Liturgical Planning Calendar Diocese of Tulsa September, 2012 – December, 2013

SEPTEMBER - 2012 NOVEMBER - 2012 22: 10:00 a.m. Bi-Annual commissioning of the 1: All Saint Day Extraordinary Ministers of Holy 2 All Souls Day Communion from around the Diocese, 4 Daylight Savings time ends HFCathedral 10:00 a.m. Centennial at St. Michael 26 6:00 p.m. Opening for 40 Days for Life in Henryetta 28 2:00 p.m. Dedication of new San Miguel 5 Bishop leaves for Nigeria facility 16-21 Msgr. Chavez and OL of Guadalupe 29 11:00 a.m. Mass for the Filipino community 21 10:30 a.m. final profession of St. Maria Paul, at St. Bernard’s at St. Joseph Convent 30 10:00 a.m. Mass with Burmese Bishop at the 25: Feast of Cathedral 12:00 Possible consecration of the new IHM 6:30 Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral 6:30 Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral

OCTOBER - 2012 DECEMBER - 2012 4: St. Francis of Assisi, today or on another 2: First Sunday of of the Year of Grace, appropriate day close to his feast, pets may 2013. From this date, parishes are free to use be blessed in honor of the ‘Poor Man of whatever musical setting of the Mass they prefer. Assisi.’ 1:00-5:00 pm, Day of Recollection for the 5:30 Mass at the Convention Center for the deacons, deacon candidates and deacon SFOAFund aspirants, in the Cathedral’s Heiring Hall 5 8:15 a.m. Mass at St. John School in B’ville 3: The first day of the annual novena in prepa- for school centenary ration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 6 4:00 p.m. SCOT Mass and dinner, Chancery (in some parishes) 7: 2:30 pm Annual Anniversary Mass at the 4 Annual Day of Prayer for Priests, HFC Cathedral to honor couples on their silver, 5:30 p.m. Mass golden or diamond anniversaries, 8: of Our Lady’s Immaculate 11 Year of Faith Event Conception, Opening Masses in every parish 10: Pastors will be receiving a letter regarding 12 5:00 p.m. Travellers Mass for the Knights and their parish’s participation in the celebration Ladies of the Holy Sep. at St. Francis Xavier of the Rite of Election on the first and second 13 2:15 Mass for Knights and Ladies Sundays of , February 17 and 24, 2013 of the Holy Sepulcher, HFC 12: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 9:00 p.m. Exposition and Night Prayer at 16 Third Sunday of Advent, images of the Child the Renaissance Hotel Jesus can be blessed on this day to be placed 14 6:45 a.m. Benediction by Bp Vann in the family manger on 2:00 p.m. Investiture Mass HFC 24: Christmas Eve 15 8:00 a.m. Final Mass with Archb. Coakley 25: Solemn Feast of Our Lord’s Nativity 15-19 Priests’ Retreat 30 Feast of the , patronal feast of 16 Welcome image of San Juan de los Lagos the Diocese of Tulsa HFC 6:30 p.m. Christmas Vespers at the Cathedral 22-27: Spanish Workshop on deliverance 28: Misa de Consagración, place and time TBA 6:30 p.m. Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral

Version dated: September 23, 2012 JANUARY - 2013 2: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Confirmation candidates 1 Feast of the Maternity of Our Lady, the met with the Bishop at HFC Octave of Christmas and the beginning of 3 10:00 a.m. possible Mass at HFC for children the civil new year. who die young. 6: Feast of the (traditional and 10: Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday March 10 liturgical); 19th Anniversary of Bishop 17 5th Sunday of Lent () images Slattery’s Episcopal Ordination, special and statues in may be veiled from today prayers requested at Mass for the Bishop’s health until evening. and his intentions Any celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day 12 19th Anniversary of Bishop Slattery’s should bear in mind the close proximity of installation as the 3rd Bishop of Tulsa . 13 Feast of Our Lord’s Baptism; (18 Orthodox Lent begins) 14 begins on Monday, January 20: First Day of Spring 14; Vol. III of the Liturgy of the Hours is 24: used until , 1:00- 6:30 pm, Lenten Day of Recollection for 22 Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Mass at the the Deacon Candidates and their wives, at Cathedral at 12:00 noon, followed by the HFCathedral 4th annual Tulsa March for Life 7:00 pm, Service at the Cathedral 27: III Sunday of Ordinary Time ( 25 Monday of Holy Week. (Holy Week and Sunday) Week both take precedence over the Feast of Our 6:30 Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral Lord’s Annunciation which is transferred to the first free day in the liturgical calendar, which this year is Monday, April 8). FEBRUARY - 2013 26 Time TBA, Lenten Day of Prayer for Priests, 2: Feast of the Presentation (Saturday) at the Cathedral, speaker TBA World Day of Prayer for consecrated life 5:30 pm, at the Cathedral 3 IV Sunday of Ordinary Time, ( 28 Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper Sunday); if they have not already done so, 29 of the Lord’s Passion pastors should note in their bulletins that 30 Holy Saturday of the Easter Triduum Ash Wednesday falls on February 13) Sunset on March 30 is at 7:45, with civil twilight 9 Cooking up Compassion Tulsa Convention ending in Tulsa at 8:11. The Solemn Center of Our Lord’s Resurrection may not be scheduled 10 V Sunday of Ordinary Time to begin before this time. ( Sunday); pastors should 31 Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection publish in their weekly bulletin the Lenten 6:30 p.m. Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral fast regulations as well as the schedule for Lenten Confessions, , and any additional Masses celebrated in APRIL - 2013 Lent for the convenience of the faithful 7: (Quasimodo Sunday), 13: Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the 2:30 pm, Devotions, Mass and at Great Lenten Fast the Cathedral to honor the Divine Mercy. 17: 2:30 p.m. Rite of Election, at the Cathedral 8 The Annunciation of Our Lord 24 10:00 a.m. possible Mass at HFC for children 21 2:00 p.m. 1st Communal Celebration of who die young. Confirmation at the Cathedral 2:30 p.m. Rite of Election, at the Cathedral 28 2:00 p.m. 2nd Communal Celebration of 6:30 p.m. Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral Confirmation at the Cathedral 6:30 p.m. Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral

MARCH - 2012 MAY - 2013 25 6:30 Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral (Orthodox Easter is celebrated today) 26: Monday of the XXI week of the Year. Mass 9: Traditional Date for Ascension Day for Peace and Justice in commemoration of 12 Ascension Sunday, the ‘Trail of Tears’ may be celebrated; an 3rd Communal Celebration of Confirmation intention for justice among people with at the Cathedral reference to this historic event may also be 19: Sunday made during the Prayer of the Faithful. 23: Send out letters to pastors regarding the date requested for Confirmation in 2013 26 SEPTEMBER - 2013 6:30 p.m. Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral 29 6:30 solemn Vespers in the Cathedral 27 8:30 a.m. Annual Memorial Day Mass at Calvary Cemetery 29 Diocesan Commemoration of the Tulsa OCTOBER - 2013 Race Riot of 1921, “Mass for the Progress of 13 Year of Faith Event Peoples” recommended 2:00 p.m. Solemn High EF Mass at the 30 Traditional date of Corpus Christi, 7:00 p.m. Cathedral, followed by Adoration with Vespers, Outdoor Eucharistic Procession Marian Concert, then Benediction and Benediction 31 6:30 solemn Vespers in the Cathedral 31 6:30 Solemn Ordination Vespers at the Cathedral to pray for the ordinandi NOVEMBER - 2013 1: All Saint Day, a holy day of obligation JUNE - 2013 2 All Souls Day 1: Tentative date for the ordination of Deacon Year of Faith Event Todd Nance to the priesthood, with Bryan 5:00 p.m. Mass for all those who have died in Ketterer and Michael Judkins to be ordained the past year, HFC to the diaconate 3 Daylight Savings Time ends 2: (in all parishes) Celebration of the Solemnity 24 Solemnity of Christ the King and the closing of Our Lord’s Body and Blood. This year of the international Year of Faith. the solemn diocesan procession and 2:00 p.m. Closing Mass for the Year of Faith, blessings have been transferred to the at HFC, evening of May 30th, CHF. 6:30 p.m. solemn Vespers in the Cathedral 7 Feast of the 16 Fathers’ Day 21: First day of summer DECEMBER - 2013 24: Requests for Confirmation dates for 2014 1 1st Sunday of Advent and the beginning of due back at the Office of Divine Worship the Year of Grace, 2014 30 6:30 solemn Vespers in the Cathedral 3 Beginning of the annual novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe Annual Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of JULY - 2013 priests, HFC, 5:30 p.m. Mass 28: 6:30 Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral 8 2nd Sunday of Advent. The Feast of Our Lady’s is transferred to Monday, December 9th and the commemoration of AUGUST - 2013 St. Juan Diego is eclipsed this year. 15 Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption. Holy Day of 9 Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception - The Obligation obligation to attend Mass on today’s Feast does 23-24 Annual Catechetical Conference at the not transfer from Sunday. Marriot Southern Hills Hotel 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe 14: Pastors will be receiving a letter regarding their parish’s participation in the celebration of the Rite of Election on the first and second Sundays of Lent, 2014, March 9 and 16 15 Third Sunday of Advent, images of the Child Jesus can be blessed on this day to be placed in the family manger on Christmas 24: Christmas Eve 25: Solemn Feast of Our Lord’s Nativity 29 Feast of the Holy Family, patronal feast of the Diocese of Tulsa 6:30 p.m. Christmas Vespers at the Cathedral 29 6:30 solemn Vespers in the Cathedral