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LITURGICAL CALENDARFOR THE DIOCESES OF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA2022Committee on Divine Worship
LITURGICAL CALENDARFOR THE DIOCESES OF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA2022United States Conference of Catholic BishopsCommittee on Divine Worship
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INTRODUCTIONEach year the Secretariat of Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishopspublishes the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America. This Calendaris used by authors of ordines and other liturgical aids published to foster the celebration of theliturgy in our country.The Calendar is based upon the General Roman Calendar, promulgated by Pope Saint Paul VI onFebruary 14, 1969, subsequently amended by the Holy See, and the Proper Calendar for theDioceses of the United States of America, approved by the United States Conference of CatholicBishops.1 This Calendar has been updated to reflect the names and titles of the various liturgicaldays in conformity with the Roman Missal, Third Edition.The General Instruction of the Roman Missal reminds us that in the cycles of readings and prayersproclaimed throughout the year in the sacred liturgy “the mysteries of redemption are celebratedso as to be in some way made present.” Thus may each celebration of the Holy Eucharist whichis served by this Calendar be for the Church in the United States of America “the high point bothof the action by which God sanctifies the world in Christ and of the worship that the human raceoffers to the Father, adoring him through Christ, the Son of God, in the Holy Spirit.”2Sincerely in Christ,Rev. Andrew MenkeExecutive DirectorUSCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship1For the significance of the several grades or kinds of celebrations, the norms of the Roman Calendar should beconsulted (cf. Liturgy Documentary Series 6: Norms Governing Liturgical Calendars, Washington, DC: USCC,1984). For information concerning the choice of texts and formularies, the General Instruction of the Roman Missaland the Introduction to the 1998 revised Lectionary for Mass (cf. Liturgy Documentary Series 1: Lectionary for Mass,Introduction, Washington, DC: USCC, 1998) should be consulted.2General Instruction of the Roman Missal, third edition, no. 16.3
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PRINCIPAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR 2022First Sunday of AdventNovember 28, 2021Ash WednesdayMarch 2, 2022Easter SundayApril 17, 2022The Ascension of the Lord [Thursday]May 26, 2022Pentecost SundayJune 5, 2022The Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristJune 19, 2022First Sunday of AdventNovember 27, 2022CYCLES — LECTIONARY FOR MASSSunday CycleYEAR CNovember 28, 2021 to November 20, 2022Weekday CycleCYCLE IIJanuary 10, 2022 to March 1, 2022June 6, 2022 to November 26, 2022Sunday CycleYEAR ANovember 27, 2022 to November 26, 2023The cycles given above have been used in the preparation of this Calendar. The readings from theProper of Time and Proper of Saints have been used for all Solemnities and all Feasts since theymust take the place of the weekday readings for those respective days. The readings from theweekday cycle generally are to be used even on days on which a Memorial or Optional Memorialof a Saint occurs. The exceptions to this rule are the Memorials or Optional Memorials whichhave “proper readings” (usually only the Gospel) assigned to them in the Lectionary for Mass andwhich must be used on those days. Substitutions from the Commons or Proper of Saints may bemade for the other readings suggested for those Memorials or Optional Memorials. The PriestCelebrant, however, should not omit “too often or without sufficient cause the readings assignedfor each day in the weekday Lectionary” (Introduction to the Lectionary for Mass, no. 83). In thisCalendar, Optional Memorials are designated by the use of italics within brackets.The Scripture citations and Lectionary numbers for all readings are from the Lectionary for Massfor Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition (1998/2001), andthe Lectionary for Mass Supplement (2017), which is based on the Ordo Lectionum Missæ, editiotypica altera (1981). The spellings of the names of Saints and Blesseds are from the RomanMissal, Third Edition (2011), based on the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia emendata(2008).5
LITURGY OF THE HOURSNov. 28, 2021 – Jan. 9, 2022Advent, ChristmasVol. IJan. 10 – March 1, 2022Weeks 1 to 8,Ordinary TimeVol. IIIMarch 2 – June 5, 2022Lent, Triduum, EasterVol. IIJune 6 – July 30, 2022Weeks 10 to 17,Ordinary TimeVol. IIIJuly 31 – Nov. 26, 2022Weeks 18 to 34,Ordinary TimeVol. IVNov. 27, 2022 – Jan. 9, 2023Advent, ChristmasVol. IMISCELLANEOUS NOTES1. Scripture citations are based on the New American Bible with the revised New Testament andmay differ slightly from the citations given in the Ordo Lectionum Missæ (1981) due todifference in versification.2. In the preparation of diocesan and provincial Calendars and ordines, the dedication of diocesancathedrals, the dedication of parish churches, and special days of prayer (cf. GeneralInstruction of the Roman Missal [GIRM], no. 373) should be added, along with othercommemorations of Saints and Blesseds which are included in those particular Calendars.More information is available in the Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar,particularly Chapter II.3. “On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when no Obligatory Memorial occurs, an Optional Memorialof the Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated” (Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year andthe Calendar, no. 15). This is indicated in the Calendar by “BVM.” The readings and prayersmay be selected from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Votive Masses of the BlessedVirgin Mary in the Roman Missal, or the Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary.4. In a decree dated March 23, 1992, the Bishop of Honolulu designated Christmas and theImmaculate Conception as the only two Holydays of Obligation for the State of Hawaii. Thisimplements the indult received from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disciplineof the Sacraments on May 26, 1990, and the subsequent nihil obstat from the NationalConference of Catholic Bishops allowing Hawaii to legislate on this matter in accord with thepolicies of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC).5. This liturgical Calendar has entries for Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day, since theyare inscribed in the Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America, but itdoes not include other civic holidays commonly celebrated in this country (for example, Martin6
Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.). Respecting the liturgical norms (cf.GIRM, nos. 368-378), the Roman Missal offers appropriate Masses, but this Calendar makesno suggestions for those holidays.6. The 2022 liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent, November 28, 2021. Duringthe year 2022:a. Sunday, December 12, 2021 is the Third Sunday of Advent, and the Feast of Our Lady ofGuadalupe is omitted this year. Our Lady of Guadalupe may be appropriately honored inthe Homily, Universal Prayer, and hymns during the Sunday liturgy. If pastoral advantagecalls for it (cf. GIRM, no. 376), a Votive Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe may be celebratedon a weekday before or after December 12, with the proper readings and prayers.b. Saturday, January 1, 2022 is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, and Monday,August 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This year, theobligation to attend Mass on these dates is abrogated, in accord with the complementarynorm to canon 1246 §2 confirmed for the dioceses of the United States of America.c. Thursday, May 26 is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord in the ecclesiasticalprovinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia, while allother ecclesiastical provinces of the United States of America have transferred thisSolemnity to the following Sunday, May 29. In those archdioceses and dioceses, Thursday,May 26 is observed as the Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, Priest.d. Friday, June 24 is the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, and at the direction ofthe Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the Solemnityof the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist is transferred this year to Thursday, June 23.However, where Saint John the Baptist is the patron of a nation, diocese, city, or religiouscommunity, the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist is instead celebrated onFriday, June 24, and the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is transferred toThursday, June 23.e. Since a Sunday does not occur between December 25 and January 1, 2023, the Feast of theHoly Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is celebrated on Friday, December 30 with onlyone reading before the Gospel.7
ABBREVIATIONS OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLEOLD TESTAMENTAmosBaruch1 Chronicles2 ahJobJoelJonahJoshuaJudgesJudithAmBar1 Chr2 t1 Kings2 KingsLamentationsLeviticus1 Maccabees2 overbsPsalm(s)Ruth1 Samuel2 SamuelSirachSong of SongsTobitWisdomZechariahZephaniah1 Kgs2 KgsLamLv1 Mc2 McMalMiNaNehNmObPrvPs(s)Ru1 Sm2 SmSirSgTbWisZecZepMarkMatthew1 Peter2 PeterPhilemonPhilippiansRevelationRomans1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusMkMt1 Pt2 PtPhlmPhilRvRom1 Thes2 Thes1 Tm2 TmTiNEW TESTAMENTActs of the ApostlesColossians1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansEphesiansGalatiansHebrewsJamesJohn (Gospel)1 John2 John3 JohnJudeLukeActsCol1 Cor2 CorEphGalHebJasJn1 Jn2 Jn3 JnJudeLk8
PROPER CALENDAR FOR THE DIOCESES OFTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAJanuary 4January 5January 6January 22**January 23Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, ReligiousSaint John Neumann, BishopSaint André Bessette, Religious*Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn ChildrenSaint Vincent, Deacon and MartyrSaint Marianne Cope, VirginMarch 3Saint Katharine Drexel, VirginMay 10May 15Saint Damien de Veuster, PriestSaint IsidoreJuly 1July 4July 5July 14July 18Saint Junípero Serra, PriestIndependence DaySaint Elizabeth of PortugalSaint Kateri Tekakwitha, VirginSaint Camillus de Lellis, PriestSeptember 9Saint Peter Claver, PriestMemorialOctober 5October 6October 19Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, PriestBlessed Marie Rose Durocher, VirginSaints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests,and Companions, MartyrsSaint Paul of the Cross, PriestMemorialOctober 20MemorialMemorialMemorialNovember 13November 18November 23Fourth Thursdayin NovemberSaint Frances Xavier Cabrini, VirginSaint Rose Philippine Duchesne, VirginBlessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and MartyrThanksgiving DayMemorialDecember 8THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THEBLESSED VIRGIN MARY(Patronal Feastday of the United States of America)OUR LADY OF GUADALUPESolemnityDecember 12Sunday between January 2 and January 8:THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORDSunday after the Most Holy Trinity:THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST(Corpus Christi)*When the rank of the celebration is not indicated, it is an Optional Memorial.January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday.**9FeastSolemnitySolemnity
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YEAR C – WEEKDAYS IINOVEMBER-DECEMBER 202128SUN FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENTJer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12—4:2/Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 (3) Pss I3violet29Mon Advent WeekdayIs 2:1-5/Mt 8:5-11 (175)violet30Tue Saint Andrew, ApostleFeastRom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22 (684) Pss Propred1Wed Advent WeekdayIs 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37 (177)violet2Thu Advent WeekdayIs 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 (178)violet3FriSaint Francis Xavier, PriestMemorialIs 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 (179)white4SatAdvent Weekday[Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church]4Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8 (180)5SUN SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENTBar 5:1-9/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6 (6) Pss II6Mon Advent Weekday[Saint Nicholas, Bishop]Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 (181)violet/whitevioletviolet/white7Tue Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMemorialIs 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 (182)3whiteCitations indicating the proper week of the Psalter for the Liturgy of the Hours, or proper psalms, when applicable,designated by Pss I, Pss II, etc., or Pss Prop respectively, are included in this Calendar.4Optional Memorials are indicated by the use of italics within brackets.11
8WedTHE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THEBLESSED VIRGIN MARY(Patronal Feastday of the United States of America)Solemnity[Holyday of Obligation]Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 (689) Pss Propwhite9Thu Advent Weekday[Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin]Is 41:13-20/Mt 11:11-15 (184)violet/white10FriAdvent Weekday[Our Lady of Loreto]Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 (185)violet/white11SatAdvent Weekday[Saint Damasus I, Pope]Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 (186)violet/white12SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENTZep 3:14-18a/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18 (9) Pss III13Mon Saint Lucy, Virgin and MartyrMemorialNm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Mt 21:23-27 (187)violet or rosered14Tue Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchMemorialZep 3:1-2, 9-13/Mt 21:28-32 (188)white15Wed Advent WeekdayIs 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25/Lk 7:18b-23 (189)violet16Thu Advent WeekdayIs 54:1-10/Lk 7:24-30 (190)violet17FriAdvent WeekdayGn 49:2, 8-10/Mt 1:1-17 (193)violet18SatAdvent WeekdayJer 23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25 (194)violet19SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENTMi 5:1-4a/Heb 10:5-10/Lk 1:39-45 (12) Pss IVviolet20Mon Advent WeekdayIs 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38 (196)violet12
21Tue Advent Weekday[Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church]Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Lk 1:39-45 (197)violet22Wed Advent Weekday1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 (198)violet23Thu Advent Weekday[Saint John of Kanty, Priest]Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66 (199)violet24FriAdvent WeekdayMorning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 (200)violet25SatTHE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Christmas)Solemnity[Holyday of Obligation]Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 (13)Night: Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14 (14)Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20 (15)Day: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 (16) Pss Propwhite26SUN THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPHFeastSir 3:2-6, 12-14/Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Lk 2:41-52or, in Year C, 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52 (17) Pss Propwhite27Mon Saint John, Apostle and EvangelistFeast1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8 (697) Pss Propwhite28Tue The Holy Innocents, MartyrsFeast1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Mt 2:13-18 (698) Pss Propred29Wed Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord[Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr]1 Jn 2:3-11/Lk 2:22-35 (202) Pss Propwhite30Thu Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord1 Jn 2:12-17/Lk 2:36-40 (203) Pss Propwhite31FriSeventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord[Saint Sylvester I, Pope]1 Jn 2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18 (204) Pss Propwhite13
JANUARY 20221SatSOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GODThe Octave Day of the Nativity of the LordSolemnity[not a Holyday of Obligation this year]Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 (18) Pss Propwhite2SUN USA: THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORDSolemnityIs 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 (20) Pss Propwhite3Mon Christmas Weekday[The Most Holy Name of Jesus]1 Jn 3:22—4:6/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 (212) Pss IIwhite/white4Tue USA: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, ReligiousMemorial1 Jn 4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44 (213)white5Wed USA: Saint John Neumann, BishopMemorial1 Jn 4:11-18/Mk 6:45-52 (214)white6Thu Christmas Weekday[USA: Saint André Bessette, Religious]1 Jn 4:19—5:4/Lk 4:14-22a (215)white/white7FriChristmas Weekday[Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest]1 Jn 5:5-13/Lk 5:12-16 (216)white/white8SatChristmas Weekday1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30 (217)white9SUN THE BAPTISM OF THE LORDFeastIs 42:1-4, 6-7/Acts 10:34-38/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22or, in Year C, Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 (21) Pss Propwhite10Mon Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time)1 Sm 1:1-8/Mk 1:14-20 (305) Pss Igreen11Tue Weekday1 Sm 1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28 (306)green14
12Wed Weekday1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Mk 1:29-39 (307)green13Thu Weekday[Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]1 Sm 4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45 (308)green/white14FriWeekday1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Mk 2:1-12 (309)green15SatWeekday[BVM]1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Mk 2:13-17 (310)green/white16SUN SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEIs 62:1-5/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11 (66) Pss IIgreen17Mon Saint Anthony, AbbotMemorial1 Sm 15:16-23/Mk 2:18-22 (311)white18TueWeekday1 Sm 16:1-13/Mk 2:23-28 (312)green19Wed Weekday1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51/Mk 3:1-6 (313)green20Thu Weekday[Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr; Saint Sebastian, Martyr]1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7/Mk 3:7-12 (314)green/red/red21FriSaint Agnes, Virgin and MartyrMemorial1 Sm 24:3-21/Mk 3:13-19 (315) Pss Prop22redSatUSA: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protectionwhite or violetof Unborn Children2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27/Mk 3:20-21 (316)or, for the Day of Prayer, any readings from the Mass “For Giving Thanks to Godfor the Gift of Human Life” (Lectionary for Mass Supplement, 947A-947E),or the Mass “For Justice and Peace” (887-891)23SUN THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMENeh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/1 Cor 12:12-30 or 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 (69) Pss III15green
24Mon Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMemorial2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/Mk 3:22-30 (317)white25Tue The Conversion of Saint Paul the ApostleFeastActs 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Mk 16:15-18 (519) Pss Propwhite26Wed Saints Timothy and Titus, BishopsMemorial2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5 (520)/Mk 4:1-20 (319)white27Thu Weekday[Saint Angela Merici, Virgin]2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29/Mk 4:21-25 (320)green/white28FriSaint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchMemorial2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/Mk 4:26-34 (321)29SatWeekday[BVM]2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Mk 4:35-41 (322)whitegreen/white30SUN FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEJer 1:4-5, 17-19/1 Cor 12:31—13:13 or 13:4-13/Lk 4:21-30 (72) Pss IVgreen31Mon Saint John Bosco, PriestMemorial2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Mk 5:1-20 (323)whiteFEBRUARY 20221Tue Weekday2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30—19:3/Mk 5:21-43 (324)green2Wed The Presentation of the LordFeastMal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 (524) Pss Propwhite3Thu Weekday[Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr; Saint Ansgar, Bishop]1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12/Mk 6:7-13 (326)16green/red/white
4FriWeekdaySir 47:2-11/Mk 6:14-29 (327)green5SatSaint Agatha, Virgin and MartyrMemorial1 Kgs 3:4-13/Mk 6:30-34 (328)red6SUN FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEIs 6:1-2a, 3-8/1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11/Lk 5:1-11 (75) Pss Igreen7Mon Weekday1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Mk 6:53-56 (329)green8Tue Weekday[Saint Jerome Emiliani; Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin]1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/Mk 7:1-13 (330)green/white/white9Wed Weekday1 Kgs 10:1-10/Mk 7:14-23 (331)green10Thu Saint Scholastica, VirginMemorial1 Kgs 11:4-13/Mk 7:24-30 (332)white11FriWeekday[Our Lady of Lourdes]1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19/Mk 7:31-37 (333)green/white12SatWeekday[BVM]1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34/Mk 8:1-10 (334)green/white13SUN SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEJer 17:5-8/1 Cor 15:12, 16-20/Lk 6:17, 20-26 (78) Pss IIgreen14Mon Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, BishopMemorialJas 1:1-11/Mk 8:11-13 (335)white15Tue WeekdayJas 1:12-18/Mk 8:14-21 (336)green16Wed WeekdayJas 1:19-27/Mk 8:22-26 (337)green17
17Thu Weekday[The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order]Jas 2:1-9/Mk 8:27-33 (338)18FriWeekdayJas 2:14-24, 26/Mk 8:34—9:1 (339)green/whitegreen19SatWeekday[BVM]Jas 3:1-10/Mk 9:2-13 (340)green/white20SUN SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/1 Cor 15:45-49/Lk 6:27-38 (81) Pss III21Mon Weekday[Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]Jas 3:13-18/Mk 9:14-29 (341)22Tue The Chair of Saint Peter the ApostleFeast1 Pt 5:1-4/Mt 16:13-19 (535) Pss Prop23Wed Saint Polycarp, Bishop and MartyrMemorialJas 4:13-17/Mk 9:38-40 (343)greengreen/whitewhitered24Thu WeekdayJas 5:1-6/Mk 9:41-50 (344)green25FriWeekdayJas 5:9-12/Mk 10:1-12 (345)green26SatWeekday[BVM]Jas 5:13-20/Mk 10:13-16 (346)green/white27SUN EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMESir 27:4-7/1 Cor 15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45 (84) Pss IVgreen28Mon Weekday1 Pt 1:3-9/Mk 10:17-27 (347)green18
MARCH 20221Tue Weekday1 Pt 1:10-16/Mk 10:28-31 (348)green2Wed Ash WednesdayJl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20—6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (219) Pss IVviolet3Thu Thursday after Ash Wednesday[USA: Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin]Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 (220)violet4FriFriday after Ash Wednesday[Saint Casimir]Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 (221)violet5SatSaturday after Ash WednesdayIs 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32 (222)violet6SUN FIRST SUNDAY OF LENTDt 26:4-10/Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13 (24) Pss Iviolet7Mon Lenten Weekday[Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs]Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Mt 25:31-46 (224)violet8Tue Lenten Weekday[Saint John of God, Religious]Is 55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15 (225)violet9Wed Lenten Weekday[Saint Frances of Rome, Religious]Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32 (226)violet10Thu Lenten WeekdayEst C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Mt 7:7-12 (227)violet11FriLenten WeekdayEz 18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26 (228)violet12SatLenten WeekdayDt 26:16-19/Mt 5:43-48 (229)violet13SUN SECOND SUNDAY OF LENTGn 15:5-12, 17-18/Phil 3:17—4:1 or 3:20—4:1/Lk 9:28b-36 (27) Pss IIviolet19
14Mon Lenten WeekdayDn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38 (230)violet15Tue Lenten WeekdayIs 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 (231)violet16Wed Lenten WeekdayJer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 (232)violet17Thu Lenten Weekday[Saint Patrick, Bishop]Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 (233)violet18FriLenten Weekday[Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 (234)violet19SatSAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARYSolemnity2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a (543)Pss Propwhite20SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF LENTvioletEx 3:1-8a, 13-15/1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12/Lk 13:1-9 (30)or, for Year A, Ex 17:3-7/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 (28) Pss III21Mon Lenten Weekday52 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Lk 4:24-30 (237)violet22Tue Lenten WeekdayDn 3:25, 34-43/Mt 18:21-35 (238)violet23Wed Lenten Weekday[Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop]Dt 4:1, 5-9/Mt 5:17-19 (239)violet24Thu Lenten WeekdayJer 7:23-28/Lk 11:14-23 (240)violet25FriTHE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORDSolemnityIs 7:10-14; 8:10/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 (545) Pss Propwhite5The following readings may be used on any Lenten day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel ofthe Samaritan Woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent: Ex 17:1-7/Jn 4:5-42 (236).20
26SatLenten WeekdayHos 6:1-6/Lk 18:9-14 (242)violet27SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENTviolet or roseJos 5:9a, 10-12/2 Cor 5:17-21/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 (33)or, for Year A, 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (31)Pss IV28Mon Lenten Weekday6Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 (244)violet29Tue Lenten WeekdayEz 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 (245)violet30Wed Lenten WeekdayIs 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 (246)violet31Thu Lenten WeekdayEx 32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47 (247)violetAPRIL 20221FriLenten WeekdayWis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (248)violet2SatLenten Weekday[Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit]Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 (249)violet3SUN FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENTvioletIs 43:16-21/Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11 (36)or, for Year A, Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 (34) Pss I4Mon Lenten Weekday7[Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:12-20 (251)86violetThe following readings may be used on any day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of the ManBorn Blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Mi 7:7-9/Jn 9:1-41 (243).7The following readings may be used on any day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of Lazarusis not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent: 2 Kgs 4:18b-21, 32-37/Jn 11:1-45 (250).8If the Year A readings were used on the preceding Sunday, Jn 8:1-11 (the first Gospel) replaces Jn 8:12-20 as theGospel on this day (251).21
5Tue Lenten Weekday[Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest]Nm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30 (252)violet6Wed Lenten WeekdayDn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42 (253)violet7Thu Lenten Weekday[Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest]Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59 (254)violet8FriLenten WeekdayJer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42 (255)violet9SatLenten WeekdayEz 37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56 (256)violet10SUN PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORDLk 19:28-40 (37)/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14—23:56 or 23:1-49 (38) Pss IIred11Mon Monday of Holy WeekIs 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11 (257)violet12Tue Tuesday of Holy WeekIs 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 (258)violet13Wed Wednesday of Holy WeekIs 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 (259)violet14Thu Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday)9Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 (260)Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 (39)Pss Propwhite15FriFriday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)Is 52:13—53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1—19:42 (40) Pss Prop16SatHoly Saturday10Easter Vigil: Gn 1:1—2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ex 14:15—15:1/Is 54:5-14/Is 55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15, 32—4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Rom 6:3-11/Lk 24:1-12 (41) Pss Prop9redwhiteIf necessary, the Chrism Mass may be celebrated on a suitable day before Holy Thursday.Nine readings are assigned to the Easter Vigil: seven from the Old Testament and two from the New. Ifcircumstances demand in individual cases, the number of prescribed readings may be reduced. Three selections fromthe Old Testament, both from the Law and the Prophets, should be read before the Epistle and Gospel. In any case,the reading from Exodus about the escape through the Red Sea (reading 3) should never be omitted.1022
17SUN EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD11Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 (42) or Lk 24:1-12 (41)or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Lk 24:13-35 (46) Pss Propwhite18Mon Monday within the Octave of EasterActs 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15 (261) Pss Propwhite19Tue Tuesday within the Octave of EasterActs 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 (262) Pss Propwhite20Wed Wednesday within the Octave of EasterActs 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 (263) Pss Propwhite21Thu Thursday within the Octave of EasterActs 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 (264) Pss Propwhite22FriFriday within the Octave of EasterActs 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 (265) Pss Propwhite23SatSaturday within the Octave of EasterActs 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 (266) Pss Propwhite24whiteSUN SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER(OR SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY)Acts 5:12-16/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31 (45) Pss Prop25Mon Saint Mark, EvangelistFeast1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20 (555) Pss Propred26Tue Easter WeekdayActs 4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 (268) Pss IIwhite27Wed Easter WeekdayActs 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 (269)white28Thu Easter Weekdaywhite/red/white[Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr; Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest]Acts 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 (270)29FriSaint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchMemorialActs 5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 (271)whiteAlthough not given the title of Solemnity, “[t]he first eight days of Easter Time constitute the Octave of Easter andare celebrated as Solemnities of the Lord” (Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, no. 24).1123
30SatEaster Weekday[Saint Pius V, Pope]Acts 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 (272)white/whiteMAY 20221SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTERActs 5:27-32, 40b-41/Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 (48) Pss IIIwhite2Mon Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMemorialActs 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29 (273)white3Tue Saints Philip and James, ApostlesFeast1 Cor 15:1-8/Jn 14:6-14 (561) Pss Propred4Wed Easter WeekdayActs 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40 (275)white5Thu Easter WeekdayActs 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51 (276)white6FriEaster WeekdayActs 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59 (277)white7SatEaster WeekdayActs 9:31-42/Jn 6:60-69 (278)white8SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTERActs 13:14, 43-52/Rv 7:9, 14b-17/Jn 10:27-30 (51) Pss IVwhite9Mon Easter WeekdayActs 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10 (279)white10Tue Easter Weekday[Saint John of Avila, Priest and Doctor of the Church;USA: Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest]Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30 (280)11Wed Easter WeekdayActs 12:24—13:5a/Jn 12:44-50 (281)white/white/whitewhite12Thu Easter Weekday[Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs; Saint Pancras, Martyr]Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20 (282)24white/red/red
13FriEaster Weekday[Our Lady of Fatima]Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6 (283)white/white14SatSaint Matthias, ApostleFeastActs 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17 (564) Pss Propred15SUN FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTERActs 14:21-27/Rv 21:1-5a/Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 (54) Pss Iwhite16Mon Easter WeekdayActs 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26 (285)white17Tue Easter WeekdayActs 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a (286)white18Wed Easter Weekday[Saint John I, Pope and Martyr]Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 (287)white/red19Thu Easter WeekdayActs 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11 (288)white20FriEaster Weekday[Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest]Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17 (289)white/white21SatEaster Weekday[Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs]Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 (290)white/red22SUN SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER12Acts 15:1-2, 22-29/Rv 21:10-14, 22-23/Jn 14:23-29 (57) Pss IIwhite23Mon Easter WeekdayActs 16:11-15/Jn 15:26—16:4a (291)white24Tue Easter WeekdayActs 16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11 (292)white12When the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on the following Sunday, the Second Reading and Gospel from theSeventh Sunday of Easter (see no. 61) may be read on the Sixth Sunday of Easter.25
25Wed Easter Weekday[Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church;Saint Gregory VII, Pope; Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin]Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Jn 16:12-15 (293)white/white/white/whiteEcclesiastical Provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia:26Thu THE ASCENSION OF THE LORDSolemnity[Holyday of Obligation]Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53 (58) Pss PropAll Other U.S. Ecclesiastical Provinces:26Thu Saint Phi
3 INTRODUCTION Each year the Secretariat of Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America.This Calendar is used by authors of ordines and other liturgical aids published
