The Jewish and Christian Liturgical Calendar 2019-2020/5780-5781 © 2019, Etz Hayim—“Tree of Life” Publishing Email: [email protected]
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Fruit of the Vine
Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam borei pri ha-gafen.
Blessed are you Lord, Sovereign of the Universe who creates the fruit of the vine.
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ABOUT THE JEWISH AND CHRITIAN LITURGICAL CALENDAR. The Jewish Calendar of Liturgical Readings. The dates of the Jewish Festivals, Holy Days and Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) refl ect the dates determined for the Jewish Years, 5780–5781. Rosh Chodesh is celebrated on the fi rst day of each new (Jewish) month. When a month has 30 days Rosh Chodesh is celebrated over two days—the thirtieth day of the month is celebrated as the fi rst day of Rosh Chodesh and the actual fi rst day of the new month is celebrated as the second day of Rosh Chodesh. Dates for the lunar phases for 2018-2019 are based on Jerusalem Time. The Parashat Hashavuah (the Weekly Portion from the Torah) of the Jewish liturgical cycle follows an Annual Cycle of Torah Readings. The Haftarah (the Prophetical) readings follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where readings vary for the Sephardic tradition the variant readings are given in brackets. The Christian Calendar of Liturgical Readings follows the Ordo Lectionum Missae (1981). Biblical references used are from the New American Bible (NAB). Other translations may vary slightly (e.g., NRSV, KJV, NIV)—variations in versifi cation and numbering may occur, particularly with the Psalms, depending upon the sources used for bible translations (Vulgate, Neo-Vulgate, Greek or Hebrew). Feasts, Memorials and Holy Days follow the General Calendar of the Roman Rite with some additional inclusions of Saints and Memorials according to different National Calendars. Christian denominations that follow the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) will note some variations in readings and /or verses from those given in this calendar. All readings, including citations of readings for congregations following the RCL, are available online at www.etz-hayim.com. A glossary of terms used in this calendar (Christian and Jewish) is available on the Etz Hayim—“Tree of Life” web site: www.etz-hayim.com. Color key: Red = Christian; Blue = Jewish. “A needle’s eye is not too narrow for two lovers, but the whole world is not wide enough for two enemies.” —Ibn Gabirol, Mibhar HaPeninim September 2019 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1234567Elul 1 Elul 2 Elul 3 Elul 4 Elul 5 Elul 6 Elul 7 Rosh Chodesh Elul Num. 28:1-15 First Quarter Parashat Shofetim Deut. 16:18–21:9 4th Haftarah of Consolation 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 51:12–52:12 Sir. 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Ps. 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11 Bl Frederic Ozanam Heb. 12:18-19, 22-24a Bl Dina Belanger [CAN] Ss Marko Krizin, Melichar Lk. 14:1, 7-14 Bl. André Grasset [CAN] St Gregory the Great St Cuthbert [ENG] St Teresa of Calcutta Grodecki and Stephen [SVK] 8Elul 8 9 Elul 9 10 Elul 10 11 Elul 11 12 Elul 12 13 Elul 13 14 Elul 14
Full Moon Parashat Ki Tetze 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Deut. 21:10–25:19 Wis. 9:13-18b 5th Haftarah of Consolation Ps. 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17 Isa. 54:1-10 Philem. 9-10, 12-17 St Peter Claver Exaltation of the Holy Cross Lk. 14:25-33 St Ciaran [IRL] St Deiniol [WALES] The Most Holy Name of Mary St John Chrysostom [See * below for Mass readings.] 15Elul 15 16 Elul 16 17 Elul 17 18 Elul 18 19 Elul 19 20 Elul 20 21 Elul 21
Parashat Ki Tavo Shabbat Selichot [Ashkenazim] 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deut. 26:1–29:8 Ex. 32:7-11, 13-14 6th Haftarah of Consolation Ps. 51:3-4, 12-13, 17+19 Ss Andrew Kim Taegŏn and Isa. 60:1-22 1 Tim. 1:12-17 St Robert Bellarmine Paul Chŏng Hasang and Lk. 15:1-32 Ss Cornelius and Cyprian St Hildegard of Bingen St Theodore of Canterbury [ENG] St Januarius Companions St Matthew the Evangelist 22Elul 22 23 Elul 23 24 Elul 24 25 Elul 25 26 Elul 26 27 Elul 27 28 Elul 28
Last Quarter New Moon Parashat Nitzavim Deut. 29:9–31:30 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7th Haftarah of Consolation Amos 8:4-7 Isa. 61:10–63:9 Ps. 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8 Ss Cosmas and Damian Our Lady of Walsingham [ENG] 1 Tim. 2:1-8 Bl Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin Ss John de Brébeuf, Isaac St Wenceslaus Lk. 16:1-13 St Pio of Pietrelcina [CAN] Ss Cosmas and Damian [CAN] Jogues & Companions [CAN only] St Vincent de Paul Ss Lawrence Ruiz & Companions 29Elul 29 30 Tishrei 1, 5780 * Readings for Exaltation of the Holy Cross [14th September] Num. 21:4b-9 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ps. 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 Amos 6:1a, 4-7 Rosh HaShanah I Phil. 2:6-11 Ps. 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10 Gen. 21:1-3 Jn. 3:13-17 1 Tim. 6:11-16 maf. Num. 29:1-6 Lk. 16:19-31 1 Sam. 1:1–2:10 erev Rosh HaShanah St Jerome Sundays Year C Weekdays Cycle I Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5779–5780 “To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.” —Teresa of Avila October 2019 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Readings for 12345Tishrei 2 Tishrei 3 Tishrei 4 Tishrei 5 Tishrei 6 * Yom Kippur [9th October] [Day of Atonement] First Quarter [am] Lev. 16:1-34 Tzom Gedaliah Alt. Lev. 19:1-18 [Fast of Gedaliah] Parashat VaYelekh Rosh HaShanah II maf. Num. 29:7-11 [am & pm] Shabbat Shuva Gen. 22:1-24 Isa. 57:14–58:14 Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 Deut. 31:1-30 maf. Num. 29:1-6 [pm] Lev. 18:1-30; The Book [pm] Isa. 55:6–56:8 Hos. 14:2-10; Mic. 7:18-20; Jer. 31:1-19 [No Haftarah for Sephardim] of Jonah; Micah 7:18-20 Joel 2:15-27 St Thérèse of the Child Jesus Guardian Angels St Francis of Assisi [Hos. 14:2-10; Mic. 7:18-20] 6789101112Tishrei 7 Tishrei 8 Tishrei 9 Tishrei 10 Tishrei 11 Tishrei 12 Tishrei 13
Yom Kippur Parashat Ha’azinu [See * above left for readings.] 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deut. 32:1-52 Hab. 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Abraham, the Patriarch 2 Sam. 22:1-51 Ps. 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 St Denis and Companions Our Lady of Aparecida 2 Tim. 1:6-8, 13-14 St John Leonardi [Solemnity, BRAZIL] Lk. 17:5-10 Our Lady of The Rosary erev Yom Kippur Bl John Henry Newman[ENG & WALES]St Paulinus of York [ENG] St John XXIII St Wilfrid [ENG] 13Tishrei 14 14 Tishrei 15 15 Tishrei 16 16 Tishrei 17 17 Tishrei 18 18 Tishrei 19 19 Tishrei 20 Sukkot III Sukkot VI Full Moon [Shabbat Chol HaMoed] Sukkot I [Chol HaMoed I] 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex. 33:12–34:26 Lev. 22:26–23:44 Num. 29:17-25 2 Kgs. 5:14-17 Sukkot II maf. Num. 29:26-31 maf. Num. 29:12-16 St Hedwig Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4 Lev. 22:26–23:44 Sukkot IV Sukkot V Ezek. 38:18–39:16 Zech. 14:1-21 St Margaret Mary Alacoque 2 Tim. 2:8-13 maf. Num. 29:12-16 [Chol HaMoed II] [Chol HaMoed III] St Marie-Marguerite D’Youville [CAN] Ss Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Lk. 17:11-19 St Callistus I 1 Kgs. 8:2-21 Num. 29:20-28 Num. 29:23-31 St Richard Gwyn [WALES] Jogues, and Companions erev Sukkot THANKSGIVING DAY, CANADA St Teresa of Jesus (Avila) St Gerard Majella St Ignatius of Antioch St Luke the Evangelist St Paul of the Cross Tishrei 21 Tishrei 22 Tishrei 23 Tishrei 24 Tishrei 25 Tishrei 26 Tishrei 27 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Sukkot VII Hoshanah Rabbah Last Quarter Simhat Torah Num. 29:26-34 Shemini Atzeret [Rejoicing in the Torah] Deut. 14:22–16:17 Deut. 33:1–34:12 Parashat Bereshit 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time maf. Num. 29:35–30:1 Gen. 1:1–2:3 Gen. 1:1–6:8 Ex. 17:8-13 1 Kgs. 8:54-66 maf. Num. 29:35–30:1 Isa. 42:5–43:10 Ps. 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 erev Simhat Torah Josh. 1:1-18; [Josh. 1:1-9] [Isa. 42:5-21] 2 Tim. 3:14–4:2 Deut. 33:1-17 or 33:1-26 The Six Welsh Martyrs and Lk. 18:1-8 Customs may vary. St John Paul II St John of Capistrano St Anthony Mary Claret Companions [WALES] Ss Chad and Cedd [ENG] 27Tishrei 28 28 Tishrei 29 29 Tishrei 30 30 Cheshvan 1 31 Cheshvan 2
New Moon Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Num. 28:1-15 Num. 28:1-15 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir. 35:12-14, 16-19a Ps. 34:2-3, 17-18, 19+23 2 Tim. 4:6-8, 16-18 Lk. 18:9-14 Ss Simon and Jude Sundays Year C Weekdays Cycle I Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” —St. Francis of Assisi November 2019 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * Readings for 12Cheshvan 3 Cheshvan 4 Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Ezek. 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 [9th November] Parashat Noach Ps. 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 Gen. 6:9–11:32 1 Cor. 3:9c-11, 16-17 Isa. 54:1–55:5; [Isa. 54:1-10] Jn. 2:13-22 All Saints Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14 The Commemoration of All Ps. 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 the Faithful Departed All Souls 1 Jn. 3:1-3 Readings taken from Masses for The Mt. 5:1-12a Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. 3456789Cheshvan 5 Cheshvan 6 Cheshvan 7 Cheshvan 8 Cheshvan 9 Cheshvan 10 Cheshvan 11 Parashat Lekh Lekha First Quarter Gen. 12:1–17:27 Isa. 40:27–41:16 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Dedication of the Lateran Wis. 11:22-12:2 Basilica in Rome Ps. 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13b-14 [See * above for Mass readings.] 2 Thess. 1:11-2:2 All Saints of Ireland [IRL] KRISTALLNACHT Lk. 19:1-10 St Charles Borromeo St Illtud [WALES] St Willibrord [ENG] All Saints of Wales [WALES] NIGHT OF BROKEN GLASS 10Cheshvan 12 11 Cheshvan 13 12 Cheshvan 14 13 Cheshvan 15 14 Cheshvan 16 15 Cheshvan 17 16 Cheshvan 18
Full Moon Parashat Vayera Gen. 18:1–22:24 2 Kgs. 4:1-37 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time St Martin of Tours [2 Kgs. 4:1-23] 2 Macc. 7:1-2, 9-14 REMEMBRANCE DAY Ps. 17:1, 5-6, 8+15 St Margaret of Scotland ARMISTICE DAY 2 Thess. 2:16–3:5 St Gertrude the Great Lk. 20:27-38 VETERANS DAY [USA] St Josaphat St Frances Xavier Cabrini [USA] St Dyfrig [WALES] St Albert the Great St Edmund of Abingdon [ENG] 17Cheshvan 19 18 Cheshvan 20 19 Cheshvan 21 20 Cheshvan 22 21 Cheshvan 23 22 Cheshvan 24 23 Cheshvan 25
Last Quarter Parashat Chayei Sarah Gen. 23:1–25:18 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs. 1:1-31 Mal. 3:19-20a Ps. 98:5-6, 7-8, 9 Dedication of the Basilicas of St Clement I 2 Thess. 3:7-12 St Peter and St Paul The Presentation of the St Columban Lk. 21:5-19 St Rose Philippine Duchesne [USA] Blessed Virgin Mary St Cecilia Bl Miguel Agustín Pro [USA] 24Cheshvan 26 25 Cheshvan 27 26 Cheshvan 28 27 Cheshvan 29 28 Cheshvan 30 29 Kislev 1 30 Kislev 2
New Moon Rosh Chodesh Kislev Rosh Chodesh Kislev Num. 28:1-15 Num. 28:1-15 Christ the King Parashat Toledot 2 Sam. 5:1-3 Gen. 25:19–28:9 Ps. 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5 Mal. 1:1–2:7 Col. 1:12-20 St Andrew, Apostle Lk. 23:35-43 St Catherine of Alexandria THANKSGIVING DAY, USA [Patron of Scotland, Solemnity, SCOTLAND] Sundays Year C Weekdays Cycle I Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “Who is wise? One who learns from every man… Who is strong? One who overpowers his inclinations… Who is rich? One who is satisfi ed with his lot… Who is honorable? One who honors his fellows.” —Ben Zoma, Ethics of the Fathers December 2019 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1234567Kislev 3 Kislev 4 Kislev 5 Kislev 6 Kislev 7 Kislev 8 Kislev 9
First Quarter Parashat Vayetze Gen. 28:10–32:3 1st Sunday of Advent Hos. 12:13–14:10 Isa. 2:1-5 Opt. subst. Mic. 7:18 Ps. 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5, 6-7, 8-9 [Hos. 11:7–12:12] Rom. 13:11-14 Mt. 24:37-44 St Francis Xavier St John Damascene St Nicholas St Ambrose 8Kislev 10 9 Kislev 11 10 Kislev 12 11 Kislev 13 12 Kislev 14 13 Kislev 15 14 Kislev 16
Full Moon The Immaculate Parashat Vayishlach Conception of the Blessed Gen. 32:4–36:43 2nd Sunday of Advent Virgin Mary Obad. 1:1-21 Isa. 11:1-10 Gen. 3:9-15, 20 Opt. Hos. 11:7–12:12 Ps. 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4 [Obad. 1:1-21] Rom. 15:4-9 Eph. 1:3-6, 11-12 Mt. 3:1-12 Lk. 1:26-38 St John Roberts [WALES] St Damascus I Our Lady of Guadalupe St Lucy of Syracuse St John of the Cross 15Kislev 17 16 Kislev 18 17 Kislev 19 18 Kislev 20 19 Kislev 21 20 Kislev 22 21 Kislev 23
Last Quarter
3rd Sunday of Advent Parashat Vayeshev Isa. 35:1-6a, 10 Gen. 37:1–40:23 Ps. 146:6-7, 8-9a, 9b-10 Amos 2:6–3:8 Jas. 5:7-10 Mt. 11:2-11 St Peter Canisius 22Kislev 24 23 Kislev 25 24 Kislev 26 25 Kislev 27 26 Kislev 28 27 Kislev 29 28 Kislev 30 Parashat Miketz 4th Sunday of Advent New Moon Shabbat Chanukah VI Isa. 7:10-14 Rosh Chodesh Ps. 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 The Nativity of the Lord Gen. 41:1–44:17 Rom. 1:1-7 Christmas Day Num. 28:9-15 Mt. 1:18-24 Chanukah I [See * below for Mass readings.] Chanukah IV Chanukah V maf. Num. 7:42-47 Num. 7:1-17 Num. 7:30-41 Num. 7:36-47 Zech. 2:14–4:7 erev Chanukah Chanukah II Chanukah III Light 1st Chanukah Candle St John of Kanty Num. 7:18-29 Num. 7:24-35 St Stephen St John the Apostle Holy Innocents Tevet 1 Tevet 2 Tevet 3 29 30 31 ** Readings for *The Nativity of the Lord, Christmas Day [25th December] The Holy Family of Jesus Vigil Mass: Isa. 62:1-5 Dawn Mass: Isa. 62:11-12 The Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph [December 29th] Ps. 89:4-5, 16-17, 27+29 Ps. 97:1+6, 11-12 Mary and Joseph Sir. 3:2-6, 12-14 Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 Titus 3:4-7 [See ** right for Mass readings.] Ps. 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 Mt. 1:1-25 Lk. 2:15-20 Chanukah VII Col. 3:12-21 Midnight Mass: Mass during the Day: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Mt. 2:13-15, 19-23 Isa. 9:1-6 Isa. 52:7-10 Num. 28:1-15 Chanukah VIII Ps. 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 11-12, 13 Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6 maf. Num. 7:48-53 Num. 7:54–8:4 St Sylvester I Titus 2:11-14; Lk. 2:1-14 Heb. 1:1-6; Jn. 1:1-18 Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “If your ears are not open to the crying of the poor, then you will not hear God calling either.” —Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach January 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1234Tevet 4 Tevet 5 Tevet 6 Tevet 7 WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY First Quarter January 18–25 Mary, Mother of God Theme: They showed us unusual kindness (Acts 28:2) Parashat Vayigash Num. 6:22-27 Gen. 44:18–47:27 [Observance may be moved to the week preceding Ps. 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 Ezek. 37:15-28 Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere.] Gal. 4:4-7 Ss Basil the Great and Lk. 2:16-21 Gregory Nazianzen The Holy Name of Jesus St Elizabeth Ann Seton [USA] 567891011Tevet 8 Tevet 9 Tevet 10 Tevet 11 Tevet 12 Tevet 13 Tevet 14 Epiphany of the Lord Asara B’Tevet [In some places Epiphany is transferred to [The Tenth of Tevet] Full Moon 2nd Sunday after Christmas the Sunday falling between 2nd January and 8th January - this year, 5th January.] Minor Fast Day | Epiphany of the Lord Isa. 60:1-6 [am & pm] Ex. 32:11-14; Sir. 24:1-4, 12-16 Ps. 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 34:1-10; [pm] Isa. 55:6–56:8 Ps. 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [No Haftarah for Sephardim.] Eph. 3:2-3a, 5-6 Eph. 1:3-6, 15-18; Jn. 1:1-18 Parashat Vayechi [In some places Epiphany is transferred to Mt. 2:1-12 St Raymond of Peñafort [Transferred to 8 January in Canada.] this Sunday. Use readings for Epiphany if Gen. 47:28–50:26 celebrating Epiphany this Sunday.] St André Bessette [USA] St André Bessette [CAN] 1 Kgs. 2:1-12 12Tevet 15 13 Tevet 16 14 Tevet 17 15 Tevet 18 16 Tevet 19 17 Tevet 20 18 Tevet 21
Last Quarter WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Feast of the Baptism of January 18–25 begins the Lord Isa. 42:1-4, 6-7 Parashat Shemot Ps. 29:1-2, 3-4, 3b+9b-10 Ex. 1:1–6:1 St Anthony of Egypt Acts 10:34-38 Isa. 27:6–28:13; 29:22-23 Mt. 3:13-17 St Hilary of Poitiers St Ita (IRL) DAY OF JUDAISM [Jer. 1:1–2:3] 19Tevet 22 20 Tevet 23 21 Tevet 24 22 Tevet 25 23 Tevet 26 24 Tevet 27 25 Tevet 28
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time New Moon Isa. 49:3, 5-6 Parashat Vaera Ex. 6:2–9:35 Ps. 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 St Vincent of Saragossa 1 Cor. 1:1-3 [Transferred to 23 January in USA.] Ezek. 28:25–29:21 Jn. 1:29-34 St Fabian DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE The Conversion of Paul PEACE DAY St Sebastian LEGAL PROTECTION OF WEEK OF PRAYER FOR (ENGLAND & WALES) Our Lady of the Miracle St Agnes UNBORN CHILDREN [USA] St Marianne Cope [USA] St Francis de Sales CHRISTIAN UNITY ends 26Tevet 29 27 Shevat 1 28 Shevat 2 29 Shevat 3 30 Shevat 4 31 Shevat 5
Rosh Chodesh Shevat 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Num. 28:1-15 Isa. 8:23–9:3 Ps. 27:1, 4, 13-14 I Cor. 1:10-13, 17 Mt. 4:12-23 St Angela Merici AUSTRALIA DAY Ss Timothy and Titus [AUS] St Thomas Aquinas St John Bosco Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “Waiting is a dry desert between where we are and where we want to be.” —Henri J. M. Nouwen, Finding My Way Home February 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Shevat 6
Parashat Bo Ex. 10:1–13:16 Jer. 46:13-28 2345678Shevat 7 Shevat 8 Shevat 9 Shevat 10 Shevat 11 Shevat 12 Shevat 13
Feast of the First Quarter Presentation of the Lord Parashat Beshalach Mal. 3:1-4 Ex. 13:17–17:16 Ps. 24:7, 8 ,9, 10 Judg. 4:4–5:31 [Judg. 5:1-31] Heb. 2:14-18; Lk. 2:22-40 Ss Paul Miki & Companions WORLD DAY OF St Blaise [Celebrated 7th February in New Zealand] St Jerome Emiliani CONSECRATED LIFE [VAT] St Ansgar St Agatha WAITANGI DAY [NZL] St Josephine Bakhita 9Shevat 14 101112131415 Shevat 15 Shevat 16 Shevat 17 Shevat 18 Shevat 19 Shevat 20
Full Moon
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Tu B’Shvat Isa. 58:7-10 Parashat Yitro [The Fifteenth of Sh’vat] Ps. 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Ex. 18:1–20:23 New Year for Trees Our Lady of Lourdes 1 Cor. 2:1-5 Isa. 6:1–7:6; 9:5-6 Mt. 5:13-16 St Scholastica WORLD DAY OF THE SICK [VAT] Ss Cyril and Methodius [Isa. 6:1-13] 16Shevat 21 17 Shevat 22 18 Shevat 23 19 Shevat 24 20 Shevat 25 21 Shevat 26 22 Shevat 27
Last Quarter Parashat Mishpatim Shabbat Shekalim Ex. 21:1–24:18 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time maf. Ex. 30:11-16 Sir. 15:15-20 2 Kgs. 12:1-17 Ps. 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 [2 Kgs. 11:17–12:17] 1 Cor. 2:6-10 Seven Founders of the Order Mt. 5:17-37 of Servites St Peter Damian Chair of St Peter 23Shevat 28 24 Shevat 29 25 Shevat 30 26 Adar 1 27 Adar 2 28 Adar 3 29 Adar 4
New Moon Rosh Chodesh Adar I Rosh Chodesh Adar I Num. 28:1-15 Num. 28:1-15 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ash Wednesday Lev. 19:1-2, 17-18 Joel 2:12-18 Ps. 103:1-2, 3-4, 8+10, 12-13 Ps. 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14+17 Parashat Terumah 1 Cor. 3:16-23 2 Cor. 5:20-6:2 Ex. 25:1–27:19 Mt. 5:38-48 SHROVE TUESDAY Mt. 6:1-6, 16-18 1 Kgs. 5:26–6:13 Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “The sins we commit, these are not the worst thing. After all, temptation is powerful, and man is weak. The great crime of man is that he could turn at any time, and does not.” —Rabbi Simcha Bunim Bonhart March 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1234567Adar 5 Adar 6 Adar 7 Adar 8 Adar 9 Adar 10 Adar 11
First Quarter Parashat Tetzaveh WOMEN’S WORLD DAY Shabbat Zachor OF PRAYER Ex. 27:20–30:10 1st Sunday of Lent Theme: maf. Deut. 25:17-19 Gen. 2:7-9; 3:1-7 “Rise, Take your mat 1 Sam. 15:2-34 Ps. 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14+17 and Walk” [1 Sam. 15:1-34] Rom. 5:12-19 St David of Wales Mt. 4:1-11 [WALES Solemnity, Patron of WALES] St Katharine Drexel St Casimir Ss Perpetua and Felicity 8Adar 12 9 Adar 13 10 Adar 14 11 Adar 15 12 Adar 16 13 Adar 17 14 Adar 18
Full Moon Ta’anit Esther Parashat Ki Tisa 2nd Sunday of Lent [Fast of Esther], Minor Fast Day Shabbat Parah Gen. 12:1-4a Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Ex. 30:11–34:35 Ps. 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22 Isa. 55:6–56:8 [pm] maf. Num. 19:1-22 [No Haftarah for Sephardim] 2 Tim. 1:8b-10 Purim Ezek. 36:16-38 Mt. 17:1-9 St Frances of Rome Ex. 17:8-16 Shushan Purim [Ezek: 36:16-36] 15Adar 19 16 Adar 20 17 Adar 21 18 Adar 22 19 Adar 23 20 Adar 24 21 Adar 25
Last Quarter Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parashat Vayakhel–Pekudei 3rd Sunday of Lent 2 Sam. 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 Shabbat HaChodesh Ex. 17:3-7 Ps. 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29 Ex. 35:1–40:38 Ps. 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Rom. 4:13, 16-18, 22 maf. Ex. 12:1-20 Rom. 5:1-2, 5-8 St Patrick Mt. 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Ezek. 45:16–46:18 Jn. 4:5-42 [Solemnity, IRELAND & AUSTRALIA] St Cyril of Jerusalem Lk. 2:41-51a [Ezek. 45:16–46:15] 22Adar 26 23 Adar 27 24 Adar 28 25 Adar 29 26 Nisan 1 27 Nisan 2 28 Nisan 3
New Moon Rosh Chodesh Nisan Num. 28:1-15 The Annunciation of the 4th Sunday of Lent Lord to Mary 1 Sam. 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Isa. 7:10-14; 8:10 Ps. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Ps. 40:7-8, 8-9, 10, 11 Parashat Vayikra Eph. 5:8-14 Heb. 10:4-10 Lev. 1:1–5:26 Jn. 9:1-41 St Turibius of Mogrovejo Lk. 1:26-38 Isa. 43:21–44:23 29Nisan 4 30 Nisan 5 31 Nisan 6
5th Sunday of Lent Ezek. 37:12-14 Ps. 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Rom. 8:8-11 Jn. 11:1-45 Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “The Jews, in bondage in Egypt, possessed scrolls, in which they revelled every Sabbath. These promised them that God would redeem them because they rested on the Sabbath.” —Midrash, Exodus Rabbah 5 April 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Nisan 7 Nisan 8 Nisan 9 Nisan 10 ** Readings for the Easter Vigil, Holy Saturday [11th April] 1234 1. Gen. 1:1-2:2 and Ps. 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, 24+35 or Ps. 33:4-5, 6-7, 12- 13, 20-22 2. Gen. 22:1-18 and Ps. 16:5+8, 9-10, 11 3. Ex. 14:15-15:1 and Ex. First Quarter 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 4. Isa. 54:5-14 and Ps. 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b 5. Isa. 55:1-11 and Isa. 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 6. Bar. 3:9-15, 32-4:4 and Ps. 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Parashat Tzav 7. Ezek. 36:16-17a, 18-28 and Ps. 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [if a baptism is celebrated], Shabat HaGadol else Isa. 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps. 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 8. Rom. 6:3-11 and Ps. Lev. 6:1–8:36 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mt. 28:1-10 Mal. 3:4–24 St Francis of Paola St Isidore 567891011Nisan 11 Nisan 12 Nisan 13 Nisan 14 Nisan 15 Nisan 16 Nisan 17 Palm Sunday Good Friday Holy Saturday Liturgy of the Palms Full Moon Holy Thursday Celebration of the Lord’s Passion [See * below for Chrism Mass and Mass of Holy Night of Easter Mt. 21:1-11 The Lord’s Supper] Isa. 52:13-53:12 [See ** above for readings] erev Pesach Ps. 31:2+6, 12-13, 15-16, 17+25 Mass Pesach I Pesach Shabbat Ta’anit Bechorot Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn. 18:1–19:42 Isa. 50:4-7 Ex. 12:21-51 [Chol HaMoed I] [Fast of the Firstborn] Ps. 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 maf. Num. 28:16-25 Pesach II Ex. 33:12–34:26; maf. Num. Ex. 32:11–34:10 Phil. 2:6-11 Josh. 3:5-7; 5:2–6:1, 27 Lev. 22:26–23:44; maf. Num. 28:19-25; Ezek. 37:1-14 Mt. 26:14–27:66 Monday of Holy Week Tuesday of Holy Week Wednesday of Holy Week [Josh. 5:2–6:1, 27] 28:16-25; 2 Kgs. 23:1-9, 21-25[Ezek. 36:37–37:14] 12Nisan 18 13 Nisan 19 14 Nisan 20 15 Nisan 21 16 Nisan 22 17 Nisan 23 18 Nisan 24
Last Quarter Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the LordPesach V Pesach VI Pesach VII Pesach VIII Parashat Shemini See *** below for readings] [Chol HaMoed III] [Chol HaMoed IV] Ex. 13:17–15:26 Deut. 15:19–16:17 Lev. 9:1–11:47 Ex. 34:1-26 Num. 9:1-14 maf. Num. 28:19-25 maf. Num. 28:19-25 2 Sam. 6:1–7:17 Pesach IV [Chol HaMoed II] maf. Num. 28:19-25 maf. Num. 28:19-25 2 Sam. 22:1-51 Isa. 10:32–12:6 [2 Sam. 6:1-19] Ex. 22:24–23:19 maf. Num. 28:19-25 Easter Monday Easter Tuesday Easter Wednesday Easter Thursday Easter Friday Easter Saturday 19Nisan 25 20 Nisan 26 21 Nisan 27 22 Nisan 28 23 Nisan 29 24 Nisan 31 25 Iyar 1
New Moon Rosh Chodesh Iyar Parashat Tazria-Metzorah Num. 28:1-15 Rosh Chodesh Iyar 2nd Sunday of Easter Lev. 12:1–15:33 YOM HASHOAH Acts 2:42-47 Isa. 66:1-24 HOLOCAUST AND HEROISM Ps. 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 REMEMBRANCE DAY St Mark, Evangelist 1 Pet. 1:3-9 St Adalbert St Fidelis of Sigmaringen Jn. 20:19-31 St Beuno [WALES] St Anselm of Canterbury St George [Solemnity, ENG] St Adalbert [ENG] ANZAC DAY [AUS & NZL] 26Iyar 2 27 Iyar 3 28 Iyar 4 29 Iyar 5 30 Iyar 6 *** Readings for Easter * Readings for Holy Thursday Sunday [12th April] Chrism Mass [9th April] First Quarter Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Isa. 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9 YOM HAATZMA’UT Ps. 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Ps. 89:21-22, 25+27 ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE Col. 3:1-4 or 1 Cor. 5:6b-8 Rev. 1:5-8; Lk. 4:16-21 3rd Sunday of Easter YOM HAZIKARON DAY Seq.: Victimae Paschali Acts 2:14, 22-33 ISRAELI REMEMBRANCE DAY Mass of The Lord’s Supper Deut. 7:12–8:18 Laudes; Jn. 20:1-9 or Mt. Ps. 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 Ex. 12:1-8, 11-14 St Peter Chanel Isa. 10:32–12:6 28:1-10 or (afternoon or Ps. 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 1 Pet. 1:17-21 St Pius V [Celebrated 1 May Canada] St Grignion Mary de Montfort evening Mass) Lk. 24:13-35 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Jn. 13:1-15 Lk. 24:13-35 [Celebrated 27th April in Australia.] St Catherine of Siena St Marie of the Incarnation [CAN] Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “Success is not fi nal, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” —Winston Churchill May 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Sivan 8 Iyar 7 Iyar 8 31Readings for ** Readings for [21st May] 1 2 Pentecost Sunday The Ascension of the Lord Pentecost Sunday WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Vigil Mass Mass during the Day Acts 1:1-11 [SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE DATES, Gen. 11:1-9 or Ex. 19:3-8a, Acts 2:1-11 Ps. 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 ASCENSION TO PENTECOST, MAY 24–MAY 31.] Parashat Aharei Mot-Kedoshim 16-20b or Ezek. 37:1-14 or Eph. 1:17-23 Ps. 104:1ab+24ac, 29bc-30, Lev. 16:1–20:27 Joel 3:1-5 Mt. 28:16-20 Theme: They showed us unusual kindness (Acts 28:2) 31+34 Amos 9:7-15 Ps. 104:1-2a, 24+35c, 27- St Joseph the Worker 1 Cor. 12:3b-7, 12-13 [Ezek. 20:2-20] 28, 29b-30 Seq.: Veni Sancte Spiritus Our Lady of Lebanon Rom. 8:22-27; Jn. 7:37-39 Jn. 20:19-23 St Pius V [CAN] St Athanasius 3456789Iyar 9 Iyar 10 Iyar 11 Iyar 12 Iyar 13 Iyar 14 Iyar 15
4th Sunday of Easter Full Moon Acts 2:1, 4a, 36-41 Ps. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Pesach Sheini 1 Pet. 2:20b-25 Jn. 10:1-10 St Stanislaus, Bishop Bl Marie-Léonie Paradis [CAN] St Asaph [WALES] [Solemnity, POLAND] Parashat Emor WORLD DAY OF PRAYER The English Martyrs [ENG] Bl Edmund Ignatius Rice St Francois de Laval [CAN] Bl Catherine of Lev. 21:1–24:23 FOR VOCATIONS St Florian [POL] St Stanislaw Soltys [POL] Ss Philip and James [POL] St Augustine [CAN] Ezek. 44:15-31 10Iyar 16 11 Iyar 17 12 Iyar 18 13 Iyar 19 14 Iyar 20 15 Iyar 21 16 Iyar 22
Last Quarter
5th Sunday of Easter Lag Ba’Omer Parashat Behar-Behukotai Acts 6:1-7 [33rd Day in the Omer] Lev. 25:1–27:34 Ps. 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 Jer. 16:19–17:14 1 Pet. 2:4-9 Ss Nereus and Achilleus Jn. 14:1-12 St Pancras Our Lady of Fatima St Matthias the Apostle St Isidore the Farmer [USA] St Dunstan [ENG] 17Iyar 23 18 Iyar 24 19 Iyar 25 20 Iyar 26 21 Iyar 27 22 Iyar 28 23 Iyar 29 6th Sunday of Easter New Moon Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 The Ascension of the Lord Ps. 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16+20 [See ** above for readings. In some places The 1 Pet. 3:15-18 Ascension of the Lord may be transferred to Sunday, The 7th Sunday of Easter.] opt. 1 Pet. 4:13-16 Parashat Bamidbar YOM YERUSHALAYIM Jn. 14:15-21 opt. Jn. 17:1-11a St Christopher Magallanes & Shabbat Machar Chodesh [Optional 2nd Reading and Gospel when JERUSALEM DAY The Ascension of the Lord is celebrated Companions Num. 1:1–4:20 on The 7thSunday of Easter.] St John I, Pope and Martyr St Bernardine of Siena St Eugene de Mazenod [CAN] St Rita of Cascia 1 Sam. 20:18-42 Sivan 1 Sivan 2 Sivan 3 Sivan 4 Sivan 5 Sivan 6 Sivan 7 24Rosh Chodesh Sivan 25 26 27 28 29 30 Num. 28:1-15 7th Sunday of Easter | First Quarter The Ascension of the Lord Shavuot I Shavuot II Shabbat Acts 1:12-14 St Bede the Venerable Ex. 19:1–20:23 Deut. 14:22–16:17 Ps. 27:1, 4, 7-8 St Gregory VII maf. Num. 28:26-31 maf. Num. 28:26-31 1 Pet. 4:13-16 St Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi Ezek. 1:1-28; 3:12 Hab. 3:1-19 Jn. 17:1-11a Our Lady Help of Christians [Hab. 2:20–3:19] [If celebrated as Ascension Sunday use [AUS & NZL; PATRONESS OF AUSTRALIA, St Paul VI readings for The Ascension - see ** above.] SOLEMNITY, AUS] St Philip Neri St Augustine of Canterbury erev Shavuot Bl Joseph Gérard OMI [ZAF] St Joan of Arc [FRA] Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “Rabbi Yose said: “Let your friend’s property be as precious to you as your own; Give yourself to studying the Torah, for it does not come to you by inheritance; and let all your deeds be done in the name of Heaven.” —Pirke Avot 2:12 June 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 123456Sivan 9 Sivan 10 Sivan 11 Sivan 12 Sivan 13 Sivan 14
Full Moon Parashat Naso Num. 4:21–7:89 Judg. 13:2-25 Ss Charles Lwanga & St Norbert Companions Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal St Marcellin Champagnat Mary, Mother of the Church Ss Marcellinus and Peter St Kevin [IRL] High Priest [ENG & WALES] St Boniface [AUS & NZL] 7Sivan 15 8 Sivan 16 9 Sivan 17 10111213 Sivan 18 Sivan 19 Sivan 20 Sivan 21
The Body and Blood of Christ Last Quarter Deut. 8:2-3, 14b-16a Trinity Sunday Ps. 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 Parashat Beha’alotkha Ex. 34:4b-6, 8-9 1 Cor. 10:16-17; Opt. Sequence: Num. 8:1–12:16 Dan. 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 Lauda Sion; Jn. 6:51-58 [The celebration of The Body and Blood of Zech. 2:14–4:7 2 Cor. 13:11-13 St Jadwiga, St Ephrem of Syria Christ may be transferred to Sunday, 14th June.] Jn. 3:16-18 Queen of Poland [POL] St Columba St Barnabas the Apostle St Anthony of Padua 14Sivan 22 15 Sivan 23 16 Sivan 24 17 Sivan 25 18 Sivan 26 19 Sivan 27 20 Sivan 28
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time Parashat Shelah Lekha | The Body and Blood of Christ Num. 13:1–15:41 Ex. 19:2-6a Josh. 2:1-24 Ps. 100:1-2, 3, 5 The Sacred Heart of Jesus Rom. 5:6-11 Deut. 7:6-11 The Immaculate Heart of the Mt. 9:36–10:8 Ps. 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8+10 Blessed Virgin Mary [When this Sunday is celebrated as The Body [ENG & WALES] and Blood of Christ use readings for The 1 Jn. 4:7-16 St Alban Body and Blood of Christ. See 11th June.] St Richard of Colchester [ENG] Mt. 11:25-30 St Julian and St Aaron[WALES] 21Sivan 29 22 Sivan 30 23 Tammuz 1 24 Tammuz 2 25 Tammuz 3 26 Tammuz 4 27 Tammuz 5
New Moon Rosh Chodesh Tammuz Rosh Chodesh Tammuz Num. 28:1-28 Num. 28:1-28 Parashat Korach Num. 16:1–18:32 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time 1 Sam. 11:14–12:22 Jer. 20:10-13 Ps. 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 St Paulinus of Nola St Cyril of Alexandria Rom. 5:12-15 [Celebrated on 23 June in AUS.] Birth of St John the Baptist Bl. Nykyta Budka and Vasyl Mt. 10:26-33 Ss John Fisher and Thomas MoreSt Ethelreda (Audrey) [ENG] [See * below for Mass readings.] Velychkowsky [CAN] Tammuz 6 Tammuz 7 Tammuz 8 28 29 30 * Readings for Birth of St John the Baptist ** Readings for Ss Peter and Paul Apostles [24th June] 29th June] Vigil Mass Vigil Mass First Quarter Jer. 1:4-10 Acts 3:1-10 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ps. 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17 Ps. 19:2-3, 4-5 1 Pet. 1:8-12; Lk. 1:5-17 Gal. 1:11-20; Jn. 21:15-19 Ss Peter and Paul[In ENGLAND & WALES] 2 Kgs. 4:8-11, 14-16a Mass during the Day Mass during the Day Ps. 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles Isa. 49:1-6 Acts 12:1-11 [See ** at right for Mass readings. Ps. 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 Ps. 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Rom. 6:3-4, 8-11 Celebrated on Sunday, 28 June in England First Martyrs of the Church Mt. 10:37-42 and Wales.] of Rome Acts 13:22-26; Lk. 1:57-66, 80 2 Tim. 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt. 16:13-19 Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.” —Ibn Gabriol, Mibhar HaPeninim July 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1234Tammuz 9 Tammuz 10 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 12
Parashat Chukat–Balak Num. 19:1–25:9
St Oliver Plunket [ENG & IRL] Micah 5:6–6:8 Bl Junípero Serra [USA] St Elizabeth of Portugal CANADA DAY St Thomas the Apostle USA INDEPENDENCE DAY 567891011Tammuz 13 Tammuz 14 Tammuz 15 Tammuz 16 Tammuz 17 Tammuz 18 Tammuz 19
Full Moon
Tzom Tammuz [Minor Fast Day] Parashat Pinchas 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am Num. 25:10–30:1 Zech. 9:9-10 & pm]; Isa. 55:6–56:8 [pm] [No Haftarah for Sephardim] 1st Haftarah of Admonition Ps. 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 Jer. 1:1–2:3 Rom. 8:9, 11-13 St Augustine Zhao Rong and Mt. 11:25-30 St Maria Goretti Bl Peter To Rot [AUS] Companions St Benedict 12Tammuz 20 13 Tammuz 21 14 Tammuz 22 15 Tammuz 23 16 Tammuz 24 17 Tammuz 25 18 Tammuz 26
Last Quarter Parashat Matot-Masei Num. 30:2–36:13 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2nd Haftarah of Admonition Isa. 55:10-11 Jer. 2:4-28; 3:4 Ps. 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 St Camillus de Lellis [Jer. 2:4-28; 4:1-2] Rom. 8:18-23 [Transfered to 18th July in USA.] St Hedwig (Jadwiga), Queen Mt. 13:1-23 St Henry St Kateri Tekakwitha [USA] St Bonaventure Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Poland St Camillus de Lellis [USA only] 19Tammuz 27 20 Tammuz 28 21 Tammuz 29 22 Av 1 23 Av 2 24 Av 3 25 Av 4
New Moon Rosh Chodesh Av Num. 28:1-15 Parashat Devarim Shabbat Chazon 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deut. 1:1–3:22 Wis. 12:13, 16-19 3rd Haftarah of Admonition Ps. 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 St Birgitta (Bridget of Sweden) Isa. 1:1-27 Rom. 8:26-27 St Philip Evans and St John Mt. 13:24-43 St Apollinaris St Lawrence of Brindisi St Mary Magdalene Lloyd [WALES] St Sharbel Makhluf St James, Apostle 26Av 5 27 Av 6 28 Av 7 29 Av 8 30 Av 9 31 Av 10 Tish’a B’Av First Quarter [The Ninth of Av, Fast Day] Deut. 4:25-40 [am] 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [pm] 1 Kgs. 3:5, 7-12 Jer. 8:13–9:23 [am] Ps. 119:57+72, 76-77, 127- erev Tisha B’Av Isa. 55:6-56:8 [pm] 128, 129-130 The Book of Lamentations [The Book of Job may be read also.] [Hos. 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20] Rom. 8:28-30 Mt. 13:44-52 St Martha St Peter Chrysologus St Ignatius of Loyola Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “Just as water restores the soul, as it says, But God cleaved the hollow place which was in Lehi and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk... he revived (Judges 15:19), so does the Torah, as it says, The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul.” —Psalms 19:8 August 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Elul 10 Elul 11 Av 11 30 31Readings for 1 * The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [15th August] Vigil Mass Mass during the Day Parashat Va’etchanan 1 Chron. 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 Rev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab Shabbat Nachamu 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Ps. 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14 Ps. 45:10, 11, 12, 16 Deut. 3:23–7:11 Jer. 20:7-9 1 Cor. 15:54b-57 1 Cor. 15:20-27 1st Haftarah of Consolation Ps. 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Lk. 11:27-28 Lk. 1:39-56 Isa. 40:1-26 Rom. 12:1-2 St Aidan and Saints of Mt. 16:21-27 Lindisfarne [ENG] St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori 2345678Av 12 Av 13 Av 14 Av 15 Av 16 Av 17 Av 18
Full Moon Parashat Ekev Tu B’Av Deut. 7:12–11:25 [The Fifteenth of Av, Minor 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Transfi guration of the Lord 2nd Haftarah of Consolation Jewish Holiday] Isa. 55:1-3 Dan. 7:9-10, 13-14 Isa. 49:14–51:3 Ps. 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18 The Dedication of the Basilica Ps. 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 St Dominic Rom. 8:35, 37-39 St Dominic [AUS & NZL only] of St Mary Major in Rome 2 Pet. 1:16-19 St Sixtus II and Companions St Mary of the Cross Mt. 14:13-21 St Germanus of Auxe [WALES] St Jean Vianney Bl Frederic Janssoone [CAN] Mt. 17:1-9 St Cajetan [AUS & NZL; Solemnity, AUS] 9Av 19 101112131415 Av 20 Av 21 Av 22 Av 23 Av 24 Av 25
Last Quarter Parashat Re’eh Deut. 11:26–16:17 3rd Haftarah of Consolation 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 54:11–55:5 1 Kgs. 19:9a, 11-13a Ps. 85:9a+10, 11-12, 13-14 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Rom. 9:1-5 [See * above for Mass readings. Celebrated Mt. 14:22-33 St Lawrence St Clare St Jane Frances de Chantal Ss Pontian and Hippolytus St Maximilian Mary Kolbe on Sunday 16th in England & Wales] 16Av 26 17 Av 27 18 Av 28 19 Av 29 20 Av 30 21 Elul 1 22 Elul 2
New Moon Rosh Chodesh Elul Rosh Chodesh Elul 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Num. 28:1-15 Num. 28:1-15 Parashat Shofetim Isa. 56:1, 6-7 Deut. 16:18–21:9 Ps. 67:2-3, 5, 6+8 4th Haftarah of Consolation Rom. 11:13-15, 29-32 Isa. 51:12–52:12 Mt. 15:21-28 The Queenship of the Blessed [This Sunday may be celebrated as The St Hyacinth (Jacek), Priest Assumption. See readings * above.] [POL] St John Eudes St Bernard of Clairvaux St Pius X Virgin Mary 23Elul 3 24 Elul 4 25 Elul 5 26 Elul 6 27 Elul 7 28 Elul 8 29 Elul 9
First Quarter Parashat Ki Tetze Deut. 21:10–25:19 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 5th Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 22:19-23 Isa. 54:1-10 Ps. 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 6+8 Bl Dominic of the Mother of Rom. 11:33-36 St Louis of France God Barberi [ENG] The Passion of Saint John the Mt. 16:13-20 St Bartholomew, Apostle St Joseph of Calasanz St David Lewis [WALES] St Monica St Augustine of Hippo Baptist Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780 “Rabbi Kook says, Start by improving the future, then set out to correct the accessible things from the past. This will set in motion a snowball of t’shuva whose momentum and Divine blessing will lead to addressing more diffi cult matters until one can make amends for all wrongs.” —Orot HaT’shuva September 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 12345Elul 12 Elul 13 Elul 14 Elul 15 Elul 16
Full Moon
Parashat Ki Tavo Deut. 26:1–29:8 6th Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 60:1-22 Bl Dina Bélanger [CAN] Bl André Grasset [CAN] St Gregory the Great St Cuthbert [ENG] St Teresa of Calcutta 6789101112Elul 17 Elul 18 Elul 19 Elul 20 Elul 21 Elul 22 Elul 23
Last Quarter Parashat Nitzavim-VaYelekh Deut. 29:9–31:30 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7th Haftarah of Consolation Ezek. 33:7-9 Isa. 61:10–63:9 Ps. 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Leil Selichot [Ashkenazim] Rom. 13:8-10 The Nativity of the Blessed St Peter Claver Mt. 18:15-20 Virgin Mary St Ciaran [IRL] St Deiniol [WALES] The Most Holy Name of Mary 13Elul 24 14 Elul 25 15 Elul 26 16 Elul 27 17 Elul 28 18 Elul 29 19 Tishrei 1, 5781
New Moon Rosh HaShanah I Gen. 21:1-34 24th Sunday in Ordinary TimeExaltation of the Holy Cross maf. Num. 29:1-6 Sir. 27:30–28:7 Num. 21:4b-9 1 Sam. 1:1–2:10 Ps. 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 Ps. 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 Rom. 14:7-9 Phil. 2:6-11 St Robert Bellarmine St Januarius Mt. 18:21-35 Jn. 3:13-17 Our Lady of Sorrows Ss Cornelius and Cyprian St Hildegard of Bingen erev Rosh HaShanah St Theodore of Canterbury[ENG] 20Tishrei 2 21 Tishrei 3 22 Tishrei 4 23 Tishrei 5 24 Tishrei 6 25 Tishrei 7 26 Tishrei 8 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Parashat Ha’azinu Isa. 55:6-9 First Quarter Shabbat Shuva Ps. 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 Tzom Gedaliah Deut. 32:1-52 Phil. 1:20c-24, 27a [Fast of Gedaliah] Hos. 14:2-10, Mic. 7:18-20, Mt. 20:1-16a Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Joel 2:15-27 Rosh HaShanah II Isa. 55:6–56:8 [pm] Ss Cosmas and Damian [No Haftarah for Sephardim.] Gen. 22:1-24 Our Lady of Walsingham [ENG] Ss John de Brébeuf, Isaac maf. Num. 29:1-6; Jer. 31:1-19St Matthew the Evangelist St Pio of Pietrelcina Bl Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin[CAN] Ss Cosmas and Damian [CAN] Jogues & Companions [CAN only] Tishrei 9 Tishrei 10 Tishrei 11 Tishrei 12 27 28 Yom Kippur 29 30 [Day of Atonement] Lev. 16:1-34 [am] 26th Sunday in Ordinary TimeLev. 18:1-30 [pm] Ezek. 18:25-28 maf. Num. 29:7-11 Ps. 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Isa. 57:14–58:14 [am]; Book Phil. 2:1-11 of Jonah; Micah 7:18-20 [pm] Mt. 21:28-32 St Wenceslaus Ss Michael, Gabriel and erev Yom Kippur Ss Lawrence Ruiz & Companions Raphael, Archangels St Jerome Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5780–5781 “May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infi nite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.” —St Teresa of Avila October 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Tishrei 13 Tishrei 14 Tishrei 15 * Readings for Simhat Torah [11 October] 123 [Rejoicing in the Torah] Deut. 33:1–34:12 Full Moon Gen. 1:1–2:3 maf. Num. 29:35–30:1 Josh. 1:1-18; [Josh. 1:1-9] Sukkot I Lev. 22:26–23:44 erev Sukkot maf. Num. 29:12-16 St Thérèse of the Child Jesus The Holy Guardian Angels Zech. 14:1-21 45678910Tishrei 16 Tishrei 17 Tishrei 18 Tishrei 19 Tishrei 20 Tishrei 21 Tishrei 22 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Shemini Atzeret Isa. 5:1-7 Sukkot VII Deut. 14:22–16:17 Ps. 80:9+12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20 Sukkot IV [Hoshanah Rabbah] maf. Num. 29:35–30:1 Phil. 4:6-9 [Chol HaMoed II] Num. 29:26-34 1 Kgs. 8:54-66 Mt. 21:33-43 Num. 29:20-28 Sukkot V [Chol HaMoed III] St Denis and Companions erev Simhat Torah Sukkot II Sukkot III Sukkot VI St Bruno Num. 29:23-31 St John Leonardi Deut. 33:1-17 or 33:1-26 Lev. 22:26–23:44; maf. [Chol HaMoed I] [Chol HaMoed IV] Customs may vary. Bl Marie-Rose Durocher Bl John Henry Newman [ENG Num. 29:12-16; 1 Kgs. 8:2-21 Num. 29:17-25 [CAN & USA] Our Lady of The Rosary Num. 29:26-34 & WALES] St Paulinus of York [ENG] 11Tishrei 23 12 Tishrei 24 13 Tishrei 25 14 Tishrei 26 15 Tishrei 27 16 Tishrei 28 17 Tishrei 29
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time New Moon Isa. 25:6-10a Parashat Bereshit Ps. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 St Hedwig Gen. 1:1–6:8 Phil. 4:12-14, 19-20 Our Lady of Aparecida St Margaret Mary Alacoque [Solemnity, BRAZIL] Isa. 42:5–43:10 Mt. 22:1-14 St Marie-Marguerite D’Youville [CAN] St Wilfrid [ENG] [Isa. 42:5-21] Simhat Torah St Richard Gwyn [WALES] [See * above for readings.] THANKSGIVING DAY, CANADASt Edward the Confessor [ENG] St Callistus I St Teresa of Jesus (Avila) St Gerard Majella St Ignatius of Antioch 18Tishrei 30 19 Cheshvan 1 20 Cheshvan 2 21 Cheshvan 3 22 Cheshvan 4 23 Cheshvan 5 24 Cheshvan 6
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan First Quarter Num. 28:1-15 Num. 28:1-15 Parashat Noach 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen. 6:9–11:32 Isa. 45:1, 4-6 Ss Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Isa. 54:1–55:5 Ps. 96:1+3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10 Jogues, and Companions [Isa. 54:1-10] 1 Thess. 1:1-5b St Paul of the Cross St Hedwig [CAN] Mt. 22:15-21 [St Paul celebrated 20th Octocber in USA.] St Margaret Mary Alacoque[CAN] St John Paul II St John of Capistrano St Anthony Mary Claret 25Cheshvan 7 26 Cheshvan 8 27 Cheshvan 9 28 Cheshvan 10 29 Cheshvan 11 30 Cheshvan 12 31 Cheshvan 13
Full Moon
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex. 22:20-26 Ps. 18:2-3a, 3b-4, 47+51 Parashat Lekh Lekha 1 Thess. 1:5c-10 Gen. 12:1–17:27 Mt. 22:34-40 Ss Chad and Cedd [ENG] Ss Simon and Jude Isa. 40:27–41:16 Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5781 “Judah ben Tema said, be strong as the leopard, and light as the eagle, and fl eet as the hart and mighty as the lion to do the will of thy Father Who is in Heaven.” —Pirkei Avot 5.20 November 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1234567Cheshvan 14 Cheshvan 15 Cheshvan 16 Cheshvan 17 Cheshvan 18 Cheshvan19 Cheshvan 20
Parashat Vayera All Saints The Commemoration of All Gen. 18:1–22:24 Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14 the Faithful Departed 2 Kgs. 4:1-37 Ps. 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 All Souls St Martin de Porres Readings taken from Masses for [2 Kgs. 4:1-23] [ENG & WALES] [IRL] 1 Jn. 3:1-3 The Commemoration of All the Faithful St Winefride All Saints of Ireland Mt. 5:1-12a Departed. St Malachy [IRL] St Charles Borromeo St Illtud [WALES] St Willibrord [ENG] 8Cheshvan 21 9 Cheshvan 22 10 Cheshvan 23 11 Cheshvan 24 12 Cheshvan 15 13 Cheshvan 26 14 Cheshvan27 Dedication of the Lateran Last Quarter Basilica in Rome Ezek. 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 32nd Sunday in Ordinary TimePs. 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 St Martin of Tours Parashat Chayei Sarah Wis. 6:12-16 1 Cor. 3:9c-11, 16-17 REMEMBRANCE DAY Gen. 23:1–25:18 Ps. 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Jn. 2:13-22 ARMISTICE DAY 1 Kgs. 1:1-31 1 Thess. 4:13-18 KRISTALLNACHT Mt. 25:1-13 Night of Broken Glass St Leo the Great VETERANS DAY [USA] St Josaphat St Frances Xavier Cabrini [USA] St Dyfrig [WALES] 15Cheshvan 28 16 Cheshvan 29 17 Kislev 1 18 Kislev 2 19 Kislev 3 20 Kislev 4 21 Kislev 5
New Moon Rosh Chodesh Kislev Num. 28:1-15 Parashat Toledot 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen. 25:19–28:9 Prov. 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Mal. 1:1–2:7 Ps. 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 St Margaret of Scotland St Elizabeth of Hungary Dedication of the Basilicas of 1 Thess. 5:1-6 St Gertrude the Great St Hilda [ENG] St Peter and St Paul The Presentation of the Mt. 25:14-30 St Edmund of Abingdon [ENG] St Hugh of Lincoln [ENG] St Rose Philippine Duchesne [USA] Blessed Virgin Mary 22Kislev 6 23 Kislev 7 24 Kislev 8 25 Kislev 9 26 Kislev 10 27 Kislev 11 28 Kislev 12
First Quarter
Christ the King Parashat Vayetze Ezek. 34:11-12, 15-17 Gen. 28:10–32:3 Ps. 23:1-2a, 2b-3, 5-6 St Clement I Hos. 12:13–14:10 1 Cor. 15:20-26, 28 St Columban St Andre Dung Lac and Opt. subst. Mic. 7:18 Mt. 25:31-46 Bl Miguel Agustín Pro [USA] Companions St Catherine of Alexandria THANKSGIVING DAY (USA) [Hos. 11:7–12:12] 29Kislev 13 30 Kislev 14
Full Moon
1st Sunday of Advent Isa. 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 Ps. 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 1 Cor. 1:3-9 St Andrew, Apostle Mk. 13:33-37 [Patron of Scotland, Solemnity, SCOTLAND] Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5781 “I have a precious gift in my treasury, said God to Moses: “Shabbat” is its name; go and tell Israel I wish to present it to them.” —Talmud, Shabbat 10b December 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Kislev 15 Kislev 16 Kislev 17 Kislev 18 Kislev 19 * The Nativity of the Lord, Christmas Day [25th December] 12345 Vigil Mass: Isa. 62:1-5 Dawn Mass: Isa. 62:11-12 Ps. 89:4-5, 16-17, 27+29 Ps. 97:1+6, 11-12 Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 Titus 3:4-7 Mt. 1:1-25 Lk. 2:15-20 Parashat Vayishlach Midnight Mass: Mass during the Day: Gen. 32:4–36:43 Isa. 9:1-6 Isa. 52:7-10 Obad. 1:1-21 Opt. Hos. Ps. 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 11-12, 13 Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6 11:7–12:12 Titus 2:11-14; Lk. 2:1-14 Heb. 1:1-6; Jn. 1:1-18 St Francis Xavier St John Damascene [Obad. 1:1-21] 6789101112Kislev 20 Kislev 21 Kislev 22 Kislev 23 Kislev 24 Kislev 25 Kislev 26
Last Quarter The Immaculate Parashat Vayeshev Conception of the Blessed Shabbat Chanukah II 2nd Sunday of Advent Virgin Mary Gen. 37:1–40:23 Isa. 40:1-5, 9-11 Gen. 3:9-15, 20 St John Roberts [WALES] St Damascus I maf. Num. 7:18-29 Ps. 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4 Zech. 2:14–4:7 2 Pet. 3:8-14 Eph. 1:3-6, 11-12 erev Chanukah Chanukah I Mk. 1:1-8 St Ambrose Lk. 1:26-38 St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Light 1st Chanukah Candle Num. 7:1-17 Our Lady of Guadalupe 13Kislev 27 14 Kislev 28 15 Kislev 29 16 Tevet 1 17 Tevet 2 18 Tevet 3 19 Tevet 4
3rd Sunday of Advent New Moon Isa. 61:1-2a, 10-11 Lk. 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54 1 Thess. 5:16-24 Chanukah VI Jn. 1:6-8, 19-28 St John of the Cross Rosh Chodesh Tevet Chanukah VII Parashat Miketz Chanukah III Chanukah IV Chanukah V Num. 28:1-15 Num. 28:1-15 Chanukah VIII Gen. 41:1–44:17 Num. 7:24-35 Num. 7:30-41 Num. 7:36-47 maf. Num. 7:42-47 maf. Num. 7:48-53 Num. 7:54–8:4 1 Kgs. 3:15–4:1 20Tevet 5 21 Tevet 6 22 Tevet 7 23 Tevet 8 24 Tevet 9 25 Tevet 10 26 Tevet 11 The Nativity of the Lord First Quarter Christmas Day [See * above for Mass readings.] Asara B’Tevet 4th Sunday of Advent [The Tenth of Tevet, Minor Parashat Vayigash 2 Sam. 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Fast Day] Gen. 44:18–47:27 Ps. 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29 Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Ezek. 37:15-28 Rom. 16:25-27 Isa. 55:6–56:8 [pm] Lk. 1:26-38 St Peter Canisius St John of Kanty [No Haftarah for Sephardim.] St Stephen 27Tevet 12 28 Tevet 13 29 Tevet 14 30 Tevet 15 31 Tevet 16 The Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph Full Moon Gen. 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir. 3:2-6, 12-12 Ps. 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Heb. 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 or Col. 3:12-21; Lk. 2:22-40 [The First Reading from Year A and/or the Second Reading from Year A may be used.] Holy Innocents St Thomas Becket (à Becket) St Sylvester I Sundays Year B Weekdays Cycle I Etz Hayim—”Tree of Life” — www.etz-hayim.com © 2019 Jewish Year 5781 The Fruit the Vine Jewish – Christian Jewish – Christian Dialogue In Jewish culture and custom, wine, the fruit the Relationships vine, is seen and a source goodness and happiness.
“The dialogue with Judaism is for Christians On the Sabbath the Kiddush over the wine consists “The doctrinal differences [of Christians and something quite special, since Christianity two blessings, one over the wine and the her about Jews] are essential and cannot be debated Shabbat that ends with the words, possesses Jewish roots which determine “Bless ed are you God, who scanti es Shabbat.” or negotiated; their meaning and importance relations between the two in a unique way (cf. belong to the internal deliberations of the “Evangelii gaudium”, 247). Before the blessing the wine verses from the respective faith communities. Judaism, creation (Gen . 1:31–2:3) are recited, ending in drawing its particularity from its received “God sancti ed the Shabbat and made it holy”. Tradition, going back to the days of its “In spite of the historical breach and the painful glorious prophets and particularly to the conflicts arising from it, the Church remains On Shabbat, the rabbis say, that in making Kiddush and proclaiming the holiness Shabbat, Revelation at Sinai, will forever remain loyal conscious of its enduring continuity with we become pa ners in Creation (Shabbat 1 9b). to its principles, laws and eternal teachings. Israel. Judaism is not to be considered simply as another religion; the Jews are instead our “However, doctrinal differences and our “elder brothers” (Saint Pope John Paul II), our inability to truly understand the meaning and “fathers in faith” (Benedict XVI). mysteries of each other’s faiths do not and may not stand in the way of our peaceful “One cannot understand Jesus’ teaching or collaboration for the betterment of our that of his disciples without situating it within shared world and the lives of the children of the Jewish horizon in the context of the living Noah. tradition of Israel; one would understand his “ teachings even less so if they were seen in To further this end, it is crucial that our faith communities continue to encounter, grow opposition to this tradition.” In some communities there is a custom adding acquainted with, and earn each other’s trust.” a few drops water to the wine before Kiddush . Commission for Religious Relations with the Some suggest this derives from a time when Between Jerusalem and Rome , Jews, wines were a stronger character. The Conference of European Rabbis and The Gifts and the Calling of God are However, Rabbi Isaac Luria (a 16th Century, Kabbalist) The Rabbinical Council of America, , No. 14, fers a mystical comment. Wine, he said, Rosh Chodesh Adar 1, 5776 December, 2015 represents the justice with which God judges the February 2016 world while water represents mercy. In mixing the Irrevocable two we are calling on God to judge us with mercy.
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