Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday HOLY NAME Christmas Feria Christmas Feria Bl. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious, 1861 (CIRCUMCISION) Friday Abstinence during Christmas The traditional Friday abstinence from flesh meat on Fridays is dispensed during the Christmas season. 1 2 3 4 SECOND SUNDAY THE EPIPHANY Feria Feria Feria Bl. William Laud, Feria Archbishop, Martyr, 1645 AFTER CHRISTMAS OF OUR LORD A Principal Feast 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ST 1 AFTER EPIPHANY: St. Hilary of Poitiers, St. Kentigern of Glasgow, St Paul of Thebes, Richard Benson, Monk, 1915 St. Antony, THE CONFESSION Bishop, 367 Bishop, Missionary, 612 First Hermit, c. 345 Charles Gore, Bishop, 1932 Abbot, 356 BAPTISM OF JESUS OF ST. PETER 12131415161718 [Week of Prayer for Christian Unity] SECOND SUNDAY St. Fabian of Rome, St. Agnes, St. Vincent of Saragossa, Bl. Philips Brooks, Bl. Francis de Sales, THE CONVERSION Pope, Martyr, 250 Virgin, Martyr, 304 Deacon, Martyr, 250 Bishop, 1893 Bishop, Doctor, 1622 AFTER EPIPHANY OF ST. PAUL 19 20 21 22232425 [Week of Prayer [Week of Prayer [Week of Prayer [Week of Prayer [Week of Prayer [Prayer for Xn Unity] [Week of Prayer for Christian Unity] for Christian Unity] for Christian Unity] for Christian Unity] for Christian Unity] for Christian Unity] THIRD SUNDAY Ss. Lydia, Dorcas, and St. Thomas Aquinas, Feria Bl. Charles Stuart, Bl. John Bosco, Phoebe, First Century Priest, Doctor, 1274 King, Martyr, 1649 Priest, 1888 AFTER EPIPHANY Lectionary Eucharist, Year A 26272829 30 31 Office, Year 2 JANUARY 2020 EUCHARISTIC READINGS Year A Date Occasion Old Testament Psalm Epistle Gospel _ 1 Holy Name Exodus 34:1-8 8 Romans 1:1-7 Luke 2:15-21 or Philippians 2:9-13 5 2nd Sunday after Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14 84 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Mt 2:13-15,19-23 or 84:1-8 or Luke 2:41-52 or Mt 2:1-12 6 The Epiphany Isaiah 60:1-6, 9 72 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 or 72:1-2,10-17 12 1st Sunday after the Epiphany: Isaiah 42:1-9 89:1-29 Acts 10:34-38 Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism of the Lord or 89:20-29 18 The Confession of St. Peter Acts 4:8-13 23 1 Peter 5:1-4 Matthew 16:13-19 19 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany Isaiah 49:1-7 40:1-10 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-41 25 The Conversion of St. Paul Acts 26:9-21 67 Galatians 1:11-24 Matthew 10:16-22 26 3rd Sunday after Epiphany Amos 3:1-8 139:1-17 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Matthew 4:12-23 or 139:1-11 Feasts occurring on a Sunday in 2020: 12 St. Aelred of Rievaulx, Abbot, 1167 19 St. Wulfstan of Worcester, Bishop, 1095 26 Ss. Timothy and Titus, Companions of Saint Paul Concerning the Friday abstinence from red meat: “The following days are observed by special acts of discipline and self-denial: . Good Friday and all other Fridays of the year, in commemoration of the Lord’s crucifixion, except for Fridays in the Christmas and Easter seasons, and any Feasts of our Lord which occur on a Friday” (1979 Book of Common Prayer, pg 17). “The weekdays of Lent and every Friday of the year (outside the 12 Days of Christmas and the 50 days of Eastertide) are encouraged as days of fasting.” (2019 Book of Common Prayer, pg 689) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday St. Brigid (Bride), Abbess, 523 Lectionary Eucharist, Year A Office, Year 2 1 PRESENTATION OF St. Anskar of Hamburg, 865 St. Gilbert of St. Agatha of Sicily, Blessed Martyrs Cornelius the Centurion Feria St. Blaise, Martyr, 316 Sempringham, 1189 Virgin, Martyr, c. 251 of Japan, 1597 First Gentile Convert JESUS IN THE TEMPLE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PURIFICATION OF OUR LADY FIFTH SUNDAY St. Scholastica, Virgin, Our Lady of Lourdes Feria Bl. Absalom Jones, St. Valentine, Martyr Bl. Thomas Bray, Abbess, c. 543 Priest, 1818 Ss. Cyril & Methodius Priest, 1730 AFTER EPIPHANY 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Septuagesmina SIXTH SUNDAY Bl. Janani Luwum of St. Simeon of Jerusalem, Feria Feria St. Peter Damien, St. Peter’s Chair Uganda, Martyr, 1977 Bishop, Martyr, c. 107 Bishop, 1072 at Antioch AFTER EPIPHANY 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Sexagesima LAST SUNDAY ST. MATTHIAS Ss. Ethelbert & Bertha, ASH WEDNESDAY Bl. George Herbert, Founding of the Society St John Cassian, King & Queen of Kent 616 Priest, Poet, 1633 of the Holy Cross, 1855 Abbot, c. 433 AFTER EPIPHANY THE APOSTLE [World Mission Sunday] 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Quinquagesima [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] FEBRUARY 2020 EUCHARISTIC READINGS Year A Date Occasion Old Testament Psalm Epistle Gospel _ 2 Presentation of Jesus in Temple Malachi 3:1-4 84 Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40 a.k.a., Purification of Mary or 84:1-6 9 5th Sunday after the Epiphany Habakkuk 3:1-6,17-19 27 1 Corinthians 2:1-11 Matthew 5:13-20 or 27:1-7 19 6th Sunday after the Epiphany Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20 119:1-16 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-24, or 119:9-16 27-30,33-37 23 Last Sunday after the Epiphany Ex 24:12(13-14)15-18 99 Philippians 3:7-14 Matthew 17:1-9 24 St. Matthias the Apostle Acts 1:15-26 15 Philippians 3:13b-21 John 15:1,6-16 26 Ash Wednesday Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 103 2 Cor 5:20b—6:10 Mt 6:1-6,16-21 or Isaiah 58:1-12 or 103:8-14 Feasts occurring on a Sunday in 2020: 23 St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr, 156 Concerning the Friday abstinence from red meat: “The following days are observed by special acts of discipline and self-denial: . Good Friday and all other Fridays of the year, in commemoration of the Lord’s crucifixion, except for Fridays in the Christmas and Easter seasons, and any Feasts of our Lord which occur on a Friday” (Book of Common Prayer, pg 17). Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday FIRST SUNDAY St. Chad of Lichfield, Bl. John & Charles Wesley, Ember Day Lenten Feria Ember Day Ember Day Bishop, 672 Priests, 1791, 1788 St. Perpetua, Martyr, 202 IN LENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] SECOND SUNDAY St. Gregory of Nyssa, Lenten Feria Lenten Feria St. Gregory the Great, Lenten Feria Lenten Feria Bishop, c. 394 Pope, 604 IN LENT 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 [Begin Daylight Savings [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] Spring Forward 1 Hour ] THIRD SUNDAY Lenten Feria St. Patrick of Armagh, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, ST. JOSEPH St. Cuthbert, Bl. Thomas Cranmer, Bishop, c. 460 Patriarch, Doctor 386 Bishop, Missionary 687 Archbishop, Martyr, 1556 IN LENT 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] FOURTH SUNDAY St Gregory the Illuminator, Bl Oscar Romero, ANNUNCIATION St. Gabriel Bl. Charles Henry Brent, Lenten Feria Bishop, c. 332 Bishop, Martyr, 1980 the Archangel Bishop, 1922 IN LENT OF OUR LADY 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] [Fast] FIFTH SUNDAY Lenten Feria Bl. John Donne, Priest, 1631 IN LENT Concerning the Lenten Fast The fast is traditionally observed in the Western Church by eating only one full meal in the day. Up to two half meals are allowed, as long as they do not together 29 30 31 equal the quantity of the one full meal. Passion Sunday [Fast] [Fast] MARCH 2020 EUCHARISTIC READINGS Year A Date Occasion Old Testament Psalm Epistle Gospel _ 1 First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:4b-9,15-17, 51 Rom 5:12-19(20-21) Matthew 4:1-11 25—3:7 or 51:1-13 8 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1-8 33:12-22 Rom 4:1-5(6-12)13-17 John 3:1-17 15 Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:1-7 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-26 or 95:6-11 (27-38)39-42 19 St. Joseph 2 Samuel 7:4,8-16 89:1-29 Romans 4:13-18 Luke 2:41-52 or 89:1-4,26-29 25 Annunciation of Our Lady Isaiah 7:10-14 40:1-11 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:26-38 or 40:5-10 or Canticle 3 or 15 22 Fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16:1-13 23 Ephesians 5:(1-7)8-14 John 9:1-13 (14-27)28-38 29 Fifth Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-3(4-10)11-14 130 Romans 6:16-23 Jn 11:(1-16)17-44 Concerning the Proper for Weekdays in Lent: “In keeping with ancient tradition, the observance of Lenten weekdays ordinarily takes precedence over Lesser Feasts occurring during this season. It is appropriate, however, to name the saint whose day it is in the Prayers of the People, and, if desired, to use the Collect of the saint to conclude the Prayers” (Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2006, pg 28/Holy Women, Holy Men, pg 32) Feasts occurring on Ash Wednesday or a Sunday in 2020: 1 St. David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c. 601 15 Bl. Thomas Bray, Priest, 1930 22 Bl. James DeKoven, Priest, 1879 29 Bl. John Keble, Priest, 1866 Concerning the Friday abstinence from red meat: “The following days are observed by special acts of discipline and self-denial: .