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2014—2015

the expectation of the coming of the long- INTRODUCTION awaited Messiah; at Christmas we hear of the great events of his birth. In Lent we are called to renew our membership of Christ, first given in Christ is the centre of the Liturgical Year. In the Baptism, and renewed at Easter, when we hear year we follow Christ, come to know Christ more, once more of his triumphant victory. Throughout die and rise to life with Christ, look forward to the “ordinary” Sundays of the year we walk with eternity with Christ. The Liturgical Year is a gift Christ in Galilee and Jerusalem: we stand on the which enables us to be members of Christ, whose hillsides, by the lake and in the porticoes as he body is the Church. For the Liturgical Year to speaks to us; we learn who Christ is, so that we achieve this, it must be celebrated, not simply can declare him to be the Messiah, the One sent observed. It must become a heartbeat in the life by God. And every time we hear the story, it is of the Diocese, of the Parish, of each of Christ’s sealed by the sacramental gift of Christ himself – faithful people. The Year should somehow inform his Body and Blood given to the people who are the rhythms of our everyday life, so that it can his Body. fulfil its mission to allow us to be with Christ. As with all liturgy, the year is more than simple ru- Sunday is, however, more than our Sunday Eu- brics and data; it is the scaffolding on which we charist. It is a day given over to something else – build ourselves as Christ’s body. to God and the things of God. Wherever possible, we must take this day and set it aside, as a gift So how do we “celebrate” the Liturgical Year? from the Lord. It is to be our weekly re-creation We must allow it to be a journey, which carries and renewal. It will be coloured by the Seasons – us through the mysteries of our faith, journeying we should take Advent and Christmas, Lent and with Christ the Lord, with Mary, and with the Easter from our Churches, and allow the colours, many saints whose days shine like guideposts on images and stories of the Seasons to fill our the way. The Liturgical Year can be the festive homes. We should carefully take home the gift of wedding-garment that we put on – its colours, God’s Word each Sunday, and find time to dwell images, symbols, prayers and themes transform- on (and in) the picture of Christ given each week. ing “everyday” into “holyday”. Thus, each Sunday, a parish should develop a This Order in itself is simply a guide to observing keen sense of how Christ is present to us this the Liturgical Year in the Diocese of Salford. Each week: always in the Eucharist, but also in differ- community should use its ingenuity and imagina- ent ways through the Word and the Season. So tion to build that observance into celebration. we see the expected Messiah in Advent, the child This preface is a reflection, which seeks to at Christmas, the suffering servant and the Risen prompt that imagination – suggesting ways in King at Lent and Christmas, and throughout Ordi- which the Year can become a powerful pastoral nary Time, the teacher, the healer, the leader, tool in the life of our parishes. the carer. As Sunday mounts up on Sunday 1. SUNDAY through the year, so our picture of Christ should deepen and develop, as we are all led through The Church teaches us that Sunday, the weekly the unfolding mystery of God’s purpose. Easter, is at the very heart of the meaning of the Liturgical Year. Each Sunday commemorates the 2. ADVENT Paschal Mystery, and each Sunday the communi- The Year begins in darkness – a deep purple dark- ty assembles, as it has since the time of the apos- ness where we long for light and the bright shim- tles, to acclaim Christ as Risen Lord, to celebrate mer of a star is a sign of hope and life. In the Li- our victory over sin and death, and to be re- turgical Year, purple or violet is a colour of long- newed as the Body of the Risen Christ. Sunday is ing, renewal and expectation: in Advent and Lent, always, and in every sense, “special”. at funerals or in the Sacrament of Penance, pur- As we come together on the 52 or 53 Sundays of ple should speak to us of that which we long and each year, we are presented with the whole of yearn for: like a deer longs for running streams, the mystery of salvation: in Advent we hear of so we yearn for the living God to come to us, to

4 heal us, to be with us. Our purple is a sign of all light that all things are revealed, and we become, we long for: the presence of Christ, the washing like John the Baptist, “witnesses to the light”. For clean of all sin, the resurrection of the dead. Pur- this reason, it is important that to some degree ple is also a sign of kingship and majesty – the our Churches look different: there must be some One who comes, the One who heals, the One transition from Advent to Christmas that an- who raises the dead is himself the King who nounces without the need of words that some- reigns from the cross. To celebrate truly this part thing has changed. Traditionally the colour of of the Year, Advent should be seen, felt and vestments has always achieved this, as sombre heard by all the faithful. The Church and the litur- purple flashes into gold. But how much more we gy should be waiting – not quite there yet, just can do! Let the Season engage the senses. around the corner. Our decoration, our music, There is no reason why a Christmas tree cannot our gatherings should somehow create a sense of be part of the decorations in Church – there is a expectation – on the one level our expectation of very beautiful prayer of blessing in the Book of Christmas, and the light and joy and glory that Blessings: decorate it with red baubles to speak will burst forth in our liturgy – but also on anoth- of the tree of Eden, where the “happy fault of er level our longing for Christ to come again. Ad- Adam” led to this moment of salvation. Let it vent is the unfilled glass – polished and made remind us of the wood of the cross, where the ready – speaking in its emptiness of what is to fill newborn Saviour triumphed over sin and death. it. Many symbols can emphasise this – an empty manger scene, an undecorated tree, the unlight- The traditional manger scene also teaches and ed candles on the Advent wreath, even the uno- inspires – let it be in a place where people, young pened doors on the Advent Calendar. Our very and old, can quietly spend time gazing at the fig- Church buildings, and all our Advent celebrations, ures. Let there be a festivity in the flowers and should lead us to cry out in our hearts other decorations of the Church, which raises the “Tomorrow there will be an end to the sin of the hearts of all. But also remember the need for world, and the saviour of the world will be our quality and taste – our Churches must always king!” strive to be places of beauty. Remember too the pastoral needs of the Parish Church – let the pro- 3: CHRISTMAS found beauty of our Christmas music, apparel If Advent has been celebrated full of longing and and decoration speak always of the deepest joy desire, then Christmas will explode upon us as a that Christ is here – so that the presence of a Season of true joy. Not joy in the lights and bau- coffin at a Funeral is not embarrassed by a gaudi- bles and glistening array of the world, but true ness which belongs to the world, not the Lord. joy that “God-is-with-us” – Emmanuel! Even so, Christmas is a Season, not a day. This is difficult the lights and glistening array can help us to feel to realise in our liturgy, since the world wants to that joy and that presence – after four weeks of get “back to normal” long before we have arrived purple, of subdued decoration and music, of at the last day of Christmas: the Feast of the Bap- waiting, then the flash of white and gold, the tism of the Lord. Each Parish must think of ways peals of bells and call of trumpets, the colour and to sustain the joy of the Season through the great vibrancy of our Christmas celebrations should feasts – Nativity, Holy Family, Epiphany, all the inform a very deep part of ourselves that some- way to that day when we celebrate the fullest thing has happened, that Christ is born, and the revelation that Christ is the Messiah and the Son world will never be the same again. of God – that moment when the voice from the The key to Christmas is light – “on those who live cloud says of Jesus, “This is my Son, the Beloved.” in a land of deep shadow, a light has shone”. The Our Scripture for this Season answers a question: very fact that in our hemisphere the feast falls in “Who is this who has come to us?” Revelation the darkest depths of Winter gives us the oppor- gradually unfolds, as first shepherds, then Magi, tunity to allow light to speak: the Church must be then crowds in the River Jordan are told who this a place of dazzling light in the Christmas season, is. This is the Time of Manifestation, when we for the Light of the World has come among us. first begin to see not just a child in a manger, but Christmas is about Revelation – and it is in the the face of Christ. What can we add to our litur-

5 gy, day by day, in order to awaken this sense of There is a second symbol of Resurrection: water. gradual unfolding of the picture of Christ? And At the Vigil we bless and use fresh, living water. It how wonderful to be able, day by day, to deepen is both a rich sign and symbol of the dying and that deepest joy, not just knowing that Christ is rising of Christ, and also our way into that mys- born, but realising once more just who Christ is! tery: we become part of his dying and rising, and so receive the greatest of gifts—eternal life. 4. LENT Easter, like Christmas, is not a day, but a sea- Lent is a Season of many layers, but all are joined son—in fact, the longest “season” of the liturgical together in the idea of the Journey to New Life. year. An immense challenge to our communities For the Elect, those who are journeying towards is how to keep the light and life of Easter before the waters of the font at the Vigil, it is a Season us for the whole fifty days. An answer is to let our of final preparation, when the Word of God Churches and our Liturgies flow with fire, light speaks to them of the mystery of death and life and water for fifty days. Each time we gather, we in water, their entry to the mystery of the Cross sing “Alleluia!”, an affirmation that we rise in the and Resurrection. For those of us who entered Risen Christ: during the season, the Word of God those waters few or many years before, it is a speaks to us of the great “mysteries” - Baptism time to purify ourselves so that we can renew the and the Eucharist, whereby we become and are sense of Rebirth as new creatures, washed in the the Body of Christ. The culmination of the Easter Blood and Water. This is why Lent, like Advent, is Season is the great solemnity of Pentecost. The a “season looking forwards” - our eyes are fixed time of new birth is behind us: now we live as the on the road ahead, and especially on the Easter Church, empowered and enflamed by the Spirit. Triduum, when the Church, empowered by the Pentecost leads us back into “Ordinary” time, Holy Spirit, makes the Paschal mystery. All our when we will learn once more, year by year, penance and devotions should be carrying us what it means to follow Christ. somewhere, all our prayers and hymns and sacrifices should be leading us onwards and upwards! 6. THE SAINTS Like Advent there should be an emptiness about Punctuating both Ordinary Time and the Four Lent—music, vesture, decoration should all have Great Seasons are many celebrations of our a sparseness, waiting for the Easter Fire to light- Saints. The grading of these days should tell us en this Spring darkness. Communities should something about their meaning. Solemnities are think about symbols they take for granted: Lent like Sundays—great days of rejoicing, both in the is about fasting: can it also be about thirst ?A Liturgy and in Life, when the greatest mysteries thirst for the Waters of Life. Ashes, dust and sand of God’s love are once more revealed to us. In- can speak profoundly of the dryness of our Jour- cluded as Solemnities are our own Patrons of ney—so that we can revel in the Easter Waters Diocese and Parish—truly days when we take a when the Lenten Journey ends! holiday from the week, and rejoice to be the Church of God. Next in order of festivity are 5. EASTER Feasts, where we sing “Gloria!” to remember And so we come to the Greatest Feast—truly a Apostles, great martyrs and our local and nation- matter of life and death! Our Easter Night should, al saints. In some communities the celebration of in some way, define who we are as the Church. a Feast brings local life to a standstill as people Out of the darkness of sin and death comes a come together to celebrate a special “friend in light—not just a faint beam, but a raging fire, heaven”! Finally are Memorials—still days when which is shared so that each person carries the we rejoice to remember those who “did God’s light of that fire, not just in their hands, but in will throughout the ages”. Memorials shouldn’t their hearts— “divided, yet undimmed,” Fire and interrupt our working through the Scriptures day light are, and have been for many centuries, the by day (except in certain rare cases): the saints first symbols of the Resurrection; as we gather in we celebrate on these days are real and living the darkness of night they will speak to the examples of how to let the Word of God bear whole Christian person, and truly announce that fruit in our lives. “Christ is indeed risen!”

THE HOLY FATHER’S INTENTIONS FOR PRAYER FOR THE YEAR 2015

JANUARY JULY Universal: Peace: That those from diverse reli- Universal: Politics: That political responsibility may gious traditions and all people of good will may be lived at all levels as a high form of charity. work together for peace. Evangelization: The poor in Latin America: That, Evangelization: Consecrated life: That in this amid social inequalities, Latin American Christians year dedicated to consecrated life, religious men may bear witness to love for the poor and contrib- and women may rediscover the joy of following ute to a more fraternal society. Christ and strive to serve the poor with zeal. AUGUST FEBRUARY Universal: Volunteers: That volunteers may give Universal: Prisoners: That prisoners, especially themselves generously to the service of the needy. the young, may be able to rebuild lives of dignity. Evangelization: Outreach to the marginalized: That Evangelization: Separated spouses: That mar- setting aside our very selves we may learn to be ried people who are separated may find wel- neighbours to those who find themselves on the come and support in the Christian community. margins of human life and society.

MARCH SEPTEMBER Universal: Scientists: That those involved in Universal: Opportunities for the young: That op- scientific research may serve the well-being of portunities for education and employment may the whole human person. increase for all young people. Evangelization: Contribution of women: That Evangelization: Catechists: That catechists may the unique contribution of women to the life of give witness by living in a way consistent with the the Church may be recognized always. faith they proclaim.

APRIL OCTOBER Universal: Creation: That people may learn to Universal: Human trafficking: That human traffick- respect creation and care for it as a gift of God. ing, the modern form of slavery, may be eradicated. Evangelization: Persecuted Christians: That per- Evangelization: Mission in Asia: That with a mis- secuted Christians may feel the consoling pres- sionary spirit the Christian communities of Asia may ence of the Risen Lord and the solidarity of all announce the Gospel to those who are still awaiting the Church. it.

MAY NOVEMBER Universal: Care for the suffering: That, rejecting Universal: Dialogue: That we may be open to per- the culture of indifference, we may care for our sonal encounter and dialogue with all, even those neighbours who suffer, especially the sick and whose convictions differ from our own. the poor. Evangelization: Pastors: That pastors of the Evangelization: Openness to mission: That Church, with profound love for their flocks, may Mary’s intercession may help Christians in secu- accompany them and enliven their hope. larized cultures be ready to proclaim Jesus. DECEMBER JUNE Universal: Experiencing God’s mercy: That all may Universal: Immigrants and refugees: That immi- experience the mercy of God, who never tires of grants and refugees may find welcome and re- forgiving. spect in the countries to which they come. Evangelization: Families: That families, especially Evangelization: Vocations: That the personal those who suffer, may find in the birth of Jesus a encounter with Jesus may arouse in many young sign of certain hope. people the desire to offer their own lives in priesthood or consecrated life.

Feasts are celebrated within the limits of a natu- RULES FOR CELEBRATIONS ral day (though Feasts of the Lord which fall on a 1. THE LITURGICAL YEAR Sunday in ordinary Time or a Sunday of Christmas are celebrated with Evening Prayer I). If a Feast “The Popes, together with the Fathers and the concurs with a day of higher rank, it is omitted tradition of the Catholic Church, taught that the for that year. historical events by which Christ Jesus won our salvation through his death are not merely com- Memorials are either Obligatory or Optional. Op- memorated or recalled in the course of the litur- tional Memorials may be celebrated if desired. gical year... These pontiffs taught rather that the During Advent, from 17-24 December, during the celebration of the liturgical year exerts ‘a special Christmas Octave and also during Lent, any me- sacramental power and influence which strength- morials which occur are considered optional me- ens Christian life.’ morials or commemorations. Approval of General Norms for the Liturgical Year 3. THE PARISH CALENDAR and the New General Roman Calendar, Apostolic Letter of Pope Paul VI Added to the calendar are the following: The Church celebrates the memory of Christ’s · The anniversary of the Dedication of the saving work on appointed days in the course of church; it is celebrated within that Church as a the year. Every week the Church celebrates the SOLEMNITY. memorial of the Resurrection on Sunday, which is · The titular feast of the church; this is celebrat- called the Lord’s Day. This is also celebrated, to- ed as a SOLEMNITY. gether with the Passion of Jesus, on the great feast of Easter once a year. Throughout the year Those days which take precedence over parish the entire mystery of Christ is unfolded, and the solemnities are: birthdays (days of death) of the saints are com- - Holy Week and the Easter Octave; memorated. The Church celebrates the Paschal Mystery on the first day of the week, known as - Christmas, Epiphany, Ascension, Pentecost; the Lord’s Day or Sunday. This follows a tradition - Sunday of Advent, Lent and Eastertide; handed down from the Apostles, which took its origin from the day of Christ’s Resurrection. Thus - Ash Wednesday; Sunday should be considered the original feast - All Souls Day; day.” - Solemnities which occur in the General Calen- General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the dar. Calendar n.1, 4. If a parish solemnity coincides with any of the above days, it is moved forward to the first avail- 2. THE GENERAL CALENDAR able day. Parish solemnities take precedence over all Feasts and Memorials, Sundays of Ordi- There are three ranks of celebration, namely: nary Time and Sundays of Christmastide. · SOLEMNITY · Feast 4. THE CYCLE OF PRAYER · Memorial For the purpose of public prayer throughout the SOLEMNITIES are days of greatest importance year, the liturgical year has been divided into six and begin with Evening Prayer I on the preceding parts. We are asked to pray for the intentions day. Solemnities are always celebrated, though specified throughout the current period, both they are moved if they concur, in any particular corporately and in personal prayer. On Special year, with a day of higher rank (e.g. Holy Week Days of Prayer, at Mass it is sufficient to an- and the Easter Octave). nounce the Day during the opening remarks and to include a suitable petition in the General Inter-

8 cessions at Mass. Special Days of Prayer are not- 6. THE CELEBRATION OF THE LITURGY OF THE ed on the appropriate day in the Ordo itself. HOURS Sundays 5. THE CELEBRATION OF THE MASS - Everything is done as in the Ordinary, in the Psalter and in the Proper, according to the vari- Sundays, Solemnities and Feasts ous seasons. These are celebrated according to indications - Both First and Second Evening Prayers are re- given in the Ordo. cited. Memorials - At the Office of Readings, after the second - The Opening Prayer is from the Mass of the reading and its Responsory the 'Te Deum' is memorial or, if this is lacking, from the appro- sung or said, except in Lent. priate Common. Solemnities - The Prayer over the Gifts and the Prayer after - At First Evening Prayer everything is taken from Communion are from the Mass of the memori- the Proper or the Common. al. If Proper texts are lacking, these prayers may be chosen from the occurring weekday of - The Night Prayer that follows First Evening the season or from the appropriate Common. Prayer is that laid down for recitation after First Evening Prayer of Sundays. - The Preface is of the Season or, if desired, from the appropriate Common. - At the Office of Readings everything is taken from the Proper or the Common and the ‘Te - The Readings are of the occurring weekday, Deum’ is always said or sung. unless there is a proper reading (which will be indicated in the order). - At Morning Prayer everything is taken from the proper or the Common, using the Psalms of Optional Memorials Sunday Week I. An optional memorial is celebrated in the same - At Prayer During the Day: the Hymn is from the manner as a memorial. Should more than one Ordinary; the antiphon, short reading, versicle optional memorial fall on the same day, only and response and the prayer are from the one is celebrated; the others are omitted. Proper or the Common; the psalms - if particu- Weekdays lar psalms are laid down for a Solemnity, these are to be recited at one of the Middle Hours; In Advent, Christmastide, Eastertide and Lent, those who recite the other two Middle Hours there are Proper prayers and readings for each take the psalms from the supplementary se- day. There is also a proper Preface for each ries. If no particular psalms are laid down for a season. Solemnity which occurs on a Sunday, at one of In ordinary time, any of the thirty-four Masses the Middle Hours the psalms recited are taken in ordinary Time may be celebrated, or a Votive from those given for Sunday Week I; those who Mass, or Mass for Various Needs and Occa- recite the other two Middle Hours that day sions, or a daily Mass of the dead, provided the take the psalms from the supplementary se- Mass is actually applied for the dead. There are ries. six Prefaces for use on the weekdays of ordi- - At Second Evening Prayer everything is taken nary time. from the Proper or the Common. In most cases, the weekday readings are to be - The Night Prayer that follows Second Evening used on their assigned days, unless a solemni- Prayer is that laid down for recitation after Sec- ty, feast or memorial with proper readings oc- ond Evening Prayer of Sunday. curs.

Feasts in the absence of a Proper reading concerning the saint, the reading is taken from the week- - First Evening Prayer is recited only on Feasts of day. The ‘Te Deum’ is never said. the Lord in the General Calendar which fall on a Sunday. in this case the Night Prayer that fol- - At Prayer during the Day, and at Night Prayer, lows is that laid down for recitation after First everything is taken from the weekday. Evening Prayer of Sunday.

- At the Office of Readings, everything is taken Weekdays from the Proper or the Common and the ‘Te Deum’ is always sung or said. - Everything is taken from the Ordinary, from the Psalter, and from the Proper, according to the - At Morning Prayer everything is taken from the season. The ‘Te Deum’ is never said. The prayer Proper or the Common, using the psalms of at the Office of Readings is taken from the Sunday Week I. Proper; at the other hours during Ordinary - At Prayer during the Day: the hymn is form the Time it is taken from the Psalter, and at other Ordinary; the short reading, versicle and re- seasons from the Proper. sponse and the prayer are taken from the

Proper or the Common; at one of the Middle Hours the antiphons (unless there are Proper Celebration of Reduced Memorials ones) and the psalms are taken from the cur- (Commemorations) rent day of the week; those who recite the oth- Mass: er Middle Hours that day take the psalms from the supplementary series. - The collect of the saint may be used, provided the saint is inscribed in the General Roman - At Evening Prayer everything is taken from the Calendar. Everything else is from the Mass of Proper or the Common. the day. - Night Prayer is that laid down for the particular Hours: day of the week. - At the Office of Readings, after the prescribed Memorials second reading and its Responsory is added the - At Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and the reading of the saint with its Responsory and Office of Readings: the psalms and antiphons then the prayer of the saint. are of the weekday (N.B. if the memorial has - At Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, after proper antiphons for Morning Prayer these are the prayer, the conclusion is omitted and the used with the psalms from Sunday Week I; if antiphon and prayer of the saint is added. there are proper antiphons for Evening Prayer, these are used together with psalms from the Common.) REFERENCE - The Invitatory antiphon, the hymns, the short The following Liturgical Books have been issued by the readings with the versicle and response, the Congregation for Divine Worship; the ICEL translation Benedictus and Magnificat antiphons, and the has been authorised for use by certain Episcopal Con- intercessions: if there are proper texts, those of ferences; the Bishops’ Conference of England and the memorial are used; otherwise they may be Wales has approved them as resources: taken from either the Common or from the The Book of Blessings, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, particular weekday. The Prayer is that of the Minnesota, 1989. memorial. The Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary, - At the Office of Readings: the biblical reading The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1992, and Responsory is taken from the present sea- Volume I: Sacramentary; Volume II: Lectionary. son; the second reading is of the saint, with its proper Responsory, or from the Common, but

ADVENT WEEK 1 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 30  FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Violet) In the first part of Advent there are readings from Isaiah, distribut- ed in accord with the sequence of the book itself and including sali- Readings: L1.5 (Isaiah 63:16-17; 64:1.3-8; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37) ent texts that are also read on the Mass: of the Sunday (M.161; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.568) Sundays.’ (GIL 94) Hours: Proper of Seasons The Gospels are then chosen to show how Our Lord was the fulfil-  Obituary Notice ment of Isaiah’s prophecies: each day the Gospel narrative illustrates 01 Advent Weekday (Violet) the fulfilment of the First Reading in Christ. Readings: L1.10 (Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 8:5-11)

Mass: of the day (M.162; Preface M.568)

Hours: Proper of Seasons

 Rev Lionel Murray (2005)

02 Advent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.13 (Isaiah 11:1-10; Luke 10:21-24) Mass: of the day (M.163; Preface M.568) Hours: Proper of Seasons

03 Saint Francis Xavier, Priest (White) Mem

Readings: L1.15 (Isaiah 25:6-10; Matthew 15:29-37) Mass: of the memorial (M.1072; Preface M.568) Hours: Proper of Seasons + Proper of Saints

THE SAINTS Saint Francis Xavier: a friend of St 04 Advent Weekday (Violet) Ignatius Loyola and one of the first OM or Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor (White) members of the ‘Company of Jesus’; he preached in India and Japan and died in China in 1552. Readings: L1.18 (Isaiah 26:1-6; Matthew 7:21.24-27) Saint John Damascene: from Mass: of the day (M.165; Preface M.568) or memorial (M.1073) Damascus (hence his name); a Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints monk, philosopher and theologian, he sprang to the defence of Sacred Art in the Iconoclast crisis of the eighth century. 05 Advent Weekday (Violet) Saint Nicholas: bishop of Myra, in what is now Turkey; he died in the fourth century - in Eastern Europe, Readings: L1.20 (Isaiah 29:17-24; Matthew 9:27-31) “Saint Nicholas” distributes pre- Mass: of the day (M.166; Preface M.568) sents to children on this day, in Hours: Proper of Seasons remembrance of his charity and care as a bishop. SATURDAY 06 Advent Weekday (Violet) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed OM or Saint Nicholas, Bishop (White) Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Second Sunday Readings: L1.22 (Isaiah 30:19-21.23-26; Matthew 9:35—10:1.6-8) of Advent Mass: of the day (M.167; Preface M.568) or memorial (M.1073)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

Sunday

SUNDAY CYCLE B WEEKDAY CYCLE 1

ADVENT WEEK 2 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 07  SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Violet) In the first part of Advent there are readings from Isaiah, distribut- ed in accord with the sequence of the book itself and including sali- Readings: L1.27 (Isaiah 40:1-5.9-11; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8) ent texts that are also read on the Mass: of the Sunday (M.168; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.568) Sundays.’ (GIL 94) Hours: Proper of Seasons The Gospels are then chosen to show how Our Lord was the fulfil-  Rev Michael J. Walsh (1995) ment of Isaiah’s prophecies: each day the Gospel narrative illustrates 08 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED the fulfilment of the First Reading Sol in Christ. VIRGIN MARY (White) Readings: L1.1009 (Genesis 3:9-15.20; Ephesians 1:3-6.11-12; Luke 1:26-38)

Mass: of the solemnity (M.1075; Creed; Gloria; Preface M.1076)

Hours: Proper of Saints

 Rev Thomas F. Murray (2006)

09 Advent Weekday (Violet) OM or Saint Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin (White)

Readings: L1.35 (Isaiah 40:1-11; Matthew 18:12-14) Mass: of the day (M.170; Preface M.568) or memorial (M.1078) THE SAINTS Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints Saint Juan Diego Cuahtlatloatzin: The “seer” of Guadalupe, an Aztec who was granted a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1531, later building 10 Advent Weekday (Violet) a church in her honour. He died in 1548 and was canonised in the Basilica of Guadalupe on May 6, 1990, by Pope John Paul II during Readings: L1.38 (Isaiah 40:25-31; Matthew 11:28-30) his second apostolic journey to Mass: of the day (M.171; Preface M.568) Mexico. Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints Saint Damasus I: born in Spain, he became Pope in 366 and encour-  Rev Thomas Wilson (1998) Rev William J. McCormick (2002) aged devotion to the Roman martyrs, writing splendid verses to 11 Advent Weekday (Violet) adorn their resting places. He died OM or Saint Damasus I, Pope (White) in 384. Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Blessed Virgin appeared to Saint Readings: L1.40 (Isaiah 41:13-20; Matthew 11:11-15) Juan Diego on the mountain of Mass: of the day (M.172; Preface M.568) or memorial (M.1079) Tepeyac in what is now Mexico in Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints 1531, miraculously leaving her image on his cloak which is still venerated today. Through Saint Juan Diego the Blessed Virgin calls 12 Advent Weekday (Violet) all peoples to the love of Christ. OM or Our Lady of Guadalupe (White) Saint Lucy: a Sicilian martyr who died in the persecution of the Readings: L1.42 (Isaiah 48:17-19; Matthew 11:16-19) Emperor Diocletian; she is an Mass: of the day (M.173; Preface M.568) or memorial (M.1080) example of innocence and faithful- Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Common of Blessed Virgin Mary ness, and her cult was very popular in the early Church. SATURDAY 13 Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr (Red) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Third Sunday of Readings: L1.44 (Ecclesiasticus 48:1-4.9-11; Matthew 17:10-13 ) Advent Mass: of the memorial (M.1080; Preface M.568)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Proper of Seasons + Proper of Saints

Sunday  Rev John Reynolds (2009) Rev Joseph Corcoran (2011)

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ADVENT WEEK 3 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES 14  THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Violet or Rose) In the first part of Advent there are readings from Isaiah, distribut- Gaudete Sunday ed in accord with the sequence of the book itself and including sali- Readings: L1.48 (Isaiah 61:1-2.10-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8.19-28) ent texts that are also read on the Mass: of the Sunday (M.175; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.568) Sundays.’ (GIL 94) Hours: Proper of Seasons The Gospels are then chosen to show how Our Lord was the fulfil-  Rev David McGarry (2012) ment of Isaiah’s prophecies: each day the Gospel narrative illustrates 15 Advent Weekday (Violet) the fulfilment of the First Reading in Christ. Advent II (17th - 24th December): Readings: L1.53 (Numbers 24:2-7.15-17; Matthew 21:23-27) ‘In the last week before Christmas Mass: of the day (M.176; Preface M.568) the events that immediately prepared for the Lord’s birth are pre- Hours: Proper of Seasons sented from Matthew and Luke. The texts in the first reading, chosen in view of the gospel reading, are from different Old Testament 16 Advent Weekday (Violet) books and include important Mes- sianic prophecies.’ (GIL 94) Readings: L1.56 (Zephaniah 3:1-2.9-13; Matthew 21:28-32) Mass: of the day (M.177; Preface M.568) Hours: Proper of Seasons

17 Advent II Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.76 (Genesis 49:2.8-10; Matthew 1:1-17) Mass: of the day (M.182; Preface M.570) Hours: Proper of Seasons

 Rev John Fay (1999) 18 Advent II Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.79 (Jeremiah 23:5-8; Matthew 1:18-24) Mass: of the day (M.183; Preface M.570) Hours: Proper of Seasons

19 Advent II Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.81 (Judges 13:2-7.24-25; Luke 1:5-25) Mass: of the day (M.184; Preface M.570) Hours: Proper of Seasons

 Rev Joseph Gudgeon (1998) Rev Michael J. Flatley (2001) SATURDAY 20 Advent II Weekday (Violet) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Fourth Sunday Readings: L1.83 (Isaiah 7:10-14; Luke 1:26-38) of Advent Mass: of the day (M.185; Preface M.570)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Proper of Seasons

Sunday

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ADVENT WEEK 4/FIRST DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES 21  FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Violet) Advent II (17th - 24th December): ‘In the last week before Christmas the events that immediately prepared for the Lord’s birth are pre- Readings: L1.70 (2 Samuel 7:1-5.8-12.14.16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38) sented from Matthew and Luke. Mass: of the Sunday (M.181; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.570) The texts in the first reading, cho- Hours: Proper of Seasons sen in view of the gospel reading, are from different Old Testament books and include important Mes- sianic prophecies.’ (GIL 94) 22 Advent II Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.88 (1 Samuel 1:24-28; Luke 1:46-56)

Mass: of the day (M.187; Preface M.570)

Hours: Proper of Seasons

23 Advent II Weekday (Violet)

OC or Saint John of Kenty, Priest Readings: L1.90 (Malachi 3:1-4.23-24; Luke 1:57-66)

Mass: of the day (M.188; Preface M.570) (Comm: M.1072)

Hours: Proper of Seasons (Comm: + Proper of Saints)

24 Advent II Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.92 (2 Samuel 7:1-5.8-12.14.16; Luke 1:67-79) Mass: of the day (M.189; Preface M.570) Hours: Proper of Seasons

 Rev Francis Cavanagh (2002)

25  THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (White) Sol* Holy Day of Obligation

VIGIL: Readings: L1.99 (Isaiah 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17.22-25; Matthew 1:1-25) Mass: M.193; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.572-577; Blessing M.710 MIDNIGHT: Readings: L1.104 (Isaiah 9:1-7; Titus 2:11-14; L:uke 2:1-14) Mass: M.194; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.572-577; Blessing M.710 THE SAINTS DAWN: Readings: L1.107 (Isaiah 62:11-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20) Saint Stephen: the first martyr to Mass: M.196; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.572-577; Blessing M.710 shed his blood for Christ, as witness to the newly revealed love of DAY: Readings L.109 (Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18) God: as the second reading from Mass: M.198; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.572-577; Blessing M.710 the Office of Readings says: “The Hours: Proper of Seasons love then, that Christ brought down from heaven to earth, lifted 26 Saint Stephen, Protomartyr (Red) Stephen from earth to heaven.” Feast Saint John: John’s Gospel is another form of witness to the Word Readings: L1.125 (Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Matthew 10:17-22) made flesh; as we read his Gospel Mass: of the feast (M.1083; Gloria; Preface M.572-577) we are once more presented with Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints the mystery of this Christmas Season. SATURDAY 27 Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist, Secondary The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Feast Patron of the Diocese (White) Virgin Mary is not celebrated Readings: L1.127 (1 John 1:1-4; John 20:2-8) Saturday Evening: The Holy Family Mass: of the feast (M.1084; Gloria; Preface M.572-577) of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

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CHRISTMAS WEEK 1 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES “From 29 December on, there is a 28  THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH continuous reading of the whole of (White) 1 John. The Gospels relate manifestations of the Lord: events of Jesus’s childhood from Luke (29-30 Readings: L1.119 (Genesis 15:1-6.21:1-3; Hebrews 11:8.11-12.17-19; Luke 2:22-40) December); passages from John 1 Mass: of the Sunday (M.200; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.572-577) (31 December - 5 January); other Hours: Proper of Seasons manifestations from the four Gos- pels (7-12 January).” (GIL 96.)

29 Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr, Patron of Feast the Pastoral Clergy in England and Wales (Red) THE SAINTS Saint Thomas Becket: Thomas Readings: L2.1376 (Colossians 1:24-29; Luke 22:24-30) was born in London in 1118; he Mass: of the feast (M.1087; Gloria; Preface M.636/638) became Chancellor of England and then in 1162 was chosen to be Hours: Proper of Seasons + National Proper of Saints Archbishop of Canterbury. In that position he so strenuously defended the rights of the Church that he made an enemy of King Henry II, 30 Sixth Day in the Christmas Octave (White) who exiled him to France. On his return the followers of the King murdered him in 1170. Saint Sylvester I: became Pope in Readings: L1.134 (1 John 2:12-17; Luke 2:36-40) 314, and lived through the period Mass: of the day (M.203; Preface M.572-577) of settlement under the Emperor Hours: Proper of Seasons Constantine, though there was trouble with the Arian and the Donatist heresies. He died in 335. Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory Nazianzen: close friends, 31 Seventh Day in the Christmas Octave (White) and great figures of the Eastern OM or Saint Sylvester I, Pope (White) Church in the fourth century. Basil was Bishop of Caesarea and active in promoting the monastic life, Readings: L1.136 (1 John 2:18-21; John 1:1-18) writing a “rule” which is still ob- Mass: of the day (M.204; Preface M.572-577) or memorial (M.1088) served today. Gregory was Bishop Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints of Constantinople, and because of his great learning is still known in the East as “Gregory the Theologi- an”; he eventually retired from the episcopacy to return to his monas- 01 MARY, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD (White) tery in Nazianzus. Gregory Sol summed up their lives: “Our great concern, our great name, was to be Christians and be called Chris- Readings: L1.139 (Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21) tians.” Mass: of the solemnity (M.206; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.624) The Most Holy Name of Jesus: The Hours: Proper of Seasons + Proper of Saints greatest promoters of this devotion were Saint Bernardine of Siena and Saint John of Capistrano, who used the monogram of the Holy Name in their preaching. 02 Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory Nazianzen, Because the manner in which Saint Mem Bishops and Doctors (White) Bernardine preached this devotion was new, he was accused before Pope Martin V, but was successful- Readings: L1.146 (1 John 2:22-28; John 1:19-28) ly defended by John. This feast Mass: of the memorial (M.833; Preface M.572-577) reminds us that the word “Jesus” Hours: Proper of Seasons + Proper of Saints means “God Saves”, and our salvation comes through Christ alone. SATURDAY 03 Christmas Weekday (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed OM or The Most Holy Name of Jesus (White) Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: The Epiphany Readings: L1.148 (1 John 2:29—3:6; John 1:29-34) of the Lord Mass: of the day (M.224; Preface M.572-577) or memorial (M.834)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Proper of Seasons

Solemnity

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CHRISTMAS WEEK 2 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 04  THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD (White) “From 29 December on, there is a continuous reading of the whole of Sol 1 John. The Gospels relate manifestations of the Lord: events of Readings: L1.161 (Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-2.5-6; Matthew 2:1-12) Jesus’s childhood from Luke (29-30 Mass: of the Sunday (M.211; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.578) December); passages from John 1 Hours: Proper of Seasons (31 December - 5 January); other manifestations from the four Gos- pels (7-12 January).” (GIL 96.) 05 Christmas Weekday (White)

Readings: L1.164 (1 John 3:22—4:6; Matthew 4:12-17.23-25)

Mass: of the day (M.214; Preface M.578)

Hours: Proper of Seasons

 Rev Walter Brazil (2009)

06 Christmas Weekday (White)

Readings: L1.166 (1 John 4:7-10; Mark 6:34-44) Mass: of the day (M.216; Preface M.578) Hours: Proper of Seasons

 Rev Ian Hulse MBE (1995)

07 Christmas Weekday (White)

OM or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest (White)

Readings: L1.168 (1 John 4:11-18; Mark 6:45-52) Mass: of the day (M.218; Preface M.578) or memorial (M.835) Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

 Rev Francis Handley (2001)

08 Christmas Weekday (White)

Readings: L1.171 (1 john 4:19—5:4; Luke 4:14-22) Mass: of the day (M.220; Preface M.578) THE SAINTS Hours: Proper of Seasons Saint Raymond of Penyafort: at the age of forty-seven Raymond entered the Dominican Order; he then became confessor to Pope 09 Christmas Weekday (White) Gregory IX, and collated the de- crees of Popes and Councils into the ‘Book of Decretals’; he also Readings: L1.173 (1 John 5:5-13; Luke 5:12-16) compiled the ‘Summary of Cases’, Mass: of the day (M.222; Preface M.578) a text book on The Sacrament of Hours: Proper of Seasons Penance for the use of priests. He died, aged around 100, in 1275. SATURDAY 10 Christmas Weekday (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: The Baptism of Readings: L1.175 (1 John 5:14-21; John 3:22-30) the Lord Mass: of the day (M.224; Preface M.578)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Proper of Seasons

Feast  Rev Michael Child (2001) Rev T. Brendan Quilter (2005) Canon Valentinas Kamaitis (2014)

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ORDINARY WEEK 1 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 11  THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD (White) Having just celebrated the season Feast of Manifestation, we begin Ordi- nary Time with the Letter to the Hebrews, for the next four weeks; Readings: L1.182 (Isaiah 55:1-11; 1 John 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11) it talks about the unique manifes- Mass: of the feast (M.227; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.229) tation of Christ; the latter part of Hours: Proper of Seasons the week talks about the yearning for the ‘place of rest’ - it is hearing  Rev Joseph Cain (2005) the Word of God which draws us to this promised land. 12 Weekday (Green) The beginning of Jesus’ ministry in OM Saint Mark’s gospel: the call of the or Saint Aelred of Rievaulx (White) first disciples and the first mira- Readings: L2.3 (Hebrews 1:1-6; Mark 1:14-20) cles, including the teaching that Mass: of choice (memorial M.835) Jesus brings forgiveness for sins. Hours: Psalter or + Common of Holy Men

 Rev Gerard Duffy (2005) THE SAINTS Saint Aelred of Rievaulx: born in 13 Weekday (Green) 1110, Aelred died at Rievaulx OM or Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor (White) (Yorkshire) on this day in 1167. The son of a priest, he was educat- Readings: L2.5 (Hebrews 2:5-12; Mark 1:21-28) ed at Durham and in the house- Mass: of choice (M.499) (Memorial M.836) hold of King David of Scotland. In Hours: Psalter or + Proper of Saints 1134 he visited the newly founded Cistercian abbey of Rievaulx, and was so attracted to it that he chose to become a monk there, 14 Weekday (Green) and was eventually elected abbot. He is remembered for his gift of friendship, for his sensitive and gentle rule, and for his enduringly Readings: L2.7 (Hebrews 2:14-18; Mark 1:29-39) popular spiritual writings, especial- Mass: of choice ly that on friendship. Hours: Psalter Saint Hilary: born of pagan par- ents in Poitiers in France in 315; he  Rev James Ryan (2010) Rev Timothy Joseph Duggan (2014) and his family were baptised, and shortly afterwards Hilary was 15 Weekday (Green) chosen as bishop of Poitiers; he fought strenuously against Arian- ism, being exiled to Phrygia for this. He died in 367, after publish- Readings: L2.9 (Hebrews 3:7-14; Mark 1:40-45) ing works outstanding in their Mass: of choice doctrine. Hours: Psalter Saint Anthony: inspired by the words of the Lord “Sell everything you own and give it to the poor” Anthony retired to the Egyptian 16 Weekday (Green) desert at the age of twenty; he attracted many followers, who shared his ascetic life, and be- Readings: L2.11 (Hebrews 4:1-5.11; Mark 2:1-12) queathed to the Church an exam- Mass: of choice ple of life spent in solitude and Hours: Psalter total devotion to prayer. He died in the year 356, aged about 105. SATURDAY 17 Saint Anthony, Abbot (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Second Sunday Readings: L2.13 (Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 2:13-17) of Ordinary Time Mass: of the memorial (M.837)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

Sunday  Rev John Patrick Curran (1999)

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ORDINARY WEEK 2 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES The letter to the Hebrews focuses 18  SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) on the priesthood of Christ - a perfect priesthood, which accom- plishes the perfect sacrifice once for all time. Readings: L1.740 (1 Samuel 3:3-10.19; 1 Corinthians 6:13-15.17-20; John 1:35-42) In these passages on Mark’s Gos- Mass: of the Sunday (M.500; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) pel, we hear of the increasing Hours: Proper of Seasons popularity of Jesus, as crowds gather to hear him and be healed; he continues to instruct them and comes into conflict with the Phari- sees over external and hypocritical 19 Weekday (Green) following of the Law of Moses. OM or Saint Wulstan, Bishop (White)

Readings: L2.15 (Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 2:18-22) THE SAINTS Mass: of choice (Memorial M.838) Saint Wulstan: born in Warwick- shire about 1008, and died in Hours: Psalter or + Common of Holy Men 1095. He became a Benedictine in Worcester, and in 1062 was made bishop. He was one of the few Anglo-Saxons in office to survive 20 Weekday (Green) or Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr the Conquest. He was renowned as a confessor, for his care for the OMs (Red) or Saint Sebastian, Martyr (Red) poor and sick and for the stand- ards he demanded of his clergy. Readings: L2.17 (Hebrews 6:10-20; Mark 2:23-28) Saint Fabian: chosen as Pope in Mass: of choice (Memorials M.838-839) 236; he gave great example of steadfastness in face of the perse- Hours: Psalter or + Proper of Saints cution of Decius in 250—even though this meant a martyr’s  Rev Aidan O’Reilly (2011) death. He was buried in the catacombs of Callistus. 21 Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr (Red) Saint Sebastian: the last persecu- Mem tion of Christians in Rome was under Diocletian between 303 and 305, when Sebastian, from Milan, Readings: L2.19 (Hebrews 7:1-3.15-17; Mark 3:1-6) was martyred in Rome. He was Mass: of the memorial (M.839) buried on the Via Appia, and his tomb attracted great devotion, Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints being the only ancient catacomb known and visited throughout subsequent centuries. Saint Agnes: martyred at the age 22 Weekday (Green) of twelve or thirteen, according to OM Saint Ambrose, around the year or Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr (Red) 300. Saint Vincent: a deacon from Readings: L2.21 (Hebrews 7:25—8:6; Mark 3:7-12) Saragossa in Spain, he died in the Mass: of choice (Memorial M.839) persecution of Diocletian; as Saint Hours: Psalter or + Proper of Saints Augustine says: “The flesh suffered and the Spirit spoke; and when the Spirit spoke, not only was impiety overcome, but weakness itself was strengthened.” 23 Weekday (Green) Saint Francis de Sales: born into a noble family in Annecy in 1597, he was ordained priest and worked strenuously for the Church by Readings: L2.23 (Hebrews 8:6-13; Mark 3:13-19) distributing printed essays on the Mass: of choice Catholic faith; he became Bishop Hours: Psalter of Geneva, exemplary in his pastoral care.

SATURDAY 24 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Third Sunday of Readings: L2.25 (Hebrews 9:2-3.11-14; Mark 3:20-21) Ordinary Time Mass: of the memorial (M.840)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 3 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES 25  THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews continues the theme of Christ, the perfect High Priest, here talking about his perfect Readings: L1.743 (Jonah 3:1-5.10; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20) sacrifice, which ends all the Old Mass: of the Sunday (M.501; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) Testament sacrifices. He goes on Hours: Proper of Seasons to talk about faith and how neces- sary it is.  Rev Thomas Francis Manley (2006) Jesus teaches the crowds by Lake Galilee, but only in parables, ex- 26 Saint Timothy and Saint Titus, Bishops (White) plaining to them the Kingdom of Mem God. Readings: L2.931 (2 Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5; Luke 10:1-9)

Mass: of the memorial (M.842)

Hours: Psalyer or + Proper of Saints

 Rev Michael Timothy (2002)

27 Weekday (Green) OM or Saint Angela Merici, Virgin (White)

Readings: L2.29 (Hebrews 10:1-10;Mark 3:31-35) Mass: of choice (Memorial M.847) THE SAINTS Hours: Psalter or + Proper of Saints Saints Timothy and Titus: disciples and companions of Saint Paul, they were entrusted with the care of the Christian communities of 28 Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor (White) Ephesus and Crete respectively. In Mem the New Testament are preserved Paul’s letters of pastoral advice to them. Readings: L2.31 (Hebrews 10:11-18; Mark 4:1-20) Saint Angela Merici: born near Mass: of the memorial (M.847) Brescia, Italy, around 1470, Angela Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints entered the Third Order of St Francis and gathered girls around her to share the work of charity. She founded the Ursulines (who 29 Weekday (Green) were devoted to education of poor girls) in Brescia in 1535 and died in 1540. Saint Thomas Aquinas: born in Readings: L2.34 (Hebrews 10:19-25; Mark 4:21-25) Aquino, Italy, around 1225; en- Mass: of choice tered the Dominican Order, and Hours: Psalter studied under St. Albert the Great in Cologne; outstanding writer and teacher of philosophy; he died, aged forty-nine, in 1274. 30 Weekday (Green) Saint John Bosco: born near Turin in 1815, John was ordained priest and laboured to improve the edu- Readings: L2.35 (Hebrews 10:32-39; Mark 4:26-34) cation of young people, founding Mass: of choice in 1859 a religious congregation, Hours: Psalter called the Salesians, for this purpose.  Rev Edward Morrissey (2014) SATURDAY 31 Saint John Bosco, Priest (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Fourth Sunday Readings: L2.37 (Hebrews 11:1-2.8-19; Mark 4:35-41) of Ordinary Time Mass: of the memorial (M.848)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 4 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES 01  FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) As we draw near the end of the letter to the Hebrews, the author discourses on the nature of faith under persecution; then the Chris- Readings: L1.745 (Deuteronomy 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28) tian goal is presented once more: Mass: of the Sunday (M.502; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) we have come to the heavenly Hours: Proper of Seasons  Obituary Notice Jerusalem, and must live accordingly. In the Gospels, Jesus is on the far 02 The Presentation of the Lord (White) side of the lake, and the theme of Feast Candlemas faith is present here as well: Jesus' miracles are a response to great Readings: L1.967 (Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40) faith - the contrast in his home Mass: of the feast (M.851; Procession and Blessing of Candles or Solemn En- town is striking; the apostles are trance; Gloria; Creed; M.855; Preface M.857) sent out on their first mission, and Hours: Proper of Saints we hear of the death of John the Baptist. ANNIVERSARY OF EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF BISHOP JOHN ARNOLD

3 Weekday (Green) or Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr OMs (Red) or Saint Ansgar, Bishop (White)

Readings: L2.42 (Hebrews 12:1-4; Mark 5:21-43) THE SAINTS Mass: of choice (Memorials M.858) Saint Blaise: Very little is known Hours: Psalter or + Proper of Saints about Blaise, except that he was the bishop of Sivas (Armenia) in  Msgr Philip Loftus (2003) the fourth century; he is associat- ed with the healing of throats. 04 Weekday (Green) Saint Ansgar: the missionary of Scandinavia: Ansgar set out in 826 to preach the gospel in Denmark; despite great difficulties, he perse- Readings: L2.45 (Hebrews 12:4-7.11-15; Mark 6:1-6) vered in his mission, until he died Mass: of choice in 865. Hours: Psalter Saint Agatha: was martyred in Sicily in the persecution under Emperor Decius (240-251). Devo- tion to her was strong from the 05 Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr (Red) earliest times: a homily written Mem about her says: “’Good’ is the force and meaning of her name, Agatha in Greek, for she has been Readings: L2.47 (Hebrews 12:18-19.21-24; Mark 6:7-13) granted us, given as a gift, by God Mass: of the memorial (M.859) himself, the very fount of good- Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints and Common of Martyrs ness.” Saints Paul Miki and Companions: the Japanese martyrs. Towards the end of the sixteenth century, the 06 Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs (Red) Emperor Hideyoshi began a perse- Mem cution of the Catholic Church in Japan; among those arrested were Readings: L2.49 (Hebrews 13:1-8; Mark 6:14-29) Paul Miki, a young Jesuit, and Mass: of the memorial (M.859) twenty-five others, some as young Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints and Common of Martyrs as 13; they were taken to Nagasaki where they were crucified in 1597.

SATURDAY 07 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Fifth Sunday of Readings: L2.51 (Hebrews 13:15-17.20-21; Mark 6:30-34) Season Mass: of choice (B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter

Sunday  Rev Frederick Watson (2013)

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ORDINARY WEEK 5 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 08  FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) We read the beginning of Genesis for two weeks. This week we hear of the “origins of heaven and earth when they were created”, and Readings: L1.747 (Job 7:1-4.6-7; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19.22-23; Mark 1:29-39) creation of man and woman. Mass: of the Sunday (M.503; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) In the Gospels (Mark 6 -7) we see Hours: Proper of Seasons Jesus' ministry of healing, and his confrontation with the religious leaders of Israel. 09 Weekday (Green)

Readings: L2.54 (Genesis 1:1-19; Mark 6:53-56)

Mass: of choice

Hours: Psalter

10 Saint Scholastica, Virgin (White) Mem

Readings: L2.56 (Genesis 1:20-2:4; Mark 7:1-13) Mass: of the memorial (M.861 + 1150/1163) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

11 Weekday (Green) THE SAINTS Saint Scholastica: the sister of OM or Our Lady of Lourdes (White) Saint Benedict, born in Umbria, Italy around 480; like her brother, Readings: L2.59 (Genesis 2:4-9.15-17; Mark 7:14-23) she dedicated her life to God, Mass: of choice (Memorial M.861 + 1098) founding a community of contem- Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints plative religious, and ending her days at Monte Cassino in the year 547. Our Lady of Lourdes: In 1858 the 12 Weekday (Green) Immaculate Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous near Lourdes in France, in the grotto of Massabielle. Through the poor Readings: L2.61 (Genesis 2:18-25; Mark 7:24-30) child, Mary called sinners to pen- Mass: of choice ance, and thereby there arose in Hours: Psalter the Church a marvellous spirit of prayer and charity, especially in helping the poor and the sick. Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius: 13 Weekday (Green) brothers and missionaries, who carried the Gospel into the Slavon- ic countries: they translated the Readings: L2.63 (Genesis 3:1-8; Mark 7:31-37) liturgical books into the Slavonic Mass: of choice language (inventing a new script, Hours: Psalter Cyrillic, to do so). Cyril died in 869, Methodius in 885. SATURDAY 14 Saint Cyril, Monk, and Saint Methodius, Bishop, The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Feast Patrons of Europe (White) Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Sixth Sunday of Readings: L2.957 (Acts 13:46-49; Luke 10:1-9) Ordinary Time Mass: of the feast (M.862; Gloria; Preface M.640)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Proper of Saints

Sunday  Msgr Michael McConnon (2013)

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ORDINARY WEEK 6/FIRST DAYS OF LENT (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 15  SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) We continue our reading through Genesis; we hear the story of Cain and Abel, and the story of the Flood. Then the First Covenant is Readings: L1.750 (Leviticus 13:1-2.44-46; 1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1; Mark 1:40-45) established between God and Mass: of the Sunday (M.504; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) Noah, who is blessed: the rainbow Hours: Proper of Seasons is the sign of the Covenant. We then hear of the Tower of Babel (a story of human pride). On Satur- day, we jump back to the Letter to 16 Weekday (Green) the Hebrews, for a quick summary of the Christian interpretation of this week’s readings: all those who Readings: L2.68 (Genesis 4:1-15.25; Mark 8:11-13) were blessed by God showed faith. Mass: of choice The Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign; he encourages his disciples to Hours: Psalter understand the miracles of feeding the crowds. After the healing of  Rev Michael Hartley (2009) the blind man at Bethsaida, Jesus and his disciples come to Caesarea 17 Weekday (Green) Philippi, where Peter acclaims Jesus as the Messiah (the ‘Christ’) and Jesus begins to speak of his Readings: L2.70 (Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5.10; Mark 8:14-21) forthcoming Passion and Death. Mass: of choice He teaches the people that to Hours: Psalter follow him means embracing the cross, and encourages his disciples by a glimpse of his glory in the Transfiguration. 18 Ash Wednesday (Violet) Day of Fasting and Abstinence

Readings: L1.191 (Joel 2:12-18; 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2; Matthew 6:1-6.16-18)

Mass: of the day (M.233; No Penitential Rite; no Gloria; Blessing and Distribution

of Ashes M.234; Preface M.584-587) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

19 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.194 (Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 9:22-25) Mass: of the day (M.237; Preface M.580-587) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

THE SAINTS 20 Lent Weekday (Violet) Saint Peter Damien: born in 1007, Peter became a hermit before taking part in a great reform of the Readings: L1.196 (Isaiah 58:1-9; Matthew 9:14-15) Church; in 1057 he was made Mass: of the day (M.238; Preface M.580-587) bishop of Ostia, and on his death in 1072 was immediately venerat- Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons ed as a saint.  Rev Patrick F. Crowley (2003) SATURDAY 21 Lent Weekday (Violet) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed OC or Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: First Sunday of Readings: L1.198 (Isaiah 58:9-14; Luke 5:27-32) Mass: of the day (M.239; Preface M.580-587) or commemoration (M.863) Lent Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the

Sunday

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LENT WEEK 1 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 22  FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (Violet) “The readings from the gospels and the Old Testament were se- lected because they are related to each other. They treat various Readings: L1.205 (Genesis 9:8-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15) themes of the Lenten catechesis Mass: of the Sunday (M.240; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.242) that are suited to the spiritual Hours: Proper of Seasons significance of the season.” (GIL 98)

23 Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr (Red) Comm

Readings: L1.210 (Leviticus 19:1-2.11-18; Matthew 25:31-46)

Mass: of the day (M.244; Preface M.580-587) or commemoration (M.865)

Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

24 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.212 (Isaiah 55:10-11; Matthew 6:7-15) Mass: of the day (M.245; Preface M.580-587) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

25 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.214 (Jonah 3:1-10; Luke 11:29-32) Mass: of the day (M.246; Preface M.580-587) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

 Rev John Kirwin (1998) Rev Thomas Bradley (2005)

26 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.216 (Esther 4:17k-17m.17r-t; Matthew 7:7-12) Mass: of the day (M.247; Preface M.580-587) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

THE SAINTS Saint Polycarp: Polycarp was one of the “second-generation” Chris- 27 Lent Weekday (Violet) tians - a disciple of the Apostles. He became bishop of Smyrna, but was arrested in Rome and burned Readings: L1.218 (Ezekiel 18:21-28; Matthew 5:20-26) to death for his faith; the account Mass: of the day (M.248; Preface M.580-587) of his martyrdom emphasises that Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons his death, like his life, was a fra- grant offering to God. SATURDAY 28 Lent Weekday (Violet) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Second Sunday Readings: L1.221 (Deuteronomy 26:16-19; Matthew 5:43-48) of Lent Mass: of the day (M.249; Preface M.580-587)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

Sunday

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LENT WEEK 2 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 01  SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT (Violet) “The readings from the gospels and the Old Testament were se- lected because they are related to each other. They treat various Readings: L1.225 (Genesis 22:1-2.9-13.15-18; Romans 8:31-34; Mark 9:2-10) themes of the Lenten catechesis Mass: of the Sunday (M.250; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.252) that are suited to the spiritual Hours: Proper of Seasons significance of the season.” (GIL 98)  Rev Eugene O’Connell (1997)

02 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.231 (Daniel 9:4-10; Luke 6:36-38)

Mass: of the day (M.253; Preface M.580-587)

Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

03 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.232 (Isaiah 1:10.16-20; Matthew 23:1-12) Mass: of the day (M.254; Preface M.580-587) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

04 Lent Weekday (Violet)

OC or Saint Casimir

Readings: L1.234 (Jeremiah 18:18-20; Matthew 20:17-28) Mass: of the day (M.255; Preface M.580-587) or commemoration (M.868) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

THE SAINTS 05 Lent Weekday (Violet) Saint Casimir: the Son of the King of Poland, Casimir was born in 1458, and became known for his practise of the Christian virtues - Readings: L1.236 (Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 16:19-31) especially chastity and love of the Mass: of the day (M.256; Preface M.580-587) poor. He died aged of 26 of a lung Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons disease; he is especially remembered for his love of the Eucharist  Rev Francis Joseph Feeley (2011) and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Saints Perpetua and Felicity: 06 Lent Weekday (Violet) these two martyrs died in Car- thage in 203, in the persecution under Septimus Severus; the ac- Readings: L1.239 (Genesis 37:3-4.12-13.17-28; Matthew 21:33-43.45-46) count of their lives and martyr- Mass: of the day (M.257; Preface M.580-587) dom, partly written by the saints Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons themselves and by eyewitnesses, survives. SATURDAY 07 Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity, Martyrs (Red) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Comm Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Third Sunday of Readings: L1.241 (Micah 7:14-15.18-20; Luke 15:1-3.11-32) Lent Mass: of the commemoration (M.868; Preface M.580-587)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

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LETN WEEK 3 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES 08  THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (Violet) “The readings from the gospels and the Old Testament were se- lected because they are related to each other. They treat various Readings: L1.251 (Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25) themes of the Lenten catechesis Mass: of the Sunday (M.259; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.580-583) that are suited to the spiritual Hours: Proper of Seasons significance of the season.” (GIL 98)

09 Lent Weekday (Violet)

OC or Saint Frances of Rome Readings: L1.262 (2 Kings 5:1-15; Luke 4:24-30)

Mass: of the day (M.263; Preface M.580-587) or commemoration (M.869)

Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

10 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.264 (Daniel 3:25.34-43; Matthew 18:21-35) Mass: of the day (M.264; Preface M.580-587) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

11 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.267 (Deuteronomy 4:1.5-9; Matthew 5:17-19) Mass: of the day (M.265; Preface M.580-587) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

12 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.268 (Jeremiah 7:23-28; Luke 11:14-23) Mass: of the day (M.266; Preface M.580-587) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

THE SAINTS Saint Frances of Rome: Frances was born in Rome in 1384, was 13 Lent Weekday (Violet) married and had three children. She was known for her exemplary love of the sick, ministering to the Readings: L1.271 (Hosea 14:2-10; Mark 12:28-34) victims of the frequent epidemics Mass: of the day (M.267; Preface M.580-587) among the poor. She founded a Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons Congregation in 1425 to continue this work and died in 1440. ANNIVERSARY OF ELECTION OF POPE FRANCIS SATURDAY 14 Lent Weekday (Violet) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Fourth Sunday Readings: L1.273 (Hosea 5:15—6:6; Luke 18:9-14) of Lent Mass: of the day (M.268; Preface M.580-587)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

Sunday  Rev Peter Kirkland (2005)

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LENT WEEK 4 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES 15  FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Violet or Rose) “Beginning with Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, there is a Laetare Sunday semicontinuous reading of the Gospel of Saint John, made up of Readings: L1.281 (2 Chronicles 36:14-16.19-23; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21) texts that correspond more closely Mass: of the Sunday (M.269; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.580-583) to the themes proper to Hours: Proper of Seasons Lent.” (GIL 98)

16 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.290 (Isaiah 65:17-21; John 4:43-54)

Mass: of the day (M.273; Preface M.580-587)

Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

17 Saint Patrick, Bishop, Patron of Ireland (White) Feast

Readings: L2.1326 (Jeremiah 1:4-9; Acts 13:46-49; Luke 10:1-12.17-20) Mass: of the feast (M.873; Gloria; Preface M.640) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons or + National Proper of Saints

 Rev Joseph Power (2012)

18 Lent Weekday (Violet)

OC or Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor

Readings: L1.294 (Isaiah 49:8-15; John 5:17-30) Mass: of the day (M.275; Preface M.580-587) or commemoration (M.874) THE SAINTS Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints Saint Patrick: Born in around 385; as a youth he was taken captive to  Rev James L. Brennan (2003) Ireland as a slave and worked as a herdsman. After making his escape 19 Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary he wished to become a priest and Sol (White) after being made Bishop for Ire- land he was untiring in preaching the Gospel and he converted many Readings: L2:980 (2 Samuel 7:4-5.12-14.16; Romans 4:13.16-18.22; Matthew to the faith. It is believed he died 1:16.18-21.24 or Luke 2:41-52) in 461, and was buried at Down- Mass: of the solemnity (M.875; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.876) patrick. Hours: Proper of Saints Saint Cyril of Jerusalem: became bishop of Jerusalem in 348. He is famed for the catechetical instruc- 20 Lent Weekday (Violet) tions he gave to candidates for baptism. He was vigorous in the defence of the faith during the Readings: L1.300 (Wisdom 2:1.12-22; John 7:1-2.10.25-30) Arian heresy, being exiled three Mass: of the day (M.277; Preface M.580-587) times. He organised the liturgy of Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons the city of Jerusalem, especially in the observation of Holy Week. SATURDAY 21 Lent Weekday (Violet) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Fifth Sunday of Readings: L1.303 (Jeremiah 11:18-20; John 7:40-52) Lent Mass: of the day (M.278; Preface M.580-587)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

Sunday

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LENT WEEK 5 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 22  FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Violet) “Beginning with Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, there is a semicontinuous reading of the Gospel of Saint John, made up of Readings: L1.310 (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-30) texts that correspond more closely Mass: of the Sunday (M.280; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.580-583) to the themes proper to Hours: Proper of Seasons Lent.” (GIL 98)

23 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.319 (Daniel 13:1-9.15-17.19-30.33-62; John 8:1-11) Mass: of the day (M.284; Preface M.588) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

 Rev Francis Lindon (1997) Rev James Rawson (2005) 24 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.326 (Numbers 21:4-9; John 8:21-30) Mass: of the day (M.286; Preface M.588) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons [Evening Prayer 1 of the Solemnity]

25 The Annunciation of the Lord (White) Sol

Readings: L2.985 (Isaiah 7:10.14; 8:10; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38) Mass: of the solemnity (M.881; Gloria; Creed (all genuflect at the words “and was incarnate…”; Preface M.882) Hours: Proper of Saints

 Rev Vincent J. Quinn (1996) 26 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.331 (Genesis 17:3-9; John 8:51-59) Mass: of the day (M.288; Preface M.588) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

 Msgr Canon Louis Sharp (1998) 27 Lent Weekday (Violet)

Readings: L1.333 (Jeremiah 20:10-13; John 10:31-42) Mass: of the day (M.290; Preface M.588) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

 Rev Patrick Bourke (2008) SATURDAY 28 Lent Weekday (Violet) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Palm Sunday of Readings: L1.336 (Ezekiel 37:21-28; John 11:45-56) the Passion of the Lord Mass: of the day (M.292; Preface M.588)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

Sunday  Rev Michael Phelan (1997)

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the Penitential Rite is omitted and Mass contin- HOLY WEEK ues immediately with the Opening Prayer (RM:310). If neither the Procession nor the Sol- In Holy Week, the Church celebrates the myster- emn Entrance take place, the Mass begins with ies of Salvation accomplished by Christ in the last the Simple Entrance (RM:309). days of his earthly life, from his Messianic entry into Jerusalem, until his blessed Passion and glo- The reading of the Passion takes place at all rious Resurrection. Lent continues until Maundy Masses: the Passion may be read by lay readers, Thursday. With the evening Mass of the Lord’s with the part of Christ, if possible, reserved to Supper on Maundy Thursday begins the Easter the priest; candles and incense are not used; the Triduum, which includes Good Friday of the greeting ‘The Lord be with you’ and the signs of Lord’s Passion and Holy Saturday, centres upon the cross are omitted; all kneel for a short while the Easter Vigil, and concludes with Evening Pray- after the reading of the death of the Lord; the er on Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection. Gospel Book is not kissed at the end of the proc- The weekdays of this week are dedicated to the lamation. The Profession of Faith is said. The celebration of penance, abstaining from the cele- Preface of the Passion of the Lord is used bration of baptism and confirmation, since these (RM:590) have their natural place in the Easter Vigil. The rites of Holy Week, that is to say the blessing and procession with palms, the reposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the Mass of the Lord’s THE EASTER TRIDUUM Supper, the Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s “Christ redeemed us all and gave perfect glory to Passion on Good Friday and the Easter Vigil, may God principally through his paschal mystery: dy- be celebrated in all churches and chapels. In ing he destroyed our death and rising he restored churches other than parish churches, and in our life. Therefore the Easter Triduum of the pas- chapels, it is best that these rites be celebrated sion and resurrection of Christ is the culminations only if this can be done worthily - that is to say, of the entire liturgical year. Thus the solemnity of with an appropriate number of minister, with the Easter has the same kind of pre-eminence in the possibility of singing at least some parts of the liturgical year that Sunday has in the week. liturgy, and with a sufficiently large congregation The Easter Triduum begins with the evening of the faithful. Otherwise it is best that these Mass of the Lord’s Supper, reaches its high point liturgies be celebrated only in parish churches in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer and in other more important churches. Pastors on Easter Sunday. On Good Friday and, if possi- should take care to instruct the faithful on the ble, also on Holy Saturday until the Easter Vigil, meaning and structure of the rites enacted in the Easter fast is observed everywhere. On Holy these days, and so lead them to an active and Saturday the Church is, as it were, at the Lord’s fruitful participation tomb, meditating on his Passion and death, and on his descent into hell and awaiting his Resur- rection with prayer and fasting... The image of PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION Christ crucified or lying in the tomb, or also an OF THE LORD image of the Sorrowful Virgin Mary can be placed in the church for the veneration of the faithful. The principal Mass begins with the procession from a place outside the church (RM:297); or The Easter Vigil, during the holy night when with the Solemn Entrance from in front of the Christ rose from the dead, ranks as the “mother church door, or from a place within the church of all vigils”. Keeping watch, the Church awaits but outside the sanctuary (RM:308). The Proces- Christ’s resurrection and celebrates it in the sac- sion may be held only once, but the Solemn En- raments. Accordingly, the entire celebration of trance may be repeated before other Masses this vigil should take place at night, that is, it that are usually well attended. When either the should either begin after nightfall or end before procession or the Solemn Entrance takes place, the dawn of Sunday.”

MAUNDY THURSDAY After the distribution of Communion, the ciborium with hosts for Good Friday is left on the altar General Information: Holy Communion may be and Mass concludes with the Prayer after Com- given to the faithful only during Mass, but may munion (RM:345). After the prayer, the priest be brought to the sick at any hour of the day. incenses the Blessed Sacrament. The Blessed The MASS OF THE SACRED CHRISM takes place Sacrament is then taken to the place of reposi- at Salford Cathedral this morning. Apart from tion. After a period of silent adoration, the priest participation at this Mass, no other Mass may and ministers genuflect and return to the sacris- be celebrated today apart from the Evening ty. The altar is stripped and, if possible, the cross- Mass of the Lord’s Supper. es are removed from the church. It is desirable to cover any crosses that remain in the church. Before the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, the holy water stoups are to be emptied, the It is recommended that a portion of John 13-17 Tabernacle should be empty and lamps are extin- be read during the Solemn Adoration of the guished. Sufficient hosts should be consecrated Blessed Sacrament. The faithful should be en- at the Evening Mass for Holy Communion on couraged to continue adoration before the Good Friday Blessed Sacrament for a suitable period of time during the night, according to local circumstanc- The Mass: This Mass may not be celebrated be- es, but there should be no solemn adoration fore 6.00 p.m. Mass without a congregation is after midnight. not permitted. During the singing of the ‘Gloria’ tonight the church bells are rung and then re- GOOD FRIDAY main silent until the Easter Vigil. Depending on Day of Fasting and Abstinence pastoral circumstances the Washing of Feet may be omitted. General Information: According to the Church’s ancient tradition, the sacraments are not cele- Introductory Rites: The Entrance and penitential brated today. Today is a day of fasting and ab- rite take place as usual. The “Gloria” is sung; stinence. Holy Communion may only be given to Opening Prayer (RM:331). the faithful during the celebration of the Lord’s The Liturgy of the Word takes place as usual, and Passion, but may be brought at any hour to the is normally followed by the Washing of Feet sick who cannot take part in the service. (RM:331-332). The Celebration of the Lord’s Passion The cele- The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the Pro- bration of the Lord’s Passion takes place in the cession of Gifts—it is particularly suitable to col- afternoon, about three o’clock, unless pastoral lect and present gifts for the poor at this Mass. reason suggest a later hour; it should not be cele- Prayer over the Gifts RM:335; Preface RM:336. brated later than 9.00 p.m. The altar should be The proper parts for Eucharistic Prayer I, ‘In un- completely bare, without cloths, candles or cross. ion with..’, ‘Father, accept this offering...’ and At a convenient time after the Celebration of the ‘The day before he suffered...’ are found on Lord’s Passion the altar is stripped. RM:337-339. Entrance Rites: The clergy enter in silence and Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament and Solemn prostrate or kneel before the altar. The priest Adoration. The transfer of the Blessed Sacrament then goes to the chair and the opening prayer is to the place of reposition may only take place in said, (RM:346). those churches where the Good Friday Liturgy of The Liturgy of the Word: Candles and Incense the Lord’s Passion will also be celebrated. If the are not used; the greeting ‘The Lord be with you’ procession does not take place, the Mass con- and the sign of the cross are omitted; lay readers cludes in the usual way. Adoration of the Blessed may read the Passion, with the part of Christ, if Sacrament does not take place in those churches possible, reserved to the priest. A brief homily where the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord’s Pas- may be given. The General Intercessions may be sion will not be celebrated. sung or said (RM:348).

The Veneration of the Cross: Only one cross baptismal promises. The liturgical colour of the should be used for the veneration. If the number Vigil is white; “However, more noble vestments of people makes it impossible for everyone to may be used, even if not the colour of the season venerate the cross individually, the priest may or the day.” take the cross, after some of the faithful have A: LITURGY OF LIGHT & EXSULTET venerated it, and stand in the centre in front of the altar. In a few words, he invites the people to All the lights in the church are put out; the peo- venerate the cross and holds it up briefly for ple gather with unlighted candles in their hands. them to venerate in silence. There are two possi- The Vigil begins around the new fire with the bilities for the Showing of the Cross: first Greeting and Introduction (RM.378) after which (RM:362) second (RM:363). the fire is blessed; the Easter Candle is then lighted from the new fire. [Preparation of the candle, Holy Communion: After the Veneration of the RM:379: The preparation of the Easter Candle Cross, the altar is prepared with the corporal and may be omitted] All follow the Easter Candle into the book (RM:371). The priest, accompanied by the church; at the church door, the faithful light two servers with lighted candles, brings the their candles from the Easter Candle; when the Blessed Sacrament from the place of reposition third ‘Christ our light’ has been sung, all the lights to the altar. The candles are placed near the altar in the church are put on. The Candle is placed in or on it. The Communion Rite follows. After the its stand on the sanctuary or near the lectern, communion of priest and faithful the ciborium is and may be incensed. The “Exsultet” follows taken to a suitable place of reposition. (RM:382) at the end of which the people extin- Concluding Rites: The Service concludes with guish their candles. the Post-Communion Prayer and a Prayer over B: LITURGY OF THE WORD the People (RM:373). All depart in silence. After an Introduction (RM:397) the Scripture Readings are proclaimed; the number of Read- HOLY SATURDAY ings from the Old Testament may be reduced for pastoral reasons, but it must always be borne in General Information: According to the Church’s mind that the reading of the Word of God is the ancient tradition, the sacraments are not cele- fundamental element of the Easter Vigil. At least brated today. Today the altar is left bare and three readings from the Old Testament should be the sacrifice of the Mass is not celebrated. If read, although for more serious reasons the possible, the Easter fast is observed today. Holy number may be reduced to two. The reading of Communion may only be given as Viaticum to- Exodus 14, however, is never to be omitted. day. The celebration of marriage is forbidden. There is a Psalm and Prayer after each reading (RM:398-402). After the last Old Testament THE EASTER VIGIL Reading, with its Psalm and Prayer, the altar can- General Information: In accord with ancient dles are lighted and the “Gloria” is sung, during tradition, this night is one of Vigil for the Lord. which the church bells are rung, according to Those who celebrate or concelebrate the Mass local custom. This is followed by the Opening at night may celebrate or concelebrate the sec- Prayer (RM:403). The New Testament Reading is ond Mass of Easter Sunday. The entire celebra- proclaimed. All then stand as the priest or cantor tion of the Easter Vigil takes place at night. It solemnly intones the “Alleluia”; the Psalm and should not begin before nightfall; it should end Gospel follow. At the Gospel incense may be before daybreak on Sunday. used, but candles are not carried. The Homily follows as normal. The celebration of the Easter Vigil begins in darkness, all the lights in the church having been put C: LITURGY OF BAPTISM out. Candles should be prepared for all who take The Liturgy of Baptism takes place at the Baptis- part in the Vigil. The candles are used twice; first mal Font, if the congregation can see it; other- during the entrance procession and the singing of wise a vessel of water is placed in the sanctuary. the Exsultet, and secondly during the renewal of

The structure of this part of the Rite depends on of Baptismal Promises (RM:418) after which they whether or not there are candidates for baptism are sprinkled with the newly blessed water and reception: (RM:420). Candidates for reception and their sponsors are called forward and gather on the If there are catechumens or children to be bap- sanctuary for their Profession and the Act of Re- tised: ception. The newly Baptised are then called for- There is an Introduction (RM:404), which is fol- ward to join them for the Celebration of Confir- lowed by the Litany of Saints (RM:406). The cate- mation if a bishop or priest with faculty to con- chumens and their godparents gather around the firm is present. The newly confirmed and bap- font where the water is blessed (RM:408). Then tised are then led to their places among the faith- follow: the Renunciation of sin; the anointing ful to take part for the first time in the Prayer of with oil of catechumens (unless this has already the Faithful. taken place); the baptismal promises; BAPTISM; If there is no one to be baptised: the explanatory rites. Adults are then confirmed if a bishop or priest with faculty to confirm is After the Introduction (RM:404 [If the font is not present. The whole congregation then stands to be blessed (i.e. if using a vessel of water) use with lighted candles for the Renewal of Baptismal the form on RM:405]) and the Litany of Saints Promises (RM:418) after which they are sprinkled (RM:406), the font or water is blessed (RM:408). with the newly blessed water (RM:420). The The whole congregation then stands with lighted newly baptised are led to their place among the candles for the Renewal of Baptismal Promises faithful and take part for the first time in the (RM:418) after which they are sprinkled with Prayer of the Faithful. the newly blessed water (RM:420). The Prayer of the Faithful follows. If there are candidates for reception: D: LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST After the Introduction (RM:404 [If the font is not to be blessed (i.e. if using a vessel of water) use The Preparation of the Gifts takes place as usual the form on RM:405]) and the Litany of Saints – it is fitting that any newly baptised bring for- (RM:406) the font or water is blessed (RM:408). ward the bread and wine. Prayer over the Gifts The whole congregation then stands with lighted (RM:421) Preface (RM:592); only Eucharistic candles for the Renewal of Baptismal Promises Prayers I – III are used tonight – there are proper (RM:418) after which they are sprinkled with parts for Eucharistic Prayer I ‘In union with...’ and the newly blessed water (RM:420). Candidates ‘Father, accept this offering...’. If candidates have for reception and their sponsors are called for- been baptised, there are proper parts to be used ward and gather on the sanctuary for their Pro- in EP I (RCIA n.377) and in EPs II and III (RCIA fession and the Act of Reception. Celebration of n.391) Mass continues as normal. Prayer after Confirmation. The newly confirmed (and bap- Communion (RM:422). tised) are then led to their place among the faith- E. CONCLUDING RITES ful to take part for the first time in the Prayer of the Faithful. The Solemn Blessing of the Easter Vigil may be used (RM:422). The dismissal is followed by a If there are catechumens or children to be bap- double ‘Alleluia’, (RM:423). tised AND candidates for reception: There is an Introduction (RM:404), which is followed by the Litany of Saints (RM:406). The catechumens and their godparents gather around the font where the water is blessed (RM:408). Then follow: the Renunciation of sin; the anointing with oil of catechumens (unless this has already taken place); the baptismal promises; BAPTISM; the explanatory rites. The whole congregation then stands with lighted candles for the Renewal

HOLY WEEK (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 29  PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD “In the first half of Holy Week the readings are about the mystery of (Red) Christ’s Passion. For the Chrism Mass the readings bring out both Readings: L1.343 (Matt 21:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11; Matt26:14 —27:66) Christ’s messianic mission and its Mass: of the Sunday (M.297; Blessing of Palms and Procession or Solemn En- continuation in the Church by trance; No Gloria; Creed; Preface M.312) means of the sacraments.” (GIL 98)

30 Monday of Holy Week (Violet) Readings: L1.374 (Isaiah 42:1-7; John 12:1-11) Mass: of the day (M.314; Preface M.590) Hours: Psalter Week 2 + Proper of Seasons

31 Tuesday of Holy Week (Violet)

Readings: L1.376 (Isaiah 49:1-6; John 13:21-33.36-38) Mass: of the day (M.316; Preface M.590) Hours: Psalter Week 2 + Proper of Seasons

 Rev Michael A. Corry (2002) 01 Wednesday of Holy Week (Violet)

Readings: L1.379 (Isaiah 50:4-9; Matthew 26:14-25) Mass: of the day (M.318; Preface M.590) Hours: Psalter Week 2 + Proper of Seasons

02 MAUNDY THURSDAY (White)

Readings: L1.387 (Exodus 12:1-8.11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15) Mass: see page 45 Hours: Proper of Seasons (Evening Prayer is not said by those who participate in the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper.)

 Canon Charles J. Hollywood (2003) 03 GOOD FRIDAY (Red) Day of Fasting and Abstinence

Readings: L1.390 (Isaiah 52:13—53:12; Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1—19:42) Liturgy: see page 45 Hours: Proper of Seasons (It is fitting publicly to celebrate the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer today. Evening Prayer is not said by those who participate in the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion.  Rev Peter Kitchen (2008)

SATURDAY 04 HOLY SATURDAY (Violet) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated Hours: Proper of Seasons (It is fitting publicly to celebrate the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer today. Night Prayer is only celebrated by those who do not participate in the Easter Vigil.)

THE EASTER VIGIL Readings: L1.399 (Genesis 1:1-2:2; Genesis 22:1-18; Exodus 14:15—15:1; Isaiah 54:5

-14; Isaiah 55:1-11; Baruch 3:9-15.32—4:4; Ezekiel 36:16-28; Romans 6:3- 11; Luke 24:1-12) Mass: see page 46

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EASTER WEEK (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 05  EASTER SUNDAY (White) “During the Easter Season, there is a semi-continuous reading of the Gospel of John, but with texts that have a paschal character in order Readings: L1.417 (Acts 10:34.37-43; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6-8; John 20:1-9) to complete the reading from John Mass: of the Sunday (M.424; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.592) during Lent. This paschal reading is Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons made up in large part of the Lord’s discourse and prayer at the Last Supper. The first reading is a semi- continuous reading from the Acts 06 EASTER MONDAY (White) of the Apostles.” (GIL 101)

The texts of the Nuptial Mass, with Readings: L1.423 (Acts 2:14.22-33; Matthew 28:8-15) the exception of the Nuptial Bless- Mass: of the day (M.426; Gloria; Preface M.592) ing and the final blessing, may not be used on Sunday or the week- Hours: Proper of Seasons days of the Easter Octave. Howev- er, one reading from those given in Volume III of the Lectionary may be used on the weekdays of the 07 EASTER TUESDAY (White) Easter Octave. The Gloria is sung or said at all Masses. The Sequence may be sung or said at all Masses Readings: L1.425 (Acts 2:36-41; John 20:11-18) When Eucharistic Prayer I is used, Mass: of the day (M.427; Gloria; Preface M.592) the special forms of ‘In union Hours: Proper of Seasons with...’ and ‘Father, accept this offering...’ are said. A double Alle- luia is added to the dismissal at all Masses (M.218). 08 EASTER WEDNESDAY (White)

Readings: L1.427 (Acts 3:1-10; Luke 24:13-35) Mass: of the day (M.428; Gloria; Preface M.592) Hours: Proper of Seasons

09 EASTER THURSDAY (White)

Readings: L1.430 (Acts 3:11-26; Luke 24:35-48) Mass: of the day (M.429; Gloria; Preface M.592) Hours: Proper of Seasons

10 EASTER FRIDAY (White)

Readings: L1.432 (Acts 4:1-12; John 21:1-14) Mass: of the day (M.430; Gloria; Preface M.592) Hours: Proper of Seasons

 Rev William Gornall (1998) SATURDAY 11 EASTER SATURDAY (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Second Sunday Readings: L1.435 (Acts 4:13-21; Mark 16:9-15) of Easter (or of Divine Mercy) Mass: of the day (M.431; Gloria; Preface M.592)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Proper of Seasons

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EASTER WEEK 2 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 12  SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER “During the Easter Season, there is a semi-continuous reading of the or of Divine Mercy (White) Gospel of John, but with texts that have a paschal character in order Readings: L1.441 (Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31) to complete the reading from John Mass: of the Sunday (M.432; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.592; Blessing M.422) during Lent. This paschal reading is Hours: Proper of Seasons made up in large part of the Lord’s discourse and prayer at the Last Supper. The first reading is a semi- continuous reading from the Acts 13 Easter Weekday (White) of the Apostles.” (GIL 101) OM or Saint Martin I, Pope and Martyr (Red) Readings: L1.447 (Acts 4:23-31; John 3:1-8)

Mass: of the day (M.434; Preface M.592-601) or memorial (M.886 + 1118)

Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

14 Easter Weekday (White)

Readings: L1.449 (Acts 4:32-37; John 3:7-15) Mass: of the day (M.435; Preface M.592-601) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

15 Easter Weekday (White)

Readings: L1.452 (Acts 5:17-26; John 3:16-21) Mass: of the day (M.436; Preface M.592-601) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

16 Easter Weekday (White)

Readings: L1.454 (Acts 5:27-33; John 3:31-36) Mass: of the day (M.437; Preface M.592-601) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

THE SAINTS 17 Easter Weekday (White) Saint Martin I: Born at Todi in Italy, having become Pope he called the Lateran Council in 649 Readings: L1.456 (Acts 5:34-42; John 6:1-15) to decree against the Monothelite Mass: of the day (M.438; Preface M.592-601) heresy, but was abducted by the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons Emperor and died in exile in the Crimea in 655. SATURDAY 18 Easter Weekday (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Third Sunday of Readings: L1.459 (Acts 6:1-7; John 6:16-21) Easter Mass: of the day (M.435; Preface M.592-601)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

Sunday  Rev Norbert Walsh (1995)

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EASTER WEEK 3 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES 19  THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (White) “During the Easter Season, there is a semi-continuous reading of the Gospel of John, but with texts that have a paschal character in order Readings: L1.465 (Acts 3:13-15.17-19; 1 John 2:1-5; Luke 24:35-48) to complete the reading from John Mass: of the Sunday (M.440; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.592-601) during Lent. This paschal reading is Hours: Proper of Seasons made up in large part of the Lord’s discourse and prayer at the Last ANNIVERSARY OF ELECTION OF POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT XVI Supper. The first reading is a semi- continuous reading from the Acts 20 Easter Weekday (White) of the Apostles.” (GIL 101)

Readings: L1.472 (Acts 6:8-15; John 6:22-29)

Mass: of the day (M.442; Preface M.592-601)

THE SAINTS Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons Saint Anselm: born in Aosta (Italy) in 1033, he was attracted to the  Rev Joseph Burns (2005) abbey of Bec in Northern France eventually becoming Abbot, be- 21 Easter Weekday (White) fore following Lanfranc to become OC or Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor (White) Archbishop of Canterbury himself in 1093. After a turbulent period of Readings: L1.474 (Acts 7:51—8:1; John 6:30-35) disagreement between Church Mass: of choice (M.443; Preface M.592-601) (Memorial M.887 + 1130) and Crown, Anselm died in 1109. Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Proper of Saints) He left many fine writings, particularly in philosophy and mystical  Rev John Murphy (2012) theology. Saint George: George was mar- 22 Easter Weekday (White) tyred at Lydda (Israel) around 303, in the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian. His cult, which predates the legend of his slaying the drag- Readings: L1.476 (Acts 8:1-8; John 6:35-40) on, spread quickly through East Mass: of the day (M.444; Preface M.592-601) and West. During the crusades, Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons George was seen to personify the ideals of Christian chivalry, and he was adopted as patron saint of several city-states and countries. 23 Saint George, Martyr, Patron of England (Red) King Richard I of England placed Sol his crusading army under his pro- tection, and in 1222 his feast was proclaimed a national holiday. Readings: L2.1239 (Apocalypse 12:10-12; John 15:18-21 or 15:1-8) Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen: born Mass: of the solemnity (M.888; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.636-639) in Germany in 1578, Fidelis aban- Hours: National Proper of Saints doned his law career and became a Capuchin; he was chosen to preach in Protestant Switzerland, but was killed there in 1622. 24 Easter Weekday (White) Saint Mark: a cousin of Saint OM or Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest & Martyr (Red) Barnabas. His close contact with Saint Peter is reflected in the com- Readings: L1.481 (Acts 9:1-20; John 6:52-59) position of the Gospel that bears Mass: of choice (M.446; Preface M.592-601) (Memorial M.890 + 1124) his name. Traditionally he is credit- Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Proper of Saints) ed with founding the Church of Alexandria in Egypt  Rev Patrick Mulcahy (2003) Rev Patrick Keane (2010) SATURDAY 25 Saint Mark, Evangelist (Red) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Feast Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Fourth Sunday Readings: L2.1005 (1 Peter 5:5-14; Mark 16:15-20) of Easter Mass: of the feast (M.891; Gloria; Preface M.630)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons + Proper of Saints

Sunday ANNIVERSARY OF EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF BISHOP EMERITUS TERENCE BRAIN

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EASTER WEEK 4 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES “During the Easter Season, there is 26  FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (White) a semi-continuous reading of the Gospel of John, but with texts that have a paschal character in order Readings: L1.490 (Acts 4:8-12; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18) to complete the reading from John during Lent. This paschal reading is Mass: of the Sunday (M.448; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.592-601) made up in large part of the Lord’s Hours: Proper of Seasons discourse and prayer at the Last Supper. The first reading is a semi-  Rev Diarmuid O’Leary MBE (2006) continuous reading from the Acts of the Apostles.” (GIL 101) 27 Easter Weekday (White)

Readings: L1.496 (Acts 11:1-18; John 10:1-10) Mass: of the day (M.449; Preface M.592-601)

THE SAINTS Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons Saint Peter Chanel: the first martyr of Oceania; born in France in 1803, Peter joined the Marists and travelled to the Southern Pacific. 28 Easter Weekday (White) or St Peter Chanel, Priest & After working there with indiffer- ent success for five years, he was OMs Martyr (Red) or St Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest clubbed to death. His martyrdom succeeded in converting all the Readings: L1.499 (Acts 11:19-26; John 10:22-30) islanders to the Catholic faith. Mass: of the day (M.450; Preface M.592-601) (Memorials M.893-894) Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Proper of Saints) Montfort: born in 1673, he became a priest after great hard- ships, and later founded the Con-  Rev Edward Moran (1997) gregation of the Sisters of the Divine Wisdom and the Missionary 29 Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor, Patron Priests of Mary. He also wrote Feast of Europe (White) “The True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin”. He died in 1716 Saint Catherine of Siena: born at Readings: L2.1009 (1 John 1:5—2:2; Matthew 11:25-30) Siena (Italy) in the year 1347. She Mass: of the feast (M.895; Gloria; Preface M.642) entered the Third Order of Saint Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons + Proper of Saints Dominic while still an adolescent. She was on fire with love of God and her neighbour; she brought peace and harmony between her fellow citizens, strenuously fought 30 Easter Weekday (White) for the rights and liberty of the OM or Saint Pius V, Pope (White) papacy, and did much for the renewal of religious life. She died in the year 1380. Readings: L1.503 (Acts 13:13-25; John 13:16-20) Saint Pius V: A Dominican, who Mass: of choice (M.452; Preface M.592-601) (Memorial M.896 + 1130) became Pope in 1566, and began a Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Proper of Saints) wide-reaching reform of the Church, begun by the Council of  Rev Thomas Murphy (1998) Trent; among his works was the first systematic renewal of the 01 Easter Weekday (White) liturgy, the creation of seminaries for the training of priests and the OM or Saint Joseph the Worker (White) creation of a catechism of the Catholic faith. He died in 1572. Readings: DAY: L1.454 (Acts 5:27-33; John 3:31-36) or MEMORIAL: L2.1013 (Genesis Saint Athanasius: foremost in the 1:26-2:3 or Colossians 3:14-15.17.23-24; Matthew 13:54-58 fight against Arianism, Athanasius was bishop of Alexandria; for his Mass: of the day (M.437; Preface M.592-601) or Memorial (M.899) work against Arius, he was exiled Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (+ Proper of Saints) several times. He died in 373.

SATURDAY 02 Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Readings: L1.508 (Acts 13:44-52; John 14:7-14) Saturday Evening: Fifth Sunday of Mass: of the memorial (M.900; Preface M.592-601) Easter Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons + Proper of Saints

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the

Sunday

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EASTER WEEK 5 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 03  FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (White) “During the Easter Season, there is a semi-continuous reading of the Gospel of John, but with texts that have a paschal character in order Readings: L1.514 (Acts 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8) to complete the reading from John Mass: of the Sunday (M.455; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.592-601) during Lent. This paschal reading is Hours: Proper of Seasons made up in large part of the Lord’s discourse and prayer at the Last Supper. The first reading is a semi- continuous reading from the Acts 04 The English Martyrs (Red) of the Apostles.” (GIL 101) Feast

Readings: L2.1332 (Acts 7:55-60; Matthew 10:17-20)

Mass: of the feast (M.902; Gloria; Preface M.636)

Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons + National Proper of Saints

05 Easter Weekday (White)

Readings: L1.522 (Acts 14:19-28l John 14:27-31) Mass: of the day (M.457; Preface M.592-601) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

 Rev Peter Pessagno (2002)

06 Easter Weekday (White)

Readings: L1.524 (Acts 15:1-6; John 15:1-8) Mass: of the day (M.458; Preface M.592-601) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

THE SAINTS The English Martyrs: on this day in 1535 there died at Tyburn three 07 Easter Weekday (White) Carthusian monks, the first of many martyrs. Of these martyrs, forty-two have been canonised and a further 242 declared Readings: L1.526 (Acts 15:7-21; John 15:9-11) blessed, but the number of those Mass: of the day (M.459; Preface M.592-601) who died on the scaffold, perished Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons in prison, or suffered harsh persecution for their faith in the course of a century and a half cannot now be reckoned. They came from 08 Easter Weekday (White) every walk of life; there are among them rich and poor, married and single, women and men. They are Readings: L1.528 (Acts 15:22-31; John 15:12-17) remembered for the example they Mass: of the day (M.460; Preface M.592-601) gave of constancy in their faith, Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons and courage in the face of persecution.  Rev Francis Occleston (2005) SATURDAY 09 Easter Weekday (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Sixth Sunday of Readings: L1.531 (Acts 16:1-10; John 15:18-21) Easter Mass: of the day (M.461; Preface M.592-601)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

Sunday  Rev Albert Moriarty (2004)

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EASTER WEEK 6 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 10  SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (White) “During the Easter Season, there is a semi-continuous reading of the Gospel of John, but with texts that have a paschal character in order Readings: L1.536 (Acts 10:25-26.34-35.44-48; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17) to complete the reading from John Mass: of the Sunday (M.462; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.592-601) during Lent. This paschal reading is Hours: Proper of Seasons made up in large part of the Lord’s discourse and prayer at the Last Supper. The first reading is a semi- continuous reading from the Acts 11 Easter Weekday (White) of the Apostles.” (GIL 101)

Readings: L1.542 (Acts 16:11-15; John 15:26—16:4)

Mass: of the day (M.464; Preface M.592-601)

Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

THE SAINTS Saints Nereus and Achilleus: Ro- 12 Easter Weekday (White) or Saint Nereus & Achilleus, man soldiers who converted to OM Martyrs (Red) or Saint Pancras, Martyr (Red) Christianity; for this they were executed. Their tomb is in a ceme- Readings: L1.544 (Acts 16:22-34; John 16:5-11) tery on the Via Ardeatina in Rome, Mass: of choice (M.465; Preface M.592-601) (Memorials M.904 + 1111/1118) where a basilica was erected in Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Proper of Saints) their honour. Saint Pancras: Pancras suffered martyrdom under Diocletian (c.304), and was buried on the Via 13 Easter Weekday (White) Aurelia, again with a basilica over his tomb. Tradition tells that he OM or Our Lady of Fatima(White) was only 12 or 14 at the time of his death. Readings: L1.546 (Acts 17:15.22—18:1; John 16:12-15) Our Lady of Fatima: The Blessed Mass: of the day (M.466; Preface M.592-601) (Memorial M.904 + 1098) Virgin appeared six times to three Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Proper of Saints) shepherd children, Lucia, Francis- co, and Jacinta, between May 13 and October 13, 1917 in the little village of Fatima (Portugal). The 14 Saint Matthias, Apostle (Red) message given at Fatima is one of Feast repentance, so that the world may be transformed into the place of grace and peace willed by Al- Readings: L2.1023 (Acts 1:15-17.20-26; John 15:9-17) mighty God. Mass: of the feast (M.905; Gloria; Preface M.628-631) Saint Matthias: chosen by the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons + Proper of Saints apostles to take the place of Judas Iscariot, so that the number of  Rev Killian Walsh (1998) apostles might remain as twelve. Tradition has it that Matthias went 15 Easter Weekday (White) on to preach in Ethiopia. Note: there is a misprint in today’s First Reading (Lectionary II p.1023): the Readings: L1.562 (Acts 18:9-18; John 16:20-23) middle of the penultimate para- Mass: of the day (M.474; Preface M.592-601) graph should read: “...someone Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons who was with us right from the time when John was baptising…” SATURDAY 16 Easter Weekday (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: The Ascension Readings: L1.564 (Acts 18:23-28; John 16:23-28) of the Lord Mass: of the day (M.476; Preface M.592-601)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

Sunday

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EASTER WEEK 7 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES “During the Easter Season, there is 17  THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD (White) a semi-continuous reading of the Sol* Gospel of John, but with texts that have a paschal character in order to complete the reading from John Readings: L1.552 (Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13; Mark 16:15-20) during Lent. This paschal reading is Mass: of the solemnity (M.471; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.602-605) made up in large part of the Lord’s Hours: Proper of Seasons discourse and prayer at the Last Supper. The first reading is a semi- continuous reading from the Acts of the Apostles.” (GIL 101) 18 Easter Weekday (White) THE SAINTS OM or Saint John I, Pope and Martyr (Red) Saint John I, Pope: John was Pope at the beginning of the sixth centu- Readings: L1.576 (Acts 19:1-8; John 16:29-33) ry, when he was imprisoned by the Mass: of the day (M.479; Preface M.592-605) (Memorial M.906 + 1118) Arian Emperor Theodoric for not assisting in his campaign. He is Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Proper of Saints) honoured as a martyr. Saint Dunstan: born near Glaston- bury in 909, and died in Canter- bury in 988. He studied secular 19 Easter Weekday (White) arts and literature before becoming a monk, then abbot, at Glas- OM or Saint Dunstan, Bishop (White) tonbury. He was the principal agent in the restoration of English Readings: L1.578 (Acts 20:17-27; John 17:1-11) monasticism after the Viking dev- Mass: of the day (M.480; Preface M.592-605) (Memorial M.906 + 1133) astations. A man of many talents, he was renowned as a painter, Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Common of Men Saints) musician, and worker in metals, besides being a counsellor of kings and a zealous reforming bishop. Saint Bernardine of Siena: born 20 Easter Weekday (White) near Siena (Italy) in 1380, Bernard- ine became a Franciscan and was OM or Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest (White) ordained priest in 1404; he gained a reputation as a great preacher, Readings: L1.580 (Acts 20:28-38; John 17:11-19) and propagated devotion to the Mass: of the day (M.481; Preface M.592-605) (Memorial M.907 + 1142) name of Jesus. He died in 1444. Saint Christopher Magallanes: Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Proper of Saints) Born in Mexico to a farm family, he worked as a shepherd in his youth. He was ordained, and founded schools, a newspaper, 21 Easter Weekday (White) or Saint Christopher of catechism centres, carpentry OMs shops, and an electric plant. Ar- Magallanes, Priest and Companions, Martyrs (Red) rested and shot on 21 May 1927 while going to celebrate Mass., his Readings: L1.583 (Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; John 17:20-26) final words were “I forgive with all Mass: of the day (M.482; Preface M.592-605) (Memorial M.907 +1111) my heart those responsible for my Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Common of Several Martyrs) death, and I ask God that the shed- ding of my blood serves toward the peace of our divided Mexico.”  Rev Patrick Sanfey (2001) Saint Rita of Cascia: she was married at the age of 18 but after the 22 Easter Weekday (White) death of her abusive husband, and OM or Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious (White) the death of her children, she joined the Augustinian monastery in Cascia (Italy) at the age of 36. Readings: L1.585 (Acts 25:13-21; John 21:15-19) Rita lived as a wife, mother, wid- Mass: of the day (M.483; Preface M.592-605) (Memorial M.908 + 1164) ow, and nun, buried her family, Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons (or + Proper of Saints) helped bring peace to her city - and never lost her faith in God.

SATURDAY 23 Easter Weekday (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Pentecost Readings: L1.588 (Acts 28:16-20.30-31; John 21:20-25) Sunday Mass: of the day (M.457; Preface M.592-605)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 8 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES 24  PENTECOST SUNDAY (Red) The book of Ecclesiasticus was written by Yeshua ben Eleazar ben Sira in about 180 B.C. It is his “thoughts and exhortations”, Readings: L1.601 (Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7.12-13; Sequence; John 20:19-23) which seek to display the Wisdom Mass: of the Sunday (M.493; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.495, Blessing M.714) which comes from God, and is so Hours: Proper of Seasons often different from the ‘wisdom’ of the world. This week we hear discourses about how to repent and how to offer sacrifice. 25 Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor (White) In the Gospels Jesus teaches about Mem the possession of property and the reward for those who give up Readings: L2.94 (Ecclesiasticus 17:24-29; Mark 10:17-27) everything for him. Mass: of the memorial (M.911 + 1146)

Hours: Psalter + National Proper of Saints

26 Saint Philip Neri, Priest (White) Mem

Readings: L2.96 (Ecclesiasticus 35:1-12; Mark 10:28-31) Mass: of the memorial (M.912) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

THE SAINTS  Rev Joseph Gerald Waterworth (2000) Saint Bede the Venerable: Bede was born in 673, and was educat- 27 Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop, Secondary ed by the Benedictines; he eventually joined the monastery there, Feast Patron of the Diocese (White) and began a life of great erudition, producing many writings: he par- Readings: L2.1343 (1 Thessalonians 2:2-8; Luke 10:1-9) ticularly worked on the interpreta- Mass: of the feast (M.913; Gloria; Preface M.640) tion of the Scriptures and the Hours: Psalter + National Proper of Saints History of the Church in Britain. He died in the year 735. Saint Philip Neri: renowned for his prayerfulness and sense of fun and 28 Weekday (Green) humour, Philip was born in Flor- ence in 1515; he arrived in Rome, and after a mystical experience in the catacombs, gathered a com- Readings: L2.100 (Ecclesiasticus 42:15-25; Mark 10:46-52) munity of friends to look after the Mass: of choice sick, which eventually became the Hours: Psalter Oratory. He died in 1595. Saint Augustine of Canterbury: in 597 Pope Gregory the Great sent Augustine, then a monk of the 29 Weekday (Green) monastery of Saint Peter on the Celian hill in Rome, to evangelise the people of Britain. Despite Readings: L2.103 (Ecclesiasticus 44:1.9-13; Mark 11:11-26) turning back once, Augustine Mass: of choice succeeded in converting king Eth- Hours: Psalter elbert and founding the see of Canterbury. He died in 605.  Canon Michael Fitzpatrick (2004) SATURDAY 30 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: The Most Holy Readings: L2.105 (Ecclesiasticus 51:12-20; Mark 11:27-33) Trinity Mass: of choice (B.V.M. M.1098 –1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter

Solemnity

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ORDINARY WEEK 9 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES This week we read through the 31  THE MOST HOLY TRINITY (White) story of Tobit, a deuterocanonical Sol book which is more parable than history, highlighting the virtues of courage and fidelity, emphasising Readings: L1.613 (Deuteronomy 4:32-34.39-50; Roman 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20) family life and the benevolence of Mass: of the Solemnity (M.533; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.535) God. Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons In the Gospel (Mark 11 - 12) we see the tension building between  Rev Martin John Cunningham (2000) Jesus and the officials in Jerusa- lem: he is challenged and ques- tioned by the scribes, chief priests, 01 Saint Justin, Martyr(Red) elders and Saduccees; he also Mem teaches in the Temple. Readings: L2.107 (Tobit 1:3; 2:1-8; Mark 12:1-12) THE SAINTS Mass: of the memorial (M.917) Saint Justin: born in Samaria in 110, on becoming a Christian Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints wrote two great works in defence of Christianity - the “Apology” and the “Dialogue with Trypho”. These works give us information on the 02 Weekday (Green) earliest Christian communities. Around the year 165, Justin was OM or Saint Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs (Red) arrested and condemned to death. Saints Marcellinus and Peter: in Readings: L2.110 (Acts 2:9-14; Mark 12:13-17) the persecution of Diocletian Mass: of choice (Memorial M.918 + 1111) (around the year 300) these two men were martyred: Peter, in Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) prison, invited the priest Marcelli- nus to baptise his gaoler, whom he had converted; the authorities heard of this, and had the two 03 Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs men executed. Saint Charles Lwanga: Mwanga, Mem (Red) ruler of Uganda in 1885-1887, began a persecution of Christians Readings: L2.112 (Tobit 3:1-11; 16-17; Mark 12:18-27) of all denominations; among those Mass: of the memorial (M.918) who were executed were Charles and 21 companions, pages at the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints court, for being Christians and for refusing to acquiesce in the desires of Mwanga. Saint Boniface: born in Devon 04 Weekday (Green) about 675, Boniface was killed in the Netherlands in 754. After years as monk and teacher, he went to evangelise the Germanic peoples. Readings: L2.115 (Tobit 6:10-11; 7:1.9-14; 8:4-9; Mark 12:28-34) Ordained bishop, he founded Mass: of choice monasteries and established dio- Hours: Psalter ceses, presided at Synods, and liased with kings. Saint Norbert: Born in Germany in 1080, Norbert pursued a life of empty pleasures until around 1115 05 Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr (Red) his life changed: he became a Mem priest and began preaching. The manner of his life attracted others to accompany him, and the Pre- Readings: L2.118 (Tobit 11:5-17; Mark 12:35-37) monstratensian (or Norbertine) Mass: of the memorial (M.919 + 1118) Order was begun. He later became Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Archbishop of Magdeburg and died in 1134.  Rev William O’Connor (2008) Rev Thomas G. Baker (2002) SATURDAY 06 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the OM or Saint Norbert, Bishop (White) M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: The Body and Readings: L2.121 (Tobit 12:1.5-15.20; Mark 12:38-44) Blood of Christ Mass: of choice (Memorial M.920 + 1118)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints)

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 10 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 07  THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (White) For the next two weeks the First Sol reading is taken from Paul’s Sec- ond Letter to the Corinthians; he had had problems with the com- Readings: L1.622 (Exodus 24:3-8; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16.22-26) munity in Corinth, a bustling and Mass: of the solemnity (M.537; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.538) lively seaport, and had been Hours: Proper of Seasons forced to pay them a brief but painful visit. Here Paul seeks to justify his authority. The tone is generally friendly, as he tries to 08 Weekday (Green) persuade the people of Corinth to follow the message of the Gospel he gave them. Readings: L2.124 (2 Corinthians 1:1-7; Matthew 5:1-12) In the Gospel (Matthew 5) we read Mass: of choice the first section of the Sermon on Hours: Psalter the Mount, which relates to the nature of the Kingdom of God. The Law of Moses is fulfilled in the new way of living Jesus gives. 09 Weekday (Green) or Saint Ephrem, Deacon and OM Doctor (White) or Saint Columba, Abbot (White)

Readings: L2.126 (2 Corinthians 1:18-22; Matthew 5:13-16) Mass: of choice (Memorials M.921 + 1146 or M.921 + 1161) Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints)

THE SAINTS 10 Weekday (Green) Saint Ephrem: born in Nisibis (in present-day Turkey) in 306, and eventually ordained deacon. Ephrem was famous as a writer of Readings: L2.128 (2 Corinthians 3:4-11; Matthew 5:17-19) homilies, poems and many hymns Mass: of choice for the liturgy - such that he was Hours: Psalter also called “The Harp of the Holy Spirit”. He died in 373.  Rev Liam Cotter (2007) Saint Columba: Columba, or Colm Cille, was born in Donegal) about 11 Saint Barnabas, Apostle (Red) 521 and died at Iona in 597. Before Mem leaving Ireland as an “exile for Christ”, he had founded monaster- Readings: L2.1058 (Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3; Matthew 10:7-13) ies at Derry, Durrow and possibly Mass: of the memorial (M.922; Preface M.628-631) Kells. His principal foundation was Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Iona, from where he converted much of Western Scotland, and his followers took the Gospel to 12 THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS (White) northern England. He was re- Sol nowned as a poet and scribe as well as spiritual guide. Readings: L1.628 (Deuteronomy 7:6-11; 1 John 4:7-16; Matthew 11:25-30) Saint Barnabas: born in Cyprus, he Mass: of the solemnity (M.540; Gloria; Preface M.541) became a companion of Saint Paul Hours: Psalter + Proper of Seasons in his journeys, before returning to

SATURDAY 13 1. The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Saturday Mass of the Blessed OMs (White) or 2. Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest & Doc- Virgin Mary is not celebrated tor (White) Saturday Evening: Eleventh Sun- Readings: 1: L2.1043 (Isaiah 61:9-11; Luke 2:41-51) day in Ordinary Time 2: L2.134 (2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Matthew 5:33-37) Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Mass: of choice (Memorial 1: M.916; Preface M.624-627 2: M.924 + 1130/1146) Sunday Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints

 Rev Peter Arkwright (1999)

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ORDINARY WEEK 11 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES 14  ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) In the First Reading this week, Paul In the Cathedral: Dedication of the Cathedral (Sol) continues to explain to the Corin- thians how he is a servant of the message God entrusted to him. Readings: L1.763 (Ezekiel 17:22-24; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41) Paul very gently appeals for funds. Mass: of the Sunday (M.509; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-620) He is more severe in answering Hours: Proper of Seasons various attacks on him that seem to have been made by ‘arch-  Rev Joseph Maurice Murphy (2011) apostles’ who have challenged his teaching. 15 Weekday (Green) In the Gospel, we have the second selection from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew Chapters 5 - 6: Readings: L2.136 (2 Corinthians 6:1-10; Matthew 5:38-42) he warns against hypocrisy, and Mass: of choice the outward observance of religion without any inner intention. Hours: Psalter

 Rev Francis Brown (1998)

16 Weekday (Green) OM or Saint Richard of Chichester, Bishop (White)

Readings: L2.138 (2 Corinthians 8:1-9; Matthew 5:43-48) Mass: of choice (Memorial M.924 + 1133) Hours: Psalter + Common of Holy Men

THE SAINTS 17 Weekday (Green) Saint Richard of Chichester: Rich- ard de Wych was born in Droitwich in 1197, and died in Dover in 1253. He was not ordained priest until Readings: L2.140 (2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Matthew 6:1-6.16-18) he was 45 years old. He was ap- Mass: of choice pointed bishop of Chichester two Hours: Psalter years later, but because of the king’s opposition he was unable to take over the see until 1247. He is remembered for his generosity to 18 Weekday (Green) the poor, the mercy he showed to sinners, and the reform of the liturgical life of his diocese. Saint Romuald: when his father Readings: L2.142 (2 Corinthians 11:1-11; Matthew 6:7-15) killed a man, Romuald lived life Mass: of choice doing penance for the crime. He Hours: Psalter was a hermit, founding monasteries and restoring solitary religious  Rev Richard Patrick O’Connor (2011) life. He died, aged 75, in 1027. Saint Alban: Britain’s first saint. 19 Weekday (Green) He died in a persecution in the OM or Saint Romuald, Abbot (White) middle of the 3rd century. Accord- ing to the story, he was a pagan Readings: L2.144 (2 Corinthians 11:18.21-30; Matthew 6:19-23) soldier who sheltered a priest and Mass: of choice (Memorial M.925 + 1161) was converted. He dressed as the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints priest, and was executed in his place. SATURDAY 20 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the OM or Saint Alban, Martyr (Red) M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Twelfth Sunday Readings: L2.146 (2 Corinthians 12:1-10; Matthew 6:24-34) in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (Memorial M.925 + 1118) (B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + National Proper of Saints

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 12 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES 21  TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) For the next three weeks we follow the story of the Patriarchs in Genesis 12-49; this will take us from Abraham all the way to the Readings: L1.765 (Job 3:1.8-11; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41) death of Joseph. This week we Mass: of the Sunday (M.509; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-620) hear of the call of Abram and his Hours: Proper of Seasons journey to Canaan, and the prom- ise of his son Isaac. The Gospel readings conclude the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7 22 Saint John Fisher, Bishop and Saint Thomas More, -8) and begin the narrative section Feast that follows, with the story of two Martyrs (Red) miracles of healing. Readings: L2.1350 (2 Maccabees 6:18.21.24-31; Matthew 24:4-13)

Mass: of the feast (M.928; Gloria; Preface M.636)

Hours: Psalter + National Proper of Saints

 Rev Patrick Desmond (2000)

23 Weekday (Green) THE SAINTS OM or Saint Etheldreda (Audrey), Virgin (White) Saint John Fisher was born at Beverley (Yorkshire) in 1469, and Readings: L2.151 (Genesis 13:2.5-18; Matthew 7:26.12-14) died at London on 22 June 1535. Mass: of choice (Memorial M.930 + 1164) He was appointed bishop of Roch- Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Holy Women) Evening Prayer 1 of the Solemnity ester and combined pastoral ministry with study and writing, especially in defence of Catholic doctrine. Saint Thomas More was 24 THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST (White) born in London in 1478, and died Sol there on this day in 1535. An Ox- ford scholar and an incorruptible judge who served as Speaker and Readings: L2.1073 (Isaiah 49:1-6; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66.80) Lord Chancellor. Both were drawn Mass: of the solemnity (M.934; Gloria; Preface M.936) into conflict with Henry VIII over Hours: Proper of Saints his remarriage and papal suprema- cy. Both were imprisoned and beheaded for treason. Saint Etheldreda: born in Suffolk, 25 Weekday (Green) died at Ely in 679. She was the founder of the monastery there. Most popular of Anglo-Saxon saints, famed for her virginity Readings: L2.155 (Genesis 16:1-12.15-16; Matthew 7:21-29) (despite being married twice) and Mass: of choice austerity. Hours: Psalter Saint Cyril of Alexandria: born in Alexandria in 370, Cyril became Patriarch of the city in 412; he fought against heresies (notably 26 Weekday (Green) Nestorianism), and presided over the Council of Ephesus in 431. He is thus primarily remembered in Readings: L2.158 (Genesis 17:1.9-10.15-22; Matthew 8:1-4) the West for defending Our Lady’s Mass: of choice divine motherhood, expressed in Hours: Psalter the title “Theotokos”. Cyril died in 444. SATURDAY 27 Weekday (Green) or Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop The Saturday Mass of the OM and Doctor (White) M Blessed Virgin Mary May be celebrated Saturday Evening: Thirteenth Readings: L2.160 (Genesis 18:1-15; Matthew 8:5-17) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (Memorial M.937 + 1130/1146)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints)

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ORDINARY WEEK 13 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 28  SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL, APOSTLES (Red) As we conclude the Abraham cycle from Genesis we hear of the de- Holy Day of Obligation struction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the sacrifice of Isaac. Then Readings: L1.918 (Acts 12:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:6-8.17-18; Matthew 16:13-19) Isaac marries Rebecca: we hear of Mass: of the Sunday (M.940; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.942) his death and the giving of the Hours: Proper of Saints inheritance to Jacob, the next part of the story. The Gospel continues the narrative of Matthew (8-9) with a series of 29 Weekday (Green) dramatic miracles, culminating in the call of Matthew himself. Readings: L2.163 (Genesis 18:16-33; Matthew 8:18-22)

Mass: of choice

Hours: Psalter

THE SAINTS 30 Weekday (Green) The First Martyrs of the Church of OM or The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (Red) Rome: these are the Christians who died (with Saint Peter) in the Readings: L2.165 (Genesis 19:15-29; Matthew 8:23-27) first great Roman persecution Mass: of choice (Memorial M.943 +1111) under the Emperor Nero in the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) year 67. The pagan writer Tacitus records their deaths. Saint Oliver Plunkett: Oliver Plun- kett was born in County Meath 01 Weekday (Green) (Ireland) in 1625, and died at Ty- burn in 1681. Ordained in Rome he OM or Saint Oliver Plunket, Bishop and Martyr (Red) was appointed Archbishop of Armagh in 1669. He held synods Readings: L2.167 (Genesis 21:5.8-20; Matthew 8:28-34) and visitations and promoted the Mass: of choice (Memorial M.944 +1118/1133) reforms initiated by the Council of Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Martyrs) Trent. Imprisoned in Dublin in 1679, he was tried, condemned and executed in London, the final victim of the ‘Popish Plot’ and the 02 Weekday (Green) last person to be executed for the faith in England. Saint Thomas: unfairly remembered as “Doubting Thomas”, his Readings: L2.169 (Genesis 22:1-19; Matthew 9:1-8) profession of faith, “My Lord and Mass: of choice my God” is the climax of one of Hours: Psalter the Easter stories. Tradition has it that Thomas then preached in India, and was martyred there. Saint Elizabeth of Portugal: born 03 Saint Thomas, Apostle (Red) into the Royal family of Aragon in Feast 1271, Elizabeth is known for her care for the poor; after the death Readings: L2.1087 (Ephesians 2:19-22; John 20:24-29) of her husband, she gave away her Mass: of the feast (M.944; Gloria; Preface M.628-631) worldly goods and joined the Third Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Order of Saint Francis. She died in 1336. SATURDAY 04 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the OM or Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (White) M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Fourteenth Readings: L2.175 (Genesis 27:1-5.15-29; Matthew 9:14-17) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (Memorial M.945 + 1167)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints)

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ORDINARY WEEK 14 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 05  FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) The Genesis readings now follow the story of Jacob and his settling with his sons; we then jump to the conclusion of the story of Joseph, Readings: L1.772 (Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10l Mark 6:1-6) in order to hear how the Israelites Mass: of the Sunday (M.512; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) settled in Egypt; we end with the Hours: Proper of Seasons death of Joseph. The Gospel (Matthew 9-10) sees  Rev Liam Cotter (2007) more miraculous cures, before we hear the naming of the apostles 06 Weekday (Green) and their being sent out by the OM Lord to preach in the towns and or Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr (Red) villages; he gives them their in- Readings: L2.178 (Genesis 28:10-22; Matthew 9:18-26) structions. Mass: of choice (Memorial M.946 + 1127/1150)

Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints)

THE SAINTS Saint Maria Goretti: Maria was born into a poor family in Ancona, 07 Weekday (Green) Italy in 1890. She spent her childhood at Nettuno, helping her mother in the domestic chores. Readings: L2.180 (Genesis 32:23-33; Matthew 9:32-38) She was a religious girl, much Mass: of choice given to prayer. In the year 1902, Hours: Psalter while defending her chastity against a neighbour trying to rape her, she preferred to die rather than give way, and was fatally 08 Weekday (Green) stabbed. She forgave her attacker before she died, the following day. Saint Augustine Zhao Rong: This feast also celebrates the 119 Chi- Readings: L2.182 (Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7.17-24; Matthew 10:1-7) nese Martyrs who died between Mass: of choice 1648 – 1930. Augustine was a Hours: Psalter Chinese diocesan priest. Having first been a soldier who accompanied a priest to Beijing, he was moved by his patience and had 09 Weekday (Green) or Saint Augustine Zhao-Rong, asked to be baptised; he was sent OM Priest and Companions, Martyrs (Red) to the seminary and ordained a priest. Arrested, he suffered the most cruel tortures and then died Readings: L2.184 (Genesis 44:18-21.23-29; 45:1-5; Matthew 10:7-15) in 1815. Mass: of choice (Memorial M.947 + 1111) Saint Benedict: the “Father of Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Martyrs) Western Monasticism". Born at Norcia in 480, he gathered follow-  Msgr John Carroll-Abbing (2001) Rev Brian Seale (2013) ers in Subiaco before moving south to Monte Cassino in 529; 10 Weekday (Green) here he founded his most famous monastery, and composed his Rule, still the indispensable guide Readings: L2.187 (Genesis 46:1-7.28-30; Matthew 10:16-23) of the Benedictine Order. He died Mass: of choice in 547, on the 21st March. Today's Hours: Psalter feast is the anniversary of the translation of his relics.  Rev Leon Morris (1995) SATURDAY 11 Saint Benedict, Abbot, Patron of Europe (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Feast Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Fifteenth Sun- Readings: L2.1095 (Proverbs 2:1-9; Matthew 19:27-29) day in Ordinary Time Mass: of the feast (M.948; Gloria; Preface M.640)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

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ORDINARY WEEK 15 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES 12  FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) As we continue the story of the people of Israel we begin the book of Exodus. This will last for the next six weeks, as we follow the Readings: L1.774 (Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:7-13) flight Egypt and the setting in the Mass: of the Sunday (M.513; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) Promised Land. We are introduced Hours: Proper of Seasons to Moses, as we hear of his birth, his time in the desert, his call by the Lord and the beginning of the journey of the people as they are 13 Weekday (Green) given leave to depart from Egypt. OM In the Gospels, we conclude the or Saint Henry (White) instructions Jesus gives to the Readings: L2.192 (Exodus 1:8-14.22; Matthew10:34 —11:1) disciples. We hear of his preaching Mass: of choice (Memorial M.949 + 1159) in the towns by the side of the Sea of Galilee and the first conflict Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) between Jesus and the Pharisees.

THE SAINTS Saint Henry: Henry was born in 14 Weekday (Green) 973; after succeeding his father as OM or Saint Camillus of Lellis, Priest (White) Duke of Bavaria, he was elected Holy Roman Emperor at the age of Readings: L2.194 (Exodus 2:1-15; Matthew 11:20-24) 41; he concentrated on the good Mass: of choice (Memorial M.950 + 1167) of his people, building monasteries Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) and helping the poor. He was also dedicated to fostering missionary activity. He died in 1024. Saint Camillus de Lellis: another 15 Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor (White) saint who began life as a soldier: Mem Camillus was born in Italy in 1550, but underwent a conversion and began a life dedicated to minister- Readings: L2.196 (Exodus 3:1-6.9-12; Matthew 11:25-27) ing to the sick. He was ordained, Mass: of the memorial (M.950 + 1130/1146) and founded the congregation of Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints (Evening Prayer 1 of the Solemnity) the Servants of the Sick, which set up hospitals for the poor. He died  Rev John Bergin (1996) in 1614, and is the patron of all health care workers. 16 OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, PRINCIPAL PATRON Saint Bonaventure: born in Italy in Sol OF THE DIOCESE (White) 1218, he entered the Franciscan Order, and gained a Master’s degree in Philosophy; he eventual- Readings: L2.1103 (Zechariah 2:14-17; a 2nd reading may be chosen; Matt 12:46-50) ly became Minister General of the Mass: of the solemnity (M.950; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.624) Order and Cardinal Bishop of Al- Hours: Proper of Saints bano near Rome. He is remembered for his spiritual works and teaching. He died in 1274. Our Lady of Mount Carmel: the 17 Weekday (Green) Scriptures speak of the beauty of Mount Carmel, where Elijah defended the faith of Israel. In 1156 Readings: L2.200 (Exodus 11:10-12.14; Matthew 12:1-8) hermits settled there and set up Mass: of choice the Carmelite Order to lead a Hours: Psalter contemplative life under the pat- ronage of the Mother of God. SATURDAY 18 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Sixteenth Sun- Readings: L2.202 (Exodus 12:37-42; Matthew 12:14-21) day in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter

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ORDINARY WEEK 16 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES The first reading continues the 19  SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) story of Israel’s journey from Egypt to the Promised Land; we hear of their escape through the Red Sea and the manna in the desert. The Readings: L1.777 (Jeremiah 23:1-6; Ephesians 2:13-16; Mark 6:30-34) week culminates in their arrival at Mass: of the Sunday (M.514; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) Sinai, the giving of the command- Hours: Proper of Seasons ments, and the forging of the great Covenant. In the Gospels (Matthew 12-13) we finish the narrative section and move into the ‘parabolic dis- 20 Weekday (Green) course’ - a great collection of Para- OM or Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr (Red) bles of the Kingdom: we begin with the parable of the Sower. Readings: L2.205 (Exodus 14:5-18; Matthew 12:38-42) Mass: of choice (Memorial M.951 + 1118/1130) THE SAINTS Saint Apollinaris: He was thought Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Martyrs) to be a disciple of Saint Peter, and the first Bishop of Ravenna (Italy),  Rev Alfred Smith (2008) dying near the end of the first century. 21 Weekday (Green) Saint Lawrence of Brindisi: born in 1559, he entered the Capuchin OM or St Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest & Doctor (White) Order, where he taught theology to the students and engaged in Readings: L2.207 (Exodus 14:21—15:1; Matthew 12:46-50) many of the works of the Order. As Mass: of choice (Memorial M.951 + 1130/1146/1164) a renowned preacher he travelled throughout Europe and wrote Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) many works to explain the Catholic faith. He died at Lisbon in 1619.  Rev Timothy Gunn (2013) Saint Mary Magdalene: she was one of Christ's disciples and was 22 Saint Mary Magdalene (White) present at his death. On the morn- Mem ing of Easter she was the first to whom the risen Redeemer appeared. Readings: L2.1108 (Song of Songs 3:1-4 or 2 Cor 5:14-17; John 20:1-2.11-18) Saint Bridget: born in Sweden in Mass: of the memorial (M.952) 1303; after the death of her husband (with whom she had had Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints eight children) she founded the Bridgettine Order. She wrote works describing mystical experi- ences she had on a penitential 23 Saint Bridget, Religious, Patron of Europe (White) pilgrimage to the Holy Land. She Feast died in Rome in 1373. Saint Sharbel Makhluf: born in Lebanon, the son of a mule driver, Readings: L2.1111 (Galatians 2:19-20; John 15:1-8) raised by an uncle who opposed Mass: of the feast (M.953; Gloria; Preface M.632-635/642) his youthful piety. At 23 he joined Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints the monastery of Saint Maron. He was ordained in 1859; after which he lived as a model monk  Rev Francis Tetlow (1998) (becoming a hermit in 1875) until his death 23 years later. He had a 24 Weekday (Green) great personal devotion to the OM or Saint Sharbel Makhluf, Priest (White) Blessed Sacrament. Saint James: born at Bethsaida, son of Zebedee and brother of Readings: L2.213 (Exodus 20:1-17; Matthew 13:18-23) John; he was killed by Herod in Mass: of choice (Memorial M. 954 + 1137/1162) Jerusalem in about 42, and is espe- Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Holy Men) cially venerated at Compostella in Spain.

SATURDAY 25 Saint James, Apostle (Red) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Feast Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Seventeenth Readings: L2.1113 (2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 20:20-28) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of the feast (M.954; Gloria; Preface M.728-631)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

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ORDINARY WEEK 17 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 26  SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME This week sees a significant stage in the Exodus journey: Moses (Green) presents the commandments to the people and builds the Taber- Readings: L1.780 (2 Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15) nacle, which became the dwelling- Mass: of the Sunday (M.515; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) place of the ‘glory of the Lord’; he Hours: Proper of Seasons also instructs the people in religious observations and festivals. The Gospels (Matthew 13-14) continue the collection of parables 27 Weekday (Green) explaining the kingdom of heaven. Then we move into a new narrative section, when Jesus visits Readings: L2.218 (Exodus 32:15-24.30-34; Matthew 13:31-35) Nazareth. We hear of the death of Mass: of choice John the Baptist. Hours: Psalter

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Readings: L2.220 (Exodus 33:7-11; 34:5-9.28; Matthew 13:36-43) Mass: of choice Hours: Psalter

29 Saint Martha (White) THE SAINTS Mem Saint Martha: the sister of Mary and Lazarus. She received the Lord into her house and provided for Readings: L2.1117 (1 John 4:7-16; John 11:19-27 or Luke 10:38-42) his needs with great care. At her Mass: of the memorial (M.957) request the Lord raised her broth- Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints er from the dead. Saint Peter Chrysologus: Bishop of Ravenna in the early fifth century; he used short homilies as a way of 30 Weekday (Green) instructing the faithful, as well as OM or Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop & Doctor (White) writing theological and dogmatic texts. He died in 450 Saint Ignatius of Loyola: born in Readings: L2.225 (Exodus 40:16-21.34-38; Matthew 13:47-53) 1491. After life in the army, he Mass: of choice (Memorial M.958 + 1133/1146) converted to a deep spiritual life. Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) He studied in Paris, and gathered companions around himself, who later became the Society of Jesus. They were effective in teaching 31 Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest (White) and evangelising. He died in 1556. Mem Saint Alphonsus Liguori: after a career as a lawyer, he became a Readings: L2.227 (Leviticus 23:1.4-11.15-16.27.34-37; Matthew 13:54-59) priest and founded the Redemp- Mass: of the memorial (M.958) torists. He wrote on Moral Theolo- Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints gy and was vigorous in combating Jansenism. He died in 1787.  Rev John Neville (2009) SATURDAY 01 Saint Alphonsus Mary Liguori, Bishop and Doctor The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem (White) Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Eighteenth Readings: L2.229 (Leviticus 25:1.8-17; Matthew 14:1-12) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of the memorial (M.960)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

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ORDINARY WEEK 18 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 02  EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) We follow the story of Israel’s journey through the wilderness in the book of Numbers and Deuter- onomy: we hear of the problems: Readings: L1.782 (Exodus 16:2-4.12-15; Ephesians 4:17.20-24; John 6:24-35) the people are fractious and diso- Mass: of the Sunday (M.516; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) bedient; they are condemned to Hours: Proper of Seasons wander for 40 years; Moses teaches them the law of God. The Gospels (Matthew 14-17) relate various events: Jesus feeds 03 Weekday (Green) the 5,000; he walks on the water; he journeys to Caesarea Philippi, where Peter professes his faith. Readings: L2.232 (Numbers 11:4-15; Matthew 14:13-21)

Mass: of choice

Hours: Psalter

THE SAINTS 04 Saint John Mary Vianney, Priest (White) Saint John Mary Vianney: born in Mem Lyons in 1786; after years of strug- gle he was ordained and was sent Readings: L2.235 (Numbers 12:1-13; Matthew 14:22-36) to Ars, where by preaching and Mass: of the memorial (M.962 + 1137) example of holiness he drew peo- Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints ple back to the sacraments, especially the Sacrament of Penance. He died in 1859. Dedication of the Basilica of Saint 05 Weekday (Green) or The Dedication of the Basilica Mary Major: the doctrine of Mary, Mother of God was pro- OM of Saint Mary Major (White) claimed at the Council of Ephesus (431); afterwards Pope Sixtus III Readings: L2.238 (Numbers 13:1-2.25—14:1.26-29.34-35; Matthew 15:21-28) erected a Basilica on the Esquiline Mass: of choice (Memorial M.962 + 1098) Hill in Rome to honour her, later to Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) (Evening Prayer 1 of the Feast) be known as St Mary Major. Saint Sixtus II and companions:  Canon Thomas Hourigan (1999) Sixtus became Pope in 257; cele- brating Mass in the catacombs, he 06 The Transfiguration of the Lord (White) and his deacons were arrested and Feast executed there and then. Saint Cajetan: Cajetan, a brilliant lawyer, founded the Congregation Readings: L2.1131 (Daniel 7:9-10.13-14; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Matthew 17:1-9) of Clerks Regular or “Theatines", Mass: of the feast (M.965; Gloria; Preface M.967) to work with the poor and needy. Hours: Proper of Saints The order spread and its work also embraced the earliest 'credit un- ions' to assist the poor. Cajetan died in 1547. 7 Weekday (Green) or Saint Sixtus II, Pope, & Compan- Saint Dominic: born in 1170 in OMs ions, Martyrs (Red) or Saint Cajetan, Priest (White) Spain, Dominic became a priest and after strenuous preaching Readings: L2.243 (Deuteronomy 4:32-40; Matthew 16:24-28) against the Albigensians he found- Mass: of choice (Memorials M.968 + 1111 or 968 + 1137/1164) ed the Order of Preachers Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) (Dominicans) to continue his work. He died in 1221. SATURDAY 08 Saint Dominic, Priest (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Nineteenth Readings: L2.245 (Deuteronomy 6:4-13; Matthew 17:14-20) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of the memorial (M.969)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

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ORDINARY WEEK 19 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES After forty years of wandering, the 09  NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) people of Israel arrive at the Prom- ised Land: Moses instructs them, and hands over leadership to Joshua before he dies. Joshua Readings: L1.785 (1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:30—5:2; John 6:41-51) leads the people over the Jordan, Mass: of the Sunday (M.517; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) and summarises the journey so Hours: Proper of Seasons far; he concludes by sealing the Covenant at Shechem before his death - a covenant that was to guarantee that the people remembered the Lord. The Gospels 10 Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr (Red) (Matthew -17 19) relate various Feast teachings of Jesus as he heads to Jerusalem, especially concerning Readings: L2.1141 (2 Corinthians 9:6-10; John 12:24-26) forgiveness and divorce. Mass: of the feast (M.973; Gloria; Preface M.636-639)

THE SAINTS Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Saint Lawrence: a deacon in Rome in the time of Pope Sixtus II. He  Canon Michael Flynn (2003) was responsible for the charitable work of the Roman church. When 11 Saint Clare, Virgin (White) arrested, he was asked for the Mem treasure of the Church: his answer was to point to the poor and hun- gry, lepers and widows he served. Readings: L2.249 (Deuteronomy 31:1-8; Matthew 18:1-5.10.12-14) Tradition tells that he was killed by Mass: of the memorial (M.974) being roasted on a grid. Saint Clare: born in Assisi in 1193, Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints she followed Saint Francis in his life of poverty and was the founder of an order of nuns (Poor Clares). She led a very austere life, 12 Weekday (Green) abounding in works of piety and charity. She died in 1253. OM or Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious (White) Saint Jane Frances de Chantal: she was born in Dijon in 1572, and was Readings: L2.251 (Deuteronomy 24:1-12; Matthew 18:15-20) married with six children. After the Mass: of choice (Memorial M.975 + 1164) death of her husband she entered religious life and founded the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints—cf 12 December) Visitation Order. She died in 1641. Saints Pontian and Hippolytus: Pontian, the Pope, and Hippolytus, a priest, had disagreed on Church 13 Weekday (Green) or Saint Pontian, Pope, and Law, but were eventually recon- OM ciled to each other when exiled to Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs (Red) the mines of Sardinia in 235; they died there, and their bodies were Readings: L2.253 (Joshua 3:7-11.13-17; Matthew 18:21—19:1) returned to Rome, where their cult Mass: of choice (Memorial M.975 + 1111/1130) began in the forth century. Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe: born in Poland in 1894, he became a Franciscan in 1910. Arrested by the invading German forces in 1939 and sentenced to heavy 14 Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr labour in the extermination camp Mem (Red) at Auschwitz, when a married man was chosen to be executed, Maxi- milian volunteered to take his Readings: L2.256 (Joshua 24:1-13; Matthew 19:3-12) place: he was killed by lethal injec- Mass: of the memorial (M.976) tion on 14 August 1941. He was Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints canonised in 1982 in the presence of the man whose life he saved.

SATURDAY 15 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: The Assump- Readings: L2.258 (Joshua 24:14-29; Matthew 19:13-15) tion of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mass: of choice (B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter

Solemnity  Rev James Kennedy (2005)

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ORDINARY WEEK 20 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES 16  THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY We end our look at the early history of Israel in the time when the Sol* (White) Holyday of Obligation people were ruled by “Judges” such as Gideon, Jotham and Jeph- Readings: L1.994 (Apocalypse 11:19; 12:1-6.10; 1 Cor 15:20-26; Luke 1:39-56) tha. Also from this period we hear Mass: of the Sunday (M.981; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.983) the touching tale of Ruth and her Hours: Proper of Saints fidelity. The Gospel (Matthew 19-23) pre-  Rev Michael Ryan (2010) sents a variety of Jesus’ teachings: he talks of material possessions, 17 Weekday (Green) and we hear parables about the invitation to be part of the King- dom of God. We begin to see a Readings: L2.261 (Judges 2:11-19; Matthew 19:16-22) debate with the Pharisees. Mass: of choice

Hours: Psalter

 Rev John Hennessy (2001)

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Readings: L2.263 (Judges 6:11-24; Matthew 19:23-30) THE SAINTS Mass: of choice Saint John Eudes: born in 1601, Hours: Psalter John became a priest and a Mis- sioner, travelling to many parishes  Canon Stewart Ansbro (2014) in his native France. He propagated devotion to the Sacred Heart, 19 Weekday (Green) and founded a congregation to promote the formation of priests; OM or Saint John Eudes, Priest (White) he also founded the Congregation of Our Lady of the Refuge, to res- Readings: L2.266 (Judges 9:6-15; Matthew 20:1-16) cue women and girls trying to Mass: of choice (Memorial M.984 + 1137/1164) escape from a life of prostitution. Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) He died in 1680. Saint Bernard: born near Citeaux in 1090, Bernard joined the monastery there in 1111; his presence 20 Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor (White) revitalised the Cistercian house, Mem and he became abbot of nearby Clairvaux; much in demand for his advice, he worked to overcome Readings: L2.269 (Judges 11:29-39; Matthew 22:1-14) divisions in the Church. Mass: of the memorial (M.985) Saint Pius X: born in Riese (Italy) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints into a poor family in 1835, he was ordained and worked as parish priest for 17 years before being made spiritual director at the 21 Saint Pius X, Pope (White) seminary, then bishop of Mantua, Mem patriarch of Venice, and finally Pope in 1903. He sought to renew Readings: L2.271 (Ruth 1:1.3-6.14-16.22; Matthew 22:34-40) Christian life, by emphasising Mass: of the memorial (M.986) charity and the Eucharist; he Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints worked to avoid war in 1914, but died shortly after its outbreak. SATURDAY 22 The Queenship of Mary (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Twenty First Readings: L2.273 (Ruth 2:1-3.8-11; 4:13-17; Matthew 23:1-12) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of the memorial (M.987; Preface M.624/626)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

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ORDINARY WEEK 21 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES We begin reading Paul’s First 23  TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Letter to the Thessalonians; he (Green) explains his ministry among them and thanks God and them for their faith; he encourages them to live Readings: L1.791 (Joshua 24:1-2.15-18; Ephesians 5:21-32; John 6:60-69) holy lives. Mass: of the Sunday (M.519; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) In the Gospel (Matthew 23-25) Hours: Proper of Seasons Jesus attacks the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees; we look forward to the “Day of the Lord” which will come when we do not expect it - so we should use all our 24 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle (Red) talents wisely. Feast

THE SAINTS Readings: L2.1164 (Apocalypse 21:9-14; John 1:45-51) Saint Bartholomew: born at Cana Mass: of the feast (M.988; Gloria; Preface M.628/630) in Galilee; he was led to Jesus by the apostle Philip, and after the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Lord’s Ascension tradition has it that he preached the Gospel in India and suffered martyrdom. Saint Louis: born in 1214, he be- 25 Weekday (Green) or Saint Louis (White) or Saint came King Louis IX of France in 1236; he undertook Crusades to OM Joseph Calasanz, Priest (White) the Holy Land, and was famed for humility and love of the Church. Readings: L2.278 (1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 23:23-26) He died in Carthage in 1270. Mass: of choice (Memorials M.990 + 1159 or M990 + 1168/1137) Saint Joseph Calasanz: born in Spain in 1557, he went to Rome as Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints a priest devoting great energy to the education of the children of the poor. He faced opposition, but was finally vindicated by the Pope. 26 Weekday (Green) Blessed Dominic of the Mother of God: Dominic Barberi was born in OM or Blessed Dominic of the Mother of God (White) Viterbo in 1792; he became a Passionist and travelled to England Readings: L2.280 (1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:27-32) in 1841; here he worked tirelessly, Mass: of choice (Memorial M.991 + 1137/1164) establishing four Passionist houses and bringing many people into the Hours: Psalter (or + National Proper of Saints) Church by his preaching and writing; he received Blessed John Henry Newman into the Church. He died at Reading in 1849. 27 Saint Monica (White) Saint Monica: born in North Africa Mem in 233, she was the mother of Saint Augustine. Thanks to her patience and prayer, her husband Readings: L2.282 (1 Thessalonians 3:7-13; Matthew 24:42-51) was baptized; she also prayed for Mass: of the memorial (M.992 + 1170) Augustine, living a wild life; he was Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints eventually baptised in Milan in 387, but she fell ill and died at Ostia while going home to Africe. Saint Augustine: born in 354, and thanks to the example and prayers 28 Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor (White) of his mother Monica he became a Mem Christian and was chosen as bishop of Hippo, in North Africa. Here his pastoral care, teaching and Readings: L2.284 (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Matthew 25:1-13) writings were exemplary. He died Mass: of the memorial (M.992) in 430, leaving many works, the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints most famous of which are his “Confessions”.  Rev Patrick Coyne (1997) SATURDAY 29 The Passion of Saint John the Baptist(Red) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Twenty Second Readings: L2.1175 (Jeremiah 1:17-19; Mark 6:17-29) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of the memorial (M.993; Preface M.994)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

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ORDINARY WEEK 22 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 1 Thess ends with thoughts about 30  TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME death and the Second Coming of (Green) the Lord. Then we move on to Colossians, which encourages the people who have heard the mes- Readings: L1.793 (Deut 4:1-2.6-8; James 1:17-18.21-22.27; Mark 7:1-8.14-15.21-23) sage; it includes the great hymn Mass: of the Sunday (M.520; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) about Christ “the image of the Hours: Proper of Seasons unseen God” (Friday) and talks about the effects of receiving the faith. The Gospel moves on to Saint Luke: we are taken back to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, as 31 Weekday (Green) he is rejected in Nazareth, and OM or St Aidan, Bishop & Saints of Lindisfarne (White) moves to Capernaum to begin his work. After miracles, he calls Peter Readings: L2.288 (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Luke 4:16-30) to follow him and encounters Mass: of choice (Memorial M.996 + 1133/1164) opposition from the Pharisees. Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Holy Men) THE SAINTS Saint Aidan and Saints of Lindis- farne: born in Ireland, Aidan died at Bamburgh (Northumberland) in 01 Saint Edmund Arrowsmith, Priest and Martyr (Red) 651. A monk of Iona, he was sent Feast to Northumbria when King Oswald asked for help in converting his kingdom, and established his mon- Readings: L2.1332 (Acts 7:55-60; Matthew 10:17-20) astery on the island of Lindisfarne. Mass: of the feast (M.1118; Gloria; Preface M.636) With him are remembered the holy abbots, bishops, teachers and Hours: Psalter + Common of One Martyr missionaries who made Lindisfarne a cradle of English Christianity. Saint Edmund Arrowsmith: born in 1585 at Haydock, Edmund was 02 Weekday (Green) ordained at Douai and began his work in Lancashire, including Salm- esbury and Walton-le-Dale; he was amazingly zealous in his work, Readings: L2.293 (Colossians 1:1-8; Luke 4:38-44) despite one arrest; finally arrested Mass: of choice in 1628, he was imprisoned and martyred at Lancaster. Hours: Psalter Saint Gregory the Great: born in Rome in 540; he became a civil servant and Prefect of the City. He entered the Abbey of St Andrew, 03 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor (White) and was ordained deacon in 578. Mem In 590 Gregory was elected Pope, showing pastoral care in preaching, writing, care for the poor and Readings: L2.295 (Colossians 1:9-14; Luke 5:1-11) working for the welfare of Rome. Mass: of the memorial (M.997) He is the “Apostle of England” Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints because it he sent Augustine to minister there, after encountering English slaves in the Forum.  Rev William Jones (2007) Saint Cuthbert: born about 634, Cuthbert died on Farne in 687. By 04 Weekday (Green) tradition a shepherd boy, he be- OM or Saint Cuthbert, Bishop (White) came monk and prior at Melrose. After the Synod of Whitby in 664, he became prior of Lindisfarne. In Readings: L2.297 (Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 5:33-39) 676 left to live in solitude on the Mass: of choice (Memorial M.999 + 1133) island of Inner Farne. For his last Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Holy Men) two years he served as bishop but returned to his island to die.

SATURDAY 05 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Twenty Third Readings: L2.299 (Colossians 1:21-23; Luke 6:1-5) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 23 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES 06  TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Paul, writing to the Colossians, teaches about what it means to (Green) live in Christ: to live in Christ means to choose good over evil - Readings: L1.796 (Isaiah 35:4-7; James 2:1-5; Mark 7:31-37) to reject what does not come from Mass: of the Sunday (M.521; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) God. On Friday we begin Paul’s Hours: Proper of Seasons first letter to Timothy, his companion for many years, whom he has  Rev Noel Fitzgerald (1995) sent to the Church in Ephesus. It is full of practical advice for a pastor: 07 Weekday (Green) Paul begins by pointing out his own unworthiness. In the Gospel (Luke 6) we see Jesus Readings: L2.300 (Colossians 1:24—2:3; Luke 6:6-11) curing again, then praying before Mass: of choice calling his apostles; he then begins a great discourse, where he teach- Hours: Psalter es the people about the true ful- filling of the Law. It is vital that we are people of good acts, not just words and intentions. 08 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (White) Feast

Readings: L2.1180 (Micah 5:1-4 or Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 1:1-16.18-23) Mass: of the day (M.1000; Gloria; Preface M.624-627) Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

 Rev Anthony Gallagher (2010) THE SAINTS Saint Peter Claver: born in Spain 09 Weekday (Green) in 1580, Peter studied at the Uni- versity of Barcelona before becom- OM or Saint Peter Claver, Priest (White) ing a Jesuit; he joined the Jesuit mission in Colombia, where he Readings: L2.304 (Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 6:20-26) spent his life in ministering to the Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1001 + 1137/1167) slaves arriving from Africa in the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) most dreadful conditions. He re- ferred to himself as the “servant of the slaves”, and continued this work until his death in 1654. 10 Saint Ambrose Barlow, Priest and Martyr (Red) Saint Ambrose Barlow: born in Feast 1585 at the still-standing Barlow Hall in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Am- brose became a Benedictine after Readings: L2.1363 (Hebrews 11:33-40; John 12:24-26 or John 15:18-21) his studies at Douai and Valladolid, Mass: of the feast (M.1118; Gloria; Preface M.636) before returning to Manchester to Hours: Psalter + Common of Martyrs work for the many Catholics of this region. He was particularly famed  Rev Rodney Nelson (1999) Rev Terence McCann (2009) for his preaching and love of the poor, walking long distances in 11 Weekday (Green) order to fulfil his ministry. He was imprisoned at least four times, before his final arrest and execu- Readings: L2.308 (1 Timothy 1:1-2.12-14; Luke 6:39-42) tion at Lancaster in 1641. His skull Mass: of choice is preserved at Wardley Hall, and Hours: Psalter his jaw-bone at Saint Ambrose, Chorlton-cum-Hardy. SATURDAY 12 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the OM or The Most Holy Name of Mary (White) M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Twenty Fourth Readings: L2.310 (1 Timothy 1:15-17; Luke 6:43-49) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1002; B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter (or + Common of BVM)

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 24 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES 13  TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Paul continues to instruct Timothy on how to run the Church in his (Green) care, giving him practical advice on what the Church should do and Readings: L1.799 (Isaiah 50:5-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35) how it should be structured. He Mass: of the Sunday (M.522; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) also encourages him, despite his Hours: Proper of Seasons youth, to be a witness for Christ. In the Gospel (Luke 7-8) Jesus travels from Capernaum (where he cures a man) through Nain (where 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Red) he raises the widow’s son) and Feast other towns: there he proclaims the good news of the forgiveness Readings: L2.1186 (Numbers 21:4-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17) of sins. Mass: of the feast (M.1004; Gloria; Preface M.1005)

THE SAINTS Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Saint Cornelius and Cyprian: both men lived in a time of great turbu- lence in the Church: they were at the forefront of the debate on 15 Our Lady of Sorrows (White) reconciling those who had denied Mem the faith under persecution. To- gether Cornelius and Cyprian Readings: L2. 1189 (Hebrews 5:7-9; John 19:25-27 or Luke 2:33-35) struck a middle course and guided Mass: of the memorial (M.1007; Preface M.624-627) the Church onward by their writing Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints and preaching. Cornelius died in exile in 253; Cyprian was martyred in 258. Saint Robert Bellarmine: born in 16 Saint Cornelius, Pope and Saint Cyprian, Bishop, Montepulciano in 1542, he became a Jesuit and was made cardi- Mem Martyrs (Red) nal and Bishop of Capua, and ad- vised five Popes and the Roman Readings: L2.316 (1 Timothy 3:14-16; Luke 7:31-35) Congregations in the questions Mass: of the memorial (M.1008 + 1111/1130) and problems of that age. He died Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints in 1621. Saint Januarius: he was Bishop of Benevento in Italy, and together with his companions suffered 17 Weekday (Green) martyrdom under the Emperor OM or Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop & Doctor (White) Diocletian around 305. He is still greatly venerated in Naples, where a relic of his blood liquefies on his Readings: L2.318 (1 Timothy 4:12-16; Luke 7:36-50) feast. Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1009 + 1133/1146) Saint Theodore of Canterbury: Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) born around 601, he was a monk in Italy who was ordained when Pope Vitalian appointed him archbishop of Canterbury in 666. For 18 Weekday (Green) the rest of his life reorganised and reformed the life of the Church throughout this country, holding Readings: L2.320 (1 Timothy 6:2-12; Luke 8:1-3) visitations and synods, establishing Mass: of choice new dioceses and reconciling Hours: Psalter divisions between the Celtic and Roman traditions. He died in 690. SATURDAY 19 Weekday (Green) or St Januarius, Bishop & Martyr The Saturday Mass of the OM (Red) or St Theodore of Canterbury, Bishop (White) M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Twenty Fifth Readings: L2.322 (1 Timothy 6:13-16; Luke 8:4-15) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (Memorials M.1010 + 1118/1133 or M.1010 + 1133)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints)

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 25 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 20  TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME We spend the next two weeks with the story of the return to (Green) Jerusalem after the exile in Baby- lon. Cyrus frees the Israelites and Readings: L1.802 (Wisdom 2:12.17-20; James 3:13—4:3; Mark 9:30-37) they begin the work of rebuilding Mass: of the Sunday (M.523; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) the Temple. Zechariah promises Hours: Proper of Seasons the restoration of Israel. The Gospels (Luke 8-9) consist of short passages: Jesus sends his disciples about their work; he also 21 Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Red) asks who people say he is, and we Feast hear of the puzzlement of Herod, who thinks he could be the dead Readings: L2.1198 (Ephesians 4:1-7.11-13; Matthew 9:9-13) Baptist. Mass: of the feast (M.1012; Gloria; Preface M.628-631)

Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints THE SAINTS Saint Matthew: born at Caperna- um. He was a tax-gatherer when called by Jesus. He wrote his Gos- 22 Weekday (Green) pel in the Hebrew language, and tradition has it that he preached the Faith in the East. Readings: L2.327 (Ezra 6:7-8.12.14-20; Luke 8:19-21) Saint Pius of Pietrelcina: Born on Mass: of choice 25 May 1887, at the age of sixteen Hours: Psalter he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin Friars and was ordained  Rev Michael Kinirons (1997) priest in 1910. His ministry displays a remarkable devotion to prayer 23 Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest (White) and the sacraments. He also com- Mem mitted himself to relieving the pain of many families, chiefly through the foundation of the “House for Readings: L2.329 (Ezra 9:5-9; Luke 9:1-6) the Relief of Suffering”. He died in Mass: of the memorial (M.1013 + 1137/1164) 1968. Hours: Psalter + Common of Holy Men Our Lady of Walsingham: The lady of the manor of Walsingham, Richeldis de Faverches, was in- structed by a vision of the Virgin 24 Our Lady of Walsingham (White) Mary to build in her village an Mem exact replica of the house of Naza- reth in which the Annunciation had taken place. The vision oc- Readings: L2.331 (Haggai 1:1-8; Luke 9:7-9) curred, according to tradition, in Mass: of the memorial (M.1013 + 1098) 1061. The original house was de- Hours: Psalter + Common of BVM stroyed at the Reformation, but during the 19th and early 20th centuries pilgrimage to Walsing- ham was revived. 25 Weekday (Green) Saints Cosmas & Damian: according to ancient tradition, Cosmas and Damian were doctors who Readings: L2.333 (Haggai 1:15—2:9; Luke 9:18-22) were martyred in Syria around Mass: of choice 300. There is evidence that their Hours: Psalter tomb was at Cyrrhus, where a basilica was built in their honour. SATURDAY 26 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the OM or Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, Martyrs (Red) M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Twenty Sixth Readings: L2.335 (Zechariah 2:5-9.14-15; Luke 9:43-45) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1014; B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints)

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 26 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES We continue to read the post- 27  TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME exilic books, which tell of the re- (Green) building of Jerusalem and the encouragement of the people. In the Gospels (Luke 9-10) we hear Readings: L1.804 (Numbers 11:25-29; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43.45.47-48) about discipleship, and the work of Mass: of the Sunday (M.524; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) Jesus’ followers as he sets out for Hours: Proper of Seasons Jerusalem - this is the main turning -point in Luke’s gospel.

THE SAINTS Saint Wenceslaus: born in Bohe- 28 Weekday (Green) or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr (Red) mia in 907; Wenceslaus was a OMs or Saint Lawrence Ruiz & Companions, Martyrs (Red) Christian in a pagan land. He became king, and began to encour- Readings: L2.337 (Zechariah 8:1-8; Luke 9:46-50) age the faith, bringing back priests, Mass: of choice (Memorials M.1016 + 1118 or M.1016 + 1111) building churches and practising a life of charity and care for the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) poor. His brother Boleslaus became jealous and had him killed in 935. Saint Laurence Ruiz: born in Ma- 29 Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael, nila in the Philippines in 1600, Laurence became a Dominican, Feast Archangels (White) and travelled to Japan; he was arrested, taken to Nagasaki and Readings: L2.1205 (Daniel 7:9-10.13-14 or Apocalypse 12:7-12; John 1:47-51) executed in 1637. He is the first Mass: of the feast (M.1017; Gloria; Preface M.1018) Filipino martyr. The Archangels Michael, Gabriel Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints and Raphael: the feast of the archangels celebrates God’s constant care for his people and inter- vention in their lives. The names of 30 Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor (White) the angels reveal the aspect of Mem God’s care: Michael means “Who is like God?”, Gabriel means “Strength of God” and Raphael Readings: L2.341 (Nehemiah 2:1-8; Luke 9:57-62) “God has healed”. Mass: of the memorial (M.1020) Saint Jerome: born in Dalmatia in 340, he studied in Rome and was Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints baptised; he became secretary to Pope Damasus I, and set about  Bishop Thomas Holland DSC (1999) Rev Joseph Sloane (1999) translating the Bible into Latin and promoting the monastic life. He 01 Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor settled in Bethlehem where he Mem trained others in Scriptural studies (White) and died in 420 at the age of 80. Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus: Readings: L2.343 (Nehemiah 8:1-12; Luke 10:1-12) born in France in 1873, she en- Mass: of the memorial (M.1021) tered the Carmelite monastery at Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Lisieux at an early age. By her words and example, she taught humility, simplicity and faith in God. She died in 1897, aged 24. Her autobiography, “The Story of a 02 The Holy Guardian Angels (White) Soul” records her immense love of Mem God and personal determination to grow in prayer. The Holy Guardian Angels: In 1608 Readings: L2.1212 (Exodus 23:20-23; Matthew 18:1-5.10) Pope Paul V made this a universal Mass: of the memorial (M.1022) feast, which celebrates God’s Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints constant and personal care for each of his children.  Rev Ronald Matthews (1999) SATURDAY 03 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Twenty Seventh Readings: L2.348 (Baruch 4:5-12.27-29; Luke 10:17-24) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter

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ORDINARY WEEK 27 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES This week we spend time with 04  TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME some of the last Old Testament (Green) prophets: Jonah, Malachi and Joel; there is a theme of the coming end of time emerging, and the need for Readings: L1.807 (Genesis 2:18-24; Hebrews 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16) repentance. The Gospel (Luke 10- Mass: of the Sunday (M.525; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) 11) shows Jesus' instruction on Hours: Proper of Seasons prayer and charity: we receive the Our Father and the Parable of the Good Samaritan, as well as other advice on how to live as his followers. 05 Weekday (Green)

THE SAINTS Saint Bruno: born in Cologne in Readings: L2.350 (Jonah 1:1—2:1.11; Luke 10:25-37) 1035; after a teaching theology, he Mass: of choice embraced solitude at La Grande Chartreuse, founding the Carthusi- Hours: Psalter an order, following a way of poverty, silence, prayer and penance. Bruno died in Calabria in 1101. Saint Denis and Companions: 06 Weekday (Green) Denis came from Rome to France in the middle of the third century, OM or Saint Bruno, Priest (White) and became the first Bishop of Paris. He died as a martyr with two Readings: L2.353 (Jonah 3:1-10; Luke 10:38-42) companions in that city. Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1025 + 1162/1137) Saint John Leonardi: born in Tus- cany in 1541, he became a phar- Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints macist and subsequently a priest. In 1574 he founded the “Clerks Regular of the Mother of God”, for spreading the faith. In 1579 he 07 Our Lady of the Rosary (White) also founded the “Confraternity of Mem Christian Doctrine” to train catechists and teachers for children. After encountering much opposi- Readings: L2.355 (Jonah 4:1-11; Luke 11:1-4) tion, he died in Rome in 1609. Mass: of the memorial (M.1025; Preface M.624-625) Blessed John Henry Newman: beatified by Pope Emeritus Bene- Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints dict XVI in Birmingham in 2010. He was born in London in 1801 and  Rev William A. Martin (1995) died in 1890. Educated at Oxford, he was the most notable Catholic 08 Weekday (Green) convert of the age. He became a member of the Oratory of St Philip Neri, and was made Cardinal by Leo XIII. Readings: L2.357 (Malachi 3:13-20; Luke 11:5-13) Saint John XXIII: born Angelo Mass: of choice Roncalli in1881, after a career as a Hours: Psalter diplomat and Patriarch of Venice he was elected Pope in 1958. He called the Second Vatican Council and died after its opening session in 1963 09 Weekday (Green) Saint Paulinus of York: Paulinus OM or Blessed John Henry Newman, Priest (White) died in 644. He was among the second group of monks sent to England by Pope Gregory. After Readings: L2.359 (Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Luke 11:15-26) working for 20 years in Kent, he Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1027 + 1137) was ordained bishop and sent to Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Holy Men Northumbria. By 627, he baptised the king and many of his nobles.  Rev Joseph Kavanagh (2003) SATURDAY 10 Weekday (Green) or Saint John XXIII, Pope (White) The Saturday Mass of the OMs or Saint Paulinus of York, Bishop (White) M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Twenty Eighth Readings: L2.362 (Joel 4:12-21; Luke 11:27-28) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (Memorials M.1130 or M.1028 + 1133; B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Pastors or Common of Holy Men)

Sunday  Rev Philip O’Mara (1995)

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ORDINARY WEEK 28 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES For the next four weeks we read 11  TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Paul’s letter to the Romans; it is a (Green) closely argued exposition of the mystery of salvation; we need salvation because of sin, and it is Readings: L1.810 (Wisdom 7:7-11; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30) freely offered to all who have faith Mass: of the Sunday (M.526; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) in Jesus Christ. In the Gospel (Luke Hours: Proper of Seasons 11-12) Jesus attacks the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. All should be  Rev John O’Sullivan (1996) completely faithful to Jesus—a trust which should take away all fears. 12 Weekday (Green) OM or Saint Wilfred, Bishop (White) THE SAINTS Saint Wilfrid: Wilfrid was born in Readings: L2.364 (Romans 1:1-7; Luke 11:29-32) Northumbria about 634, and died Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1028 + 1133) possibly in 709. As bishop of York he was the first English bishop to Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Holy Men) appeal to the Pope. Although reinstated in York, he fell out again  Bishop Geoffrey Burke (1999) Rev Alfred Hughes (2002) with the king and other bishops, and minstered in the East Mid- 13 Weekday (Green) lands and finally at Hexham. Saint Edward the Confessor: Ed- OM or Saint Edward the Confessor (White) ward became King of England in 1042; he was remarkable for his Readings: L2.366 (Romans 1:16-25; Luke 11:37-41) generosity to the poor. He died on Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1029 + 1159) 5 January 1066. Saint Callistus I: according to Hours: Psalter (or + National Proper of Saints) tradition he was a slave who became a deacon (supervising the cemetery on the Via Appia that still bears his name) and later 14 Weekday (Green) Pope. He was martyred in the year 222 and buried on the Via Aurelia. OM or Saint Callistus, Pope and Martyr (Red) Saint Teresa of Jesus (of Avila): born in 1515, she entered the Readings: L2.368 (Romans 2:1-11; Luke 11:42-46) Carmelite Order, making progress Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1029 + 1118/1130) in the way of perfection and receiving mystical revelations. She Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) undertook the reform of the Or- der, against great opposition. She died in 1582. Saint Hedwig: born in Bavaria in 15 Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor (White) 1174, she married and had 7 chil- Mem dren; she was renowned for kindness to the sick and the poor, for whom she built hostels. On the Readings: L2.370 (Romans 3:21-30; Luke 11:47-54) death of her husband she retired Mass: of the memorial (M.1030) to a monastery at Trebnitz where Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints she died in 1243. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque: born in 1647, she joined the sisters of the Visitation at Paray-le-Monial in 1671. She was granted revela- 16 Weekday (Green) or Saint Hedwig, Religious (White) tions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; OMs or Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin (White) she spread this devotion and died in 1690. Saint Ignatius of Antioch: the Readings: L2.372 (Romans 4:1-8; Luke 12:1-7) second bishop of that city; he was Mass: of choice (Memorials M.1031 + 1164/1170 or M.1031 + 1150) sentenced to death in 107 and Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) deported to Rome, where he was thrown to wild beasts.  Rev Kevin Griffin (2014) SATURDAY 17 Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr (Red) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Saturday Evening: Twenty Ninth Readings: L2.374 (Romans 4:13.16-18; Luke 12:9-12) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of the memorial (M.1032)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 29 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES 18  TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME We continue to read the Letter to the Romans: in Jesus we have (Green) justification which overcomes the force of sin; by baptism we be- Readings: L1.814 (Isaiah 53:10-11; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45) come one with Christ and receive Mass: of the Sunday (M.527; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) his salvation. The Gospel (Luke 12- Hours: Proper of Seasons 13) sees Jesus speaking about the end times, the day of the Lord which comes when no one expects it. We are to be on our guard in 19 Weekday (Green) or Saint John de Brebeuf and Saint how we live. Isaac Jogues, Priests and Companions, Martyrs (Red) OMs or Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest (White)

THE SAINTS Readings: L2.376 (Romans 4:20-25; Luke 12:13-21) Saint John de Brébeuf and Saint Mass: of choice (Memorials M.1034 + 1125) Isaac Jogues: they were Jesuits Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) who preached the Gospel in North America from 1635. They worked among the Huron and Iroquois but between 1642 and 1649 all were 20 Weekday (Green) brutally killed. Saint Paul of the Cross: Paul Danei was born in 1694; he was devoted Readings: L2.378 (Romans 5:12.15.17-21; Luke 12:35-38) to the Passion of Our Lord, and set up houses for others to share his Mass: of choice work - the Passionist Order. He Hours: Psalter died in Rome in 1775. Saint John Paul II: Charles Joseph Wotjtyła was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. On 16 October 21 Weekday (Green) 1978 he was elected pope and took the name John Paul II. His exceptional apostolic zeal, particu- Readings: L2.380 (Romans 6:12-18; Luke 12:39-48) larly for families, young people Mass: of choice and the sick, led him to numerous Hours: Psalter pastoral visits throughout the world. He died in Rome on 2 April

2005 Saint John of Capestrano: born in 22 Weekday (Green) 1386; after a career as a lawyer he entered the Franciscan Order, and OM or Saint John Paul II, Pope (White) then travelled throughout most of Europe preaching and strengthen- Readings: L2.382 (Romans 6:19-23; Luke 12:49-53) ing Christian morals. He died, aged Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1130) 70, in 1456. Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Holy Men) Saint Anthony Mary Claret: born in 1807, he was ordained and began preaching throughout Spain; he founded the Claretians, 23 Weekday (Green) before being made Archbishop of OM or Saint John of Capistrano, Priest (White) Santiago, Cuba, where he over- came great trials (such as fifteen assassination attempts) in his Readings: L2.384 (Romans 7:18-25; Luke 12:54-59) ministry. He returned to Spain, but Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1035 + 1142/1164) fled in 1868 after the revolution; Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) he died in France in 1870.

SATURDAY 24 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the OM or Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop (White) M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Thirtieth Sun- Readings: L2.386 (Romans 8:1-11; Luke 13:1-9) day in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1036 + 1142/1133; B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints)

Sunday

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ORDINARY WEEK 30 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 25  THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) In the letter to the Romans, Paul enthuses about the role of the Holy Spirit, and expresses his fer- vent hopes for the salvation of his Readings: L1.817 (Jeremiah 31:7-9; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52) people - the people of Israel. Mass: of the Sunday (M.528; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) The Gospel (Luke 13-14) sees Jesus Hours: Proper of Seasons encountering the Pharisees and their hypocrisy: the tension is mounting as their disagreements seem to grow more heated. 26 Weekday (Green)

OM or Saint Chad and Saint Cedd, Bishops (White) Readings: L2.388 (Romans 8:12-17; Luke 13:10-17)

Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1037 + 1136)

Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Holy Men)

27 Weekday (Green) THE SAINTS Saints Chad and Cedd: Chad, who died at Lichfield on 2 March 672, Readings: L2.390 (Romans 8:18-25; Luke 13:18-21) and Cedd, who died at Lastingham Mass: of choice (Yorkshire) on this day in 664, Hours: Psalter were brothers who were educated at Lindisfarne under Aidan. Cedd was founded of many monasteries and was sent as a bishop to evan- 28 Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles (Red) gelise the East Saxons and estab- Feast lished his See at Bradwell (Essex). He died of the plague at his monastery in Lastingham. Chad was Readings: L2.1242 (Ephesians 2:19-22; Luke 6:12-19) abbot of Lastingham when chosen Mass: of the feast (M.1038; Gloria; Preface M.628-631) Bishop of Northumbria, but his Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints ordination was contested by Wil- frid, and he humbly withdrew. He was then sent as Bishop of Mercia, where he founded the See of 29 Weekday (Green) Lichfield. Despite the shortness of his ministry, he was immediately revered as a saint because of the holiness of his life, his outstanding Readings: L2.394 (Romans 8:31-39; Luke 13:31-35) humility, and his dedication to Mass: of choice preaching the Gospel. Hours: Psalter Saint Simon and Jude: the name of Simon is placed eleventh in the  Rev Robert Trevor Richardson (1999) Rev James Christie (1999) list of apostles and nothing in known of him, except that he was 30 Weekday (Green) born at Cana and was known as the Zealot. Jude, also known as Thaddaeus, was the apostle who, Readings: L2.396 (Romans 9:1-5; Luke 14:1-6) at the Last Supper, asked the Lord Mass: of choice why he showed himself only to his Hours: Psalter disciples and not to the whole world (John 14.22)  Canon Herbert Rigby (1995) SATURDAY 31 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Readings: L2.397 (Romans 11:1-2.11-12.25-29; Luke 14:1.7-11) Saturday Evening: All Saints Mass: of choice (B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter

Sunday  Rev Andrew O’Donoghue (2001) Msgr Joseph Mallon (2007)

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ORDINARY WEEK 31 (Psalter Week 3) THE SCRIPTURES 01  ALL SAINTS (White) Paul develops a series of passages about our mutual debt of love Holy Day of Obligation towards each other. No one in the community should be isolated, Readings: L1.999 (Apocalypse 7:2-4.9-14; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12) because we all belong to one Mass: of the Sunday (M.1039; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) another in Christ. Hours: Proper of Saints In the Gospel (Luke 14-16) we find teachings on: generosity, the uni- versality of salvation, serving the kingdom faithfully and with ener- 02 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (Violet) gy, and the parable of the lost sheep. Readings: L1.1102 (Isaiah 25:1-6; Romans 5:5-11; Matthew 11:25-30) Alternative Readings may be chosen from L3.849ff Mass: of the day (M.1045-1047; Preface M.656-665) Hours: Proper of Saints + Office for the Dead

THE SAINTS  Rev Bernard Jackson (2005) Saint Winefride: Very little is known for certain about the life of 03 Weekday (Green) Winefride, except that she lived in OM or Saint Winefride, Virgin (White) the 6th or 7th century near Treffynon (Holywell) in Clwyd. Her Readings: L2.402 (Romans 12:5-16; Luke 14:15-24) cult has been widespread since the Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1048 + 1149) middle ages, centres at Shrews- Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Holy Women) bury where her remains were enshrined in 1138, and her well at Holywell, which has remained a place of healing and pilgrimage 04 Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop (White) through penal times to the present Mem day. Saint Charles Borromeo: born in 1538; after obtaining a doctorate Readings: L2.404 (Romans 13:8-10; Luke 14:25-33) in civil and canon law he was cre- Mass: of the memorial (M.1050) ated a cardinal by his uncle, Pope Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Pius IV, and was chosen to be Bishop of Milan. He became a true shepherd of his flock, and fre- quently visited his diocese, called 05 Weekday (Green) synods, made wise regulations for the good of souls, and worked for the good of Christian morality. While in Milan, he would greet and Readings: L2.406 (Romans 14:7-12; Luke 15:1-10) bless the English martyrs returning Mass: of choice from Rome to the Mission. He died Hours: Psalter in 1584. Saint Willibrord: born in Yorkshire  Rev Joseph Carter (2012) in 658, he died in 739. After ordination he set out in 690 to evange- 06 Weekday (Green) lise Frisia. He was ordained bishop in 695, and founded the see of Utrecht. He preached the Gospel Readings: L2.408 (Romans 15:14-21; Luke 16:1-8) in North Germany and Denmark Mass: of choice and founded dioceses and monas- Hours: Psalter teries in the Netherlands and Luxembourg. SATURDAY 07 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the OM or Saint Willibrord, Bishop (White) M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Thirty Second Readings: L2.410 (Romans 16:3-9.16.22-27; Luke 16:9-15) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1051 + 1133; B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints)

Sunday  Rev Michael Walsh (2008)

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ORDINARY WEEK 32 (Psalter Week 4) THE SCRIPTURES 08  THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME This week we read a brief selection of excerpts form the book of Wis- (Green) dom - a late collection of poetry; the author sings the praise of Readings: L1.822 (1 Kings 17:10-16; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44) wisdom, highlighting the folly of Mass: of the Sunday (M.530; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) the unwise, with a subtle refer- Hours: Proper of Seasons ence to the idea of judgement to come. The Gospels (Luke 17-18)  Rev William Hunt (2005) have a similar theme of the coming of judgement at at hour that is 09 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (White) unknown, with the healing of the Feast Samaritan and teaching on the need for continual prayer. Readings: L2.1006 (Ezekiel 47:1-2.8-9.12; 1 Corinthians 3:9-11.16-17; John 2:13-22)

Mass: of the feast (M.1054; Gloria; Preface M.1057)

THE SAINTS Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Dedication of the Lateran Basilica: commemorates the dedication of the Pope Cathedral in Rome. In honour of the basilica which is 10 Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor (White) called “Mother and Head of all the Mem Churches of the City and the World”, this feast is observed Readings: L2.414 (Wisdom 2:23—3:9; Luke 17:7-10) through all the Church as a sign of Mass: of the memorial (M.1058) unity with the Holy See. Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Saint Leo the Great: he became Pope in 440, and was a true father and shepherd of his people. He strove to protect the integrity of 11 Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop (White) the faith, defended the unity of Mem the Church and repelled or allevi- ated the incursions of the Huns and Vandals. He died in 461. Readings: L2.416 (Wisdom 6:1-11; Luke 17:11-19) Saint Martin of Tours: born in Mass: of the memorial (M.1059) 316, Martin began as a soldier, but Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints then received baptism and founded a monastery in France under  Rev Joseph Chang (2001) the direction of Saint Hilary. He was later chosen as Bishop of 12 Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr (Red) Tours; here he worked hard to visit Mem his flock, and preach against pa- ganism. He died in 397, and was honoured as a saint - one of the Readings: L2.418 (Wisdom 7:22—8:1; Luke 17:20-25) first non-martyrs so to be hon- Mass: of the memorial (M.1060) oured. Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints Saint Josaphat: a saint of the Ukraine, honoured for his work for the unity of the Church; born in 1580, he became a priest and 13 Weekday (Green) established a reputation for holiness, becoming archbishop of Polotsk. He worked strenuously to Readings: L2.420 (Wisdom 13:1-9; Luke 17:26-37) end disturbances between the Mass: of choice Latin and Byzantine Rites in his Hours: Psalter diocese, but was killed by in a religious riot in 1623. SATURDAY 14 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: Thirty Third Readings: L2.422 (Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Luke 18:1-8) Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: of choice (B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter

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ORDINARY WEEK 33 (Psalter Week 1) THE SCRIPTURES This week we read the first and 15  THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME second books of Maccabees: a late (Green) story in the history of the people of Israel; oppressed by the Greek Readings: L1.826 (Daniel 12:1-13; Hebrews 10:11-14.18; Mark 13:24-32) invaders, this is the story of their courage under persecution and Mass: of the Sunday (M.531; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.606-621) the value of observing the traditions of Israel. We especially hear  the stories of the martyrdoms of Rev George Hamer (2002) the Maccabees - remaining faithful to the Law even when faced with 16 Weekday (Green) or Saint Margaret of Scotland death. The Gospels (Luke 18-20) OM (White) or Saint Gertrude, Virgin (White) or Saint sees Jesus arrive in Jericho, where he meets the man born blind and Edmund of Abingdon, Bishop (White) Zacchaeus; he tells the parable of the talents, enters Jerusalem and Readings: L2.425 (1 Maccabees 1:10-15.41-43.54-57.62-64; Luke 18:35-43) clears the Temple. He engages in Mass: of choice (Memorials M.1062 + 1167/1150/1163 + M.1063 + 1133) debate with the Sadducees.

THE SAINTS Saint Edmund of Abingdon: born in 1175. He became archbishop of 17 Weekday (Green) or Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Reli- Canterbury in 1233. He had dis- putes with the king, and after one gious (White) or Saint Hilda, Religious (White) or such it was while on his way to seek the Pope’s support that he died in France in 1240. Readings: L2.427 (2 Maccabees 6:18-31; Luke 19:1-10) Saint Elizabeth of Hungary: born Mass: of choice (Memorials M.1064 + 1167/1163 or M.1065 + 1133) in 1207, daughter of the King of Hungary, she was married at the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints or + Common of Saints) age of 14; after the death of her husband she embraced poverty,  Rev Joshua Sheeky (2004) caring for the sick in a hospital she herself had built. She died in 1231. 18 Weekday (Green) or The Dedication of the Basilicas Saint Hilda: born in 614, she was OM abbess of Whitby, which became a of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles (Red) great centre of learning. She host- ed the Synod in 664—loyally ac- Readings: Day L2.430 (2 Maccabees 7:1.20-31; Luke 19:11-28) cepting its decisions and following Memorial: L2.1269 (Acts 28:11-16.30-31; Matthew 14:22-33) Roman traditions. She died in 680. Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1065) Saint Hugh of Lincoln: born in France in 1140 and a Carthusian; Hours: Psalter or + Proper of Saints became bishop of Lincoln in 1185,  Rev Joseph Hope (2004) and devoted to the pastoral care of his flock—he helped build the 19 Weekday (Green) Cathedral with his own hands. He was a supporter of the oppressed, especially the Jewish community, for whom he risked his life. Readings: L2.433 (1 Maccabees 2:15-29; Luke 19:41-44) Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss Peter and Paul: From the 12th Mass: of choice century the dedications of the Hours: Psalter Vatican Basilica and the Basilica of Saint Paul on the Via Ostiense have been kept on this day; it honours the memories of the two 20 Weekday (Green) Princes of the Apostles. Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: this day saw the dedication in 543 of the Church of Our Lady Readings: L2.435 (1 Maccabees 4:36-37.52-59; Luke 19:45-48) near to the Temple in Jerusalem: Mass: of choice we celebrate that dedication of Hours: Psalter herself which Mary made to God from her very childhood. SATURDAY 21 The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (White) The Saturday Mass of the Blessed Mem Virgin Mary is not celebrated

Readings: L2.437 (1 Maccabees 6:1-13;Luke 20:27-40) Saturday Evening: Our Lord Jesus Mass: of the memorial (M.1066) Christ, King of the Universe Hours: Psalter + Proper of Saints

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Sunday  Rev James Dwyer (2004)

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ORDINARY WEEK 34 (Psalter Week 2) THE SCRIPTURES 22  JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE (White) In this final week of the year we enter the book of Daniel. The style is called “apocalyptic”: the theme is that God is the great king who Readings: L1.829 (Daniel 7:13-14; Apocalypse 1:5-8; John 18:33-37) will judge all men and women, Mass: of the Sunday (M.543; Gloria; Creed; Preface M.544) great and small alike. This theme Hours: Proper of Seasons of the end times helps to bring the year to a close, and lead us into the first theme of Advent - looking forward to the Second Coming. 23 Weekday (Green) or Saint Clement I, Pope and We end Luke’s Gospel with Jesus OM prophesying the destruction of the Martyr (Red) or Saint Columban, Abbot (White) Temple and similar dark warnings Readings: L2.439 (Daniel 1:1-6.8-20; Luke 21:1-4) of the time of trial to come. His Mass: of choice (Memorials M.1067 + 1118/1130 or M.1068 + 1142/1161) warning is to be ready, and to hold firm to what we believe when the Hours: Psalter (or + Proper of Saints) signs in the heavens and on the earth are upon us.  Rev John James McTiernan (2001)

24 Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, THE SAINTS Mem Martyrs (Red) Saint Clement I: Clement was the third Pope after Saint Peter, at Readings: L2.442 (Daniel 2:31-45; Luke 21:5-11) about the end of the third century. Mass: of the memorial (M.1068) He wrote a letter to the Christians Hours: Proper of Seasons or + Proper of Saints of Corinth to preserve peace among them.  Rev J. Derek Holmes (1996) Saint Columban: Born in Ireland in the middle of the sixth century. He 25 Weekday (Green) or Saint Catherine of Alexandria, embraced the monastic life and went to France where he founded OM Virgin and Martyr (Red) a number of monasteries that he ruled with strict discipline. He was Readings: L2.444 (Daniel 5:1-6.13-14.16-17.23-28; Luke 21:12-19) sentenced to exile, and went to Mass: of choice (Memorial M.1069 + 1127/1150) Italy. Renowned for his example of Hours: Psalter (or + Common of Martyrs) the Christian and religious life, he died in the year 615.  Rev Gerard Wearden (1998) Saint Andrew Dùng-Lac & Com- panions: the 117 Vietnamese 26 Weekday (Green) martyrs. Between 1820 and 1862 these 117 martyrs were killed in a brutal persecution. Andrew was a parish priest; the group includes Readings: L2.447 (Daniel 6:12-28; Luke 21:20-28) eight bishops, fifty priests and fifty Mass: of choice -nine laymen and women. Hours: Psalter Saint Catherine of Alexandria: Tradition tells us that she was a noble lady, learned in science and oratory, who came to Christianity 27 Weekday (Green) after receiving a vision. When she was 18 years old she offered to debate with the pagan philoso- Readings: L2.449 (Daniel 7:2-14; Luke 21:29-33) phers, who were convinced by her Mass: of choice arguments; the Emperor ordered Hours: Psalter her execution, and she was beheaded.  Rev William (Louis) Murphy (2008) Msgr John O’Connor (2012) Canon Liam Houlihan (2013) SATURDAY 28 Weekday (Green) The Saturday Mass of the M Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated Saturday Evening: First Sunday of Readings: L2.452 (Daniel 7:15-27; Luke 21:34-36) Advent (C) Mass: of choice (B.V.M. M.1098-1106)

Hours: Evening Prayer 1 of the Hours: Psalter

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TUE 1 2 The Presentation of the Lord

WED 2 3

THU 3 4

FRI 4 1 MARY, MOTHER OF GOD 5

SAT 5 2 6

SUN 6 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 3 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 7 5th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MON 7 4 8

TUE 8 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 5 9

WED 9 6 10 Ash Wednesday

THU 10 7 11

FRI 11 8 12

SAT 12 9 13

SUN 13 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 10 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 14 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

MON 14 11 15

TUE 15 12 16

WED 16 13 17

THU 17 14 18

FRI 18 15 19

SAT 19 16 20

SUN 20 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 17 2nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 21 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

MON 21 18 22

TUE 22 19 23

WED 23 20 24

THU 24 21 25

FRI 25 THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD 22 26

SAT 26 23 27

SUN 27 THE HOLY FAMILY 24 3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 28 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

MON 28 25 29

TUE 29 26

WED 30 27

THU 31 28

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SUN 31 4th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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SUN 1 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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WED 2 4

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SUN 6 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 3 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER 8 THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

MON 7 4 The Annunciation of the Lord 9

TUE 8 5 10

WED 9 6 11

THU 10 7 12

FRI 11 8 13

SAT 12 9 14

SUN 13 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 10 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER 15 PENTECOST SUNDAY

MON 14 11 16

TUE 15 12 17

WED 16 13 18

THU 17 14 19

FRI 18 15 20

SAT 19 Saint Joseph, Spouse of the BVM 16 21

SUN 20 PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION 17 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 22 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

MON 21 18 23

TUE 22 19 24

WED 23 20 25

THU 24 Maundy Thursday 21 26

FRI 25 Good Friday 22 27

SAT 26 Holy Saturday 23 SAINT GEORGE, MARTYR 28

SUN 27 EASTER SUNDAY 24 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 29 THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

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TUE 29 26 31

WED 30 27

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THU 2 4

FRI 3 THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS 1 5

SAT 4 2 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord

SUN 5 9th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) 3 13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7 18th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MON 6 4 8

TUE 7 5 9

WED 8 6 10

THU 9 7 11

FRI 10 8 12

SAT 11 9 13

SUN 12 10th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 10 14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 14 THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BVM

MON 13 11 15

TUE 14 12 16

WED 15 13 17

THU 16 14 18

FRI 17 15 19

SAT 18 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel 20

SUN 19 11th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 17 15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 21 20th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MON 20 18 22

TUE 21 19 23

WED 22 20 24

THU 23 21 25

FRI 24 THE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST 22 26

SAT 25 23 27

SUN 26 12th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 24 16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 28 21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MON 27 25 29

TUE 28 26 30

WED 29 SAINTS PETER AND PAUL 27 31

THU 30 28

FRI 29

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SUN 31 17th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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TUE 1 ALL SAINTS

WED 2 ALL SOULS

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FRI 2 4

SAT 3 1 5

SUN 4 22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 6 31st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MON 5 3 7

TUE 6 4 8

WED 7 5 9 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

THU 8 6 10

FRI 9 7 11

SAT 10 8 12

SUN 11 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9 27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 13 32nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MON 12 10 14

TUE 13 11 15

WED 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 12 16

THU 15 13 17

FRI 16 14 18

SAT 17 15 19

SUN 18 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 16 28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 20 33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MON 19 17 21

TUE 20 18 22

WED 21 19 23

THU 22 20 24

FRI 23 21 25

SAT 24 22 26

SUN 25 25th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 23 29th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 27 JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE

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THE ENGLISH MARTYRS June 18 Saint John Rigby One of the Lancashire martyrs, born in 1570 near Eccleston A community is at liberty to celebrate any saint listed in the (near Wigan) of a poor family; John became a ‘gentleman Martyrology, as long as that day is not impeded by a Solem- servant’, eventually serving the Catholic family of Sir Ed- nity, Feast or Obligatory Memorial. For reference, the canon- mund Huddleston. He was reconciled to the Catholic Church, ised English Martyrs are listed here: and openly admitted this while representing Huddleston’s January 30 St. Alban Roe. daughter at the Sessions House of the Old Bailey; he was In his early years, Alban was visiting an imprisoned Catholic immediately arrested and imprisoned. As he was being exe- in St. Alban’s, trying to convince him of the error of his ways; cuted in 1600, his last words were “God forgive you. Jesus, far from persuading the Catholic, the reverse was true. Alban receive my soul.” became a Catholic, and eventually a Benedictine priest; he June 23 Saint Thomas Garnet was twice arrested and imprisoned, before being kept in the At the age of 16, Thomas went to the College at St Omer’s, Fleet prison for 15 years. In 1642 he was martyred at Tyburn before reaching the English College in Valladolid. He was with these words: “I wish I had a thousand lives: then I ordained and returned to work in England, but was arrested would sacrifice them all for so worthy a cause.” near Warwick shortly after the Gunpowder Plot was discov- February St. Henry Morse ered. He was deported to Flanders, but returned to England Henry ministered to plague victims in London in 1636 - con- the following year. He was again arrested, but this time tracting the plague himself; after a period of work in Ghent condemned and executed in 1608. and Antwerp, he returned to England when Catholic perse- June 27 Saint John Southworth cution was renewed, and was arrested in Cumberland; he Salmesbury, in the north of the Diocese, was the seat of the was martyred in London in 1645. Southworth family, and John was born there in 1582. He February 21 St. Robert Southwell. trained in Douai, and returned to England in 1619, carrying A great poet as well as a strenuous priest and martyr, Robert out his missionary work in Lancashire. He was arrested in was born in Norfolk in 1562; he became a Jesuit at the age of 1627 and imprisoned in Lancaster Castle, before being eighteen. He then became Prefect of Studies at the English moved to London in 1630; there he was released on condi- College in Rome, before following his students on ‘the Mis- tion he left the country, but was found ministering to plague sion’. After many close escapes, he was arrested and dread- victims in London in 1636. Arrested again in 1654, aged 72, fully tortured; he was martyred in 1595, at the age of 33. he was executed at Tyburn. His body lies in Westminster Cathedral. March 3 St. Nicholas Owen. July 12 Saint John Jones Nicholas was a builder, who laboured to construct hiding places for priests throughout the south of the country; he Born at Clynog Fawr in Caernarvonshire, John became a became a Jesuit laybrother in 1580. He was eventually ar- Franciscan and returned to work on the Mission in 1592. He rested in 1606 and died under torture in the Tower of Lon- was arrested and condemned in 1598, being hanged, drawn don. and quartered at St Thomas Waterings in South London. April 2 St. John Paine John was from Peterborough, and after his ordination at July 24 Saints John Boste, Philip Evans, John Lloyd Douai worked in Essex. There he was arrested on a charge of John Boste was from Durham, and on his return to England treason after false accusations. He was racked, but through- after ordination in 1581 he laboured so effectively that he out all professed his innocence of treason. He was executed was one of the most sought after priests. He was betrayed at Chelmsford in 1582, where he was hanged amidst the and executed in 1594; his last words are reported as being mourning of the crowd - who prevented the butchery of "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus forgive thee.” Philip Evans was from drawing and quartering until he was completely dead. Monmouth, and a Jesuit; he was ordained in 1675 and April 8 Saint Henry Walpole worked on the Mission for three years before being arrested and executed at Cardiff. Remembered as a cheerful man, it is Born in York, Henry trained at Douai and the English College, said that he was well treated in prison before his execution, Rome, before being sent to join the staff of the English Col- and was in fact playing tennis when news was brought to lege, Valladolid; on his return to England, he was arrested 24 him that he would die the following day: he cheerfully fin- hours after landing; he was brutally tortured, and executed ished the game. John Lloyd was martyred with Philip Evans, in 1595. having worked in Wales for twenty years. He was a student May 16 Saint John Stone of the English College in Valladolid. John is one of the earliest English martyrs, having died in 1539 under Henry VIII; he refused to recognise Henry as August 18 Saints John Wall, John Kemble, David Lewis supreme head of the Church when the Austin Friars (Order of Saint Augustine) Priory in Canterbury was being sup- John Wall was born near Preston in 1620; he became a Fran- pressed. ciscan and worked in the Midlands before being arrested in 1678. He was martyred in 1679 near Worcester. John Kem- May 30 Saint Luke Kirby ble was one of the oldest martyrs, being 80 when executed; Born in Yorkshire, Luke was ordained in 1577 in Douai; he he was from near Hereford, and worked as a priest in Eng- returned to the Mission in 1580 but was arrested almost land and Wales for 54 years. When he came to be executed immediately. He was subjected to cruel torture in the Tower, in 1679, the hangman was a friend, who could hardly carry before being executed at Tyburn in 1582 out the task: so John said to him “Honest Anthony, be not

71 afraid: do thy office. I forgive thee with all my heart, thou when he arrived back in 1580; he set up a printing press and wilt do me a greater kindness than discourtesy.” David Lew- wrote an open letter to the Government; he was arrested is, known as ‘father of the poor’, came from Abergavenny; and tried at Westminster Hall, before being executed at he too worked around Hereford for 31 years before being Tyburn on 1 December 1581, cheerfully calling out “God arrested and hanged at Usk; his words from the gallows so save you all, gentlemen. God bless you and make you all moved the crowd that they threatened the hangman, who good Catholics.” With his final words he prayed for Queen ran away; the local blacksmith was bribed to deputise; Da- Elizabeth. Ralph Sherwin, from Derbyshire, was captured vid’s last words were “Sweet Jesus, receive my soul.” after working for only three months, and subjected to cruel Torture in the Tower. He was executed at Tyburn with Ed-

mund Campion and Alexander Briant, aged 31. Alexander August 30 Saints Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line & Marga- Briant, on the other hand, had worked in England for two ret Ward years before being arrested. At his trial, he held a little Margaret Middleton was born in York in 1556, lived there all wooden cross he had made in prison; when it was snatched her life, and died there on 25 March 1586. At 15 she married from him he said “You may tear it from my hands, but you a butcher, John Clitherow, and three years later became a cannot take it from my heart.” Catholic. Imprisoned for her non-attendance at church, she December 5 St. John Almond taught herself to read and later ran a small school for her Remembered as a very learned man, John was born in Lan- own and neighbour's children. Her husband remained cashire in 1557, trained in Douai and Rome before working Protestant, but allowed her to hide priests at their house. In mainly in the South of England; he was arrested in 1612 and 1586 the secret hiding places were discovered, and Margaret martyred at Tyburn on this day in the same year. was put on trial. She refused to plead, for which the punish- ment was being crushed to death. December 10 Saints Edmund Gennings, Eustace White, Polydore Plasden, John Roberts and Swithun Wells Anne Heigham was born at Dunmow (Essex) around 1565, and was hanged at Tyburn on 27 February 1601. In her teens Edmund, from Lichfield, was ordained at the age of 23 and she became a Catholic and was disinherited, and in 1585 worked in Yorkshire, but ended up in London. There he ar- married Roger Line, also a disinherited convert, who was ranged to say Mass in the house of Mr Wells, and was subsequently imprisoned and exiled for his faith, leaving her joined by Polydore Plasden, a priest who had been born not destitute. She taught and embroidered, and also kept house far from there. This became known and all attending the for priests. After a large number of people had been seen Mass were arrested; Swithun Wells, a typical Elizabethan gathering at her house for Mass, she was arrested, tried and Catholic gentleman, had been away from home, but on his condemned to death. return found out what happened and went to the Magis- trates to demand the keys to his house: he was arrested on Margaret Ward was born at Congleton (Cheshire), but en- the spot. Both he and Fr Edmund were executed in front of tered into the service of a family in London. She was arrest- his house on this day in 1591. Fr Plasden was taken to Ty- ed after assisting a priest escape from prison, but refused burn. Eustace White laboured in the West Country before under severe torture to reveal his hiding place or to re- being arrested - he had a lively debate with the local nounce her faith. She was tried at the Old Bailey, and execut- Protestant minister which drew the approval of the crowd, ed on this day in 1588. but was still sent to London where he was tried and executed at Tyburn with Polydore Plasden. John Roberts,a Benedic- October 14 St. Richard Gwyn tine, having trained at the English College in Valladolid, met martyrdom in a different persecution, after the Gunpowder Born in 1537 at Llanidloes, Richard was married with six Plot; he was arrested in 1610. After initially being confined to children. He was a teacher, but this brought about his arrest; the condemned cell in Newgate, Donna Luisa de Carvajal, a he escaped but was arrested. In 1584 he was sentenced: noble Spanish Catholic, had him transferred to the company being led out to execution, he said to the sympathisers of other Catholic prisoners, where a great feast was held the “Weep not for me, for I do but pay the rent before the rent- night before his execution at Tyburn. day.” October 19 Saint Philip Howard An elegant courtier, Philip lived a worldly, dissolute life until he heard Fr Edmund Campion talking on the Catholic Faith during his imprisonment in the Tower. This caused a change of heart, and Philip became a Catholic himself. He was arrested while heading out of the country and spent 11 years in the Tower before his death in 1595 at the age of 38.

December 1 Saints Cuthbert Mayne, Ralph Sherwin, Edmund Campion and Alexander Briant Cuthbert was the first “Seminary Priest” to die; he had given up a brilliant career at Oxford to be trained at Douai; after ordination he worked in Cornwall, but was arrested after about a year. He was tried at Launceston, and condemned and executed there on 30 November 1577. Edmund Campi- on brought a thrilling enthusiasm to the English Mission

THE ENGLISH MARTYROLOGY

TABLE OF RUBRICS Governing Ritual Masses, Masses for Vari- ous Needs and Occasional and Masses for 1 2 3 4 5 6 the dead Solemnities (Obligation)      

Sundays of Advent, Lent, Easter       1 = Ritual Masses (GIRM 330). Masses for Various Needs and Occasions and Votive       Holy Thursday & Easter Triduum Masses, in case of serious need or pasto- Solemnities (not of obligation), All Souls       ral advantage, which may only be celebrated at the direction of the local Ordi- Ash Wednesday, weekdays of Holy Week       nary or with his permission (GIRM 332).       Days in the Easter Octave 2 = Masses for Various Needs and Occa- Sundays of Christmas & in Ordinary Time       sions and Votive Masses, in case of serious need or pastoral advantage, at the Feasts       discretion of the rector of the church or the priest celebrant (GIRM 333). Weekdays 17-24 December       Days in the Christmas Octave       3 = Masses for Various Needs and Occa- sions and Votive Masses chosen by the Weekdays of Lent       priest celebrant in favour of the devotion of the people (GIRM 329 b and c). Obligatory Memorials       Weekdays of Advent to 16 December       4 = Funeral Mass (GIRM 336).

Weekdays of Christmas from 2 January       5 = Mass for the dead on the occasion of news of a death, final burial, or the first Weekdays of the Easter Season       anniversary. Weekdays in Ordinary Time       6 = Daily Mass for the dead (GIRM).

 indicates that such a Mass may be celebrated.

 indicates that it is prohibited to celebrate such a Mass.

TABLE OF MOVEABLE FEASTS

W Weeks in Ordinary Time S E U Spring Summer E N K D Ash Easter Corpus Year D Ascension Pentecost A Wednesday Sunday Christi A Until W From W Y Y S S 2016 C II 10 February 27 March 8 May 15 May 29 May 9 February 5 16 May 7 2017 A I 1 March 16 April 28 May 4 June 18 June 28 February 8 5 June 9 2018 B II 14 February 1 April 13 May 20 May 3 June 13 February 6 21 May 7

2019 C I 6 March 21 April 2 June 9 June 23 June 5 March 8 10 June 10

2020 A II 26 February 12 April 24 May 31 May 14 June 25 February 7 1 June 9

2021 B I 17 February 4 April 16 May 23 May 6 June 16 February 6 24 June 8