The of the Way 2022Cross APPOINTMENT CALENDAR

THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC CALENDAR FOR OVER 100 YEARS One hundred percent of the proceeds we raise from our calendars strengthens the presence and mission of the Catholic Church in under-resourced Catholic communities across the United States. STATION 1 Jesus is Condemned to Death

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. “Pilate said to Jesus, “Do you not know that I have power to release you and I have power to crucify you?” (John 19:10)

But… “Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd… had Jesus scourged and handed him over to be crucified. The soldiers led him away.” (Mark 15:15-16a)

In our work, Catholic Extension also witnesses injustices, where the defenseless and the weak are condemned to suffer, like Jesus, at the hands of powerful forces and institutions.

May we work to create a more just and equitable world where all can thrive.

Ecce Homo (Behold the Man!) Antonio Ciseri, 1871 Gallery of Modern Art of Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy Darling Archive / Alamy Stock Photo JANUARY 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SOLEMNITY OF MARY, DECEMBER 2021 FEBRUARY 1 THE HOLY MOTHER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S OF GOD The Octave Day of the 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 Father Francis Clement Kelley founded Catholic Extension in 1905 in Nativity of the Lord 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 New Year’s Day Lapeer, Michigan to awaken the missionary spirit in America. 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

THE EPIPHANY The Most Holy Name ST. ELIZABETH ANN ST. JOHN NEUMANN, St. André Besse e, St. Raymond of Penyafort, Christmas Weekday OF THE LORD of Jesus SETON, RELIGIOUS BISHOP Religious Priest 2 3Christmas Weekday 4Christmas Weekday 5Christmas Weekday 6 Christmas Weekday 7 Christmas Weekday 8 First Friday of the Month

THE BAPTISM FIRST WEEK IN St. Hilary, Bishop and OF THE LORD ORDINARY TIME Doctor of the Church 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

SECOND SUNDAY ST. ANTHONY, St. Fabian, Pope and ST. AGNES, VIRGIN DAY OF PRAYER IN ORDINARY TIME ABBOT Martyr AND MARTYR FOR THE LEGAL 16 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. 18 19 20 St. Sebastian, Martyr 21 22 PROTECTION OF UNBORN Day CHILDREN or

THIRD SUNDAY IN ST. FRANCIS DE THE CONVERSION STS. TIMOTHY AND St. Angela Merici, ST. THOMAS ORDINARY TIME SALES, BISHOP AND OF ST. PAUL THE TITUS, BISHOPS Virgin AQUINAS, PRIEST 23 24 DOCTOR OF THE 25 APOSTLE 26 27 28 AND DOCTOR OF 29 CHURCH THE CHURCH

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ST. JOHN BOSCO, 30 ORDINARY TIME 31 PRIEST STATION 2 Jesus Carries His Cross

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

“So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross himself he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha.”

(John 19:17)

Catholic Extension works in solidarity with people for whom the difficulties of life seem at times unforgiving, especially in areas where poverty is rampant, and peoples’ lives are marked by a daily struggle to survive. May we find ways to help ease the burdens of those with limited means and opportunities.

Christ Carrying the Cross Titian, c. 1565 Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain FEBRUARY 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31 30 31

FIFTH SUNDAY IN St. Jerome Emiliani ST. SCHOLASTICA, Our Lady of Lourdes ORDINARY TIME St. Josephine Bakhita, VIRGIN 6 7 8Virgin 9 10 11 12

SIXTH SUNDAY IN STS. CYRIL, MONK, The Seven Holy ORDINARY TIME AND METHODIUS, Founders of the 13 14 BISHOPS 15 16 17 Servite Order 18 19 St. Valentine’s Day

SEVENTH SUNDAY St. Peter Damian, THE CHAIR OF ST. POLYCARP, IN ORDINARY TIME Bishop and Doctor ST. PETER THE BISHOP AND 20 21 of the Church 22 APOSTLE 23 MARTYR 24 25 26 Presidents’ Day

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 27 28 Since 1905, Catholic Extension has provided more than $1.3 billion (in today’s dollars) to strengthen the presence and mission of the Catholic Church across the United States. STATIONS 3 & 4 Jesus Falls for the First Time; Jesus Meets His Mother

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

The Holy Man Simeon said to Mary, the Mother of Jesus, “behold this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted, and you yourself a sword will pierce.” (Luke 2:34-35a)

Catholic Extension helps strengthen families, who are the “domestic church.” Too often we meet mothers and fathers whose hearts have been broken to see their children fall or forced down a difficult path. May we always work diligently to create an environment of peace, health and promise where parents can confidently raise their children.

Lo Spasimo (Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary) Raphael, 1514-16 Prado Mueum, Madrid, Spain MARCH 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ASH WEDNESDAY THURSDAY AFTER FRIDAY AFTER SATURDAY AFTER 1 2 3 ASH WEDNESDAY 4 ASH WEDNESDAY 5 ASH WEDNESDAY Catholic Extension has recognized St. Katharine Drexel, St. Casimir Virgin the hidden heroes of mission dioceses First Friday of the Month each year with the Lumen Christi Award since 1977.

FIRST SUNDAY Sts. Perpetua and St. John of God, St. Frances of Rome, 6 OF LENT 7Felicity, Martyrs 8Religious 9 Religious 10 11 12

SECOND SUNDAY St. Patrick, Bishop St. Cyril of Jerusalem, ST. JOSEPH, OF LENT St. Patrick’s Day Bishop and Doctor of SPOUSE OF 13 14 15 16 17 18 the Church 19 THE BLESSED Daylight Saving Time Begins VIRGIN MARY

THIRD SUNDAY St. Turibius of THE ANNUNCIATION OF LENT Mogrovejo, Bishop OF THE LORD 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

FOURTH SUNDAY FEBRUARY APRIL OF LENT 27 28 29 30 31 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S or 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 STATION 5 Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

“As they led him away they took hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country; and after laying the cross on him, they made him carry it behind Jesus.” (Luke 23:26)

Catholic Extension supports 15 million Catholics in the poorest regions of our country. We firmly believe that we are meant become a “Simon of Cyrene” to communities in need of a hand up. May we always be ready to help those who have been pushed to the peripheries.

Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross Philipp Schumacher, 1907-15 St. Matthias Parish, Berlin, Germany Josef Sedmak / Alamy APRIL 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY First Friday of the Month St. Francis of Paola, MARCH MAY 1 2 Hermit S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In 1910, Catholic Extension became a papal society 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 under the guidance of the pope. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31

FIFTH SUNDAY St. Isidore, Bishop and St. Vincent Ferrer, Priest St. John Baptist de la Salle, OF LENT Doctor of the Church Priest 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PALM SUNDAY MONDAY OF TUESDAY OF WEDNESDAY OF THURSDAY OF FRIDAY OF HOLY SATURDAY 10 OF THE PASSION 11 HOLY WEEK 12HOLY WEEK 13 HOLY WEEK 14 HOLY WEEK 15 THE PASSION 16 OF THE LORD (HOLY THURSDAY) OF THE LORD (GOOD FRIDAY)

EASTER MONDAY WITHIN TUESDAY WITHIN WEDNESDAY THURSDAY WITHIN FRIDAY WITHIN SATURDAY WITHIN SUNDAYOF THE THE OCTAVE OF THE OCTAVE OF WITHIN THE OCTAVE THE OCTAVE OF THE OCTAVE OF THE OCTAVE OF 17 RESURRECTION 18 EASTER 19 EASTER 20 OF EASTER 21 EASTER 22 EASTER 23 EASTER OF THE LORD

SECOND SUNDAY ST. MARK, St. Peter Chanel, ST. CATHERINE OF St. Pius V, Pope OF EASTER EVANGELIST Priest and Martyr SIENA, VIRGIN AND 24 (SUNDAY OF 25 26 27 28 St. Louis Grignion de 29 DOCTOR OF THE 30 DIVINE MERCY) Montfort, Priest CHURCH

STATIONS 6 & 7 Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus; Jesus Falls the Second Time

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

The Psalmist writes, “I am numb and utterly crushed; I wail with anguish of heart. My Lord, my deepest yearning is before you; my groaning is not hidden from you. My heart shudders, my strength forsakes me.”

(Psalm 38:9-11a)

Among the 1,200 poor faith communities Catholic Extension supports each year, we find that life’s burdens can weigh so heavily on some, especially for those deemed to be outcasts or disposable. May we help those who have been crushed by the excruciating weight of the cross to find the presence of Christ on their difficult journey.

Veronica Wipes the Face of Christ Palma il Giovane, Late 16th Century Molinari Pradelli Collection MAY 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY THIRD SUNDAY ST. ATHANASIUS, STS. PHILIP AND First Friday of the Month OF EASTER BISHOP AND DOCTOR JAMES, APOSTLES 1 2OF THE CHURCH 3 4 5 6 7

FOURTH SUNDAY St. Damien de Veuster, Sts. Nereus and Our Lady of Fatima ST. MATTHIAS, OF EASTER Priest Achilleus, Martyrs APOSTLE 8 Mother’s Day 9 10 11 12 St. Pancras, Martyr 13 14

FIFTH SUNDAY St. John I, St. Bernardine of St. Christopher 15 OF EASTER 16 17 18 Pope and Martyr 19 20 Siena, Priest 21 Magallanes, Priest and Companions, Martyrs

SIXTH SUNDAY St. Bede the Venerable, ST. PHILIP NERI, St. Augustine of OF EASTER Priest and Doctor PRIEST Canterbury, Bishop 22 23 24 25 of the Church 26 27 28 St. Gregory VII, Pope St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Ecclesiastical Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha and Philadelphia

THE ASCENSION Memorial Day THE VISITATION OF THE LORD OF THE BLESSED APRIL JUNE 29 30 31 VIRGIN MARY Catholic Extension funds about 1,500 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 SEVENTH SUNDAY projects annually throughout the United 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 OF EASTER 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ecclesiastical Provinces of Boston, States and its territories. Hartford, New York, Newark, 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Omaha and Philadelphia 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 STATION 8 Jesus Comforts the Women of Jerusalem

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’ (Luke 23:27-29)

Catholic Extension works with communities afflicted by violence. Our experience teaches us that violence not only injures its victims but degrades the value of life for all in its vicinity. When one person suffers, we all suffer. May we all work to end the spread of violence in our world.

Jesus Comforts the Weeping Women Martin Feuerstein, 1898 St. Anna Parish, Munich, Germany SuperStock / Alamy Stock Photo JUNE 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ST. JUSTIN, MARTYR Sts. Marcellinus and ST. CHARLES LWANGA 1 2 Peter, Martyrs 3 AND COMPANIONS, 4 In the past five years, Catholic communities and parishes have MARTYRS First Friday of the Month raised more than $1.2 million in support of Catholic Extension’s mission through the Parish Partnership Program.

PENTECOST THE BLESSED VIRGIN St. Ephrem, Deacon and SAINT BARNABAS, 5 SUNDAY 6MARY, MOTHER OF 7 8 9 Doctor of the Church 10 11 APOSTLE THE CHURCH TENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

THE MOST SAINT ANTHONY OF Flag Day HOLY TRINITY PADUA, PRIEST AND 12 13 DOCTOR OF THE 14 15 16 17 18 CHURCH ELEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

THE MOST HOLY TWELFTH WEEK IN ST. ALOYSIUS St. Paulinus THE NATIVITY THE MOST THE IMMACULATE BODY AND ORDINARY TIME GONZAGA, of Nola, Bishop OF ST. JOHN SACRED HEART HEART OF 19 BLOOD OF CHRIST 20 21 RELIGIOUS 22 Sts. John Fisher 23 THE BAPTIST 24 OF JESUS 25 THE BLESSED (CORPUS CHRISTI) and Thomas VIRGIN MARY Father’s Day More, Martyrs

THIRTEENTH Saint Cyril of Alexandria, ST. IRENAEUS, STS. PETER AND The First Martyrs SUNDAY IN Bishop and Doctor BISHOP AND PAUL, APOSTLES of the Holy Roman 26 ORDINARY TIME 27 of the Church 28 MARTYR 29 30 Church MAY JULY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 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 STATIONS 9 & 10 Jesus Falls for the Third Time; Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

“When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four shares, a share for each soldier. They also took his tunic, but the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top down. So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it.” And the scripture passage was fulfilled, ‘They divided my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots.”

(John 19:23-24; Psalm 22:19)

As Catholic Extension works to strengthen the Church’s outreach to marginalized populations around the country, we lament that so many people have been robbed of their human dignity, like Jesus. May we build a world and a society that respects the human dignity and the inherent value of all people.

Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments František Čermák, Late 19th Century St. Peter and Paul Basilica, Prague, Czech Republic Jozef Sedmak / Alamy Stock Photo JULY 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY St. Junípero Serra, Priest JUNE AUGUST First Friday of the Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2

Since its founding, Catholic Extension 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 has supported the Catholic Church in every state in the United 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 States and currently supports nearly 86 dioceses. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY Independence Day St. Anthony Zaccaria, St. Maria Gore i, St. Augustine Zhao IN ORDINARY TIME Priest Virgin and Martyr Rong, Priest, and 3 4 5St. Elizabeth of Portugal 6 7 8 9 Companions, Martyrs

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY ST. BENEDICT, ABBOT St. Henry ST. KATERI ST. BONAVENTURE, Our Lady of 10 IN ORDINARY TIME 11 12 13 14 TEKAKWITHA, 15 BISHOP AND 16 Mount Carmel VIRGIN DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY Saint Camillus de St. Apollinaris, Bishop St. Lawrence of ST. MARY St. Bridget, IN ORDINARY TIME Lellis, Priest and Martyr Brindisi, Priest and MAGDALENE Religious 17 18 19 20 21 Doctor of the Church 22 23

SEVENTEENTH ST. JAMES, APOSTLE STS. JOACHIM AND ST. MARTHA St. Peter SUNDAY IN ANNE, PARENTS Chrysologus, 24 ORDINARY TIME 25 26 OF THE BLESSED 27 28 29 30 Bishop and Doctor VIRGIN MARY of the Church

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY 31 IN ORDINARY TIME STATION 11 Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, if you are the Son of God, [and] come down from the cross!” Likewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him and said, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. So he is the king of Israel! Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. He trusted in God; let God deliver him now.

(Matthew 27:39-43)

Catholic Extension works as a bridge building agent in the Church to unite people in common purpose. Today, modern media is too frequently used to publicly humiliate, divide, ridicule, or troll people who are brothers and sisters in the Lord. May we create a world marked by unity, neighborliness, and love, as opposed to one marked by distain, division and hatred.

What Our Lord Saw from the Cross James Tissot, 1886-94 The Brooklyn Museum AUGUST 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SAINT ALPHONSUS St. Eusebius of Vercelli, ST. JOHN VIANNEY, The Dedication of the THE JULY LIGUORI, BISHOP Bishop PRIEST Basilica of St. Mary Major TRANSFIGURATION S M T W T F S 1AND DOCTOR OF 2St. Peter Julian Eymard, 3 4 5 First Friday of the Month 6 OF THE LORD THE CHURCH 1 2 Priest 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

NINETEENTH ST. DOMINIC, PRIEST St. Teresa Benedicta of ST. LAWRENCE, ST. CLARE, VIRGIN St. Jane Frances Sts. Pontian, Pope, SUNDAY IN the Cross, Virgin and DEACON AND de Chantal, Religious and Hippolytus, 7 ORDINARY TIME 8 9 Martyr 10 MARTYR 11 12 13 Priest, Martyrs

TWENTIETH THE ASSUMPTION St. Stephen of St. John Eudes, Priest ST. BERNARD, 14 SUNDAY IN 15 OF THE BLESSED 16 Hungary 17 18 19 20 ABBOT AND ORDINARY TIME VIRGIN MARY DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

TWENTY-FIRST THE QUEENSHIP St. Rose of Lima, ST. BARTHOLOMEW, St. Louis ST. MONICA SUNDAY IN OF THE BLESSED Virgin APOSTLE St. Joseph Calasanz, 21 ORDINARY TIME 22 VIRGIN MARY 23 24 25 Priest 26 27

TWENTY-SECOND THE PASSION OF 28 SUNDAY IN 29 SAINT JOHN THE 30 31 Hundreds of priests and women SEPTEMBER ORDINARY TIME BAPTIST S M T W T F S religious are able to work in remote 1 2 3 areas of mission dioceses because 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 of salary subsidies from 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Catholic Extension. 25 26 27 28 29 30 STATION 12 Jesus Dies On the Cross

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” …Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up his spirit.

(Matthew 27:46,50; Psalm 22:2)

Catholic Extension supports outreach to migrants, who have been battered, kidnapped, or harmed when they flee their home countries, as they are seeking refuge. Like Jesus, they feel abandoned and left to perish. May we always find ways to befriend the migrant and stranger in need of assistance and give solace to those struggling to make a life for themselves.

The Crucifixion Andrea Mantegna, 1457-59 Louvre Museum, Paris, France SEPTEMBER 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY First Friday of the Month ST. GREGORY THE AUGUST GREAT, POPE AND S M T W T F S 1 2 3 DOCTOR OF THE 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHURCH Catholic Extension serves about 125,000 university students 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 each year through campus ministry programs. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

TWENTY-THIRD Labor Day THE NATIVITY OF ST. PETER CLAVER, SUNDAY IN THE BLESSED PRIEST 4 ORDINARY TIME 5 6 7 8 VIRGIN MARY 9 10

TWENTY-FOURTH The Most Holy ST. JOHN THE EXALTATION OF OUR LADY OF STS. CORNELIUS, St. Robert Bellarmine, 11 SUNDAY IN 12Name of Mary 13 CHRYSOSTOM, 14 THE HOLY CROSS 15 SORROWS 16 POPE, AND 17 Bishop and Doctor ORDINARY TIME BISHOP AND CYPRIAN, BISHOP, of the Church DOCTOR OF THE MARTYRS CHURCH

TWENTY-FIFTH St. Januarius, Bishop STS. ANDREW KIM ST. MATTHEW, ST. PIUS OF SUNDAY IN and Martyr TAE-GŎN, PRIEST, APOSTLE AND PIETRELCINA, 18 ORDINARY TIME 19 20 AND PAUL CHŎNG 21 EVANGELIST 22 23 PRIEST 24 HA-SANG, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

TWENTY-SIXTH Sts. Cosmas and ST. VINCENT DE St. Wenceslaus, STS. MICHAEL, ST. JEROME, PRIEST 25 SUNDAY IN 26 Damian, Martyrs 27 PAUL, PRIEST 28 Martyr 29 GABRIEL AND 30 AND DOCTOR OF OCTOBER ORDINARY TIME St. Lawrence Ruiz RAPHAEL, THE CHURCH S M T W T F S ARCHANGELS and Companions, 1 Martyrs 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 STATION 13 Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

“When they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out…After this, Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus…asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body.” (John 19:33-34; 38)

Catholic Extension affirms the Church’s foundational belief that life is a precious gift given to us by God, but it is so fragile. May we see Christ in all human life, and always work to protect, heal and cherish the lives of all whom we encounter.

Descent from the Cross Vasily Perov, c. 1880 OCTOBER 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ST. THÉRÈSE OF THE SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 1 CHILD JESUS, VIRGIN S M T W T F S S M T W T F S AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Catholic Extension has extended more than 12,000 grants to build or repair 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 churches and church facilities throughout America. 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 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30

TWENTY-SEVENTH ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Saint Faustina Kowalska, St. Bruno, Priest OUR LADY OF SUNDAY IN Virgin Blessed Marie Rose THE ROSARY 2 ORDINARY TIME 3 4 5Blessed Francis Xavier 6 Durocher, Virgin 7 First Friday of the Month 8 Seelos, Priest

TWENTY-EIGHTH St. John XXIII, Pope St. Callistus I, Pope ST. TERESA OF 9 SUNDAY IN 10 11 12 13 14 and Martyr 15JESUS, VIRGIN ORDINARY TIME AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

TWENTY-NINTH ST. IGNATIUS OF ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST STS. JOHN DE St. Paul of the Cross, St. John Paul II, Pope SUNDAY IN ANTIOCH, BISHOP BRÉBEUF AND Priest 16 ORDINARY TIME 17 AND MARTYR 18 19 ISAAC JOGUES, 20 21 22 PRIESTS, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

THIRTIETH St. Anthony Mary STS. SIMON AND SUNDAY IN Claret, Bishop JUDE, APOSTLES 23 ORDINARY TIME 24 25 26 27 28 29

THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN 30 ORDINARY TIME 31 STATION 14 Jesus Is Laid In the Tomb

We Adore you, o Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

Taking the body, Joseph wrapped it [in] clean linen and laid it in his new tomb that he had hewn in the rock. Then he rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the tomb and departed.

(Matthew 27:59-60)

Catholic Extension supports ministry to the sick and dying across the country. As Christians, we rejoice in the promise of the resurrection. May we be messengers of hope to those who are dying, to help them see that, thanks to Jesus’ cross, death does not have the final say over us.

The Burial of Jesus Carl Bloch, 1873 NOVEMBER 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ALL SAINTS’ DAY THE COMMEMORATION St. Martin de Porres, ST. CHARLES OCTOBER DECEMBER 1 2OF ALL THE 3 Religious 4 BORROMEO, BISHOP 5 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S FAITHFUL DEPARTED First Friday of the Month (ALL SOULS’ DAY) 1 1 2 3 or or 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

THIRTY-SECOND THE DEDICATION ST. LEO THE GREAT, ST. MARTIN OF ST. JOSAPHAT, SUNDAY IN OF THE LATERAN POPE AND DOCTOR TOURS, BISHOP BISHOP AND 6 ORDINARY TIME 7 8 9 BASILICA 10 OF THE CHURCH 11 Veterans Day 12 MARTYR Daylight Saving Time Ends

THIRTY-THIRD St. Albert the Great, St. Margaret of ST. ELIZABETH The Dedication SUNDAY IN Bishop and Doctor Scotland OF HUNGARY, of the Basilicas of 13 ORDINARY TIME 14 15 of the Church 16 St. Gertrude, Virgin 17 RELIGIOUS 18 Sts. Peter and Paul, 19 Apostles

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin

OUR LORD JESUS THE PRESENTATION ST. CECILIA, VIRGIN St. Clement I, Pope ST. ANDREW DŨNG- St. Catherine of CHRIST, KING OF OF THE BLESSED AND MARTYR St. Columban, Abbot LẠC, PRIEST, AND Alexandria, Virgin 20 THE UNIVERSE 21 VIRGIN MARY 22 23 24 25 and Martyr 26 Blessed Miguel COMPANIONS, THIRTY-FOURTH Agustín Pro, Priest MARTYRS OR LAST WEEK IN and Martyr Thanksgiving Day ORDINARY TIME

FIRST SUNDAY ST. ANDREW, 27 OF ADVENT 28 29 30 APOSTLE

Since beginning the Catholic School Leadership Initiative in 2013, Catholic Extension has helped train nearly 100 school administrators. CONCLUSION Let Us Pray

Remember your mercies, O Lord, and with your eternal protection sanctify your servants, for whom Christ your Son, by the shedding of his Blood, established the Paschal Mystery. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. AMEN.

Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted… And you yourself a sword will pierce.” (Luke 2:34-35)

Christmas and Easter are not coincidental events in the life of Christ. Simeon’s prophecy foreshadows the paschal mystery, through which the incarnate Christ, as first seen in the tender face of a child, will ultimately redeem the world by suffering, dying and rising to new life. The resurrection, therefore, is the culmination of the incarnation. Through the resurrection, God’s love is continually “birthed” into this world, and God remains one with humanity forever. The resurrection guarantees that God’s incarnate love, which was first revealed to us in the miracle of Christmas, continues in this world and the next through the miracle of Easter.

Presentation of Jesus Christ at the Temple Francesco Vittore Carpaccio, 1510 Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy DECEMBER 2022 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY First Friday of the Month ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, NOVEMBER JANUARY 2023 1 2 3 PRIEST Extension magazine began publication S M T W T F S S M T W T F S in 1906 to share the stories of Catholics 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 who spread faith while living on the 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 margins. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 29 30 31

SECOND SUNDAY St. Nicholas, Bishop ST. AMBROSE, THE IMMACULATE St. Juan Diego Our Lady of Loreto OF ADVENT BISHOP AND DOCTOR CONCEPTION OF Cuauhtlatoatzin 4 5 6 7 OF THE CHURCH 8 THE BLESSED 9 10 VIRGIN MARY

THIRD SUNDAY OUR LADY OF ST. LUCY, VIRGIN ST. JOHN OF THE OF ADVENT GUADALUPE AND MARTYR CROSS, PRIEST 11 12 13 14 AND DOCTOR OF 15 16 17 or THE CHURCH

FOURTH SUNDAY St. Peter Canisius, St. John of Kanty, OF ADVENT Priest and Doctor Priest 18 19 20 21 of the Church 22 23 24

THE NATIVITY ST. STEPHEN, THE ST. JOHN, APOSTLE THE HOLY INNOCENTS, FIFTH DAY WITHIN THE HOLY FAMILY SEVENTH DAY OF THE LORD FIRST MARTYR AND EVANGELIST MARTYRS THE OCTAVE OF OF JESUS, MARY WITHIN THE OCTAVE 25 (CHRISTMAS) 26 27 28 29 THE NATIVITY OF 30 AND JOSEPH 31 OF THE NATIVITY

THE LORD OF THE LORD St. Thomas Becket St. Sylvester I, Pope Bishop and Martyr

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