DIOCESE OF SALT LAKE CITY 2021 LITURGICAL CALENDAR LECTIONARY CYCLE YEAR B – WEEKDAY CYCLE YEAR I PRINCIPAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR 2021 First Sunday of Advent November 29, 2020 Ash Wednesday February 17, 2021 Easter Sunday April 4, 2021 The Ascension of the Lord May 16, 2021 (replaces the 7th Sunday of • In the Diocese of Salt Lake City, The Solemnity Easter) of the Ascension of the Lord is transferred to Sunday, May 16, 2020. Pentecost Sunday May 23, 2021 The Most Holy Trinity May 30, 2021 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 6, 2021 First Sunday of Advent (Liturgical Year 2022) November 28, 2021 In addition to Sunday, the following days are designated HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION December 8, 2020 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary December 25, 2020 Christmas January 1, 2021 Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God LECTIONARY FOR MASS Sunday Cycle Year B November 29, 2020 to November 21, 2021 Weekday Cycle Cycle I January 11 to February 16, 2021 June 1 to November 28, 2021 Sunday Cycle Year C November 28, 2021 to November 20, 2022 The readings from the weekday cycle generally are to be used even on days on which a Memorial or Optional Memorial of a Saint occurs. The exceptions to this rule are the Memorials or Optional Memorials which have “proper readings” (usually only the Gospel) assigned to them in the Lectionary for Mass and which must be used on those days. Substitutions from the Commons or Proper of Saints may be made for the other readings suggested for those Memorials or Optional Memorials. The Priest Celebrant, however, should not omit “too often or without sufficient cause the readings assigned for each day in the weekday Lectionary” (Introduction to the Lectionary for Mass, no. 83). 1 NOTES FOR THE YEAR OF GRACE 2021 1. The 2021 liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent, November 29, 2020. During the year 2021: a. As noted in the table of Principal Celebrations, in the Dioceses of Salt Lake City, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (May 13, 2021) has been transferred to the following Sunday (May 16, 2021) and replaces the Seventh Sunday of Easter. b. Sunday, July 4 is the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and the liturgical celebration of Independence Day is omitted this year. Independence Day may be appropriately acknowledged in the Homily, Universal Prayer, and hymns during the Sunday liturgy. c. Sunday, December 12 is the Third Sunday of Advent, and the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is omitted this year. Our Lady of Guadalupe may be appropriately honored in the Homily, Universal Prayer, and hymns during the Sunday liturgy. If pastoral advantage calls for it (cf. GIRM, no. 376), a Votive Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe may be celebrated on a weekday before or after December 12, with the proper readings and prayers. 2. In a decree dated February 11, 2018, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments inscribed the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church in the General Roman Calendar to be observed on the Monday after Pentecost, taking precedence over an obligatory Memorial that coincides with it. Thus, May 24, 2021 shall be observed as the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. 3. The Anniversary of the Dedication of a Parish Church is a proper solemnity for the parish. See Appendix IV on page 25 for a listing of dedication dates. 4. The Anniversary of the Rededication of the Cathedral Church of the Madeleine, February 21, is celebrated as a solemnity in the cathedral church and as a feast throughout the diocese. 5. “On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when no Obligatory Memorial occurs, an Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated” (Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, no. 15). This is indicated in the calendar by “BVM.” The readings and prayers may be selected from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Votive Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Roman Missal, or the Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 6. Ritual Masses – Ritual Masses are connected to the celebration of Sacraments or Sacramentals. They may not be celebrated on the Sundays of Advent, Lent, and Easter, on solemnities, on the days within the Octave of Easter, on All Souls Day (Commemoration of the Faithful Departed), on Ash Wednesday, and during Holy Week and furthermore due regard is to be had for the norms set out in the ritual books or in the Masses themselves (GIRM-General Instruction of the Roman Missal 372). 2 PROPER CALENDAR DIOCESES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA January 04 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious Memorial 05 Saint John Neumann, Bishop Memorial 06 Saint André Bessette, Religious* 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 23 Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr and Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin* March 03 Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin* May 10 Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest* 15 Saint Isidore* July 01 Saint Junipero Serra, Priest* 04 Independence Day 05 Saint Elizabeth of Portugal* 14 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin Memorial 18 Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest* September 09 Saint Peter Claver, Priest Memorial October 05 Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest* 06 Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin* 19 Sts. John de Brébeuf & Isaac Jogues, Priests, & Companions, Martyrs Memorial 20 Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest* November 13 Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin Memorial 18 Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin* 23 Blessed Miguel Augustín Pro, Priest and Martyr* 25 Proper Mass for Thanksgiving Day December 8 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Solemnity 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day * When the rank of the celebration is not indicated, it is an Optional Memorial. 3 PROPER CALENDAR FOR THE DIOCESE OF SALT LAKE CITY 2021 Items particular to the Diocese of Salt Lake City printed in red. National & Diocesan Collections printed in green. US Holidays and National Days of Remembrance or Action in blue. SEASON OF ADVENT (November 29, 2020 – December 24, 2020) NOVEMBER 2020 29 Sunday First Sunday of Advent violet 30 Monday Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle red DECEMBER 2020 03 Thursday Memorial Saint Francis Xavier, Priest white 06 Sunday Second Sunday of Advent violet Catholic Community Services (Diocesan Collection) 07 Monday Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church white 08 Tuesday Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception white Holy Day of Obligation 12 Saturday Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Patroness of the Americas) white Friday evening (vigil) and Saturday morning Masses are that of Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. On Saturday evening any normally scheduled anticipated Masses should be for the Third Sunday of Advent. 13 Sunday Third Sunday of Advent violet 14 Monday Memorial of Saint John the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church white 16 Wednesday Las Posadas & Simbang Gabi begin 19 Saturday Diocesan Filipino Simbang Gabi - Cathedral of the Madeleine, 5:00 PM 20 Sunday Fourth Sunday of Advent 4 SEASON OF CHRISTMAS (December 25, 2020 – January 10, 2021) 24 Thursday Vigil of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord white Vigil Masses may not begin earlier than 4:00 PM MST. Attendance at Masses scheduled after 4:00 PM on December 24 and throughout the day on December 25th fulfill the Catholic’s obligation to attend Mass for The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Christmas. Las Posadas & Simbang Gabi End 25 Friday Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) white Holyday of Obligation The Proclamation of the Birth of Christ may be sung or proclaimed before the beginning of Midnight Mass. It may also be sung or proclaimed in the Liturgy of the Hours at Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, or the Office of Readings before the hymn. 26 Saturday Feast of Saint Stephen, The First Martyr red 27 Sunday Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph white 28 Monday Feast of The Holy Innocents, Martyrs red JANUARY 2021 01 Friday Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God white Holyday of Obligation 02 Saturday Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen white Bishops and Doctors of the Church 03 Sunday Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord white The Epiphany Proclamation may take place after the reading of the Gospel, or within or after the homily. It may be solemnly sung by the Deacon, presider, or cantor from the Ambo. (See the Roman Missal, Appendix I: The Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts). 04 Monday Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious white 05 Tuesday Memorial of Saint John Neumann, Bishop white 10 Sunday Feast of the Baptism of the Lord white 5 ORDINARY TIME (January 11, 2021 – February 16, 2021) 11 Monday First Week in Ordinary Time green 17 Sunday Second Sunday in Ordinary Time green Bilingual Rosary for Life - Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 2:00 PM 18 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins (January 18 – 25) Resources available at: www.usccb.org or www.geii.org 21 Thursday Memorial of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr red 22 Friday Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Resources available at: www.usccb.org or www.catholiceducation.org Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Occasions may be used. #48 – For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life white #30 – For the Preservation of Peace and Justice violet Diocesan Mass for the Unborn & Ceremony of Light, - Cathedral, 6:00 PM 24 Sunday Third Sunday in Ordinary Time green National Collection for Latin America 25 Monday Feast of the Conversion of St.