I or II
RDGS (168)-[167] Dt 8:2-3,14-16/ 1 Cor 10:16-17/ Jn 6:51-58

7 Mon - Weekday (10th Week in Ordinary Time)
Gr RDGS (359) 2 Cor 1:1-7/ Mt 5:1-12

8 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (360) 2 Cor 1:18-22/ Mt 5:13-16
Wh - Bl. Diana and Bl. Cecilia, virgins, religious of the Order
RDGS (360) as above
or prop Col 3:1-4 (785.10)/ Ps 63 (786.7)/ Mt 25:1-13 (788.5)
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OP For the nuns of the Order:
Wh - Bl. Diana and Bl. Cecilia, virgins, religious of the Order (M)
RDGS (360) as above or prop as above
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9 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (361) 2 Cor 3:4-11/ Mt 5:17-19
Wh - Ephrem of Syria, deacon, doctor of the Church

10 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (362) 2 Cor 3:15-4:1,3-6/ Mt 5:20-26
Wh - Bl. John Dominici, bishop, religious of the Order
RDGS (362) as above
or prop 2 Tm 1:13-14;2:1-3 (722.11)/ Ps 89 (721.3)/ Jn 15:9-17 (724.10)
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* EP = EP I of The Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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11 Fri - THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS (S)
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS (171)-[170] Dt 7:6-11/ 1 Jn 4:7-16/ Mt 11:25-30

12 Sat - The Immaculate Heart of Mary (M)
Wh MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (364) 2 Cor 5:14-21/ (573) Lk 2:41-51

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13 Sun - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week III
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (92)-[91] Ex 19:2-6/ Rom 5:6-11/ Mt 9:36-10:8

14 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (365) 2 Cor 6:1-10/ Mt 5:38-42

15 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (366) 2 Cor 8:1-9/ Mt 5:43-48

16 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (367) 2 Cor 9:6-11/ Mt 6:1-6,16-18

17 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (368) 2 Cor 11:1-11/ Mt 6:7-15

18 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (369) 2 Cor 11:18,21-30/ Mt 6:19-23

19 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (370) 2 Cor 12:1-10/ Mt 6:24-34
Wh - Romuald, abbot, religious founder
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (370) as above or OP Votive Mass

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20 Sun - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week IV
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (95)-[94] Jer 20:10-13/ Rom 5:12-15/ Mt 10:26-33

21 Mon - Aloysius Gonzaga, religious (M)
Wh RDGS (371) Gn 12:1-9/ Mt 7:1-5

22 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (372) Gn 13:2,5-18/ Mt 7:6,12-14
Wh - Paulinus of Nola, bishop
Rd - John Fisher, bishop, martyr, and Thomas More, married man,
martyr V 23 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (373) Gn 15:1-12,17-18/ Mt 7:15-20
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* EP = EP I of Th Birth of John the Baptist.
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24 Thu - THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (S)
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS Vigil: (586) Jer 1:4-10/ 1 Pt 1:8-12/ Lk 1:5-17
Day: (587) Is 49:1-6/ Acts 13:22-26/ Lk 1:57-66,80

25 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (375) Gn 17:1,9-10,15-22/ Mt 8:1-4

26 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (376) Gn 18:1-15/ Mt 8:5-17
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (376) as above or OP Votive Mass

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27 Sun - 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week I
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (98)-[97] 2 Kgs 4:8-11,14-16/ Rom 6:3-4,8-11/ Mt 10:37-42

28 Mon - Irenaeus, bishop, martyr (M)
Rd RDGS (377) Gn 18:16-33/ Mt 8:18-22
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* EP = EP I of Peter and Paul.
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29 Tue - PETER and PAUL, apostles (S)
Rd MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS Vigil: (590) Acts 3:1-10/ Gal 1:11-20/ Jn 21:15-19
Day: (591) Acts 12:1-11/ 2 Tm 4:6-8,17-18/ Mt 16:13-19

30 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (379) Gn 21:5,8-20/ Mt 8:28-34
Rd - The First Martyrs of Rome

JULY 1999

1 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (380) Gn 22:1-19/ Mt 9:1-8
Wh - Bl. Junípero Serra, presbyter, religious, missionary [USA]

2 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (381) Gn 23:1-4,19;24:1-8,62-67/ Mt 9:9-13

3 Sat - Thomas, apostle (F)
Rd MASS gl, pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (593) Eph 2:19-22/ Jn 20:24-29

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4 Sun - 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week II
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (101)-[100] Zec 9:9-10/ Rom 8:9,11-13/ Mt 11:25-30
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* This year the Sunday liturgy takes precedence over special celebrations for Independence Day.
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5 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (383) Gn 28:10-22/ Mt 9:18-26
Wh - Anthony Mary Zaccaria, presbyter, religious founder

6 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (384) Gn 32:23-33/ Mt 9:32-38
Rd - Maria Goretti, virgin, martyr

7 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (385) Gn 41:55-57;42:5-7,17-24/ Mt 10:1-7

8 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (386) Gn 44:18-21,23-29; 45:1-5/ Mt 10:7-15

9 Fri - John of Cologne, presbyter, religious of the Order,
and his companions, martyrs (M)
Rd RDGS (387) Gn 46:1-7,28-30/ Mt 10:16-23
or prop Wis 10:9-12 [or 2 Cor 6:4-10 (716.4)]/ Ps 126 (715.4)/ Lk 6:22-28

10 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (388) Gn 49:29-33; 50:15-26/ Mt 10:24-33
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (388) as above or OP Votive Mass

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11 Sun - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week III
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (104)-[103] Is 55:10-11/ Rom 8:18-23/ Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9

12 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (389) Ex 1:8-14,22/ Mt 10:34-11:1

13 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (390) Ex 2:1-15/ Mt 11:20-24
Wh - Henry, married man, ruler

14 Wed - Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin (M) [USA]
Wh RDGS (391) Ex 3:1-6,9-12/ Mt 11:25-27
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JW For the Province of St. Joseph the Worker:

14 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (391) Ex 3:1-6,9-12/ Mt 11:25-27
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15 Thu - Bonaventure, bishop, doctor of the Church (M)
Wh RDGS (392) Ex 3:11-20/ Mt 11:28-30

16 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (393) Ex 11:10-12:14/ Mt 12:1-8
Wh - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (393) as above

17 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (394) Ex 12:37-42/ Mt 12:14-21
Wh - Bl. Ceslaus of Poland, presbyter, religious of the Order,
missionary
RDGS (394) as above
or prop 1 Tm 2:1-8 (817.6)/ Ps 67 (818.2)/ Lk 24:44-53 (820.3)
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (394) as above or OP Votive Mass

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18 Sun - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week IV
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (107)-[106] Wis 12:13,16-19/ Rom 8:26-27/ Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30

19 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (395) Ex 14:5-18/ Mt 12:38-42

20 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (396) Ex 14:21-15:1/ Mt 12:46-50

21 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (397) Ex 16:1-5,9-15/ Mt 13:1-9
Wh - Lawrence of Brindisi, presbyter, religious, doctor of the Church

22 Thu - Mary Magdalene, disciple of the Lord (M)
Wh RDGS (398) Ex 19:1-2,9-11,16-20/ (603) Jn 20:1-2,11-18

23 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (399) Ex 20:1-17/ Mt 13:18-23
Wh - Bridget of Sweden, married woman, religious founder

24 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (400) Ex 24:3-8/ Mt 13:24-30
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (400) as above or OP Votive Mass

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25 Sun - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week I
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (110)-[109] 1 Kgs 3:5,7-12/ Rom 8:28-30/ Mt 13: 44-52 or 13:44-46

26 Mon - Joachim and Anne, parents of the Virgin Mary (M)
Wh RDGS (401) Ex 32:15-24,30-34/ Mt 13:31-35
27 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (402) Ex 33:7-11; 34:5-9,28/ Mt 13:35-43

28 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (403) Ex 34:29-35/ Mt 13:44-46

29 Thu - Martha, disciple of the Lord (M)
Wh RDGS (404) Ex 40:16-21,34-38/ (607) Jn 11:91-27 or Lk 10:38-42

30 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (405) Lv 23:1,4-11,15-16,27,34-37/ Mt 13:54-58
Wh - Peter Chrysologus, bishop, doctor of the Church

31 Sat - Ignatius of Loyola, presbyter, religious founder (M)
Wh RDGS (406) Lv 25:1,8-17/ Mt 14:1-12

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AUGUST 1999

1 Sun - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week II
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (113)-[112] Is 55:1-3/ Rom 8:35,37-39/ Mt 14:13-21

2 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (407) Nm 11:4-15/ (408) Mt 14:22-36 (first choice)
Wh - Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
Wh - Peter Julian Eymard, presbyter, religious founder
Wh - Bl. Jane of Aza, married woman, mother of Our Holy
Father Dominic
RDGS (407 & 408) as above
or prop 1 Pt 4:7-11 (740.14)/ Ps 131 (739.8)/ Mk 3:31-35 (742.11)

3 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (408) Nm 12:1-13/ Mt 15:1-2,10-14 (second choice)

4 Wed - John Mary Vianney, presbyter (M)
Wh RDGS (409) Nm 13:1-2,25-14:1,26-29,34-35/ Mt 15:21-28

5 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (410) Nm 20:1-13/ Mt 16:13-23
Wh - The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary in Rome
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (410) as above

6 Fri - The Transfiguration of the Lord (F)
Wh MASS gl, prop pref
RDGS (614) Dn 7:9-10,13-14/ 2 Pt 1:16-19/ Mt 17:1-9

7 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (412) Dt 6:4-13/ Mt 17:14-20
Rd - Sixtus II, pope, martyr, and his companions, martyrs
Wh - Cajetan, presbyter, religious founder
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS Pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (412) as above or OP Votive Mass
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* EP = EP I of Our Holy Father Dominic.

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8 Sun - OUR HOLY FATHER DOMINIC, presbyter, religious founder (S)
HOURS Week III
Wh MASS gl, seq, cr, prop pref
RDGS prop Is 56:7-10 (719.5)/ Ps 96 (721.4)/ 2 Tm 4:1-8 (358)/ Mt 5:13-19 (730-1) [or Mt 28:16-20 (820.1) or Lk 10:1-9 (724.7)]

9 Mon - Weekday (19th Week in Ordinary Time)
Gr RDGS (413) Dt 10:12-22/ Mt 17:22-27

10 Tue - Lawrence, deacon, martyr (F)
Rd MASS gl, pref of Martyrs
RDGS (618) 2 Cor 9:6-10/ Jn 12:24-26

11 Wed - Clare, virgin, religious founder (M)
Wh RDGS (415) Dt 34:1-12/ Mt 18:15-20

12 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (416) Jos 3:7-10,11,13-17/ Mt 18:21-19:1

13 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (417) Jos 24:1-13/ Mt 19:3-12
Rd - Pontian, pope, martyr, and Hippolytus, presbyter, martyr

14 Sat - Maximilian Mary Kolbe, presbyter, religious, martyr (M)
Rd RDGS (418) Jos 24:14-29/ Mt 19:13-15
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* EP = EP I of The Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven.

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15 Sun - THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY INTO HEAVEN (S)
Hours Week IV
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS Vigil: (621) 1 Chr 15:3-4,15-16;16:1-2/ 1 Cor 15: 54-57/ Lk 11:27-28
Day: (622) Rv 11:19;12:1-6,10/ 1 Cor 15:20-27/ Lk 1:39-56

16 Mon - Weekday (20th Week in Ordinary Time)
Gr RDGS (419) Jgs 2:11-19/ Mt 19:16-22
Wh - Stephen of Hungary, married man, ruler

17 Tue - Hyacinth of Poland, presbyter, religious of the Order,
missionary (M)
Wh RDGS (420) Jgs 6:11-24/ Mt 19:23-30
or prop 1 Thes 2:2-8 (722.10) [or Is 6:1-8 (719.4)]/ Ps 117 (721.6)/ Mt 10:7-13 (580)

18 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (421) Jgs 9:6-15/ Mt 20:1-16
Wh - Jane Frances de Chantal, married woman, religious founder
[USA]
Wh - Bl. Mannes, presbyter, religious of the Order,
brother of Our Holy Father Dominic
RDGS (421) as above
or prop 2 Pt 1:2-11/ Ps 89 (721.3)/ Mt 19:23-30 (420)

19 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (422) Jgs 11:29-39/ Mt 22:1-14
Wh - John Eudes, presbyter, religious founder, educator

20 Fri - Bernard, presbyter, abbot, doctor of the Church (M)
Wh RDGS (423) Ru 1:1,3-6,14-16,22/ Mt 22:34-40

21 Sat - Pius X, pope (M)
Wh RDGS (424) Ru 2:1-3,8-11;4:13-17/ Mt 23:1-12

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22 Sun - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week I
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (122)-[121] Is 22:15,19-23/ Rom 11:33-36/ Mt 16: 13-20

23 Mon - Rose of Lima, virgin, lay Dominican (M)
Wh RDGS (425) 1 Thes 1:1-5,8-10/ Mt 23:13-22
or prop 2 Cor 5:14-17 (603) [or Sir 3:17-24 (737.13) or Hos 2:16,17,21-22 (731.2)]/ Ps 45 (733.1)/ Jn 15:4-11 [or Mt 16:24-27 (742.5)]

24 Tue - Bartholomew, apostle (F)
Rd MASS gl, pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (629) Rv 21:9-14/ Jn 1:45-51

25 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (427) 1 Thes 2:9-13/ Mt 23:27-32
Wh - Louis of France, married man, ruler
Wh - Joseph Calasanz, presbyter, religious founder, educator

26 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (428) 1 Thes 3:7-13/ Mt 24:42-51

27 Fri - Monica, married woman (M)
Wh RDGS (429) 1 Thes 4:1-8/ Mt 25:1-13

28 Sat - Augustine, bishop, doctor of the Church (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of Pastors
RDGS prop Col 3:12-17 (775.6)/ Ps 100/ Jn 17:14-23
[Wherever it is celebrated as a solmenity, the first reading is 1 Kgs 3:11-14 (725.1)]

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29 Sun - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week II
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (125)-[124] Jer 20:7-9/ Rom 12:1-2/ Mt 16:21-27

30 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (431) 1 Thes 4:13-18/ Lk 4:16-30

31 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (432) 1 Thes 5:1-6,9-11/ Lk 4:31-37

SEPTEMBER 1999

1 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (433) Col 1:1-8/ Lk 4:38-44

2 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (434) Col 1:9-14/ Lk 5:1-11

3 Fri - Gregory the Great, pope, religious, doctor of the Church (M)
Wh RDGS (435) Col 1:15-20/ Lk 5:33-39

4 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (436) Col 1:21-23/ Lk 6:1-5
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (436) as above or OP Votive Mass

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5 Sun - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week III
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (128)-[127] Ez 33:7-9/ Rom 13:8-10/ Mt 18:15-20

6 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (437) Col 1:24-2:3/ Lk 6:6-11
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* Where there is a special observance of Labor Day: [USA]
Wh - Labor Day
MASS Votive Mass for the Blessing of Human Labor, prop pref
RDGS Votive Mass (846-850)-[907-911]
or
Wh MASS Votive Mass of Joseph the Worker, prop pref
RDGS (559) Gn 1:26-2:3 or Col 3:14-15,17,23-24/ Mt 13:54-58
OP This year the Anniversary of Deceased Friends and Benefactors may be celebrated today at the Conventual Mass [or in the United States tomorrow, if there is a celebration of Labor Day].
Wh/Vi - Anniversary of Deceased Friends and Benefactors
MASS pref of Christian Death I-V
RDGS From the Masses for the Dead, especially: 1 Jn 3:1-2 (790.14)/ Ps 122 (791.8)/ Mt 25:31-46 (793-4)
* The liturgy of the hours follows the weekday, not the anniversary.
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7 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (438) Col 2:6-15/ Lk 6:12-19

8 Wed - The Birth of the Virgin Mary (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (636) Mi 5:1-4 or Rom 8:28-30/ Mt 1:1-16,18-23 or 1:18-23

9 Thu - Peter Claver, presbyter, religious, missionary (M) [USA]
Wh RDGS (440) Col 3:12-17/ Lk 6:27-38September
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JW For the Province of St. Joseph the Worker:
9 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (440) Col 3:12-17/ Lk 6:27-38
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10 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (441) 1 Tm 1:1-2,12-14/ Lk 6:39-42

11 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (442) 1 Tm 1:15-17/ Lk 6:43-49
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (442) as above or OP Votive Mass

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12 Sun - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week IV
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (131)-[130] Sir 27:30-28:9/ Rom 14:7-9/ Mt 18:21-35

13 Mon - John Chrysostom, bishop, doctor of the Church (M)
Wh RDGS (443) 1 Tm 2:1-8/ Lk 7:1-10

14 Tue - The Holy Cross (F)
Rd MASS gl, prop pref or pref of Passion I
RDGS (638) Nm 21:4-9/ Phil 2:6-11/ Jn 3:13-17

15 Wed - Our Lady of Sorrows (M)
Wh MASS seq, pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (445) 1 Tm 3:14-16/ (639) Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35

16 Thu - Cornelius, pope, martyr, and Cyprian, bishop, martyr (M)
Rd RDGS (446) 1 Tm 4:12-16/ Lk 7:36-50

17 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (447) 1 Tm 6:2-12/ Lk 8:1-3
Wh - Robert Bellarmine, bishop, religious, doctor of the Church

18 Sat - Juan Macias, religious of the Order (M)
Wh RDGS (448) 1 Tm 6:13-16/ Lk 8:4-15
or prop 1 Kgs 17:8-16 (360) [or 1 Jn 3:14-18 (740.15)]/ Ps 55/ Mt 6:31-34 (845.1)

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19 Sun - 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week I
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (134)-[133] Is 55:6-9/ Phil 1:20-24,27/ Mt 20:1-16

20 Mon - Andrew Kin Taegon, presbyter, martyr, Paul Chong Hasang,
catechist, martyr, and their companions, martyrs (M)
Rd RDGS (449) Ezr 1:1-6/ Lk 8:16-18

21 Tue - Matthew, apostle , evangelist (F)
Rd MASS gl, pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (643) Eph 4:1-7,11-13/ Mt 9:9-13

22 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (451) Ezr 9:5-9/ Lk 9:1-6

23 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (452) Hg 1:1-8/ Lk 9:7-9

24 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (453) Hg 1:15-2:9/ Lk 9:18-22

25 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (454) Zec 2:5-9,14-15/ Lk 9:43-45
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (454) as above or OP Votive Mass

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26 Sun - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week II
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (137)-[136] Ez 18:25-28/ Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/ Mt 21: 28-32

27 Mon - Vincent de Paul, presbyter, religious founder (M)
Wh RDGS (455) Zec 8:1-8/ Lk 9:46-50

28 Tue - Dominic Ibañez de Erquicia and James Kyushei Tomonaga,
presbyters, religious of the Order, missionaries, martyrs,
Lawrence Ruiz, married man, lay Dominican, martyr, and their
companions, martyrs (M)
Rd RDGS (456) Zec 8:20-23/ Lk 9:51-56
or propr Rom 8:31-39 (716.2)/ Ps 126 (715.4) [or Jas 1:2-4, 12 (716.7)/ Ps 124: (715.3)]/ Lk 9:22-26 (718.1) [or Mt 10:17-22 (718.4)]

29 Wed - Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels (F)
Wh MASS gl, prop pref
RDGS (647) Dn 7:9-10,13-14 or Rv 12:7-12/ Jn 1:47-51

30 Thu - Jerome, presbyter, doctor of the Church (M)
Wh RDGS (458) Neh 8:1-4,5-6,7-12/ Lk 10:1-12

OCTOBER 1999

1 Fri - Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin, religious (M)
Wh RDGS (459) Bar 1:15-22/ Lk 10:13-16
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JW For the Province of St. Joseph the Worker:
1 Fri - Our Lady, Queen and Patroness of Nigeria (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of BVM I or II
RDGS prop Is 55:1-3,6-9/ Ps = Lk 1:46-55/ Jn 19:25-27
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2 Sat - Guardian Angels (M)
Wh MASS prop pref
RDGS (460) Bar 4:5-12,27-29/ (650) Mt 18:1-5,10

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3 Sun - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week III
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (140)-[139] iS 5:1-7/ Phil 4:6-9/ Mt 21:33-43

4 Mon - Our Holy Father Francis of Assisi, religious founder (F)
Wh MASS gl, prop pref
RDG prop Sir 50:1,2-7 [or Gal 6:14-18 (651)]/ Ps 16 (739.3)/ Mt 11:25-30 (742.3)

5 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (462) Jon 3:1-10/ Lk 10:38-42
Wh - Bl. Raymond of Capua, presbyter, religious of the Order
RDGS as above
or prop Eph 3:14-19 (740.7)/ Ps 16 (739.3)/ Mk 2:18-22 (84)

6 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (463) Jon 4:1-11/ Lk 11:1-4
Wh - Bruno, presbyter, hermit, religious founder
Wh - Bl. Marie-Rose Durocher, virgin, religious founder [USA]

7 Thu - Our Lady of the Rosary (F)
Wh MASS gl, prop pref or pref of BVM I or II
RDGS prop Zec 2:14-17 (707.11) [or 1 Chr 15:3-4,15-16;16:1-2 (707.4) or Acts 1:12-14 (708.1)]/ Resp Ps (709)/ Lk 1:26-28 (712.3) [or Lk 1:39-47 (712.4) or Lk 2:41-51]

8 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (465) Jl 1:13-15;2:1-2/ Lk 11:15-26

9 Sat - Louis Bertrand, presbyter, religious of the Order, missionary (M)
Wh RDGS (466) Jl 4:12-21/ Lk 11:27-28
or prop Gn 12:1-7 (707.2) [or Rom 10:9-18 (684)]/ Ps 19 (818.1)/ Mk 16:15-18 (519)

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10 Sun - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week IV
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (143)-[142] Is 25:6-10/ Phil 4:12-14,19-20/ Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10

11 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (467) Rom 1:1-7/ Lk 11:29-32

12 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (468) Rom 1:16-25/ Lk 11:37-41

13 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (469) Rom 2:1-11/ Lk 11:42-46

14 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (470) Rom 3:21-29/ Lk 11:47-54
Rd - Callistus I, pope, martyr

15 Fri - Teresa of Jesus, virgin, religious, doctor of the Church (M)
Wh RDGS (471) Rom 4:1-8/ Lk 12:1-7

16 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (472) Rom 4:13,16-18/ Lk 12:8-12
Wh - Hedwig, married woman, religious
Wh - Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin, religious
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (472) as above or OP Votive Mass

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17 Sun - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week I
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (146)-[145] Is 45:1,4-6/ 1 Thes 1:1-5/ Mt 22:15-21

18 Mon - Luke, evangelist (F)
Rd MASS gl, pref of Apostles II
RDGS (661) 2 Tm 4:10-17/ Lk 10:1-9

19 Tue - Isaac Jogues and John de Brébeuf, presbyters, religious,
missionaries, martyrs, and their companions,
martyrs (M) [USA]
Rd RDGS (474) Rom 5:12,15,17-19,20-21/ Lk 12:35-38
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JW For the Province of St. Joseph the Worker:
19 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (474) Rom 5:12,15,17-19,20-21/ Lk 12:35-38
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20 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (475) Rom 6:12-18/ Lk 12:39-48
Wh - Paul of the Cross, presbyter, religious founder [USA]

21 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (476) Rom 6:19-23/ Lk 12:49-53

22 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (477) Rom 7:18-25/ Lk 12:54-59
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OP In consecrated churches whose date of consecration is unknown:
Wh - DEDICATION OF THE CHURCH (S)
MASS gl, cr, pref of the Dedication of a Church I
RDGS prop Is 56:1,6-7 (701.5)/ Ps 84 (703.2)/ Heb 12:18-19, 22-24 (704.3)/ Jn 4:19-24 (706.4)
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23 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (478) Rom 8:1-11/ Lk 13:1-9
Wh - John of Capistrano, presbyter, religious, missionary
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (478) as above or OP Votive Mass

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24 Sun - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week II
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (149)-[148] Ex 22:20-66/ 1 Thes 1:5-10/ Mt 22:34-40

25 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (479) Rom 8:12-17/ Lk 13:10-17

26 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (480) Rom 8:18-25/ Lk 13:18-21

27 Wed - Weekday
Gr RDGS (481) Rom 8:26-30/ Lk 13:22-30

28 Thu - Simon and Jude, apostles (F)
Rd MASS gl, pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (666) Eph 2:19-22/ Lk 6:12-16

29 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (483) Rom 9:1-5/ Lk 14:1-6

30 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (484) Rom 11:1-2,11-12,25-29/ Lk 14:1,7-11
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (484) as above or OP Votive Mass

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31 Sun - 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week III
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (152)-[151] Mal 1:14-2:2,8-10/ 1 Thes 2:7-9,13/ Mt 23:1-12
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* EP = EP I of All Saints.
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NOVEMBER 1999

1 Mon - ALL SAINTS (S)
[This year All Saints is not a holy day of obligation.]
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS (667) Rv 7:2-4,9-14/ 1 Jn 3:1-3/ Mt 5:1-12
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* EP = EP II of All Saints.
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2 Tue - THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
(ALL SOULS)
Wh/Vi MASS pref of Christian Death I-V
RDGS Dn 12:1-3 (789.6)-[1011.7]/ Rom 6:3-9 or 6:3-4,8-9 (790.4)-[1014.3]/ Jn 6:37-40 (793.11)-[1016.12] or any rdgs from the Masses for the Dead (789-793)- [1011-1016].

3 Wed - Martin de Porres, religious of the Order (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of Virgins and Religious
RDGS prop Is 58:6-11 (737.15) [or Gal 3:26-28;4:6-7]/ Ps 145 (661)/ Lk 10:25-37 (870.2) [or Mt 11:25-30 (742.3)]November
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SP For the Southern Province:

3 Wed - MARTIN DE PORRES, OP, religious (S)
Wh MASS gl, cr, pref of Virgins & Religious
RDGS prop Is 58:6-11 (737.15)/ Ps 145 (661)/ Gal 3:26-28;4:6-7/ Lk 10:25-37 (870.2) or Mt 11:25-30 (742-3)
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4 Thu - Charles Borromeo, bishop (M)
Wh RDGS (488) Rom 14:7-12/ Lk 15:1-10

5 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (489) Rom 15:14-21/ Lk 16:1-8

6 Sat - Bl. Francis de Capillas and Bl. Alphonsus Navarette, presbyters,
religious of the Order, missionaries, martyrs, and their
companions, martyrs (M)
Rd RDGS (490) Rom 16:3-9,16,22-27/ Lk 16:9-15
or prop Wis 10:17-20 or Acts 20:22-32/ Ps 126 (715.4)/ Jn 15:18-21 (718.6)

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7 Sun - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week IV
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (155)-[154] Wis 6:12-16/ 1 Thes 4:13-18 or 4:13-14/ Mt 25:1-13

8 Mon - Weekday
Gr RDGS (491) Wis 1:1-7/ Lk 17:1-6
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OP Today at the Conventual Mass the Anniversary of Deceased Brothers and Sisters of the Order is celebrated.
- Anniversary of Deceased Brothers and Sisters of the Order
Wh/Vi MASS pref of Christian Death I-V
RDGS From the Masses for the Dead, especially: Rv 21:1-5,
6-7 (790.18)/ Ps 122 (791.8)/ Jn 17:15-21,24-26
* The liturgy of the hours is taken from the Office for the Dead.
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9 Tue - The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of the Dedication of a Church II
RDGS Ez 47:1-2,8-9,12 (701.5)/ 1 Cor 3:9-11,16-17 (704.1)/ Jn 2:13-22 (706.3) or any rdgs from the Common of the Dedication of a Church (701-706) November

10 Wed - Leo the Great, pope, doctor of the Church (M)
Wh RDGS (493) Wis 6:2-11/ Lk 17:11-19

11 Thu - Martin of Tours, bishop (M)
Wh RDGS (494) Wis 7:22-8:1/ Lk 17:20-25

12 Fri - Josaphat, bishop, religious, martyr (M)
Rd RDGS (495) Wis 13:1-9/ Lk 17:26-37

13 Sat - Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin, religious founder,
missionary (M) [USA]
Wh RDGS (496) Wis 18:14-16;19:6-9/ Lk 18:1-8
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JW For the Province of St. Joseph the Worker:
13 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (496) Wis 18:14-16;19:6-9/ Lk 18:1-8
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (496) as above or OP Votive Mass

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14 Sun - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week I
Gr MASS gl, cr, Sun pref I-VIII
RDGS (158)-[157] Prv 31:10-13,19-20,30-31/ 1 Thes 5:1-6/ Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15,19-21
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CP For the Central Province:
* EP = EP I of Albert the Great.
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15 Mon - Albert the Great, bishop, religious of the Order,
doctor of the Church (F)
Wh MASS gl, pref of Pastors
RDGS prop Sir 6:18-21,33-37 [or Jas 3:13-18 (832.3)]/ Ps 119 (727.3)/ Mt 25:14-23 (742.9 - short form)
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CP For the Central Province:
15 Mon - ALBERT THE GREAT, OP, bishop, religious of the Order,
doctor of the Church (S)
Wh MASS gl, cr, pref of Pastors
RDGS prop Sir 6:18-21,33-37 /Ps 119 (727.3)/ Jas 3:13-18 (832.3)/ Mt 25:14-23 (742.9 - short form)
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16 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (498) 2 Mc 6:18-31/ Lk 19:1-10
Wh - Margaret of Scotland, married woman, queen
Wh - Gertrude the Great, virgin, religious

17 Wed - Elizabeth of Hungary, married woman, religious (M)
Wh RDGS (499) 2 Mc 7:1,20-31/ Lk 19:11-28

18 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (500) 1 Mc 2:15-29/ Lk 19:41-44
Wh - The Dedication of the Basilicas of the Apostles Peter and
Paul in Rome
MASS pref of Apostles I or II
RDGS (679) Acts 28:11-16,30-31/ Mt 14:22-23
Wh - Rose Philippine Duchesne, virgin, religious, missionary [USA]

19 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (501) 1 Mc 4:36-37,52-59/ Lk 19:45-48

20 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (502) 1 Mc 6:1-13/ Lk 20:27-40
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (502) as above or OP Votive Mass
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* EP = EP I of Christ the King.

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21 Sun - CHRIST THE KING (S)
HOURS Week II
Wh MASS gl, cr, prop pref
RDGS (161)-[160] Ez 34:11-12,15-17/ 1 Cor 15:20-26,28/ Mt 25:31-46

22 Mon - Cecilia, virgin, martyr (M) (34th Week in Ordinary Time)
Rd RDGS (503) Dn 1:1-6,8-20/ Lk 21:1-4

23 Tue - Weekday
Gr RDGS (504) Dn 2:31-45/ Lk 21:5-11
Rd - Clement I, pope, martyr
Wh - Columban, abbot, missionary
Rd - Bl. Miguel Augustín Pro, presbyter, religious, martyr [USA]

24 Wed - Igantius Delgado, bishop, religious of the Order, missionary
martyr, Vincent Liem, presbyter, religious of the Order,
missionary, martyr, Dominic An-Kham, married man, lay
Dominican, martyr, and their companions, martyrs (M)
Rd RDGS (505) Dn 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28/ Lk 21:12-19
or prop Wis 10:17-20 or Acts 20:22-32/ Ps 126 (715.4)/ Jn 15:18-21 (718.6)

25 Thu - Weekday
Gr RDGS (506) Dn 6:12-28/ Lk 21:20-28
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Wh - Thanksgiving Day: [USA]
MASS pref for Thanksgiving Day
RDGS Sir 50:22-24 (881.2)-[943.2]/ 1 Cor 1,3-9 (882.1)- [944.1]/ Lk 17:11-19 (885.2)-[947.6] or any rdgs from the Appendix for Thanksgiving Day [943-947]
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26 Fri - Weekday
Gr RDGS (507) Dn 7:2-14/ Lk 21:29-33

27 Sat - Weekday
Gr RDGS (508) Dn 7:15-27/ Lk 21:34-36
Wh - BVM on Sat or OP Votive Mass
MASS pref of BVM I or II
RDGS (508) as above or OP Votive Mass

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Prayer Dedicating the Order of Preachers
to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Virgin Mother Mary, with trust we approach you. We, your preachers, fly to you who believed in the words sent from heaven and pondered them in your heart. We stand close around you, who are always present to the gathering of apostles.

In you the Word was made flesh, that same Word which we receive, contemplate, praise together and preach. Therefore, under your guidance we today devote ourselves anew to the ministry of the Word. Furthermore, we declare to you that, hearing with you the Word within ourselves and anointed by the Spirit whose sacred vessel you pre-eminently are, we are consecrated in the name of Jesus Christ to the evangelization of the world.

With the eyes of your heart enlightened, you understood the mystery of the Word. Through you we, too, are able to perceive the presence of that same Word in the history of our time, so that we may finally contemplate him face to face.

Through you the Father sent his Son into the world that he might save it. Through you we will be powerful in the sight of your people, becoming witnesses of that truth which frees and of that love which unites.

To this place we have brought our needs and here we ponder them. Do you, Mother, give us strength and preserve the harmony of our family, so that what was begun by our profession may be brought to completion by our love for one another, for the salvation of the world and to the praise and glory of God.