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1 The British Province of Carmelites Liturgical Ordo : 7 th Centenary of the Carmelite Ordinal of Sibert de Beka

2 GENERAL NOTES The liturgical Ordo here presented is that recommended for the friar, lay Carmelite and other communities of the British Carmelite Province serving England, Scotland and Wales. The following points should be noted: 1. For this Liturgical Year until Advent 2012 Sunday and Festive Lectionary: Weekday Lectionary: Cycle B Cycle II 2. Abbreviations DO Divine Office 3 volumes CS Carmelite Supplement (1987) NCS New Carmelite Supplement (1993) EP1 Evening Prayer 1 (First Vespers) Mem Memorial 3. The DO page references are for the offices of Morning and Evening Prayer in the three-volume Divine Office Breviary printed by Collins. The numbers in brackets refer to the book of Morning and Evening Prayer printed by Collins. Page numbers to the Carmelite Supplements (also known as The Carmelite Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours) are those printed by the Institutum Carmelitanum (currently awaiting reprint). 4. On Ferias (ordinary days) and most Memorias, use the Psalter for the prescribed week in conjunction with the reference in the Divine Office or Morning and Evening Prayer book. For Feasts and Solemnities follow the indications given in the proper (the part towards the end of the books where the feast days are arranged by date). ALWAYS TAKE NOTE OF THESE REFERENCES FIRST. 5. At Midday Prayer on Solemnities, the Antiphons and Psalms are as noted in the Proper: on Feasts the Hymn, Antiphons and Psalms are normally from the weekday Psalter, unless otherwise noted: the rest is from the Proper or Common. On Ferias and Memorias the whole of Midday Prayer, including the Prayer, is taken from the Feria, unless otherwise noted. 1

3 6. The Anniversaries given are those of deceased friar members of the Province, of the Blackburn Nuns, and of the founders and leaders of The Leaven Secular Institute, together with others, including some Tertiaries, who have made a significant contribution to the life of the Carmelite Family in Britain. Local Lay Carmelite communities may wish to include the anniversaries of deceased members in their prayer. When a Carmelite dies it is usual for the Office of the Dead (found at the back of the books) to be prayed for him/her. 7. On Ferias in Advent & Lent, Memorias are celebrated as follows, if desired: at Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, after the prayer, the conclusion is omitted and the Antiphon & Prayer of the Saint is said with its conclusion. 8. Italics indicate Carmelite Feasts and Anniversaries. 9. Celebrations which are particular to a specific diocese are not included in this Ordo but normally will be found in the local diocesan directory or yearbook. Feasts of the National Calendars of England, Wales and Scotland are included where appropriate. 10. Where no other celebration takes precedence, it is the custom of the Carmelite Order (cf Constitutions 87) to commemorate Saturdays in honour of Our Lady. For the Office the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Memoria of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday are printed in the various editions of the Office books. Please notice that the Solemnities of the Lord (such as the Epiphany, the Ascension and Corpus Christi) have been transferred to the appropriate Sunday, as per the decision of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England & Wales. These are shown in the Ordo, and Carmelites in Scotland may need to check the local liturgical calendar for such dates. Days of Prayer appointed by the Catholic Bishops Conference of England & Wales have been included, as have the Days of Prayer and Action designated by the Carmelite NGO on 5 th June (World Environment Day) and 10 th December (World Human Rights Day). In keeping with the request of Blessed Pope John Paul II, and in solidarity with our enclosed sisters in Carmel, 21 st November is marked as Pro Orantibus Day (a Day of Prayer for Those who Pray). Further information regarding the liturgical calendar can be found on the website of The Liturgy Office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England & Wales: 2

4 Particular notices for 2012 The Catholic Bishops in Britain have requested that on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Sunday 3 rd June 2012, parishes and communities celebrate a Mass with prayers to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. During this Mass, the first reading is replaced by 1 Kings 3:11-14, and the Prayer for the Queen, approved by the Bishops (available on The Liturgy Office website: is used after the Post- Communion Prayer and before the Final Blessing. In this printing of the Carmelite Ordo national feasts have been revised following the calendar published in the new translation of the Roman Missal. Carmelite additions and revisions The following information has been provided by the Postulator General: The feast day of St. Nuno Alvares Pereira is on 1 st April, but in order to avoid the date regularly falling in Lent the General Council of the Order is considering whether to petition the Congregation for the Sacraments and Worship to translate the celebration to 6 th November (when it is already celebrated in Portugal), and raise the rank from a Memorial to a Feast. In 2012 the current feast on 1 st April is precluded by Palm Sunday. If the feast of St. Nuno is to move to 6 th November then the General Council will probably petition that the feast of Bl. Angel Prat i Hostench and Companions (the Carmelite Martyrs of Catalonia) be transferred to a new date when these Spanish martyrs can be commemorated, probably on the same date as the Carmelite Martyrs of Córdoba and of Castile/Madrid whose beatification will hopefully take place in A book giving biographies of the Carmelite Saints and Blesseds, along with a commentary on the texts of their Offices, has been published by Fr. Emanuele Boaga, O.Carm., Celebrating the Saints of Carmel, (Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2010). Information on the Carmelite Saints and Blesseds can be found on the website of the British Province of Carmelites: Note from the Editor Further copies of this Ordo can be obtained from Saint Albert s Press. It is also available as a PDF file on the Province website: I would like to express my sincere thanks to Br. Gerard Walsh, O.Carm., for his kind assistance in compiling this year s Ordo. Johan Bergström-Allen, T.O.C. Carmelite Projects & Publications Office, York 3

5 : The 7 th Centenary of The Carmelite Ordinal of Sibert de Beka 2012 marks 700 years since the publication of an immensely important document in the development of Carmelite liturgy and identity, the Ordinal compiled by friar Sibert de Beka (Sibert of Beek), Prior Provincial of Lower Germany (d. 1332). It was in Britain, at a General Chapter held in London in 1312, that Sibert s Ordinal was promulgated for use throughout the Order. Like this Ordo, the Ordinal set out the calendar of prayer for Carmelites to follow. Before 1312 the Carmelites pattern of worship followed the Rite of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Sibert took this Rite as the basis for developing a distinct Carmelite Rite. Sibert included the celebration of various early saints and events associated with the life of Christ, including the feasts of St. Anne and the Conception of Mary, as well as Palestinian saints of the Holy Land. In an age before mass communications, the Carmelite Ordinal compiled by Sibert was one of the most important resources the Order possessed for spreading ideas and forming its members. It gave the Order which had no literal founder a sense of common identity, binding together communities across Europe by giving them a shared pattern of prayer. Britain is home to some manuscripts that are among the most useful and beautiful examples of the Carmelite Rite. Scholars conclude that a manuscript now in Lambeth Palace Library (Ms. 193) is probably the best witness to Sibert s original design, and the Carmelite Rite is beautifully illustrated in the famous Reconstructed Carmelite Missal in the British Library (Mss. Additional ), described recently as among the great Mass books made in England, sometime between about 1385 and Carmelites at the dedication of a church, depicted in the Reconstructed Carmelite Missal, British Library Ms. Additional , folio 68v detail. 4

6 Following the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, the Carmelite Order throughout the world embraced the renewal of the Liturgy across the Church, ceasing its own Rite in favour of adopting local Rites (Roman, Syro-Malabar, Ambrosian, etc.). Whilst the new Liturgy has proved tremendously fruitful, the Order has begun some initiatives to revisit and perhaps revive some distinctive and beautiful aspects of the Carmelite Rite devised by Sibert de Beka. In this anniversary year of Sibert de Beka s Carmelite Ordinal, we give thanks for the Order s rich liturgical heritage, which continues to develop, reflecting and shaping our identity as a Carmelite Family. Some further resources on medieval Carmelite liturgy - Kevin Alban, (ed.), Fons et culmen vitae carmelitanae: Proceedings of the Carmelite Liturgical Seminar 2006, (Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2007). - James Boyce, Carmelite Liturgy and Spiritual Identity: The Choir Books of Krakow, (Turnhout: Brepols, 2008). - Kevin Alban, (ed.), We Sing A Hymn of Glory to the Lord: Preparing to Celebrate Seven Hundred Years of Sibert de Beka s Ordinal, (Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2010). - Richard William Pfaff, The Liturgy in Medieval England: A History, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010). These and other liturgy resources are available from Saint Albert s Press: Carmelite friars and laity kneeling in prayer before St. Anselm, depicted in the Reconstructed Carmelite Missal, British Library Ms. Additional , folio 100v detail. 5

7 The Carmelite Calendar Carmelite Solemnities, Feasts and Memorias are listed in the Ordo (except when higher ranking observances preclude them this year). It is not the tradition in the communities of the British Province to observe Optional Memorias (except for that of St. Simon Stock because it is observed here as a Feast) and for this reason they are not included in the listing in this Ordo. They are, however, memorials which are proper to the Carmelite Order, so for those who wish to commemorate them they are included in brackets within the calendar when other celebrations do not preclude them. Memorials observed by the Discalced Carmelite Order (O.C.D.) but not by the Carmelite Order (O.Carm.) are not listed below, but can be found in the various printings of the Carmelite Supplement to the Breviary. January 3 Bl. Kuriakos Elias Chavara, C.M.I., priest (optional memorial) 8 St. Peter Thomas, O.Carm., friar and bishop (feast) 9 St. Andrew Corsini, O.Carm., friar and bishop (feast) 20 Bl. Angelo Paoli, O.Carm., friar (optional memorial) 29 Bl. Archangela Girlani, O.Carm., nun (optional memorial) February 1 Bl. Maria Candelaria of St. Joseph, O.Carm., nun (optional memorial) March 19 St. Joseph, principal protector of our Order (solemnity) see note below 20 Bl. Francis Palau y Quer, friar (optional memorial) April 1 St. Nuno Alvares Pereira, O.Carm., friar (memorial) 17 Bl. Baptist Spagnoli of Mantua, O.Carm., friar (memorial) May 5 St. Angelus, O.Carm., friar (memorial) 8 Bl. Aloysius Rabatà, O.Carm., friar (optional memorial) 9 St. George Preca, T.O.C., priest & Carmelite tertiary (optional memorial) 16 St. Simon Stock, O.Carm., friar (feast in the British Province) 22 St. Joachina de Vedruna de Mas, O.Carm., sister (optional memorial) 25 St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, O.Carm., nun (feast) June 12 Bl. Hilarius Januszewski, O.Carm., friar and martyr (optional memorial) 14 St. Elisha, prophet (memorial) July 4 Bl. Maria Crocifissa Curcio, O.Carm., sister (optional memorial) 9 Bl. Jane Scopelli, O.Carm., nun (optional memorial) 13 St. Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes, O.C.D., nun (optional memorial) 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel (solemnity, patronal feast of the Order) 17 Bls. Teresa of Augustine and Companions, O.C.D., nuns and martyrs (optional memorial) 6

8 20 St. Elijah, prophet and Father of All Carmelites (solemnity) 24 Bl. John Soreth, O.Carm., friar (memorial) 26 Ss. Joachim and Anne, protectors of our Order (memorial) see note below 27 Bl. Titus Brandsma, O.Carm., friar and martyr (memorial) August 7 St. Albert of Trapani, O.Carm., friar (feast) 9 St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), O.C.D., nun and martyr (feast in Europe) 12 Bl. Isidore Bakanja, Lay Carmelite and martyr (optional memorial) 17 Bl. Angelus Augustine Mazzinghi, O.Carm., friar (optional memorial) 25 Bl. Mary Baouardy of Jesus Crucified, O.C.D., nun (optional memorial) 26 Bl. Jacques Retouret, O.Carm., friar and martyr (optional memorial) September 1 St. Teresa Margaret Redi, O.C.D., nun (optional memorial) 17 St. Albert of Jerusalem, bishop and lawgiver of Carmel (feast) October 1 St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, O.C.D., nun and doctor (feast) 15 St. Teresa of Jesus (of Avila), nun and doctor (feast) November 5 Bl. Frances d Amboise, O.Carm., foundress of the Carmelite nuns (optional memorial) 6 Bl. Angel Prat i Hostench and Companions, O.Carm., religious and martyrs (optional memorial) 8 Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, O.C.D., nun (optional memorial) 13 Bl. Maria Teresa Scrilli, O.Carm., sister (optional memorial) 14 All Carmelite Saints (feast) 15 All Carmelite Souls (commemoration) 19 St. Raphael Kalinowski, O.C.D., friar (optional memorial) 29 Bls. Denis and Redemptus, O.C.D., friars and martyrs (optional memorial) December 5 Bl. Bartholomew Fanti, O.Carm., friar (optional memorial) 14 St. John of the Cross, friar and doctor (feast) By ancient tradition the Carmelite Order celebrates the following feasts of the Church s General Calendar with an additional title of Protector nothing, however, is added to the Office of the day: 19th March 26th July St. Joseph, Principal Protector of the Carmelite Order Ss. Joachim and Anne, Secondary Protectors of the Order 7

9 JANUARY 2012 EP1 of the Solemnity DO 247 (74) Sun 1 Mary Mother of God, Solemnity DO 254 (75) PSALTER WEEK 2 Mon 2 Ss. Basil & Gregory Nazianzen, Mem. DO 77* (711) Tue 3 Weekday of Christmas DO 275 (86) (Bl. Kuriakos Chavara) Wed 4 Weekday of Christmas DO 282 (88) Thu 5 Weekday of Christmas DO 289 (90) Fri 6 Weekday of Christmas DO 294 (92) Sat 7 Weekday of Christmas DO 300 (94) EP1 DO 303 (96) Sun 8 The Epiphany of the Lord, Solemnity DO 317 (100) PSALTER WEEK 1 Mon 9 The Baptism of the Lord, Feast DO 380 (121) Anniversary: Fr. Gregory Fitzgerald (1996) ORDINARY TIME BEGINS Tue 10 Feria DO [66] (411) Wed 11 Feria DO [84] (421) Thu 12 Feria DO [101] (430) Anniversary: Norah Melia (Leaven) (1997) In Scotland Fri 13 St. Kentigern, Mem. DO 198* (1210) In England and Wales Fri 13 Feria DO [120] (441) Sat 14 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM 8

10 PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 407 (331) Sun 15 2 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 411 (331) (Peace Sunday) Mon 16 Feria DO [184] (475) Tue 17 St. Anthony of Egypt, Mem. DO 83* (713) Wed 18 Feria DO [222] (496) (Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18 th -25 th January) Thu 19 Feria DO [242] (507) Fri 20 Feria (Bl. Angelo Paoli) DO 92* (714) Anniversary: Sr. Willibrord ter Huurne (Blackburn) (2006) Sat 21 St. Agnes, Mem. DO 92* (714) PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 435 (332) Sun 22 3 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 439 (332) Anniversary: Fr. Hilary Buckley (1963) Mon 23 Feria DO 323 (551) Tues 24 St. Francis de Sales, Mem. DO 96* (717) Anniversary: Fr. Frank Crossan (1999) Wed 25 Conversion of St. Paul, Feast DO 99* (718) Thu 26 Ss. Timothy & Titus, Mem. DO 107*(721) Fri 27 Feria DO [400] (590) (Holocaust Memorial Day) Anniversary: Fr. Edward Maguire (1990) Sat 28 St. Thomas Aquinas, Mem. DO 114* (723) PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 DO 463 (332) Sun 29 4 th Sunday Ordinary Time DO 467 (333) Mon 30 Feria DO [461] (623) Tue 31 St. John Bosco, Mem. DO 115* (723) FEBRUARY 2012 Wed 1 Feria (Bl. Candelaria of St. Joseph) DO[499] (644) Anniversary: Sr. Teresa-Joseph Pegus (Corpus Christi) (2011) 9

11 Thu 2 Presentation of the Lord, Feast DO 128* (726) Fri 3 Feria DO [540] (664) Sat 4 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM 10 PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 489 (333) Sun 5 5 th Sunday Ordinary Time DO 493 (333) (Education Sunday) Mon 6 St. Paul Miki and Companions, Mem. DO 144* (733) Tue 7 Feria DO [66] (411) Wed 8 Feria DO [84] (421) Anniversary: Br. John Berridge (2002) Thu 9 Feria DO [101] (430) Fri 10 St. Scholastica, Mem. DO 150* (735) Anniversary: Fr. Martin Bruton (1875 Sat 11 Our Lady s Saturday (Our Lady of Lourdes) Sat. Off. BVM (World Day of Prayer for the Sick) PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 515 (334) Sun 12 6 th Sunday Ordinary Time DO 519 (334) Mon 13 Feria DO [184] (475) Anniversary: Fr. Martin Sankey (2004) Tue 14 Ss. Cyril & Methodius, Feast DO 156* (737) Patrons of Europe (Special Day of Prayer for Europe) Wed 15 Feria DO [222] (496) Thu 16 Feria DO [242] (507) Fri 17 Feria DO [261] (518) Sat 18 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM Anniversary: Fr. Alfred Tabone (2003) Anniversary: Sr. Teresa Clements (Affiliated) (2007) PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 543 (335) Sun 19 7 th Sunday Ordinary Time DO 546 (335) (Day for the Unemployed) Anniversary: Fr. Hugh Clarke (2007) Mon 20 Feria DO [323] (551) Anniversary: Sr. Telesphora Bar (Blackburn) (1961)

12 Tue 21 Feria DO [343] (561) LENT BEGINS Volume II of Breviary required PSALTER WEEK 4 Wed 22 Ash Wednesday DO 8 (124) Thu 23 St. Polycarp, Mem. DO 173* (743) Fri 24 of Lent DO 22 (129) Sat 25 of Lent DO 22 (129) PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 32 (132) Sun 26 1 st Sunday of Lent DO 34 (135) (prayer for candidates for the Sacraments on the Sundays of Lent) Mon 27 of Lent DO 38 (139) Anniversary: Winifred Swingler (The Leaven) (1981) Tue 28 of Lent DO 42 (143) Wed 29 of Lent DO 46 (147) MARCH 2012 In Wales Thu 1 St. David, Solemnity DO 202* (1183) In England Thu 1 St. David, Feast DO 202* (1183) In Scotland Thu 1 of Lent DO 50 (150) Fri 2 of Lent DO 55 (154) (Women s World Day of Prayer) (Lent Fast Day) Sat 3 of Lent DO 59 (158) PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 62 (132) Sun 4 2 nd Sunday of Lent DO 63 (135) Mon 5 of Lent DO 68 (139) 11

13 Tue 6 of Lent DO 72 (143) Anniversary: Fr. Bonaventure Fitzgerald (1987) Wed 7 Ss. Perpetua & Felicity, Mem. DO 282* (745) Anniversary: Vi Hall [Crick] (TOC) (1995) Thu 8 of Lent DO 80 (150) Fri 9 of Lent DO 84 (154) In Scotland Sat 10 St. John Ogilvie, Feast DO 223* (1211) In England and Wales Sat 10 of Lent DO 89 (158) 12 PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 32 (132) Sun 11 3 rd Sunday of Lent DO 34 (135) Mon 12 of Lent DO 38 (139) Tue 13 of Lent DO 42 (143) Wed 14 of Lent DO 46 (147) Anniversary: Fr. Michael (Pop) Kiely (1979) Thu 15 of Lent DO 50 (150) Fri 16 of Lent DO 55 (154) In England and Scotland Sat 17 St. Patrick, Feast DO 51* (747) In Wales Sat 17 of Lent DO 59 (158) PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 DO 62 (132) Sun 18 4 th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) DO 63 (135) Mon 19 St. Joseph, Solemnity DO 61* (751) Principal Protector of the Carmelite Order (see introduction) Tue 20 of Lent (Bl. Francis Palau y Quer) DO 72 (143) Wed 21 of Lent DO 76 (147) Thu 22 of Lent DO 80 (150) Fri 23 of Lent DO 84 (154) Sat 24 of Lent DO 89 (158) PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 200 (161) Sun 25 5 th Sunday of Lent DO 205 (162)

14 Mon 26 Annunciation of the Lord, Solemnity DO 81* (760) Tue 27 of Lent DO 219 (167) Wed 28 of Lent DO 226 (169) Thu 29 of Lent DO 233 (171) Fri 30 of Lent DO 240 (173) Sat 31 of Lent DO 248 (175) Anniversary: Fr. J. Ailbe McNamee (1975) APRIL 2012 PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 251 (177) Sun 1 PALM SUNDAY DO 256 (178) Mon 2 of Holy Week DO 264 (180) Anniversary: Fr. Brocard Sewell (2000) Tue 3 of Holy Week DO 271 (183) Wed 4 of Holy Week DO 278 (185) Thu 5 of Holy Week DO 285 (187) The Easter Triduum Begins Thu 5 MAUNDY THURSDAY EP DO 288 (189) Fri 6 GOOD FRIDAY DO 299 (190) EP DO 310 (196) Sat 7 HOLY SATURDAY DO 323 (199) EP DO 332 (204) Sun 8 EASTER SUNDAY DO 346 (209) Mon 9 Monday in the Octave DO 368 (215) Tue 10 Tuesday in the Octave DO 381 (217) Wed 11 Wednesday in the Octave DO 393 (219) Thu 12 Thursday in the Octave DO 406 (221) Fri 13 Friday in the Octave DO 417 (224) Sat 14 Saturday in the Octave DO 428 (226) PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 433 (227) Sun 15 2 nd Sunday (Octave Day) of Easter DO 440 (228) Anniversary: Elizabeth Young (TOC) (1988) Mon 16 of Eastertide DO 450 (238) 13

15 Tues 17 Bl. Baptist Spagnoli of Mantua, Mem. NCS 86 / CS 80 Wed 18 of Eastertide DO 459 (247) Thu 19 of Eastertide DO 464 (252) Fri 20 of Eastertide DO 469 (256) Sat 21 of Eastertide DO 473 (260) Anniversary: Fr. Richard Berchmans Hearne (1987) PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 477 (231) Sun 22 3 rd Sunday of Easter DO 478 (234) In England Mon 23 St. George, Solemnity DO 203*/110*(1184/771) In Scotland & Wales Mon 23 of Eastertide DO 483 (238) Tue 24 of Eastertide DO 487 (242) Wed 25 St. Mark, Feast DO 117* (773) Thu 26 of Eastertide DO 495 (252) Fri 27 of Eastertide DO 499 (256) Anniversary: Fr. J. Conleth Fitzgerald (1975) Sat 28 of Eastertide DO 503 (261) PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 DO 444 (231) Sun 29 4 th Sunday of Easter DO 446 (234) (World Day of Prayer for Vocations) Mon 30 of Eastertide DO 450 (238) MAY 2012 Tue 1 of Eastertide DO 455 (242) (St. Joseph the Worker) Wed 2 St. Athanasius, Mem. DO 134* (781) Thu 3 Ss. Philip & James, Feast DO 139* (781) In England Fri 4 The English Martyrs, Feast DO 204* (1185) In Scotland & Wales Fri 4 of Eastertide DO 469 (256) 14

16 Sat 5 St. Angelus, Mem. NCS 92 / CS 83 Anniversary: Fr. M. Malachy Lynch (1972) PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 477 (231) Sun 6 5 th Sunday of Easter DO 478 (234) Mon 7 of Eastertide DO 483 (238) Tue 8 of Eastertide (Bl. Aloysius Rabatà) DO 487 (242) Wed 9 of Eastertide (St. George Preca) DO 491 (247) Thu 10 of Eastertide DO 495 (252) Fri 11 of Eastertide DO 499 (256) Anniversary: Fr. Anthony Pelan (2011) Sat 12 of Eastertide DO 503 (261) PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 444 (231) Sun 13 6 th Sunday of Easter DO 446 (234) Mon 14 St. Matthias, Feast DO 149* (786) Tues 15 of Eastertide DO 455 (242) In England, Scotland and Wales Wed 16 St. Simon Stock, Feast NCS 99 / CS 90 Thu 17 of Eastertide DO 464 (252) Anniversary: Fr. Leonard Love (1980) Fri 18 of Eastertide DO 469 (256) Sat 19 of Eastertide DO 473 (261) PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 of the Solemnity DO 617 (263) Sun 20 Ascension of the Lord - Solemnity DO 628 (267) (World Communications Day) Mon 21 of Eastertide (7 th Week) DO 665 (280) Tue 22 of Eastertide (St. Joachina de Vedruna) DO 672 (282) Wed 23 of Eastertide DO 679 (284) Anniversary: Fr. Thomas O Neill (1979) Thu 24 of Eastertide DO 685 (286) Fri 25 St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Feast NCS 112 / CS 104 Anniversary: Sr. Thérèse Tummon (Blackburn) (1969) Sat 26 St. Philip Neri, Mem. DO 163* (789) 15

17 PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 of the Solemnity DO 702 (292) Sun 27 Pentecost Sunday, Solemnity DO 714 (295) (Day of Prayer for the Church) END OF EASTER SEASON Volume III of Breviary required (8 th Week of Ordinary Time) Mon 28 Feria (8 th Week) DO [404] (623) Tue 29 Feria DO [421] (634) Anniversary: Fr. Angelus Ramsey (1962) Wed 30 Feria DO [437] (644) Thu 31 Visitation of the BVM, Feast DO 25* (790) JUNE 2012 Fri 1 St. Justin Martyr, Mem. DO 179* (795) Anniversary: Br. Eugene McKenna (2008) Sat 2 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM Anniversary: Br. Anthony McGreal (1965) PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 of the Solemnity DO 3 (301) Sun 3 Trinity Sunday, Solemnity DO 13 (305) Queen s Diamond Jubilee see note on p.3 Mon 4 Feria (9 th Week) DO [43] (402) Anniversary: Margaret Allies (Affiliated) (2007) Tue 5 St. Boniface, Mem. DO 40* (796) (Carmelite NGO Day of Prayer and Action for World Environment Day) Wed 6 Feria DO [77] (421) Anniversary: Fr. Simon White (1980) Anniversary: Fr. David Waite (2011) 16

18 Thu 7 Feria DO [92] (430) Fri 8 Feria DO [109] (441) In Scotland Sat 9 St. Columba, Feast DO 475* (1212) In England and Wales Sat 9 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM 17 PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 of the Solemnity DO 21 (310) Sun 10 Body and Blood of Christ, Solemnity DO 32 (315) Mon 11 St. Barnabas, Mem. DO 48* (798) Tue 12 Feria (10 th Week) (Bl. Hilary Januszewski) DO [181] (486) Wed 13 St. Anthony of Padua, Mem. DO 52* (801) Thu 14 St. Elisha, Prophet, Mem. NCS 125 EP1 of the Solemnity DO 42 (321) Fri 15 Sacred Heart of Jesus, Solemnity DO 51 (325) Sat 16 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mem. DO 31* (794) PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 186 (338) Sun th Sunday of Ordinary Time DO 190 (338) Mon 18 Feria DO [248] (551) Tue 19 Feria DO [301] (561) Wed 20 Feria DO [317] (570) Thu 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Mem. DO 675* (802) Anniversary: Fr. John Lamont (1995) In England Fri 22 Ss. John Fisher & Thomas More, Feast DO 433* (1187) (Day of Prayer for Human Rights & the Persecuted) In Scotland & Wales Fri 22 Feria DO [351] (590) Sat 23 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 of the Solemnity DO 63* (804) Sun 24 Birth of St. John the Baptist, Solemnity DO 69* (806) Mon 25 Feria (12 th Week) DO [404] (623) Tue 26 Feria DO [421] (634) Wed 27 Feria DO [437] (644)

19 Thu 28 St. Irenaeus, Mem. DO 78* (810) EP1 of the Solemnity DO 78* (810) Fri 29 Ss. Peter and Paul, Solemnity DO 84* (812) Sat 30 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 241 (339) JULY 2012 Sun 1 13 th Sunday of Ordinary Time DO 245 (339) Mon 2 Feria DO [43] (402) Anniversary: Br. Benedict Reney (2008) Tue 3 St. Thomas, Feast DO 95* (816) Wed 4 Feria DO [77] (421) Thu 5 Feria (Bl. Maria Crocifissa Curcio) DO [92] (430) Anniversary: Fr. D. Columba Flanagan (1986) Fri 6 Feria DO [109] (441) Sat 7 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 268 (340) Sun 8 14 th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 272 (340) (Day of Prayer for Seafarers and their Families) In Scotland Mon 9 Our Lady of Aberdeen, Feast Com. BVM In England & Wales Mon 9 Feria (Bl. Jane Scopelli) DO [163] (475) Tue 12 Feria DO [181] (486) Wed 11 St. Benedict, Feast DO 107*(821) Patron of Europe (Day of Special Prayer for Europe) Thu 12 Feria DO [215] (507) Fri 13 Feria (St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes ) DO [233] (518) Sat 14 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM Anniversary: Fr. Donald Grant (1997) 18

20 PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 295 (341) Sun th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 299 (341) Mon 16 BVM of Mount Carmel, Solemnity NCS 170 / CS 136 Patronal Feast of the Carmelite Order Tue 17 Feria (Bl. Teresa of Augustine & Comp.) DO [301] (561) Wed 18 Feria DO [317] (570) Thu 19 Feria DO [334] (580) EP1 of the Solemnity NCS 185 / CS 153 Fri 20 St. Elijah the Prophet, Solemnity NCS 201 / CS 169 Father of all Carmelites Sat 21 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM Sat PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 DO 324 (342) Sun th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 328 (342) Mon 23 St. Bridget of Sweden, Feast DO 124* (828) Patron of Europe (Day of Special Prayer for Europe) Tue 24 Bl. John Soreth, Mem. NCS 216 / CS 179 Wed 25 St. James, Feast DO 129* (829) Thu 26 Ss. Joachim & Anne, Mem. DO 135* (832) Secondary Protectors of the Carmelite Order (see introduction) Fri 27 Bl. Titus Brandsma, Mem. NCS 227 / CS 186 Sat 28 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 348 (342) Sun th Sunday of Ordinary Time DO 352 (343) (Day of Prayer for Life) Mon 30 Feria DO [43] (402) Tue 31 St. Ignatius of Loyola, Mem. DO 143* (835) AUGUST 2012 Wed 1 St. Alphonsus Liguori, Mem. DO 144* (836) Thu 2 Feria DO [92] (430) 19

21 Fri 3 Feria DO [109] (441) Anniversary: Br. Leo Maher (1975) Sat 4 St. John Vianney, Mem. DO 148* (837) 20 PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 375 (343) Sun 5 18 th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 406 (343) Mon 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord, Feast DO 163* (842) Tue 7 St. Albert of Trapani, Feast NCS 237 / CS 195 Wed 8 St. Dominic, Mem. DO 174* (848) Wed 9 St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein), Feast NCS 246 Patron of Europe (Day of Special Prayer for Europe) Anniversary: Frances Abrahams (TOC) Fri 10 St. Lawrence, Feast DO 180* (849) Sat 11 St. Clare, Mem. DO 183* (852) PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 403 (344) Sun th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 406 (344) Mon 13 Feria DO [284] (551) Anniversary: Fr. Patrick Geary (1992) Tue 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe, Mem. Com. Martyrs EP1 of the Solemnity DO 187* (853) Wed 15 Assumption of BVM, Solemnity DO 194* (855) Patronal Feast of the British Province of Carmelites Thu 16 Feria DO [454] (654) Fri 17 Feria (Bl. Angelus Augustine Mazzinghi) DO [471] (664) Sat 18 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 DO 427 (345) Sun th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 431 (345) Mon 20 St. Bernard, Mem. DO 206* (860) Tue 21 St. Pius X, Mem. DO 207* (861) Wed 22 Our Lady, Mother & Queen, Mem. DO 211* (861) Thu 23 Feria DO [454] (654) Wed 24 St. Bartholomew, Feast DO 546* (1004) Sat 25 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM (Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified)

22 PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 453 (346) Sun st Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 457 (346) Anniversary: Fr. Edwin Scally (1963) Anniversary: Sr. Teresa Heuthurst (Blackburn) (2003) Mon 27 St. Monica, Mem. DO 222* (865) Tue 28 St. Augustine, Mem. DO 225* (865) Wed 29 Beheading of John the Baptist, Mem. DO 228* (866) Thu 30 Feria DO [92] (430) Fri 31 Feria DO [109] (441) Anniversary: Joan Passingham (The Leaven) (1995) SEPTEMBER 2012 Sat 1 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM (St. Teresa Margaret Redi) PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 482 (347) Sun 2 22 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 487 (347) In England Mon 3 St. Gregory the Great, Feast DO 234* (870) In Wales and Scotland Mon 3 St. Gregory the Great, Mem. DO 234* (870) Tue 4 Feria DO [181] (486) Wed 5 Feria DO [198] (496) Thu 6 Feria DO [215] (507) Anniversary: Guida Pryor (The Leaven) (1993) Fri 7 Feria DO [233] (518) Sat 8 Birthday of Our Lady, Feast DO 238* (871) PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 507 (348) Sun 9 23 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 511 (348) (Day of Prayer for Racial Justice) Mon 10 Feria DO [284] (551) Tue 11 Feria DO [301] (561) Wed 12 Feria DO [317] (570) 21

23 Thu 13 St. John Chrysostom, Mem. DO 242* (874) Fri 14 Exaltation of the Cross, Feast DO 255* (878) Sat 15 Our Lady of Sorrows, Mem. DO 264* (884) PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 DO 535 (348) Sun th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 539 (349) (Home Mission Sunday) Mon 17 St. Albert of Jerusalem, Feast NCS 271 / CS 215 Anniversary: Fr. Cyril Baxter (2011) Tue 18 Feria DO [421] (634) Anniversary: Fr. T. Cathal Gallagher (1994) Wed 19 Feria DO [437] (644) Thu 20 Ss. Andrew Kim Taegon & Comp., Mem. Com. Martyrs Fri 21 St. Matthew, Feast DO 279* (889) Sat 22 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 561 (349) Sun th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 564 (349) (Day of Prayer in Thanksgiving for the Harvest) In England Mon 24 Our Lady of Walsingham, Mem. Com. BVM In Scotland and Wales Mon 24 Feria DO [43] (402) Tue 25 Feria DO [60] (411) Wed 26 Feria DO [77] (421) Thu 27 St. Vincent de Paul, Mem. DO 282* (890) Fri 28 Feria DO [109] (441) Sat 29 Ss. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Feast DO 293 (892) PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 584 (350) Sun th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 587 (350) Anniversary: Fr. Lawrence Walsh (1997) 22

24 OCTOBER 2012 Mon 1 St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Feast NCS 287 / CS 229 Tue 2 The Guardian Angels, Mem. DO 308* (899) Wed 3 Feria DO [198] (496) Anniversary: Fr. Louis Cogan (1965) Thu 4 St. Francis of Assisi, Mem. DO 315* (904) Fri 5 Feria DO [233] (518) (Harvest Fast Day) Sat 6 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 606 (351) Sun 7 27 th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 610 (351) Mon 8 Feria DO [284] (551) Tue 9 Feria DO [301] (561) Wed 10 Feria DO [317] (570) Thu 11 Feria DO [334] (580) Anniversary: Fr. Kilian Lynch (1985) Fri 12 Feria DO [351] (590) Sat 13 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 DO 632 (351) Sun th Sunday in Ordinary Time DO 636 (352) Mon 15 St. Teresa of Jesus, Feast NCS 303 / CS 245 Anniversary: Fr. Bede Caine (1976) Tue 16 Feria DO [421] (634) Wed 17 St. Ignatius of Antioch, Mem. DO 338* (912) Anniversary: Fr. Patrick Russell (1975) Thu 18 St. Luke, Feast DO 344* (913) Fri 19 Feria DO [471] (664) Sat 20 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM 23

25 PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 659 (352) Sun th Sunday of Ordinary Time DO 663 (352) (Day of Prayer for World Mission) Mon 22 Feria DO [43] (402) Tue 23 Feria DO [60] (411) Wed 24 Feria DO [77] (421) In Wales Thu 25 The Six Welsh Martyrs & Comp., Feast Com. Martyrs In England and Scotland Thu 25 Feria DO [92] (430) Anniversary: Joan Swingler (The Leaven) (1974) Fri 26 Feria DO [109] (441) Sat 27 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 686 (353) Sun th Sunday of Ordinary Time DO 689 (353) Anniversary: Fr. Michael Wall (1988) Mon 31 Feria DO [163] (475) Tue 30 Feria DO [181] (486) Wed 31 Feria DO [198] (496) EP1 of the Solemnity DO 360* (920) NOVEMBER 2012 Thu 1 All Saints, Solemnity DO 370* (924) Anniversary: Fr. Elias Lynch (1967) Fri 2 All Souls, Commemoration DO 377* (929) Sat 3 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 708 (354) Sun 4 31 st Sunday of Ordinary Time DO 712 (354) Mon 5 Feria (Bl. Frances d Amboise) DO [284] (551) Anniversary: Fr. Paul O Brien (1999) Tue 6 Feria (Bl. Angel Prat i Hostench & Comp.) DO [301] (561) Wed 7 Feria DO [317] (570) 24

26 In Wales Thu 8 All Saints of Wales, Feast In Scotland Thu 8 Bl. John Duns Scotus, Mem. In England Thu 8 Feria (Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity) DO [421] (634) Fri 9 Dedication of Lateran Basilica, Feast DO 384* (931) Anniversary: Rita Cook (TOC) (2009) Sat 10 St. Leo the Great, Mem. DO 387* (932) 25 PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 DO 734 (355) Sun nd Sunday of Ordinary Time DO 738 (355) (Remembrance Sunday) Anniversary: Dick Stotesbury (TOC) (1991) Mon 12 St. Josaphat, Mem. DO 394* (936) Tue 13 Feria (Bl. Maria Teresa Scrilli) DO [421] (634) Wed 14 All Carmelite Saints, Feast NCS 337 / CS 268 Thu 15 All Carmelite Souls, Commemoration NCS 357 / CS 287 In Scotland Fri 16 St. Margaret of Scotland, Feast *476 (1213) In England and Wales Fri 16 Feria DO [471] (664) In Scotland & Wales Sat 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Mem. DO 406* (938) In England Sat 17 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM (At time of printing, dates for Interfaith Week in England and Wales, and Scotland, were yet to be confirmed but will probably be in the second half of November) PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 759 (355) Sun rd Sunday of Ordinary Time DO 763 (356) (Day of Prayer for Prisoners and their families) (Prisons Week, 18 th -24 th November) Mon 19 Feria (St. Raphael Kalinowski) DO [43] (402) Tue 20 Feria DO [60] (411) Wed 21 Presentation of the BVM, Mem. DO 410* (940) (Pro Orantibus Day of solidarity for cloistered religious)

27 Thu 22 St. Cecilia, Mem. DO 413* (940) Fri 23 Feria DO [109] (441) Sat 24 Ss. Andrew Dũng-Lạc & Comps., Mem. Com. Martyrs PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 of the Solemnity DO 786 (357) Sun 25 Christ the King, Solemnity DO 796 (361) (Day of Prayer for Young People) Mon 26 Feria (34 th Week in Ordinary Time) DO [163] (475) Tue 27 Feria DO [181] (486) Wed 28 Feria DO [198] (496) Anniversary: Fr. John FitzGerald (2007) Thu 29 Feria (Bls. Denis & Redemptus) DO [215] (507) In Scotland Fri 30 St. Andrew, Solemnity DO 476* (1213) In England and Wales Fri 30 St. Andrew, Feast DO 421* (943) DECEMBER 2012 Sat 1 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM ADVENT BEGINS Volume I of Breviary required LECTIONARY: Sundays Cycle C Weekdays Cycle I PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 DO 3 (3) Sun 2 1 st Sunday of Advent DO 9 (7) Mon 3 St. Francis Xavier, Mem. DO 11* (946) (Day of Prayer for Migrants & Refugees) Anniversary: Fr. Joseph Abbley (2004) Tue 4 of Advent DO 23 (17) Wed 5 of Advent (Bl. Bartholomew Fanti) DO 28 (21) Thu 6 of Advent DO 33 (24) Fri 7 St. Ambrose, Mem. DO 18* (947) EP1 of the Solemnity DO 21* (948) Sat 8 Immaculate Conception, Solemnity DO 26* (950) 26

28 PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 DO 3 (3) Sun 9 2 nd Sunday of Advent DO 9 (7) (Bible Sunday) Mon 10 of Advent DO 17 (13) (Carmelite NGO Day of Prayer and Action for World Human Rights Day) Tue 11 of Advent DO 23 (17) Wed 12 of Advent DO 28 (21) Thu 13 St. Lucy, Mem. DO 38* (954) Fri 14 St. John of the Cross, Feast NCS 380 / CS 305 Sat 15 of Advent DO 43 (31) PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 DO 3 (3) Sun 16 3 rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) DO 9 (7) Mon 17 of December 17 th DO 121 (33) Tue 18 of December 18 th DO 128 (35) Anniversary: Roger Brown (TOC) (2008) Wed 19 of December 19 th DO 136 (36) Thu 20 of December 20 th DO 143 (39) Fri 21 of December 21 st DO 150 (41) Sat 22 of December 22 nd DO 158 (43) PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 DO 3 (3) Ant. Mag. DO 160 (44) Sun 23 4 th Sunday of Advent DO 9 (7) Ant. Ben. DO 165 (45) Ant. Mag. DO 168 (46) (Day of Prayer for Expectant Mothers) Mon 24 of December 24 th DO 173 (47) EP1 of the Solemnity DO 176 (49) Tue 25 Christmas Day, Solemnity DO 187 (53) Wed 26 St. Stephen the Protomartyr, Feast DO 50* (957) Anniversary: Fr. Andrew Donnelly (2006) Thu 27 St. John the Evangelist, Feast DO 60* (959) Fri 28 The Holy Innocents, Feast DO 66* (961) 27

29 In England Sat 29 St. Thomas Becket of Canterbury, Feast DO 187* (1191) In Scotland & Wales Sat 29 Fifth Day of Christmas Octave DO 223 (68) Anniversary: Davidina (Dina) McGhee (The Leaven) (2002) EP1 of the Feast DO 203 (60) Sun 30 The Holy Family, Feast DO 208 (61) Mon 31 Seventh Day of Christmas Octave DO 244 (72) JANUARY 2013 EP of the Solemnity DO 247 (74) Tue 1 Mary, Mother of God, Solemnity DO 254 (75) Easter Day 2013: 31 st March LAUS DEO SEMPER ET MARIAE 28

30 Cover images Front, above: Carmelite friars and laity celebrating the Eucharist, depicted in the Reconstructed Carmelite Missal owned by the London Whitefriars c.1375 now in the British Library. Front, below: Most Rev. Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., Prior General of the Carmelite Order, celebrating Mass during the British Province Chapter at Aylesford Priory, Easter Back, above: Carmelite friars and laity praying alongside a saint s shrine, depicted in the Reconstructed Carmelite Missal. Back, below: Carmelite friars and laity praying alongside the shrine of St. William in the crypt of York Minster, June Printed on behalf of the Provincial Office by Saint Albert s Press