COLUMBAN MISSIONARIES 2021 CALENDAR MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST. COLUMBAN Registered Charity in & Wales (221594) and in Scotland (SCO38948) St. Columban’s, Widney Manor Road, Solihull, West Midlands B93 9AB Telephone: 01564 772096 E-mail: [email protected] Visit our website - www.columbans.co.uk

Dear Columban Friend

God is love and those who abide in love abide in God. 1 John 4:16

Happy New Year! It is probably fair to say that the passing from the old year to the new will carry more significance than usual on this occasion. The coronavirus pandemic has shaped our lives in ways few could have predicted. Its far reaching and devastating impact on so many people will be remembered for years to come. I pray that whatever your experience has been, you have known the consolation of God’s abiding love and you feel hopeful as we begin our journey together through 2021.

Columban missionaries are inspired by ’ encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti: on fraternity and social friendship’, which resonates with the Columban experience of mission. A notable source for the encyclical is Francis’ dialogue with the Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb and their commonly held belief that “God has created all human beings equal in rights, duties and dignity, and has called them to live together as brothers and sisters”. Francis calls us to share their dream and in their commitment to a world in which no one is isolated and all people matter. What does this mean for each one of us called to be a part of God’s mission?

We draw strength and encouragement for our mission work from the Columban community of ordained and lay missionaries, together with co-workers, and people like you who remember us in your prayers and provide us with the financial assistance we need. As we begin this New Year, we are ever more grateful for the blessing of this friendship and of our responsibility to give generously in return for all that we receive. May this calendar, our prayers and all that we share with you through our magazines, website, eNewsletter and social media serve to nourish and encourage you in the challenges and joys that lie ahead.

In 2020, we welcomed new lay missionaries to Britain – Roberta from Korea and Ling and Sophia from New Zealand (pictured above) – and we hope to welcome Fr. John Boles and Fr. Pat O’Beirne once travel restrictions are lifted. Please pray for this new chapter in their mission life. We plan to begin again our annual ‘visit’ to parishes for the mission appeal, in the dioceses of Shrewsbury and Southwark and in Scotland; and we are exploring alternative ways to do this when we are unable to visit in person, so we can continue to share our rich mission experience with the local Church.

This year, let us pray the concluding prayer of ‘Fratelli Tutti’, printed on the back page of the calendar, and dream together of ‘a more dignified world’.

Front cover: family and friends celebrate the ordination of Fr. Teakare Betero in Fiji, November 2019.

Fr. Peter Hughes Columban Director in Britain COLUMBAN MISSIONARIES Tel: 01564 772096 www.columbans.co.uk www.columbansisters.org

Pope Francis Peace emerges from the depths of the human heart and political will must always be renewed, so that new ways can be found to reconcile and unite individuals and communities.

Message for 54th World Peace Day St. Columban parish in Santiago de Chile put faith into action by starting a soup kitchen for families experiencing hardship due to coronavirus. January 2021 31 1 2

RACIAL JUSTICE DAY First Friday 4th of Year MARY, THE HOLY St Basil the Great PsalterSt John W4Bosco MOTHER OF GOD St Gregory Nazianzen 3 456 789

Psalter W2 THE EPIPHANY 2ndMost Sunday Holy Name of Christmas of Jesus St Elizabeth Ann SetonOF THE LORD St Raymond of Penyafort 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

THE BAPTISM Week 1 in Ordinary Time St Aelred of Rievaulx, St Hilary OF THE LORD Psalter W1 Abbot St Kentigern (Scotland) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

PEACE DAY 2nd of Year OCTAVE OF PRAYER St Fabian, Pope StPsalter Anthony, W2 Abbot FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY St Wulstan, Bishop St Sebastian St Agnes St Vincent 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD 3rd of Year The Conversion of Ss Timothy and Titus, StPsalter Francis W3 de Sales St Paul, Apostle Bishops St Angela Merici St Thomas Aquinas

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Rise to the challenge If we accept the great principle that there are rights born of our inalienable human dignity, we can rise to the challenge of envisaging a new humanity. We can aspire to a world that provides land, housing and work for all. Fr. Shay Cullen campaigns for the rights of indigenous tribal communities like the Aeta people in the Philippines. Fratelli Tutti #127 February 2021 1 2 3456

St and THE PRESENTATION St Blaise First Friday Companions St Brigid of Ireland OF THE LORD St Ansgar St Agatha (Martyrs of Japan) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

PRAY FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING WORLD DAY OF 5th of Year St Jerome Emiliani PRAYER FOR THE SICK Psalter W1 St Josephine Bakhita St Teilo, Bishop (Wales) St Scholastica Our Lady of Lourdes 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

DAY FOR THE UNEMPLOYED Ss6th Cyril of Year and Methodius, ASH WEDNESDAY (PatronsPsalter W2 of Europe) FAST AND ABSTINENCE St Colman of Lindisfarne 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

1st Sunday of Lent The Chair of St Peter, StPsalter Peter W1Damian Apostle St Polycarp LENT FAST DAY 28

2nd Sunday of Lent StPsalter Oswald W2 of Worcester

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Lord, we remember you Lord, you asked that we remember you; we do so in your walking. We remember the way you brought life by your presence and by your Word. May we never be afraid to get our feet dusty; may we walk in Your Spirit. Amen. The ‘Stations of the Cross’ in a rural village near Wuhan, China, led by Fr. Taemoon Kwon. Fr. Finbar Maxwell SSC March 2021 1 23456

First Friday St David, WOMEN’S WORLD DAY Patron of Wales St. Chad, Bishop St Casimir OF PRAYER 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3rd Sunday of Lent SsPsalter Perpetua W3 and Felicity St John of God St Frances of Rome St (Scotland) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

ST JOSEPH, 4th Sunday of Lent St Patrick SPOUSE OF THE Psalter W4 Patron of Ireland St Cyril of Jerusalem BLESSED VIRGIN MARY St Cuthbert 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

5th Sunday of Lent THE ANNUNCIATION PRAY FOR SURVIVORS Psalter W1 St Turibius de Mongrovejo OF THE LORD OF SEXUAL ABUSE 28 29 30 31

PALM SUNDAY OF THE Rededication of England PASSION OF THE LORD as Mary’s dowry Psalter W2 HOLY WEEK HOLY WEEK HOLY WEEK

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Transformed by charity Only a gaze transformed by charity can enable the dignity of others to be recognized and, as a consequence, the poor to be acknowledged and valued in their dignity, respected in their identity and culture, and thus truly integrated Volunteers led by Fr. Andrei Paz in the Philippines distribute food parcels to vulnerable into society. people left stranded by the coronavirus. Fratelli Tutti #187 April 2021 1 23

GOOD FRIDAY FAST AND MAUNDY THURSDAY ABSTINENCE HOLY SATURDAY 4 5678910

StEASTER Isidore SUNDAY EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

DIVINE MERCY 2nd Sunday of Easter StPsalter Stanislaus W2 St Martin I, Pope 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

3rd Sunday of Easter St George, St Adalbert (Wales) Psalter W3 St Beuno (Wales) St Anselm, Bishop Patron of England St Fidelis of Sigmaringen 25 26 27 28 29 30 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS St Peter Chanel St4th Mark Sunday of Easter St Louis Marie Grignion St Catherine of Siena Psalter W4 de Montfort (Patron of Europe) St Pius V, Pope

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Discover God’s goodness Let us seek out others and embrace the world as it is, without fear of pain or a sense of inadequacy, because there we will discover all the goodness that God has planted in human hearts. Fr. Cho Sungkun Genovio from Korea began his Columban journey as a lay missionary Fratelli Tutti #78 and was ordained priest in September 2019. Please pray for our students in formation. May 2021 30 31 1

THE MOST HOLY The Visitation of the TRINITY Blessed Virgin Mary St Joseph the Worker 2 345678

5th Sunday of Easter Ss Philip and James, PsalterSt Athanasius W1 Apostles The English Martyrs St Asaph (Wales) First Friday 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

THE ASCENSION 6th Sunday of Easter Ss Nereus and Achilleus OF THE LORD Psalter W2 St Pancras Our Lady of Fatima St Matthias, Apostle St Isadore 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY 7th Sunday of Easter St Christopher Magallanes Psalter W3 St John I, Pope St Dunstan St Bernardine of Siena and Companions St Rita of Cacsia 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MARY MOTHER OF THE OUR LORD JESUS CHURCH St Bede the Venerable CHRIST, ETERNAL HIGH PENTECOST Week 8 in Ordinary Time St Gregory VII, Pope PRIEST 8th Sunday of Easter Psalter W4 St Mary Magdalene St Augustine of StPsalter William W4 of Rochester St David of Scotland de’Pazzi St Philip Neri Canterbury St Paul VI

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Faith in action Education and upbringing, concern for others, a well- integrated view of life and spiritual growth: all these are essential for quality human relationships and for enabling society itself to react against injustices… Students from Coventry campaign for climate justice in London with James Trewby, Columban Justice & Peace Education worker. Fratelli Tutti #167 June 2021 12345

Week 9 in Ordinary Time Psalter W1 St Charles Lwanga and St Justin Ss Marcellinus and Peter Companions First Friday St Boniface 6 7891011 12

THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST THE MOST SACRED 10th Sunday St Ephrem of Syria HEART OF JESUS The Immaculate Heart PsalterSt Norbert W2 St Columba St Barnabas, Apostle of the Blessed Virgin Mary 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

11th Sunday PsalterSt Anthony W3 of Padua St Richard of Chichester St Romuald 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

DAY FOR LIFE St John Fisher THE NATIVITY OF 12th Sunday St Thomas More ST JOHN PsalterSt Alban W4 St St Paulinus of Nola (Wales) St Etheldreda (Audrey) THE BAPTIST 27 28 29 30

Society of St. Columban Foundation Day 13th Sunday Ss PETER and PAUL, The First Martyrs of the PsalterSt Cyril ofW1 Alexandria St Irenaeus Apostles Holy Roman Church

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Universal love “A truly human and fraternal society will be capable of ensuring in an efficient and stable way that each of its members is accompanied at every stage of life. Not only by providing for their basic needs, but by enabling them to give the best of themselves…” Remembering Angela, a remarkable young woman who captured our hearts - thanks to Fratelli Tutti #110 Fr. John Boles in Peru - before she was called to the peace of Heaven in July 2020. July 2021 123

St Oliver PlunkettFirst Friday St Thomas, Apostle 4 5678910

14th Sunday Ss Augustine Zhao Rong StPsalter Elizabeth W2 of Portugal St Anthony Mary Zaccaria St Maria Goretti and Companions 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

SEA SUNDAY St Benedict (Patron of St15th Benedict Sunday Europe) (PatronPsalter W3of Europe) St. John Jones (Wales) St Henry St Camillus de Lellis St Bonaventure Our Lady of Mount Carmel 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

St Bridget of Sweden (Patron of Europe) 16th Sunday St Philip Evans and Psalter W4 St Apollinaris St Lawrence of Brindisi St Mary Magdalene St John Lloyd (Wales) St Sharbel Makhluf 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Ss Joachim and Anne, 17th Sunday Parents of the Blessed StPsalter James, W1 Apostle Virgin Mary St Martha St Peter Chrysologus St

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True encounter “I cannot truly encounter another unless I am firmly rooted in my own people and culture; for it is on the basis of these that I can accept the gift the other brings and in turn offer an authentic gift of my own.” Fr. Salustino Villalobos celebrates Mass in the parish of Immaculate Heart of Mary for the aboriginal people of Taoyuan city in Hsinchu diocese, Taiwan. Fratelli Tutti #143 August 2021 1 23456 7

The Dedication of the First Friday Ss Sixtus II, Pope, St18th Alphonsus Sunday St Eusebius of Vercelli St Germanus of Auxerre Basilica of Saint Mary THE TRANSFIGURATION and Companions MaryPsalter de’ W2 Liguori St Peter Julian Eymard (Wales) St John Mary Vianney Major OF THE LORD St Cajetan 8 9 1011121314

19th Sunday St Teresa Benedicta of St Jane Frances St Pontian, Pope PsalterSt Dominic W3 The Cross St Lawrence St Clare de Chantal St Hippolytus St Maximillian Mary Kolbe 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 20th Sunday Psalter W4 St Stephen of Hungary St Helen St John Eudes St Bernard St Pius X, Pope 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Bl Dominic Barberi The21st Queenship Sunday of the St Louis St David Lewis (Wales) St Edmund Arrowsmith BlessedPsalter W1Virgin Mary St Rose of Lima Bartholomew, Apostle St Joseph of Calasanz St Ninian (Scotland) St Monica St Augustine 29 30 31

Ss Margaret Clitherow, The22nd Passion Sunday of St John Anne Line and Margaret St Aidan and Saints of thePsalter Baptist W2 Ward Lindisfarne

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A New Creation Lord, may your promise of a New Creation become a reality in our lives and our world. Help us to be converted to solidarity with your Earth and all it upholds as our kin. May our words of care and love flow through to actions. Amen. Season of Creation – young adults in Fiji learn that mission is about care for God’s Fr. Charles Rue SSC creation, our common home. September 2021 1234

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR First Friday THE CARE OF St Gregory the Great, CREATION Pope St Cuthbert 5 67891011

23rd Sunday The Nativity of the Psalter W3 Blessed Virgin Mary St St Ambrose Barlow St Deiniol (Wales) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

EDUCATION DAY 24th Sunday THE EXHALTATION OF Ss Cornelius, Pope PsalterMost Holy W4 Name of Mary St John Chrysostom THE HOLY CROSS Our Lady of Sorrows and Cyprian St 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

HOMESt Januarius MISSION DAY Ss Andrew Kim Taegon, 25thSt Theodore Sunday Paul Chong Hasang and St Pio of Pietrelcina Psalterof Canterbury W1 Companions St Matthew, Apostle (Padre Pio) Our Lady of Walsingham 26 27 28 29 30

HARVEST FESTIVAL St Wenceslaus 26th Sunday Ss Lawrence Ruiz and Ss Michael, Gabriel and PsalterSs Cosmas W2 and Damian St Vincent de Paul Companions Raphael, Archangels St Jerome

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A world for everyone “If every human being possesses an inalienable dignity, if all people are my brothers and sisters, and if the world truly belongs to everyone, then it matters little whether my neighbour was born in my country or elsewhere.” Activists from the Columban-founded Migrant Rights Centre in Ireland campaign for the rights of undocumented children at risk of deportation. Fratelli Tutti #125 October 2021 31 12

First Friday HARVEST FAST DAY St Therese of Lisieux, ALL SAINTS Patroness of the Psalter W3 Missions The Holy Guardian Angels 3 456789

27th Sunday Psalter W3 St Francis of Assisi St Bruno Our Lady of the Rosary St John Henry Newman 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

St Hedwig PRISONSt Paulinus WEEK of York St Margaret Mary 28thSt Denis Sunday and Companions Alacoque PsalterSt John LeonardiW4 St John XXIII, Pope St Wilfred St Edward The Confessor St Callistus I, Pope St Teresa of Avila St Richard Gwyn (Wales) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Ss John de Brebeuf and and 29th Sunday Companions PsalterSt Ignatius W1 of Antioch St Luke, Evangelist St Paul of the Cross St John Paul II, Pope St John of Capestrano 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

WORLD MISSION DAY 30th Sunday The Six Welsh Martyrs St Chad PsalterSt Anthony W2 Mary Claret and their Companions St Cedd Ss Simon and Jude

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Letter to a young disciple Be gentle to the weak, firm to the stubborn, steadfast to the proud, humble to the lowly. Be slow to anger, swift to learn, slow also to speak, equally swift to hear. Be respectful to the worthy, merciful to the poor. Fr. Teakare Betero gives God’s blessing to family and friends attending his ordination St. Columban Mass in November 2019. November 2021 1 2 3456

THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED St Martin de Porres (ALL SOULS) St Winefride St Charles BorromeoFirst Friday St Illtud (Wales) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

32nd Sunday The Dedication of the PsalterSt Willibrord W4 All Saints of Wales Lateran Basilica St Leo the Great, Pope St Martin of Tours St Josaphat 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

REMEMBRANCE DAY WORLD DAY OF THE POOR St Margaret of Scotland St Hilda Dedication of the Basilicas 33rd Sunday St Gertrude St Hugh of Lincoln of Ss Peter and Paul, StPsalter Dyfrig W1 (Wales) St Albert the Great St Edmund of Abingdon St Elizabeth of Hungary Apostles 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. KING OF THE UNIVERSE YOUTH DAY 34th Sunday St Clement I, Pope St Andrew Dung-Lac St Catherine of Psalter W2 St Cecilia St Columban and Companions Alexandria 28 29 30

1st Sunday of Advent St Andrew, Apostle, Psalter W1 Patron of Scotland

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Jesus, my friend Lord, in this season of goodwill help me to show kindness to my family and friends, to those I don’t get on with, to those who dislike me. I wish them all well, because you showed me friendship first, before ever I thought of you as a friend. Thank you, Lord. Amen. Columban lay missionary Rose Basada celebrates First Holy Communion in the parish of Corpus Christi, Mexico, near the US border. Fr. Pat Sayles SSC December 2021 1234

First Friday DAY OF PRAYER FOR MIGRANTS St , Patron of Missions St John Damascene 5 678 9 10 11

THE IMMACULATE BIBLE SUNDAY CONCEPTION OF 2nd of Advent THE BLESSED St John Diego OUR LADY OF LORETO StPsalter Birinus W2 St Nicholas St Ambrose VIRGIN MARY Cuahtlatoatzin St John Roberts (Wales) St Damasus I, Pope 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

3rd of Advent OurPsalter Lady W3 of Guadalupe St Lucy St John of the Cross 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

DAY OF PRAYER FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS THE NATIVITY OF 4th of Advent THE LORD Psalter W4 St St John of Kanty Christmas Eve CHRISTMAS DAY 26 27 28 29 30 31

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH St John, Apostle The Holy Innocents St Thomas Becket St Sylvester I, Pope

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Follow us on A Prayer to the Creator from Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’.

Lord, Father of our human family, you created all human beings equal in dignity: pour forth into our hearts a fraternal spirit and inspire in us a dream of renewed encounter, dialogue, justice and peace. Move us to create healthier societies and a more dignified world, a world without hunger, poverty, violence and war. May our hearts be open to all the peoples and nations of the Earth. May we recognize the goodness and beauty that you have sown in each of us, and thus forge bonds of unity, common projects, and shared dreams. Amen.

Wonder at the beauty of God’s creation – Columban Sister Hasuk Shin with some children in Pakistan.

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