Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (17) white Sir 3:2–6, 12–14 • Ps 128:1–2, 3, 4–5 • Col 3:12–21 or 3:12–17 • Lk 2:22–40 or 2:22, 39–40 or, in Year B, Gn 15:1–6; 21:1–3 • Ps 105:1–2, 3–4, 5–6, 8–9 • Heb 11:8, 11–12, 17–19 • Lk 2:22–40 or 2:22, 39–40Gloria […]

Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs (698) red 1 Jn 1:5—2:2 • Ps 124:2–3, 4–5, 7cd–8 • Mt 2:13–18 Gloria Proper Psalter On the Fourth Day of Christmas, we mourn the Holy Innocents. Herod had told the Magi to return to him, but they were warned in a dream not to go back to him. […]

Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord (202) white 1 Jn 2:3–11 • Ps 96:1–2a, 2b–3, 5b–6 • Lk 2:22–35 Gloria Proper Psalter Optional Memorial of St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr / white St. Thomas Becket was the archbishop of Canterbury in the early twelfth century. He was murdered in […]

Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord (203) white 1 Jn 2:12–17 • Ps 96:7–8a, 8b–9, 10 • Lk 2:36–40 Gloria Proper Psalter

Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord (204) white 1 Jn 2:18–21 • Ps 96:1–2, 11–12, 13 • Jn 1:1–18 Gloria Proper Psalter Optional Memorial of St. Sylvester I, Pope / white Pope Sylvester’s papacy began after the conversion of Constantine ended persecutions against Christians. St. Sylvester built churches in Rome […]

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God (18) white The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord Holyday of Obligation Nm 6:22–27 • Ps 67:2–3, 5, 6, 8 • Gal 4:4–7 • Lk 2:16–21 Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter World Day of Prayer for Peace Today, the Church celebrates Mary as the […]

Memorial of Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church (205) white 1 Jn 2:22–28 • Ps 98:1, 2–3ab, 3cd–4 • Jn 1:19–28 Psalter Week I Sts. Basil (329–379) and Gregory (329–390) were close friends. They fought against Arianism, a fourth-century heresy that denied the full divinity of Christ. Their […]

Solemmity of the Epiphany of the Lord (20) white Is 60:1–6 • Ps 72:1–2, 7–8, 10–11, 12–13 • Eph 3:2–3a, 5–6 • Mt 2:1–12 Gloria and the CreedProper Psalter Today’s solemnity continues the celebration of the astonishing mystery of God’s manifestation to the very ends of the earth. The visitors from the east symbolize the […]

Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious (212) white 1 Jn 3:22—4:6 • Ps 2:7bc–8, 10–12a • Mt 4:12–17, 23–25 Psalter Week II Elizabeth Ann Bayley, born during the Revolutionary War, grew up in comfort on Wall Street. The big story is her role in founding the Sisters of Charity and her work in establishing […]

Memorial of St. John Neumann, Bishop (213) white 1 Jn 4:7–10 • Ps 72:1–2, 3–4, 7–8 • Mk 6:34–44 John Neumann, a Bohemian who could not find a pastoral assignment in his own country, left for America. Ordained in New York and later named bishop of Philadelphia, Neumann immediately responded to pastoral needs by inviting […]

Christmas Weekday (214) white 1 Jn 4:11–18 • Ps 72:1–2, 10, 12–13 • Mk 6:45–52 Optional Memorial of St. André Bessette, Religious / white St. André Bessette was an uneducated doorkeeper for the Congregation of the Holy Cross in Montreal, but he attracted so many visitors with his counsel and healings that he needed a […]

Christmas Weekday (215) white 1 Jn 4:19—5:4 • Ps 72:1–2, 14 and 15bc, 17 • Lk 4:14–22a Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest / white St. Raymond put his law education to work collecting and codifying papal and council documents into a canon law collection that would be consulted by the Church for […]

Christmas Weekday (216) white 1 Jn 5:5–13 • Ps 147:12–13, 14–15, 19–20 • Lk 5:12–16

Christmas Weekday (217) white 1 Jn 5:14–21 • Ps 149:1–2, 3–4, 5 and 6a and 9b • Jn 3:22–30

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (21) white Is 42:1–4, 6–7 • Ps 29:1–2, 3–4, 3, 9–10 • Acts 10:34–38 • Mk 1:7–11 or, in Year B, Is 55:1–11 • Is 12:2–3, 4bcd, 5–6 • 1 Jn 5:1–9 • Mk 1:7–11 Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter On this last day of Christmas Time, […]

Weekday (305) green First Week in Ordinary Time Heb 1:1–6 • Ps 97:1 and 2b, 6 and 7c, 9 • Mk 1:14–20 Psalter Week I

Weekday (306) green Heb 2:5–12 • Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6–7, 8–9 • Mk 1:21–28

Weekday (307) green Heb 2:14–18 • Ps 105:1–2, 3–4, 6–7, 8–9 • Mk 1:29–39 Optional Memorial of St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church / white St. Hilary wrote theological works that made the Christology developed by Eastern, Greek-speaking theologians accessible in Latin for the West. His defense of persecuted Christians and his preaching […]

Weekday (308) green Heb 3:7–14 • Ps 95:6–7c, 8–9, 10–11 • Mk 1:40–45

Weekday (309) green Heb 4:1–5, 11 • Ps 78:3 and 4bc, 6c–7, 8 • Mk 2:1–12 Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala)

Weekday (310) green Heb 4:12–16 • Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 • Mk 2:13–17 Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary / white

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (65) green 1 Sm 3:3b–10, 19 • Ps 40:2, 4, 7–8, 8–9, 10 • 1 Cor 6:13c–15a, 17–20 • Jn 1:35–42 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week II

Weekday (311) green Heb 5:1–10 • Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 • Mk 2:18–22 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins

Weekday (312) green Heb 6:10–20 • Ps 111:1–2, 4–5, 9 and 10c • Mk 2:23–28

Weekday (313) green Heb 7:1–3, 15–17 • Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 • Mk 3:1–6 Optional Memorials of Sts. Fabian, Pope and Martyr / red; St. Sebastian, Martyr / red St. Fabian, pope and martyr, was only a layman when he was named pope by acclamation; it was said that a dove landed on his […]

Memorial of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr (314) red Heb 7:25—8:6 • Ps 40:7–8a, 8b–9, 10, 17 • Mk 3:7–12 Proper Psalter Bienaventurada Virgen María de Altagracia (República Dominicana)St. Agnes was killed at the age of twelve or thirteen for rejecting the advances of a would-be rapist; she acclaimed the Lord as her spouse. She […]