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THE OFFICIAL CALENDAR FOR OVER 100 YEARS One hundred percent of the proceeds we raise from our calendars strengthen the presence and mission of the in under-resourced Catholic communities across the United States. How We Pray the The purpose of the Rosary is to help keep in memory certain major events or mysteries in the life and death of of Nazareth and to honor Mary as the mother of Jesus. The Rosary has four sets: Joyful Mysteries, Luminous Mysteries, Sorrowful Mysteries, and Glorious Mysteries. Each set is composed of five events or mysteries of the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth and is recited on designated days of the week. • Begin at the and pray the Apostles’ . (See February.) • On the next large , pray the Our Father. (See March.) • On each of the next three small , pray the . (See April.) • Then, pray the Glory Be. (See below.) • Announce the first mystery for that day of the week. (Read more about the mysteries in May, June, July, and August.) • On the large bead pray the Our Father. • On each of the next ten beads pray the Hail Mary. • At the end of each mystery, pray the Glory Be and the Fatima : Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the , as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to , especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen • Announce the second mystery for that day of the week and repeat. • To complete the Rosary, pray the Hail, Holy Queen. (See September.) JANUARY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, STS. BASIL THE John Paul II decided to add another set DECEMBER 2020 FEBRUARY 1 THE HOLY MOTHER 2 GREAT AND GREGORY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S OF NAZIANZEN, BISHOPS of five mysteries to those already in the Rosary, 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Octave Day of the AND DOCTORS OF calling them Mysteries of Light. They cover the 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Nativity of the Lord THE CHURCH 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 public life of Jesus from His in the Jordan First Friday of the Month Christmas Weekday 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 New Year’s Day to the institution of the . 27 28 29 30 31 28

THE OF ST. ELIZABETH ANN ST. JOHN NEUMANN, St. André Bessett e, St. Raymond of Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday 3 THE LORD 4SETON, RELIGIOUS 5BISHOP 6Religious 7 Penyafort 8 9 Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday Christmas Weekday

THE BAPTISM OF FIRST WEEK IN St. Hilary, Bishop 10 THE LORD 11 12 13 and Doctor of the 14 15 16 Church

SECOND SUNDAY King Jr. St. Fabian, Pope and ST. AGNES, DAY OF PRAYER St. Vincent, 17 IN ORDINARY TIME 18 Day 19 20 Martyr 21 AND MARTYR 22 FOR THE LEGAL 23 and Martyr St. Sebastian, Martyr PROTECTION St. Marianne Cope, OF UNBORN Virgin CHILDREN or

THIRD SUNDAY IN THE CONVERSION STS. TIMOTHY AND St. Angela Merici, ST. THOMAS 24 ORDINARY TIME 25 OF ST. PAUL THE 26 TITUS, BISHOPS 27 Virgin 28 AQUINAS, PRIEST 29 30 APOSTLE AND

FOURTH SUNDAY 31 IN ORDINARY TIME Apostles’ Creed The Rosary begins with the recitation of the Apostles Creed, as basis of the contemplative journey about to be undertaken. The Apostles’ Creed is a statement of faith on what the Apostles taught.

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of , suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of , the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.

Amen. Jesus Returing the Key to St. Peter Jean Ingres, 1820 FEBRUARY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

JANUARY THE PRESENTATION St. Blaise, Bishop and ST. AGATHA, VIRGIN ST. PAUL MIKI AND S M T W T F S 1 2OF THE LORD 3Martyr 4 5 AND MARTYR 6 COMPANIONS, 1 2 St. Ansgar, Bishop First Friday of the Month MARTYRS 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 30 31

FIFTH SUNDAY IN St. Emiliani ST. SCHOLASTICA, Our Lady of 7 ORDINARY TIME 8St. Josephine Bakhita, 9 10 VIRGIN 11 12 13 Virgin

SIXTH SUNDAY IN Presidents Day ASH WEDNESDAY THURSDAY AFTER FRIDAY AFTER SATURDAY AFTER 14 ORDINARY TIME 15 16 17 18 ASH WEDNESDAY 19 ASH WEDNESDAY 20 ASH WEDNESDAY St. Valentine’s Day

FIRST SUNDAY THE CHAIR OF St. Polycarp, Bishop 21 OF 22 ST. PETER THE 23 and Martyr 24 25 26 27 APOSTLE

SECOND SUNDAY 28 OF LENT “Repeating the invocation of the Hail Mary, we can deepen our comprehension MARCH S M T W T F S of the essential events of the mission of the Son of God on Earth, that have been 1 2 3 4 5 6 passed down to us by the and by tradition.” 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Saint John Paul II, General Audience, Wednesday, October 16, 2002 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Our Father When praying the Rosary, Our Father, also called The Lord’s Prayer, is recited at the beginning of each of the Rosary mysteries to remind ourselves that we are God’s children.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen

The Holy Giovanni Maria Conti della Camera, 17th century MARCH 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

St. Katharine Drexel, St. Casimir First Friday of the Month FEBRUARY 1 2 3Virgin 4 5 6 S M T W T F S 1 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

THIRD SUNDAY St. John of God, St. Frances of Rome, 7 OF LENT 8Religious 9 Religious 10 11 12 13

FOURTH SUNDAY St. Patrick, Bishop St. Cyril of Jerusalem, ST. JOSEPH, 14 OF LENT 15 16 17 St. Patrick’s Day 18 Bishop and Doctor 19 SPOUSE OF THE 20 Daylight Saving of the Church BLESSED VIRGIN Time Begins MARY o

FIFTH SUNDAY St. Turibius of THE 21 OF LENT 22 23 Mogrovejo, Bishop 24 25 26 27 OF THE LORD

PALM SUNDAY OF MONDAY OF TUESDAY OF WEDNESDAY OF APRIL 28 THE PASSION OF 29 HOLY WEEK 30 HOLY WEEK 31 HOLY WEEK S M T W T F S THE LORD 1 2 3 The Rosary is an effective way of 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 contemplating the Christian mystery. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Hail Mary The Hail Mary is recited at the beginning of each of the Rosary mysteries to honor Mary for her acceptance of her calling from God. Without Mary’s “yes”, we would not have Jesus in human flesh to redeem us.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Virgin in Prayer Giovanni Battista Salvi (Sassoferrato), 17th century APRIL 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

THURSDAY OF FRIDAY OF HOLY SATURDAY MARCH With the serene succession of Hail Marys, the Rosary 1HOLY WEEK (HOLY 2PASSION OF THE LORD 3 S M T W T F S has a peaceful effect on those who pray it, disposing THURSDAY) (GOOD FRIDAY) 1 2 3 4 5 6 First Friday of the Month them to receive and experience in their depths that true 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 which is the special gift of the Risen Lord. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Saint John Paul II Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virgins Maria (adapted)

EASTER SUNDAY OF MONDAY WITHIN THE TUESDAY WITHIN THE WEDNESDAY WITHIN THURSDAY WITHIN FRIDAY WITHIN THE SATURDAY 4 THE RESURRECTION 5OCTAVE OF 6OCTAVE OF EASTER 7 THE OCTAVE OF 8 THE OCTAVE OF 9 OCTAVE OF EASTER 10 WITHIN THE OF THE LORD EASTER EASTER OCTAVE OF EASTER

SECOND SUNDAY St. Martin I, Pope 11 OF EASTER (OR 12 13 and Martyr 14 15 16 17 SUNDAY OF THE )

THIRD SUNDAY OF St. Anselm, Bishop St. George, Martyr St. Fidelis of 18 EASTER 19 20 21 and Doctor of the 22 23 St. Adalbert, 24 Sigmaringen, Church Bishop and Martyr Priest and Martyr

FOURTH SUNDAY St. Peter Chanel, ST. CATHERINE OF St. Pius V, Pope MAY 25 OF EASTER 26 27 28 Priest and Martyr 29 SIENA, VIRGIN AND 30 S M T W T F S St. Louis Grignion DOCTOR OF THE 1 de Montfort, Priest 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 30 31 Joyful Mysteries The central meaning of the Joyful Mysteries is the jubilant beginning of our redemption. By meditating on them, we recount the events leading to the birth of Jesus and His early years.

Pray the Joyful Mysteries on Mondays and Saturdays.

1. The Annunciation: The Angel of the Lord announces God’s plan to Mary. 2. The Visitation: Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth. 3. The Nativity: Jesus is born in a stable in Bethlehem. 4. The Presentation: Jesus is presented in the Temple of Jerusalem. 5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple: Jesus sits in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

The Annunciation Jean-Baptiste Despax, 18th Century Carmelite Chapel, Toulouse, MAY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

St. Joseph the Worker APRIL JUNE 1 The Rosary is both and supplication. Insistent prayer S M T W T F S S M T W T F S to the Mother of God is based on confidence that her maternal 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 intercession can obtain all things from the heart of her Son. 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 Saint John Paul II Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virgins Maria 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30

FIFTH SUNDAY OF Sts. Philip and James, First Friday of the Month 2 EASTER 3Apostles 4 5 6 7 8

SIXTH SUNDAY OF St. Damien de Veuster, Sts. Nereus and Our Lady of Fatima St. Matt hias, Apostle St. Isidore 9 EASTER 10 Priest 11 12Achilleus, Martyrs 13 14 15 Mother’s Day St. Pancras, Martyr

THE ASCENSION

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

THE ASCENSION St. John I, St. Bernardine of St. Christopher St. Rita of Cascia, 16 OF THE LORD 17 18 Pope and Martyr 19 20Siena, Priest 21 Magallanes, Priest and 22 Religious Companions, Martyrs

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Ecclesiastical Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha and Philadelphia

PENTECOST THE BLESSED VIRGIN EIGHTH WEEK IN ST. PHILIP NERI, St. Augustine of St. Paul VI, Pope 23 SUNDAY 24 MARY, MOTHER OF 25 ORDINARY TIME 26 PRIEST 27 Canterbury, Bishop 28 29 THE CHURCH St. Bede the Venerable, Memorial Day Priest and Doctor of the Church THE MOST HOLY THE VISITATION St. Gregory VII, Pope 30 TRINITY 31 OF THE BLESSED St. Mary Magdalene VIRGIN MARY de’ Pazzi, Virgin

Sorrowful Mysteries The Sorrowful Mysteries help us, as believers, to recall the death of Jesus by standing at the foot of the cross beside Mary and to enter with her into the depths of God’s love for us.

Pray the Sorrowful Mysteries on Tuesdays and Fridays.

1. The : Jesus prays in the Garden of on the night before his death. 2. The Scourging at the Pillar: Jesus is lashed with whips. 3. The Crowning with Thorns: Jesus is ridiculed and crowned with thorns. 4. The Carrying of the Cross: Jesus carries the cross that will be used to crucify him. 5. The Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies.

Angel Comforting Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane Carl Heinrich Bloch, 1873 JUNE 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

MAY JULY ST. JUSTIN, MARTYR Sts. Marcellinus and ST. CHARLES LWANGA First Friday of the ST. BONIFACE, S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1NINTH WEEK IN 2Peter, Martyrs 3 AND COMPANIONS, 4 Month 5 BISHOP AND 1 1 2 3 ORDINARY TIME MARTYRS MARTYR 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

THE MOST HOLY TENTH WEEK IN St. Ephrem, Deacon and THE MOST SACRED THE IMMACULATE 6 BODY AND BLOOD 7ORDINARY TIME 8 9 Doctor of the Church 10 11 HEART OF JESUS 12 HEART OF THE OF CHRIST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

ELEVENTH Flag Day St. Romuald, 13 SUNDAY IN 14 15 16 17 18 19 ORDINARY TIME

TWELFTH SUNDAY St. Aloysius St. Paulinus THE NATIVITY 20 IN ORDINARY TIME 21 Gonzaga, Religious 22 of Nola, Bishop 23 24 OF ST. JOHN 25 26 Father’s Day Sts. John Fisher THE BAPTIST and Thomas More, Martyrs

THIRTEENTH St. Irenaeus, Bishop STS. PETER AND The First Martyrs 27 SUNDAY IN 28 and Martyr 29 PAUL, APOSTLES 30 of the Holy Roman In some places, it is customary to begin with the opening ORDINARY TIME Church words of : “O God, come to my aid; O Lord, make haste to help me”, as if to nourish in those who are praying a humble awareness of their own insufficiency.

John Paul II Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virgins Maria Glorious Mysteries The Glorious Mysteries help us, as believers, contemplate how Jesus united heaven and earth through His resurrection by accompanying Mary all the way to her as and Earth.

Pray the Glorious Mysteries on Wednesdays and Sundays.

1. The Resurrection: God, the Father, raises Jesus from the dead. 2. The Ascension: Jesus returns to his Father in heaven. 3. The Coming of the Holy Spirit: to bring new life to the community of followers of Jesus. 4. The : At the end of her life, Mary is taken body and soul into heaven. 5. The Coronation of Mary: Mary is crowned as Queen of Heaven and Earth.

The Diego Velázquez, 1644 JULY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

JUNE AUGUST St. Junípero Serra, First Friday of the Month ST. THOMAS, Priest APOSTLE S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 The Rosary has been proposed 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 many times by different 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 as a prayer for peace. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 29 30 31

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY St. Anthony Zaccaria, St. Maria Gorett i, St. Augustine Zhao 4 IN ORDINARY TIME 5Priest 6Virgin and Martyr 7 8 9 Rong, Priest, and 10 Independence Day St. Elizabeth of Companions, Martyrs

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY St. Henry ST. KATERI ST. BONAVENTURE, Our Lady of 11 IN ORDINARY TIME 12 13 14 TEKAKWITHA, 15 BISHOP AND 16 Mount Carmel 17 VIRGIN DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY St. Apollinaris, St. Lawrence of ST. MARY St. Bridget, Religious St. Sharbel Makhlūf, 18 IN ORDINARY TIME 19 20 Bishop and Martyr 21 Brindisi, Priest and 22 MAGDALENE 23 24 Priest Doctor of the Church

SEVENTEENTH STS. AND ST. MARTHA St. Peter ST. IGNATIUS OF 25 SUNDAY IN 26 ANNE, PARENTS 27 28 29 30 Chrysologus, Bishop 31 LOYOLA, PRIEST ORDINARY TIME OF THE BLESSED and Doctor of the VIRGIN MARY Church

Luminous Mysteries The new mysteries of the Rosary, called Mysteries of Light, shed light on Jesus by focusing on different facets of His mission and his divine nature. By meditating on them, we come in contact with Jesus, the Light of the World.

Pray the Luminous Mysteries on Thursdays.

1. The in the River Jordan: God proclaims that Jesus is his beloved Son. 2. The Wedding Feast at Cana: At Mary’s request, Jesus performs his first . 3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God: Jesus calls all to conversion and service to the kingdom. 4. The : Jesus is revealed in glory to the Apostles. 5. The Institution of the Eucharist: Jesus offers his body and blood at The for the of the world.

The Wedding Feast at Cana Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1819 AUGUST 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY St. Eusebius of Vercelli, ST. , The Dedication THE St. Sixtus II, Pope, and 1 IN ORDINARY TIME 2Bishop 3 4PRIEST 5 of the Basilica of 6 TRANSFIGURATION 7 Companions, Martyrs St. Peter Julian Eymard, St. Mary Major OF THE LORD St. Cajetan, Priest Priest First Friday of the Month

NINETEENTH St. Teresa Benedicta of ST. LAWRENCE, ST. CLARE, VIRGIN St. Jane Frances Sts. Pontian, Pope, ST. MAXIMILIAN 8 SUNDAY IN 9 the Cross, Virgin and 10 DEACON AND 11 12 de Chantal, Religious 13 and Hippolytus, 14 KOLBE, PRIEST ORDINARY TIME Martyr MARTYR Priest, Martyrs AND MARTYR

THE ASSUMPTION TWENTIETH WEEK St. , ST. BERNARD, ST. PIUS X, POPE 15 OF THE BLESSED 16 IN ORDINARY TIME 17 18 19 Priest 20 ABBOT AND 21 VIRGIN MARY St. Stephen of DOCTOR OF THE Hungar y CHURCH

TWENTY-FIRST St. Rose of Lima, ST. St. Louis ST. MONICA ST. AUGUSTINE, 22 SUNDAY IN 23 Virgin 24 BARTHOLOMEW, 25 St. Joseph Calasanz, 26 27 28 BISHOP AND ORDINARY TIME APOSTLE Priest DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

TWENTY-SECOND 29 SUNDAY IN 30 31 JULY SEPTEMBER ORDINARY TIME The goal of the Rosary is to go more S M T W T F S S M T W T F S deeply into the content of the good 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 news and to conform our lives more 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 to that of Jesus, the Christ. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 Hail, Holy Queen

Hail, Holy Queen, commonly said at the end of the Rosary, is a prayer to Mary, through which we address Mary, the mother of Jesus, as our Holy Queen. It is also known by its name, , and is prayed at times of distress.

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our . To you we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to you we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us; and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary

Pentecost Agostino Masucci, 1746-50 SEPTEMBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

ST. GREGORY THE The recitation of the Rosary calls for a quiet rhythm 1 2 3 GREAT, POPE AND 4 DOCTOR OF THE and a lingering pace, helping the individual to CHURCH meditate on the mysteries of the Lord’s life as seen First Friday of the Month through the eyes of she who was closest to the Lord.

Saint John Paul II Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virgins Maria

TWENTY-THIRD Labor Day THE NATIVITY OF ST. PETER CLAVER, 5 SUNDAY IN 6 7 8THE BLESSED 9 PRIEST 10 11 ORDINARY TIME VIRGIN MARY

TWENTY-FOURTH ST. JOHN THE EXALTATION OF OUR LADY OF STS. CORNELIUS, St. Robert 12 SUNDAY IN 13 CHRYSOSTOM, 14 THE HOLY CROSS 15 SORROWS 16 POPE, AND 17 Bellarmine, Bishop 18 ORDINARY TIME BISHOP AND CYPRIAN, BISHOP, and Doctor of the DOCTOR OF THE MARTYRS Church CHURCH

TWENTY-FIFTH STS. ANDREW KIM ST. MATTHEW, ST. PIUS OF 19 SUNDAY IN 20 TAE-GŎN, PRIEST, 21 APOSTLE AND 22 23 PIETRELCINA, 24 25 ORDINARY TIME AND PAUL CHŎNG EVANGELIST PRIEST HA-SANG, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

TWENTY-SIXTH ST. VINCENT DE St. Wenceslaus, Sts. , Gabriel ST. JEROME, PRIEST AUGUST OCTOBER SUNDAY IN PAUL, PRIEST Martyr and , AND DOCTOR OF 26 27 28 29 30 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S ORDINARY TIME St. Lawrence Ruiz THE CHURCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 and Companions, Martyrs 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 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 The The Memorare is a prayer to the Virgin Mary asking for her help. “Memorare” is the Latin word for “remember”. This prayer is originally from a longer prayer from the 15th century known as Ad sanctitatis tuae pedes, dulcissima Virgo Maria (To Them at Your Feet, Sweet Virgin Mary).

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

Amen

Madonna of the Rosary Giovanni Battista Salvi (Sassoferrato), 1643 OCTOBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

ST. THÉRÈSE OF THE THE HOLY “The family that prays together stays together.” SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 1CHILD JESUS, VIRGIN 2 GUARDIAN ANGELS The Holy Rosary has shown itself particularly effective S M T W T F S S M T W T F S AND DOCTOR OF 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 THE CHURCH as a prayer which brings the family together in 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 First Friday of the Month turning their eyes towards Jesus. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Saint John Paul II Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virgins Maria 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30

TWENTY-SEVENTH ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Blessed Francis Xavier St. Bruno, Priest OUR LADY OF St. Denis, Bishop, 3 SUNDAY IN 4 5Seelos, Priest 6Blessed Marie Rose 7 THE ROSARY 8 9 and Companions, ORDINARY TIME Durocher, Virgin Martyrs St. John Leonardi, Priest

TWENTY-EIGHTH St. John XXIII, Pope St. Callistus I, Pope ST. TERESA OF St. Hedwig, 10 SUNDAY IN 11 Indigenous Peoples’ 12 13 14 and Martyr 15 JESUS, VIRGIN AND 16 Religious ORDINARY TIME Day DOCTOR OF THE St. Margaret Mary CHURCH Alacoque, Virgin

TWENTY-NINTH ST. LUKE, STS. JOHN DE St. Paul of the Cross, St. John Paul II, Pope St. John of 17 SUNDAY IN 18 EVANGELIST 19 BRÉBEUF AND 20 Priest 21 22 23 Capistrano, Priest ORDINARY TIME ISAAC JOGUES, PRIESTS, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

THIRTIETH STS. SIMON AND 24 SUNDAY IN 25 26 27 28 JUDE, APOSTLES 29 30 ORDINARY TIME

THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN 31 ORDINARY TIME of Mary

The Litany of Mary is composed of a series of supplication made to God asking the Blessed Virgin for her mediation on our behalf. Some of the titles given to Mary date back to the first centuries of Christianity.

Lord, have mercy on us. Virgin most powerful,… Christ, have mercy on us. Virgin most merciful,… Lord, have mercy on us. Virgin most faithful,… Christ, hear us. of justice,… Lamb of God, who Christ, graciously hear us. ,… takes away the sins God the Father of Heaven, Cause of our joy,… of the world, have mercy on us. Spiritual vessel,… Spare us, O Lord. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Vessel of honor,… Lamb of God, who have mercy on us. Singular vessel of devotion,… takes away the sins God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. Mystical rose,… of the world, Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Tower of David,… Graciously hear us, Holy Mary, pray for us. Tower of ivory,… O Lord. House of ,… Lamb of God, who (“Pray for us.” is repeated Ark of the covenant,… takes away the sins after each litany that follows.) Gate of heaven,… of the world, Morning star,… Have mercy on us. Holy Mother of God,…… Health of the sick,… Holy Virgin of virgins,…… Refuge of sinners,… Pray for us, O Holy Mother of Christ,…… Comforter of the afflicted,… Mother of God. Mother of ,…… Help of ,… That we may be Mother most pure,…… Queen of angels,… made worthy of the Mother most chaste,… Queen of patriarchs,… promises of Christ. Mother inviolate,… Queen of prophets,… Mother undefiled,… Queen of apostles,… Mother most amiable,… Queen of martyrs,… Mother most admirable,… Queen of confessors,… Mother of good counsel,… Queen of virgins,… Mother of our Creator,… Queen of all saints,…. Mother of our Savior,…. Queen conceived without ,… Virgin most prudent,… Queen assumed into Heaven,… Virgin most venerable,… Queen of the most holy Rosary,… Virgin most renowned,… Queen of peace,… , 1629 NOVEMBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

ALL SAINTS’ DAY THE COMMEMORATION St. Martin de Porres, ST. CHARLES First Friday of the Month OCTOBER 1 2OF ALL THE 3Religious 4BORROMEO, BISHOP 5 6 S M T W T F S FAITHFUL DEPARTED 1 2 (ALL SOULS’ DAY) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 or or 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

THIRTY-SECOND THE DEDICATION ST. LEO THE GREAT, ST. MARTIN OF ST. JOSAPHAT, ST. FRANCES 7 SUNDAY IN 8 9 OF THE LATERAN 10 POPE AND DOCTOR 11 TOURS, BISHOP 12 BISHOP AND 13 XAVIER CABRINI, ORDINARY TIME BASILICA OF THE CHURCH Veterans Day MARTYR VIRGIN Daylight Saving Time Ends

THIRTY-THIRD St. Albert the Great, St. Margaret of ST. ELIZABETH The Dedication of the 14 SUNDAY IN 15 Bishop and Doctor 16 Scotland 17 OF HUNGARY, 18 Basilicas of Sts. Peter 19 20 ORDINARY TIME of the Church St. Gertrude, Virgin RELIGIOUS and Paul, Apostles St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin

OUR LORD JESUS ST. CECILIA, VIRGIN St. Clement I, Pope ST. ANDREW DŨNG- St. Catherine of 21 CHRIST, KING OF 22 AND MARTYR 23 St. Columban, Abbot 24 LẠC, PRIEST, AND 25 Alexandria, Virgin 26 27 THE UNIVERSE THIRTY-FOURTH Blessed Miguel COMPANIONS, and Martyr OR LAST WEEK IN Agustín Pro, Priest MARTYRS Thanksgiving Day ORDINARY TIME and Martyr

FIRST SUNDAY ST. ANDREW, 28 OF 29 30 APOSTLE Blessed understood the recitation of the DECEMBER S M T W T F S Hail Marys as a “chain” which links us to God. A sweet chain; 1 2 3 4 for sweet indeed is the bond to God who is also our Father. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Saint John Paul II Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virgins Maria (adapted) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 The The Angelus is a devotion commemorating Mary’s Fiat (“Yes.”) to being the mother of Jesus, the Son of God made flesh. Her words: “Be it done unto me according to your word” changed the world forever. It is commonly prayed at noon.

V/. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, R/. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary…

V/. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, R/. Be it done unto me according to your word. Hail Mary…

V/. And the word was made flesh, R/. And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary…

V/. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, R/. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts: that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ your Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by his passion and cross be brought to the glory of his resurrection. Through the same Christ, our Lord. The Nativity Amen Carl Heinrich Bloch, 1881 DECEMBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, St. John Damascene, NOVEMBER 1 2 3 PRIEST 4 Priest and Doctor S M T W T F S First Friday of the Month of the Church In praying the Rosary, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 we remember Christ with Mary. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

SECOND SUNDAY St. Nicholas, Bishop ST. AMBROSE, BISHOP THE IMMACULATE St. Juan Diego St. Damasus I, Pope 5 OF ADVENT 6 7 AND DOCTOR OF THE 8 CONCEPTION OF 9 Cuauhtlatoatzin 10 11 CHURCH THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

THIRD SUNDAY ST. LUCY, VIRGIN ST. JOHN OF THE 12 OF ADVENT 13 AND MARTYR 14 CROSS, PRIEST 15 16 17 18 or AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

FOURTH SUNDAY St. , St. John of Kanty, THE NATIVITY 19 OF ADVENT 20 21 Priest and Doctor of 22 23 Priest 24 25 OF THE LORD the Church (CHRISTMAS)

THE ST. JOHN, APOSTLE THE HOLY FIFTH DAY WITHIN SIXTH DAY WITHIN SEVENTH DAY JANUARY 2022 OF JESUS, MARY AND EVANGELIST INNOCENTS, THE OCTAVE OF THE OCTAVE OF WITHIN THE OCTAVE 26 27 28 29 30 31 S M T W T F S AND JOSEPH MARTYRS THE NATIVITY OF THE NATIVITY OF OF THE NATIVITY OF 1 THE LORD THE LORD THE LORD 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 St. Thomas Becket St. Sylvester I, Pope 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Bishop and Martyr 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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