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LITURGICAL CALENDARFOR THE DIOCESES OF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA2016Committee on Divine Worship
LITURGICAL CALENDARFOR THE DIOCESES OF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA2016United States Conference of Catholic BishopsCommittee on Divine Worship
Cover Photo:“I Ascend to my Father” detail from The Ascension of Jesus mosaic (The Glorious Mysteries)mosaic cartoon by John de Rosen and mosaic manufacturer, Peter Recker, Germany, 1960.Photograph courtesy of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,Washington, D.C. Photographer: Geraldine M. Rohling.Copyright 2014, 2016, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Allrights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by anymeans, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any informationstorage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder.(Electronic edition updated June 10, 2016 to reflect canonization of Bl. Junípero Serra and elevation ofMemorial of St. Mary Magdalene to Feast)2
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. Thiscalendar is used by authors of ordines and other liturgical aids published to foster the celebrationof the liturgy in our country.The calendar is based upon the General Roman Calendar, promulgated by Pope Paul VI onFebruary 14, 1969, subsequently amended by Pope John Paul II, 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 andprayers proclaimed throughout the year in the sacred liturgy “the mysteries of redemption arecelebrated so as to be in some way made present.” Thus may each celebration of the HolyEucharist which is served by this calendar be for the Church in the United States of America “thehigh point both of the action by which God sanctifies the world in Christ and of the worship thatthe human race offers to the Father, adoring him through Christ, the Son of God, in the HolySpirit.”2Sincerely in Christ,Rev. Msgr. Richard B. HilgartnerExecutive 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 forMass, 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 2016First Sunday of AdventNovember 29, 2015Ash WednesdayFebruary 10, 2016Easter SundayMarch 27, 2016The Ascension of the Lord [Thursday]May 5, 2016Pentecost SundayMay 15, 2016The Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristMay 29, 2016First Sunday of AdventNovember 27, 2016CYCLES — LECTIONARY FOR MASSSunday CycleYEAR CNovember 29, 2015 to November 20, 2016Weekday CycleCYCLE IISunday CycleYEAR AJanuary 11, 2016 to February 9, 2016May 16, 2016 to November 26, 2016November 27, 2016 to November 26, 2017The cycles given above have been used in the preparation of this Calendar. The readings fromthe Proper of Time and Proper of Saints have been used for all Solemnities and all Feasts sincethey must take the place of the weekday readings for those respective days. The readings fromthe weekday cycle generally are to be used even on days on which a Memorial or OptionalMemorial of a Saint occurs. The exceptions to this rule are the Memorials or OptionalMemorials which have “proper readings” (usually only the Gospel) assigned to them in theLectionary for Mass and which must be used on those days. Substitutions from the Commons orProper of Saints may be made for the other readings suggested for those Memorials or OptionalMemorials. The Priest Celebrant, however, should not omit “too often or without sufficientcause the readings assigned for each day in the weekday Lectionary” (Introduction to theLectionary for Mass, no. 83). In this Calendar, Optional Memorials are designated by the use ofitalics 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),which is based on the Ordo Lectionum Missæ, editio typica altera (1981). The spellings of thenames of Saints and Blesseds are from the Roman Missal, Third Edition (2011), based on theMissale Romanum, editio typica tertia emendata (2008).5
LITURGY OF THE HOURSNov. 29, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016Advent, ChristmasVol. IJan. 11 – Feb. 9, 2016Weeks 1 to 5,Ordinary TimeLent, Triduum, EasterVol. IIIWeeks 7 to 17,Ordinary TimeWeeks 18 to 34,Ordinary TimeAdvent, ChristmasVol. IIIFeb. 10 – May 15, 2016May 16 – July 30, 2016July 31 – Nov. 26, 2016Nov. 27, 2016 – Jan. 9, 2017Vol. IIVol. IVVol. IMISCELLANEOUS NOTES1. The 2016 liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent, November 29, 2015.2. 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.3. In the preparation of diocesan and provincial Calendars and ordines, the dedication ofdiocesan cathedrals, the dedication of parish churches, and special days of prayer (cf.General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 373) should be added, along with othercommemorations of Saints and Blesseds which are included in those particular Calendars.4. In several ecclesiastical provinces of the United States of America, the Solemnity of theAscension of the Lord is transferred from May 5, 2016, to the following Sunday, May 8,2016. In those archdioceses and dioceses, Thursday, May 5, 2016, is an Easter Weekday.5. Outside Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, and Easter Time, on Saturdays which have nocommemoration having the rank of Obligatory Memorial or higher, a Mass in honor of theBlessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated. This is indicated in the calendar by “BVM.” Thereadings and prayers may be selected from the Collection of Masses of the Blessed VirginMary.6. 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).6
7. Since March 25, 2016 is Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday), the Solemnity ofthe Annunciation of the Lord, normally assigned to this day, is transferred to Monday, April4, 2016. The Optional Memorial of St. Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, is omittedthis year.8. Since the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, falls on aMonday this year, it is not observed as a Holyday of Obligation.9. In 2016, since a Sunday does not occur between December 25 and January 1, the Feast of theHoly Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is celebrated on Friday, December 30 with only onereading before the Gospel.10. This liturgical calendar does not include any civic holidays commonly celebrated in theUnited States (for example, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.)and makes no suggestions of Mass formularies for those days.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)SolemnityDecember 12Our Lady of GuadalupeFeastSunday 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**9SolemnitySolemnity
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YEAR C – WEEKDAYS IINOVEMBER-DECEMBER 201529SUN FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENTJer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12—4:2/Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 (3) Pss I330Mon Saint Andrew, ApostleFeastRom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22 (684) Pss Propvioletred1Tue Advent WeekdayIs 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 (176)violet2Wed Advent WeekdayIs 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37 (177)violet3Thu Saint Francis Xavier, PriestMemorialIs 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 (178)white4FriAdvent Weekday[Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church]4Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 (179)violet/white5SatAdvent WeekdayIs 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8 (180)violet6SUN SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENTBar 5:1-9/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6 (6) Pss IIviolet7Mon Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMemorialIs 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 (181)white8whiteTueTHE 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 Prop3Citations 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
9Wed Advent Weekday[Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin]Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30 (183)violet/white10Thu Advent WeekdayIs 41:13-20/Mt 11:11-15 (184)violet11FriAdvent Weekday[Saint Damasus I, Pope]Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 (185)violet/white12SatUSA: Our Lady of GuadalupeFeastZec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 (690A),or any readings from the Lectionary for Ritual Masses (vol. IV), the Common of theBlessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Pss Prop13SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENTZep 3:14-18a/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18 (9) Pss IIIwhiteviolet or rose14Mon Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchMemorialNm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Mt 21:23-27 (187)white15Tue Advent WeekdayZep 3:1-2, 9-13/Mt 21:28-32 (188)violet16Wed Advent WeekdayIs 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25/Lk 7:18b-23 (189)violet17Thu Advent WeekdayGn 49:2, 8-10/Mt 1:1-17 (193)violet18FriAdvent WeekdayJer 23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25 (194)violet19SatAdvent WeekdayJgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Lk 1:5-25 (195)violet20SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENTMi 5:1-4a/Heb 10:5-10/Lk 1:39-45 (12) Pss IVviolet21Mon 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)violet12
22Tue Advent Weekday1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 (198)violet23Wed Advent Weekday[Saint John of Kanty, Priest]Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66 (199)violet24Thu Advent WeekdayMorning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 (200)violet25FriTHE 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 Propwhite26SatSaint Stephen, The First MartyrFeastActs 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22 (696) Pss Prop27SUN 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, for Year C, 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52 (17) Pss Prop28Mon The Holy Innocents, MartyrsFeast1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Mt 2:13-18 (698) Pss Propredwhitered29Tue 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 Propwhite30Wed Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord1 Jn 2:12-17/Lk 2:36-40 (203) Pss Propwhite31Thu Seventh 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 20161FriSOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GODThe Octave Day of the Nativity of the LordSolemnity[Holyday of Obligation]Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 (18) Pss Propwhite2SatwhiteSaints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen,Bishops and Doctors of the ChurchMemorial1 Jn 2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28 (205) Pss I3SUN THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORDSolemnityIs 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 (20) Pss Propwhite4Mon USA: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, ReligiousMemorial1 Jn 3:22—4:6/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 (212) Pss IIwhite5Tue USA: Saint John Neumann, BishopMemorial1 Jn 4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44 (213)white6Wed Christmas Weekday[USA: Saint André Bessette, Religious]1 Jn 4:11-18/Mk 6:45-52 (214)white/white7Thu Christmas Weekday[Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest]1 Jn 4:19—5:4/Lk 4:14-22a (215)white/white8FriChristmas Weekday1 Jn 5:5-13/Lk 5:12-16 (216)white9SatChristmas Weekday1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30 (217)white10SUN THE BAPTISM OF THE LORDFeastIs 42:1-4, 6-7/Acts 10:34-38/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22,or, for Year C, Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 (21) Pss Propwhite11Mon Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time)1 Sm 1:1-8/Mk 1:14-20 (305) Pss Igreen14
12Tue Weekday1 Sm 1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28 (306)green13Wed Weekday[Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Mk 1:29-39 (307)green/white14Thu Weekday1 Sm 4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45 (308)green15FriWeekday1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Mk 2:1-12 (309)green16SatWeekday[BVM]1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Mk 2:13-17 (310)green/white17SUN SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEIs 62:1-5/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11 (66) Pss IIgreen18Mon Weekday1 Sm 15:16-23/Mk 2:18-22 (311)green19Tue Weekday1 Sm 16:1-13/Mk 2:23-28 (312)green20Wed Weekday[Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr; Saint Sebastian, Martyr]1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51/Mk 3:1-6 (313)21Thu Saint Agnes, Virgin and MartyrMemorial1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7/Mk 3:7-12 (314) Pss Prop22green/red/redredFriUSA: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection ofgreen/Mass: white/violetUnborn Children1 Sm 24:3-21/Mk 3:13-19 (315) or, for the Day of Prayer, any of the following readings:Gn 1:1—2:2 (41) or 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31 (vol. II, 499) or Is 49:1-6 (587) or Rom 11:33-36 (121) orEph 1:3-14 (104) or Eph 3:14-21 (vol. III, 476) or Col 1:12-20 (162) or 1 Jn 3:11-21 (208)/Mt18:1-5, 10, 12-14 (414) or Mk 9:30-37 (134) or Lk 1:39-56 (622) or Lk 17:11-19 (144) or Lk23:35-43 (162) or Jn 1:1-5, 9-14, 16-18 (755) or Jn 6:24-35 (113), or the Lectionary for RitualMasses (vol. IV), the Mass “For Peace and Justice,” nos. 887-89123SatWeekdaygreen/red/white/white[USA: Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr; USA: Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin; BVM]2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27/Mk 3:20-21 (316)15
24SUN 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 IIIgreen25Mon The Conversion of Saint Paul the ApostleFeastActs 22:3-16 or 9:1-22/Mk 16:15-18 (519) Pss Propwhite26Tue Saints Timothy and Titus, BishopsMemorial2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5 (520)/Mk 3:31-35 (318)white27Wed Weekday[Saint Angela Merici, Virgin]2 Sm 7:4-17/Mk 4:1-20 (319)green/white28Thu Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchMemorial2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29/Mk 4:21-25 (320)white29FriWeekday2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/Mk 4:26-34 (321)green30SatWeekday[BVM]2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Mk 4:35-41 (322)green/white31SUN 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 IVgreenFEBRUARY 20161Mon Weekday2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Mk 5:1-20 (323)green2Tue The Presentation of the LordFeastMal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 (524) Pss Propwhite3Wed Weekday[Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr; Saint Ansgar, Bishop]2 Sm 24:2, 9-17/Mk 6:1-6 (325)4Thu Weekday1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12/Mk 6:7-13 (326)green/red/whitegreen16
5FriSaint Agatha, Virgin and MartyrMemorialSir 47:2-11/Mk 6:14-29 (327)red6SatSaint Paul Miki and Companions, MartyrsMemorial1 Kgs 3:4-13/Mk 6:30-34 (328)red7SUN 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 I8Mon Weekday[Saint Jerome Emiliani; Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin]1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Mk 6:53-56 (329)greengreen/white/white9Tue Weekday1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/Mk 7:1-13 (330)green10Wed Ash WednesdayJl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20—6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (219) Pss IVviolet11Thu Thursday after Ash Wednesday[Our Lady of Lourdes]Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 (220)violet12FriFriday after Ash WednesdayIs 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 (221)violet13SatSaturday after Ash WednesdayIs 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32 (222)violet14SUN FIRST SUNDAY OF LENTDt 26:4-10/Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13 (24) Pss Iviolet15Mon Lenten WeekdayLv 19:1-2, 11-18/Mt 25:31-46 (224)violet16Tue Lenten WeekdayIs 55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15 (225)violet17Wed Lenten Weekday[The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order]Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32 (226)violet18Thu Lenten WeekdayEst C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Mt 7:7-12 (227)violet17
19FriLenten WeekdayEz 18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26 (228)violet20SatLenten WeekdayDt 26:16-19/Mt 5:43-48 (229)violet21SUN 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 IIviolet22Mon The Chair of Saint Peter the ApostleFeast1 Pt 5:1-4/Mt 16:13-19 (535) Pss Propwhite23Tue Lenten Weekday[Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr]Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 (231)violet24Wed Lenten WeekdayJer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 (232)violet25Thu Lenten WeekdayJer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 (233)violet26FriLenten WeekdayGn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 (234)violet27SatLenten WeekdayMi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 (235)violet28SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF LENTEx 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 IIIviolet29Mon Lenten Weekday52 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Lk 4:24-30 (237)violetMARCH 20161Tue Lenten WeekdayDn 3:25, 34-43/Mt 18:21-35 (238)violet5The following readings may be used on any day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of theSamaritan Woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent: Ex 17:1-7/Jn 4:5-42 (236).18
2Wed Lenten WeekdayDt 4:1, 5-9/Mt 5:17-19 (239)violet3Thu Lenten Weekday[USA: Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin]Jer 7:23-28/Lk 11:14-23 (240)violet4FriLenten Weekday[Saint Casimir]Hos 14:2-10/Mk 12:28-34 (241)violet5SatLenten WeekdayHos 6:1-6/Lk 18:9-14 (242)violet6SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENTJos 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 IVviolet or rose7Mon Lenten Weekday6[Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs]Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 (244)violet8Tue Lenten Weekday[Saint John of God, Religious]Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 (245)violet9Wed Lenten Weekday[Saint Frances of Rome, Religious]Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 (246)violet10Thu Lenten WeekdayEx 32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47 (247)violet11FriLenten WeekdayWis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (248)violet12SatLenten WeekdayJer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 (249)violet13SUN FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENTIs 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 Iviolet6The following readings may be used on any day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of theMan Born Blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Mi 7:7-9/Jn 9:1-41 (243).19
14Mon Lenten Weekday7violetDn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:12-20, or, if Year A readings are used on theFifth Sunday of Lent, Jn 8:1-11 (251)15Tue Lenten WeekdayNm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30 (252)violet16Wed Lenten WeekdayDn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42 (253)violet17Thu Lenten Weekday[Saint Patrick, Bishop]Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59 (254)violet18FriLenten Weekday[Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42 (255)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 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 IIred21Mon Monday of Holy WeekIs 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11 (257)violet22Tue Tuesday of Holy WeekIs 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 (258)violet23Wed Wednesday of Holy WeekIs 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 (259)violet24Thu Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday)8violet/Mass: whiteChrism 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 Prop25FriFriday 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 Prop7redThe following readings may be used on any Lenten day this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel ofLazarus is not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent: 2 Kgs 4:18b-21, 32-37/Jn 11:1-45 (250).8If necessary, the Chrism Mass may be celebrated on a suitable day before Holy Thursday.20
26SatHoly Saturday9violet/Vigil: whiteVigil: 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 Prop27SUN EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORDSolemnityActs 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 Propwhite28Mon Monday within the Octave of Easter10Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15 (261) Pss Propwhite29Tue Tuesday within the Octave of EasterActs 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 (262) Pss Propwhite30Wed Wednesday within the Octave of EasterActs 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 (263) Pss Propwhite31Thu Thursday within the Octave of EasterActs 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 (264) Pss PropwhiteAPRIL 20161FriFriday within the Octave of EasterActs 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 (265) Pss Propwhite2SatSaturday within the Octave of EasterActs 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 (266) Pss Propwhite3SUN 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 Propwhite4Mon THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORDSolemnityIs 7:10-14; 8:10/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 (545) Pss Propwhite9Nine 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 selectionsfrom the Old Testament, both from the Law and the Prophets, should be read before the Epistle and Gospel. In anycase, the reading from Exodus about the escape through the Red Sea (reading 3) should never be omitted.10Although not given the title of Solemnity, “[t]he first eight days of Easter Time constitute the Octave of Easterand are celebrated as Solemnities of the Lord” (Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, no. 24).21
5Tue Easter Weekday[Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest]Acts 4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 (268) Pss IIwhite/white6Wed Easter WeekdayActs 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 (269)white7Thu Saint John Baptist de la Salle, PriestMemorialActs 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 (270)white8FriEaster WeekdayActs 5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 (271)white9SatEaster WeekdayActs 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 (272)white10SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTERActs 5:27-32, 40b-41/Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 (48) Pss IIIwhite11Mon Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and MartyrMemorialActs 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29 (273)red12Tue Easter WeekdayActs 7:51—8:1a/Jn 6:30-35 (274)white13Wed Easter Weekday[Saint Martin I, Pope and Martyr]Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40 (275)white/red14Thu Easter WeekdayActs 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51 (276)white15FriEaster WeekdayActs 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59 (277)white16SatEaster WeekdayActs 9:31-42/Jn 6:60-69 (278)white17SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTERActs 13:14, 43-52/Rv 7:9, 14b-17/Jn 10:27-30 (51) Pss IVwhite18Mon Easter WeekdayActs 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10 (279)white22
19Tue Easter WeekdayActs 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30 (280)white20Wed Easter WeekdayActs 12:24—13:5a/Jn 12:44-50 (281)white21Thu Easter Weekday[Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor of the Church]Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20 (282)22FriEaster WeekdayActs 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6 (283)white/whitewhite23SatEaster Weekday[Saint George, Martyr; Saint Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr]Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14 (284)24SUN FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTERActs 14:21-27/Rv 21:1-5a/Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 (54) Pss I25Mon Saint Mark, EvangelistFeast1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20 (555) Pss Propwhite/red/redwhitered26Tue Easter WeekdayActs 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a (286)white27Wed Easter WeekdayActs 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 (287)white28Thu Easter Weekdaywhite/red/white[Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr; Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest]Acts 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11 (288)29FriSaint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchMemorialActs 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17 (289)30SatEaster Weekday[Saint Pius V, Pope]Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 (290)whitewhite/white23
MAY 20161SUN SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER11Acts 15:1-2, 22-29/Rv 21:10-14, 22-23/Jn 14:23-29 (57) Pss IIwhite2Mon Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMemorialActs 16:11-15/Jn 15:26—16:4a (291)white3Tue Saints Philip and James, ApostlesFeast1 Cor 15:1-8/Jn 14:6-14 (561) Pss Propred4Wed Easter WeekdayActs 17:15, 22—18:1/Jn 16:12-15 (293)white5Thu THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD12Solemnity[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 Propwhite6FriEaster WeekdayActs 18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23 (295)white7SatEaster WeekdayActs 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28 (296)white8SUN SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER13Acts 7:55-60/Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20/Jn 17:20-26 (61) Pss IIIwhite9Mon Easter WeekdayActs 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 (297)white10Tue Easter Weekday[USA: Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest]Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a (298)white/white11When 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.12Regarding the Ascension of the Lord, the ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark,Omaha, and Philadelphia have retained its celebration on the proper Thursday, while all other provinces havetransferred this Solemnity to the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 8. If transferred, Thursday, May 5, is observed asan Easter Weekday. The following readings are used: Acts 18:1-8/Jn 16:16-20 (294).13In those places where the observance of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord has been transferred to thisday, the Mass and readings of the Ascension are used: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:4653 (58) Pss Prop.24
11Wed Easter WeekdayActs 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 (299)white12Thu Easter Weekday[Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs; Saint Pancras, Martyr]Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 (300)13FriEaster Weekday[Our Lady of Fatima]Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 (301)white/red/redwhite/white14SatSaint Matthias, ApostleFeastActs 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17 (564) Pss Propred15SUN PENTECOST SUNDAY14redSolemnityVigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 (62)Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Ez 37:1-14/Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 (62)Day: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 (63)Pss Prop16Mon Weekday (Seventh Week in Ordinary Time)Jas 3:13-18/Mk 9:14-29 (341) Pss IIIgreen17Tue WeekdayJas 4:1-10/Mk 9:30-37 (342)green18Wed Weekday[Saint John I, Pope and Martyr]Jas 4:13-17/Mk 9:38-40 (343)green/red19Thu WeekdayJas 5:1-6/Mk 9:41-50 (344)green20FriWeekday[Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest]Jas 5:9-12/Mk 10:1-12 (345)green/white21SatWeekday[Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs; BVM]Jas 5:13-20/Mk 10:13-16 (346)14green/red/whiteFor the Responsorial Psalms of the Extended Vigil of Pentecost: Ps 33:10-11, 12-13, 14-15 (vol. II, 339)/Dn 3:52,53, 54, 55, 56 (164) or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 (29)/Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (vol. III, 423)/Ps 104:1-2a, 24, 35c, 27-28,29bc-30 (62)25
22SUN THE MOST HOLY TRINITYSolemnityPrv 8:22-31/Rom 5:1-5/Jn 16:12-15 (166) Pss Propwhite23Mon Weekday (Eighth Week in Ordinary Time)1 Pt 1:3-9/Mk 10:17-27 (347) Pss IVgreen24Tue Weekday1
The Ascension of the Lord [Thursday] May 5 , 2016 Pentecost Sunday May 15 , 2016 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ May 29 , 2016 First Sunday of Advent November 27 , 2016 CYCLES — LECTIONARY FOR MASS Sunday Cycle YEAR C November 29, 2015 to November 20 , 2016 Weekday Cycle CYCLE II January 11, 201 6 to February 9, 2016
