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FEASTS & 2020 APPOINTMENT CALENDAR

THE OFFICIAL CALENDAR FOR OVER 100 YEARS 100 percent of the proceeds we raise from our calendars strengthen the presence and mission of the Catholic in under-resourced Catholic communities across the . MARY, MOTHER of JANUARY 1

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.

Hail Mary, prayer

Detail of Madonna with Child and Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, 17th century JANUARY 2020 WEDNESDAY

DECEMBER 2019 OF MARY, ST. BASIL THE GREAT The Most Holy ST. ELIZABETH ANN S M T W T F S 1 THE HOLY MOTHER 2 ST. GREGORY 3 of 4 SETON, RELIGIOUS Father Francis Clement Kelley founded 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 OF GOD NAZIANZEN First Friday of the Month Christmas Weekday Catholic Extension in 1905 in Lapeer, 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The of the Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Nativity of Michigan, to awaken the 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 New Year’s Day spirit in America. 29 30 31

THE OF St. André Bessette, St. Raymond of Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday 5 THE LORD 6 Religious 7 Peñafort 8 9 10 11 Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday

THE St. Hilary, ST. ANTHONY, 12 OF THE LORD 13 and Doctor of the 14 15 16 17 18 Church First in Time

SECOND St. Fabian, ST. AGNES, DAY OF PRAYER St. Vincent, ST. FRANCIS THE 19 SUNDAY IN 20 and Martyr 21 AND MARTYR 22 FOR THE LEGAL 23 St. Marianne , 24 DE SALES, BISHOP 25 CONVERSION ORDINARY St. Sebastian, PROTECTION Virgin AND DOCTOR OF OF ST. PAUL THE TIME Martyr OF UNBORN THE CHURCH APOSTLE CHILDREN Jr. Day

THIRD St. Angela Merici, ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN BOSCO, FEBRUARY 26 SUNDAY IN 27 Virgin 28 AQUINAS, 29 30 31 PRIEST S M T W T F S ORDINARY AND DOCTOR OF 1 TIME THE CHURCH 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FEBRUARY 11

Oh immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Health of the Sick, Refuge of Sinners, Comfortess of the Afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings. Look upon me with mercy. When you appeared in the grotto of Lourdes, you made it a privileged sanctuary where you dispense your favors. I come with unbounded confidence to implore your maternal intercession. My loving Mother, obtain my request. Amen.

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes

At Spring Domenico Tojetti, 1877 FEBRUARY 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

JANUARY MARCH S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Since 1905, Catholic Extension has provided more than $1.3 billion (in today’s dollars) to 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 strengthen the presence and mission of the across the United States. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31

THE PRESENTATION St. Blaise, Bishop and ST. AGATHA, VIRGIN ST. PAUL MIKI AND First Friday of the St. Emiliani 2 OF THE LORD 3 Martyr 4 5 AND MARTYR 6 COMPANIONS, 7 Month 8 St. Josephine Bakhita, St. Ansgar, Bishop Virgin Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

FIFTH ST. SCHOLASTICA, Our Lady of Lourdes ST. CYRIL, MONK 9 SUNDAY IN 10 VIRGIN 11 12 13 14 ST. METHODIUS, 15 ORDINARY TIME BISHOP St. Valentine’s Day

SIXTH The Seven Holy St. , THE CHAIR OF SUNDAY IN Founders of the Bishop and Doctor ST. PETER THE 16 ORDINARY TIME 17 Servite 18 19 20 21 of the Church 22 APOSTLE Presidents Day

SEVENTH THURSDAY AFTER FRIDAY AFTER SATURDAY AFTER 23 SUNDAY IN 24 25 26 27 ASH WEDNESDAY 28 ASH WEDNESDAY 29 ASH WEDNESDAY ORDINARY TIME

ST. PATRICK

I arise today Through God’s strength to pilot me; God’s wisdom to guide me, God’s ear to hear me, God’s word to speak for me, God’s hand to guard me, God’s shield to protect me,

The Prayer of Patrick, Anonymous

Window detail of Catholic Church Junction City, Ohio Photographed by Nheyob courtesy of WikiCommons MARCH 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

FIRST SUNDAY St. Katharine Drexel, St. Casimir First Friday of the Sts. Perpetua and 1 OF 2 3 Virgin 4 5 6 Month 7 Felicity, Martyrs

SECOND SUNDAY St. Frances of , 8 OF LENT 9 Religious 10 11 12 13 14 Daylight Savings Time Begins

THIRD SUNDAY Saint Patrick, Bishop St. Cyril of ST. , 15 OF LENT 16 17 St. Patrick’s Day 18 Jerusalem, Bishop 19 SPOUSE OF THE 20 21 and Doctor of the BLESSED VIRGIN Church MARY

FOURTH St. Turibius of THE SUNDAY OF Mogrovejo, Bishop ANNUNCIATION 22 LENT 23 24 25 OF THE LORD 26 27 28 or

FIFTH SUNDAY FEBRUARY APRIL 29 OF LENT 30 31 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 4 Catholic Extension has recognized the 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 hidden heroes of mission dioceses each year 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 with the Lumen Christi since 1977. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 26 27 28 29 30 The PASSION of the LORD APRIL 10

May abundant blessings, O Lord we pray, Descend upon your people, may come, comfort given, holy increase, and everlasting be made secure.

Prayer over the people on Friday of the Lord’s Passion

Detail from Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross Saint-Symphorien de Pfettisheim, Bas-Rhin, , 19th century APRIL 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

St. Francis of Paola, First Friday of the St. Isidore, Bishop and 1 2 Hermit 3 Month 4

In 1910, Catholic Extension became a papal society under the guidance of the Pope.

PALM SUNDAY OF MONDAY OF TUESDAY OF WEDNESDAY OF THURSDAY OF HOLY FRIDAY OF 5 THE PASSION OF 6 7 HOLY WEEK 8 HOLY WEEK 9 WEEK 10 THE PASSION 11 THE LORD (HOLY THURSDAY) OF THE LORD ()

EASTER MONDAY WITHIN TUESDAY WITHIN WEDNESDAY THURSDAY WITHIN FRIDAY WITHIN SATURDAY WITHIN SUNDAY OF THE THE OCTAVE OF THE OCTAVE OF WITHIN THE THE OCTAVE OF THE OCTAVE OF THE OCTAVE OF 12 13 14 EASTER 15 OCTAVE OF 16 EASTER 17 EASTER 18 EASTER OF THE LORD EASTER

SECOND St. Anselm, Bishop St. George, Martyr St. Fidelis of ST. MARK, 19 SUNDAY OF 20 21 and Doctor of the 22 23 Saint Adalbert, 24 Sigmaringen, 25 EVANGELIST EASTER Church Bishop and Martyr Priest and Martyr (SUNDAY OF )

THIRD SUNDAY St. , ST. CATHERINE St. Pius V, Pope MARCH MAY OF EASTER Priest and Marty OF SIENA, VIRGIN S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 26 27 28 29 AND DOCTOR OF 30 Saint Louis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 THE CHURCH Grignion de 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Montfort, Priest 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OUR LADY of FATIMA MAY 13

Our Lady of Fatima’s message is addressed to every human being. The love of the Saviour’s Mother reaches every place touched by the work of . Her care extends to every individual of our time, and to all the societies nations and peoples.

Saint John Paul II Homily, of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal May 13, 1982

Our Lady of Fatima Charles Bosseron Chambers, Early 20th Century MAY 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

APRIL JUNE St. Joseph the Worker ST. ATHANASIUS, S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 First Friday of the Month 2 BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 Catholic Extension funds about 1,500 projects annually 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 throughout the U.S. and its territories. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30

FOURTH SUNDAY 3 OF EASTER 4 5 6 7 8 9

FIFTH SUNDAY Sts. Nereus and Our Lady of Fatima ST. MATTHIAS, St. Isidore 10 OF EASTER 11 12 Achilleus, Martyrs 13 14 APOSTLE 15 16 Mother’s Day Saint Pancras, Martyr

SIXTH SUNDAY St. John I, St. Bernardine of St. Christopher St. Rita of Cascia, 17 OF EASTER 18 Pope and Martyr 19 20 Siena, Priest 21 Magallanes and 22 Religious 23 Companions, Martyrs

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Ecclesiastical Provinces of , Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha and Philadelphia R

THE ASCENSION St. the ST. PHILIP NERI, St. Augustine of 24 OF THE LORD 25 Venerable, Priest 26 PRIEST 27 Canterbury, Bishop 28 29 30 St. Gregory VII, Pope SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER St. Ecclesiastical Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha de’ Pazzi, Virgin and Philadelphia R

PENTECOST Memorial Day 31SUNDAY The NATIVITY of ST. JUNE 24

O Lord, we pray that finding joy in the nativity of St. John the Baptist, your Church may know as the author of her rebirth the whose coming John foretold.

Prayer after Communion Mass of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Detail from The Birth of St. John the Baptist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1655 JUNE 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

MAY THE BLESSED VIRGIN Sts. Marcellinus and ST. CHARLES ST. BONIFACE, BISHOP St. Norbert, Bishop S M T W T F S 1 MARY, MOTHER OF 2 Peter, Martyrs 3 LWANGA AND 4 5 AND MARTYR 6 THE CHURCH COMPANIONS, 1 2 First Friday of the NINTH WEEK IN MARTYRS Month 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ORDINARY TIME 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

THE MOST TENTH WEEK IN St. Ephrem, ST. , ST. ANTHONY OF 7 HOLY 8 ORDINARY TIME 9 and Doctor of the 10 11 APOSTLE 12 13 PADUA, PRIEST Church AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

THE MOST HOLY ELEVENTH THE MOST SACRED THE IMMACULATE 14 BODY AND 15 WEEK IN 16 17 18 19 HEART OF JESUS 20 HEART OF THE BLOOD OF ORDINARY TIME BLESSED VIRGIN CHRIST (CORPUS MARY CHRISTI) Flag Day

TWELFTH St. Paulinus THE NATIVITY OF St. Cyril of 21 SUNDAY IN 22 of Nola, Bishop 23 24 ST. JOHN THE 25 26 27 Alexandria, ORDINARY TIME Sts. BAPTIST Bishop and Doctor Father’s Day and Thomas of the Church More, Martyrs

THIRTEENTH STS. PETER The First Martyrs JULY 28 SUNDAY IN 29 AND PAUL, 30 of the Holy Roman S M T W T F S ORDINARY TIME APOSTLES Church 1 2 3 4

In the past five years, Catholic communities and parishes 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 have raised more than $1.2 million in support of Catholic 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Extension’s mission through the Partnership Program. 26 27 28 29 30 31 ST. IGANTIUS of LOYOLA JULY 31

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, All I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace, that is enough for me

Prayer Suscipe, St. Ignatius of Loyola

Detail from St. Ignatius of Loyola Peter Paul Rubens, 17th century JULY 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

JUNE St. Junípero Serra, ST. THOMAS, Independence Day S M T W T F S 1 Priest 2 3 APOSTLE 4 Since its founding, Catholic Extension 1 2 3 4 5 6 First Friday of the has supported the Catholic Church in every 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Month 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 state in the U.S. and currently supports 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 nearly 90 dioceses. 28 29 30

FOURTEENTH St. , St. Augustine ST. BENEDICT, 5 SUNDAY IN 6 Virgin and Martyr 7 8 9 Zhao Rong and 10 11 ABBOT ORDINARY TIME Companions, Martyrs

FIFTEENTH St. Henry ST. KATERI ST. Our Lady of St. Camillus 12 SUNDAY IN 13 14 TEKAKWITHA, 15 , 16 Mount Carmel 17 18 de Lellis, Priest ORDINARY TIME VIRGIN BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

SIXTEENTH St. Apollinaris, St. Lawrence of ST. MARY St. Bridget, St. Sharbel Makhlūf, ST. JAMES, 19 SUNDAY IN 20 Bishop and Martyr 21 Brindisi, Priest 22 MAGDALENE 23 Religious 24 Priest 25 APOSTLE ORDINARY TIME and Doctor of the Church

SEVENTEENTH ST. MARTHA St. Peter ST. IGNATIUS OF AUGUST 26 SUNDAY IN 27 28 29 30 Chrysologus, 31 LOYOLA, PRIEST S M T W T F S ORDINARY TIME Bishop and Doctor 1 of the Church 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 We love because he first loved us. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 :19 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ST. MONICA AUGUST 27

God, who console the sorrowful and who mercifully accepted the motherly tears of Saint Monica for the conversion of her son Augustine, grant us, through their intercession, that we may find the grace of your pardon.

Collect prayer, Mass for the Memorial of Saint Monica

Detail from Saint Augustine and His Mother Saint Monica Ary Scheffer, 19th century AUGUST 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

JULY SEPTEMBER ST. ALPHONSUS S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 LIGUORI, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 THE CHURCH Hundreds of and women religious are able to work in remote areas 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 of mission dioceses because of salary subsidies from Catholic Extension. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30

EIGHTEENTH ST. JOHN VIANNEY, The Dedication THE St. Sixtus II, Pope and ST. DOMINIC, PRIEST 2 SUNDAY IN 3 4 PRIEST 5 of the of 6 TRANSFIGURATION 7 Companions, Martyrs 8 ORDINARY TIME St. Mary Major OF THE LORD St. Cajetan, Priest

NINETEENTH ST. LAWRENCE, ST. CLARE, VIRGIN St. Jane Frances Sts. Pontian, Pope ST. MAXIMILIAN THE ASSUMPTION SUNDAY IN DEACON AND de Chantal, and Hippolytus, KOLBE, PRIEST OF THE BLESSED 9 ORDINARY TIME 10 MARTYR 11 12 Religious 13 Priests and Martyrs 14 AND MARTYR 15 VIRGIN MARY

TWENTIETH St. John Eudes, ST. BERNARD, ST. PIUS X, POPE QUEENSHIP OF 16 SUNDAY IN 17 18 19 Priest 20 ABBOT AND 21 22 THE BLESSED ORDINARY TIME DOCTOR OF THE VIRGIN MARY CHURCH

TWENTY-FIRST ST. St. Louis ST. MONICA ST. AUGUSTINE, THE PASSION OF 23 SUNDAY IN 24 BARTHOLOMEW, 25 St. Joseph 26 27 28 BISHOP AND 29 ST. JOHN THE ORDINARY TIME APOSTLE Calasanz, Priest DOCTOR OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN 30 ORDINARY TIME 31 The NATIVITY of the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SEPTEMBER 8

We pray, O Lord, that the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin may bring deeper to those for whom the birth of her Son was the dawning of salvation.

Collect Prayer, Mass of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Nativity of the Virgin Mary Spanish, 17th century SEPTEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

AUGUST OCTOBER ST. GREGORY THE First Friday of the S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 GREAT, POPE AND 4 Month 5 DOCTOR OF THE 1 1 2 3 CHURCH 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31

TWENTY-THIRD Labor Day THE NATIVITY OF ST. , The Most Holy 6 SUNDAY IN 7 8 THE BLESSED 9 PRIEST 10 11 12 Name of Mary ORDINARY TIME VIRGIN MARY

TWENTY-FOURTH THE EXALTATION OUR LADY OF STS. CORNELIUS, St. Robert St. Januarius, Bishop 13 SUNDAY IN 14 OF THE HOLY 15 SORROWS 16 POPE, AND 17 Bellarmine, Bishop 18 19 and Martyr ORDINARY TIME CROSS , BISHOP, and Doctor of the MARTYRS Church

TWENTY-FIFTH ST. MATTHEW, ST. PIUS OF St. Cosmas and 20 SUNDAY IN 21 APOSTLE AND 22 23 PIETRELCINA, 24 25 26 Damian, Martyrs ORDINARY TIME EVANGELIST PRIEST

TWENTY-SIXTH St. Wenceslaus, STS. , ST. JEROME, 27 SUNDAY IN 28 Martyrs 29 AND 30 PRIEST AND ORDINARY TIME St. Lawrence Ruiz , DOCTOR OF THE and Companions, CHURCH Martyrs Catholic Extension serves about 125,000 university students

each year through campus ministry programs. OUR LADY of the OCTOBER 7

Let us pray. O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through Christ Our Lord. Amen

Final prayer of the rosary

Detail from Madonna and Child in Glory Alterpiece Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint Felix Lauragais, 19th century OCTOBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER ST. THÉRÈSE OF THE THE HOLY GUARDIAN S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 CHILD JESUS, VIRGIN 2 ANGELS 3 AND DOCTOR OF THE 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 First Friday of the Catholic Extension has extended more than CHURCH Month 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 12,000 grants to build or repair churches 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 and church facilities throughout America. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 29 30

TWENTY-SEVENTH Blessed St. , Priest OUR LADY OF THE St. Denis, Bishop, and 4 SUNDAY IN 5 Seelos, Priest 6 Blessed Marie Rose 7 ROSARY 8 9 Companions, Martyrs 10 ORDINARY TIME Durocher, Virgin St. John Leonardi, Priest

TWENTY-EIGHTH Columbus Day St. Callistus I, Pope ST. TERESA OF St. Hedwig, ST. IGNATIUS OF 11 SUNDAY IN 12 13 14 and Martyr 15 JESUS, VIRGIN 16 Religious 17 ANTIOCH, BISHOP ORDINARY TIME AND DOCTOR OF St.Margaret Mary AND MARTYR THE CHURCH Alacoque, Virgin

TWENTY-NINTH STS. JOHN Saint Paul of the St. John Paul II, St. John of St. Anthony Mary 18 SUNDAY IN 19 DE BRÉBEUF, 20 Cross, Priest 21 22 Pope 23 Capistrano, Priest 24 Claret, Bishop ORDINARY TIME JOGUES, PRIEST, AND

COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

THIRTIETH STS. SIMON AND 25 SUNDAY IN 26 27 28 JUDE, APOSTLES 29 30 31 ORDINARY TIME ST. ANDREW NOVEMBER 30

After Andrew spends the entire day with Jesus, he does not keep the treasure for his personal benefit, but hastens to share it with his brothers.

Saint

Detail of Saint Andrew and Saint , 16th cenury NOVEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

ALL SAINTS’ DAY COMMEMORATION , ST. CHARLES First Friday of the 1 Daylight Savings 2 OF ALL THE 3 Religious 4 BORROMEO, BISHOP 5 6 Month 7 Time Ends FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS’ DAY) or or

THIRTY-SECOND THE DEDICATION ST. LEO THE ST. MARTIN OF ST. JOSAPHAT, ST. FRANCES 8 SUNDAY IN 9 OF THE LATERAN 10 GREAT, POPE AND 11 TOURS, BISHOP 12 BISHOP AND 13 XAVIER CABRINI, 14 ORDINARY TIME BASILICA DOCTOR OF THE Veterans Day MARTYR VIRGIN CHURCH

THIRTY-THIRD St. Margaret of ST. ELIZABETH The Dedication THE 15 SUNDAY IN 16 17 OF , 18 of the of 19 20 21 PRESENTATION ORDINARY TIME St. Gertrude, Virgin RELIGIOUS Sts. Peter and Paul, OF THE BLESSED Apostles VIRGIN MARY St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin

OUR LORD LAST WEEK IN ST. ANDREW St. Catherine of Thanksgiving Day 22 JESUS CHRIST, 23 ORDINARY TIME 24 DŨNG-LẠC, 25 Alexandria, Virgin 26 27 28 KING OF St. Clement I, Pope PRIEST, AND and Martyr THE UNIVERSE St. Columban, Abbot COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr

FIRST SUNDAY ST. ANDREW, OCTOBER DECEMBER 29 OF ADVENT 30 APOSTLE S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Since beginning the Leadership Initiative 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 in 2013, Catholic Extension has helped train nearly 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 100 school administrators. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER 12

“I am the ever-virgin Holy Mary, Mother of the True God for whom we live, of the Creator of all things, Lord of and the earth.”

Words spoken to San Juan Diego by Our Lady of Guadalupe

Detail from Our Lady of Guadalupe 1531

DECEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, St. John Damascene, 1 2 3 PRIEST 4 Priest and Doctor of the 5 Church Extension magazine began publication in First Friday of the 1906 to share the stories of Catholics who Month

spread faith while living on the margins.

SECOND SUNDAY ST. , BISHOP THE IMMACULATE St. Juan Diego St. Damasus I, Pope OUR LADY OF 6 OF ADVENT 7 AND DOCTOR OF 8 CONCEPTION OF THE 9 Cuauhtlatoatzin 10 11 12 GUADALUPE THE CHURCH BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

THIRD SUNDAY ST. JOHN OF THE 13 OF ADVENT 14 CROSS, PRIEST 15 16 17 18 19 or AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

FOURTH St. , St. John of Kanty, THE NATIVITY ST. STEPHEN, THE 20 SUNDAY 21 Priest and Doctor 22 23 Priest 24 25 OF THE LORD 26 FIRST MARTYR OF ADVENT of the Church (CHRISTMAS)

THE HOLY THE HOLY Fifth Day within Sixth Day within Seventh Day within NOVEMBER JANUARY 2021 OF INNOCENTS, the Octave of the the Octave of the the Octave of the S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 27 JESUS, MARY 28 MARTYRS 29 Nativity of the Lord 30 Nativity of the Lord 31 Nativity of the Lord AND JOSEPH Saint Sylvester I, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 Bishop and Martyr Pope 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CALENDAR KEY

Colors of the are displayed in the date number: 1 Advent & Lent 4 The Triduum By displaying this calendar in your home or workplace, 2 Easter & Christmas Seasons (white) 5 Holy Days of Obligation you, along with our sponsors, are joining millions of other 3 Ordinary Time 6 Penitential Day Catholics in supporting the work of Catholic Extension. While Catholic Extension’s calendars are inspiring, they also serve Holy Days of Obligation are red and National holidays appear in italic: a crucial purpose: 100 percent of the proceeds go directly to uppercase: Mother’s Day impoverished Catholic communities across the United States. THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Federal holidays appear in italic Since 1905, Catholic Extension has partnered with , feasts and obligatory with a : donors — committed Catholics just like you — to bring the memorials are uppercase: Thanksgiving Day Church to all corners of our country. Our mission is to build faith, inspire hope ST. Vestment colors are noted last, and ignite change in parishes that are alive with faith and spirit but lack financial Optional memorials are capitalized: with abbreviations: resources to support their ministries and programs. They can’t do it alone, and St. Hilary = BLACK = RED = VIOLET with the help of our donors, we provide the necessary resources to more than = GREEN = ROSE = WHITE 90 mission dioceses, from Alaska to the Gulf Coast, that serve 15 million Lunar phases are observed in Universal Time as dated by the U.S. Naval Catholics — one in every five Catholics in America. Observatory Astronomical Applications Department. As you enjoy this calendar, I invite you to open your heart and learn more about Catholic Extension. Visit us at www.catholicextension.org or call us at 800-842-7804. Find out how you can deepen your relationship with Catholic Abstinence is a penitential practice consisting of refraining from the Extension and strengthen the link between faith and in your own life. consumption of and is to be observed by all Catholics who are Yours in Christ, 14 years of age and older. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and the Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence. and parents are encouraged to see that children who are not bound by the obligation to fast and abstain are led to appreciate an authentic sense of .

Rev. John J. Wall, President FAST & ABSTINENCE In addition to abstinence, is to be observed by all Catholics between SERVING ONE the ages of 18 and 59 years (inclusive). On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, one full meal is allowed. Two smaller meals, sufficient to maintain strength, IN EVERY FIVE may be taken according to one’s needs, but together they should not equal CATHOLICS another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids are allowed. Note: Those who are unable to observe the above regulations due IN AMERICA Mission Diocese to ill health or other serious are urged to practice other forms of self-denial that are suitable to their condition. LEARN MORE AT WWW.CATHOLICEXTENSION.ORG OR CALL US AT 800-842-7804.