FEASTS & SAINTS 2020 APPOINTMENT CALENDAR
THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC CALENDAR FOR OVER 100 YEARS 100 percent of the proceeds we raise from our calendars strengthen the presence and mission of the Catholic Church in under-resourced Catholic communities across the United States. MARY, MOTHER of GOD JANUARY 1
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Hail Mary, prayer
Detail of Madonna with Child and Angels Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, 17th century JANUARY 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
DECEMBER 2019 SOLEMNITY OF MARY, ST. BASIL THE GREAT The Most Holy Name ST. ELIZABETH ANN S M T W T F S 1 THE HOLY MOTHER 2 ST. GREGORY 3 of Jesus 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 Octave Day of the Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Nativity of the Lord Michigan, to awaken the missionary 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 New Year’s Day spirit in America. 29 30 31
THE EPIPHANY 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 BAPTISM St. Hilary, Bishop ST. ANTHONY, 12 OF THE LORD 13 and Doctor of the 14 15 16 17 ABBOT 18 Church First Week in Ordinary Time
SECOND St. Fabian, Pope ST. AGNES, VIRGIN DAY OF PRAYER St. Vincent, Martyr ST. FRANCIS THE 19 SUNDAY IN 20 and Martyr 21 AND MARTYR 22 FOR THE LEGAL 23 St. Marianne Cope, 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
THIRD St. Angela Merici, ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN BOSCO, FEBRUARY 26 SUNDAY IN 27 Virgin 28 AQUINAS, PRIEST 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 OUR LADY of LOURDES 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 Sacred 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 Catholic Church 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. Jerome Emiliani 2 OF THE LORD 3 Martyr 4 5 AND MARTYR 6 COMPANIONS, 7 Month 8 St. Josephine Bakhita, St. Ansgar, Bishop MARTYRS 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. Peter Damian, THE CHAIR OF SUNDAY IN Founders of the Bishop and Doctor ST. PETER THE 16 ORDINARY TIME 17 Servite Order 18 19 20 21 of the Church 22 APOSTLE Presidents Day
SEVENTH ASH WEDNESDAY 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 MARCH 17
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 Saint Patrick, Anonymous
Window detail of Saint Patrick 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 LENT 2 3 Virgin 4 5 6 Month 7 Felicity, Martyrs
SECOND SUNDAY St. Frances of Rome, 8 OF LENT 9 Religious 10 11 12 13 14 Daylight Savings Time Begins
THIRD SUNDAY Saint Patrick, Bishop St. Cyril of ST. JOSEPH, 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 Award 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 pardon come, comfort given, holy faith increase, and everlasting redemption 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, France, 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 Doctor of the Church
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 HOLY SATURDAY 5 THE PASSION OF 6 HOLY WEEK 7 HOLY WEEK 8 HOLY WEEK 9 WEEK 10 THE PASSION 11 THE LORD (HOLY THURSDAY) OF THE LORD (GOOD FRIDAY)
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 RESURRECTION 13 EASTER 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 DIVINE MERCY)
THIRD SUNDAY St. Peter Chanel, 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 salvation. Her care extends to every individual of our time, and to all the societies nations and peoples.
Saint John Paul II Homily, Mass 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 Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha and Philadelphia R
THE ASCENSION St. Bede 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. Mary Magdalene Ecclesiastical Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha de’ Pazzi, Virgin and Philadelphia R
PENTECOST Memorial Day 31SUNDAY The NATIVITY of ST. JOHN the BAPTIST 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 Christ 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, Deacon ST. BARNABAS, ST. ANTHONY OF 7 HOLY TRINITY 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. John Fisher 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 Parish 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. Maria Goretti, 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 BONAVENTURE, 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 John 4:19 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 priests 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 Basilica 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 peace 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. PETER CLAVER, 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 CYPRIAN, 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. MICHAEL, ST. JEROME, 27 SUNDAY IN 28 Martyrs 29 GABRIEL AND 30 PRIEST AND ORDINARY TIME St. Lawrence Ruiz RAPHAEL, DOCTOR OF THE and Companions, ARCHANGELS CHURCH Martyrs Catholic Extension serves about 125,000 university students
each year through campus ministry programs. OUR LADY of the ROSARY 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 Francis Xavier St. Bruno, 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 ISAAC 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 John Chrysostom
Detail of Saint Andrew and Saint Francis of Assisi El Greco, 16th cenury NOVEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
ALL SAINTS’ DAY COMMEMORATION Martin de Porres, 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 Scotland 17 OF HUNGARY, 18 of the Basilicas 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 Catholic School 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 OUR LADY of GUADALUPE 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 heaven 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. AMBROSE, 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. Peter Canisius, 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 FAMILY 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 Thomas Becket 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 Liturgical Year 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 Solemnities, feasts and obligatory with a star: 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. ELIZABETH ANN SETON 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 ABSTINENCE 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 charity in your own life. consumption of meat 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. Pastors 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 penance.
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