LITURGICAL YEAR 2019

LITURGICAL YEAR 2019 Sunday, 2 December 2018: First Sunday of Advent Saturday 8 December 2018: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 9 December 2018: Second Sunday of Advent Sunday, 16 December 2018: Third Sunday of Advent Sunday, 23 December 2018: Fourth Sunday of Advent Tuesday, 25 December 2018: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Sunday, 30 December 2018: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Tuesday, 1 January 2019: Mary, the Holy Mother of God Sunday, 6 January 2019: The Epiphany of the Lord Sunday, 13 January 2019: The Baptism of the Lord Monday, 14 January 2019: First Week in Ordinary Time Sunday, 20 January 2019: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 27 January 2019: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, 2 February 2019: The Presentation of the Lord Sunday, 3 February 2019: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 10 February 2019: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 17 February 2019: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 24 February 2019: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 3 March 2019: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday, 6 March 2019: Ash Wednesday Sunday, 10 March 2019: First Sunday of Lent Sunday, 17 March 2019: St Patrick (Second Sunday of Lent) Tuesday, 19 March 2019: St Joseph Sunday, 24 March 2019: Third Sunday of Lent Monday, 25 March 2019: The Annunciation of the Lord Sunday, 31 March 2019: Fourth Sunday of Lent Sunday, 7 April 2019: Fifth Sunday of Lent Sunday, 14 April 2019: Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Thursday, 18 April 2019: Holy Thursday Friday, 19 April 2019: Good Friday Saturday, 20 April 2019: Holy Saturday Sunday, 21 April 2019: Easter Sunday of the Lord s Resurrection Sunday, 28 April 2019: Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) Sunday, 5 May 2019: Third Sunday of Easter Sunday, 12 May 2019: Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday, 19 May 2019: Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday, 26 May 2019: Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday, 2 June 2019: The Ascension of the Lord Sunday, 9 June 2019: Pentecost Sunday

Monday, 10 June 2019: Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Sunday, 16 June 2019: The Most Holy Trinity Sunday, 23 June 2019: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Monday, 24 June 2019: The Nativity of St John the Baptist Friday, 28 June 2019: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Saturday, 29 June 2019: Ss Peter and Paul Sunday, 30 June 2019: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 7 July 2019: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 14 July 2019: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 21 July 2019: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 28 July 2019: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 4 August 2019: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday, 6 August 2019: The Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday, 11 August 2019: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Thursday, 15 August 2019: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 18 August 2019: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 25 August 2019: Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 1 September 2019: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 8 September 2019: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, 14 September 2019: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Sunday, 15 September 2019: Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 22 September 2019: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 29 September 2019: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 6 October 2019: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 13 October 2019: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 20 October 2019: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 27 October 2019: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Friday, 1 November 2019: All Saints Saturday, 2 November 2019: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Sunday, 3 November 2019: Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, 9 November 2019: The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Sunday, 10 November 2019: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 17 November 2019: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 24 November 2019: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Sunday, 1 December 2019: First Sunday of Advent Sunday 8 December 2019: Second Sunday of Advent Monday, 9 December 2019: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, 15 December 2019: Third Sunday of Advent Sunday, 22 December 2019: Fourth Sunday of Advent Wednesday, 25 December 2019: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Sunday, 29 December 2019: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Notes for 2019 Lectionary Sunday: Cycle C Weekday: Cycle 1 Weeks in Ordinary Time Before Lent: 8 weeks ending Tuesday, 5 March After Eastertime beginning Monday, 10 June -10th Week Holydays of Obligation The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday, 8 December 2018 The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Tuesday, 25 December 2018 ***The Epiphany of the Lord Sunday, 6 January 2019 ***St Patrick Sunday, 17 March 2019 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday, 15 August 2019 All Saints Friday, 1 November 2019 The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Wednesday, 25 December 2019 All Sundays The Holy Family, The Baptism of the Lord, The Ascension of the Lord, The Most Holy Trinity, The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Christ the King), are celebrated on Sundays. The Epiphany of the Lord is Sunday, 6 January 2019 St Patrick Sunday, 17 March 2019 replaces 2 nd Sunday of Lent The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary transferred to Monday, 9 December 2019, without obligation

Days of Prayer World Days of Prayer include: World Day of Peace Tuesday, 1 January 2019 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins Friday, 18 January 2019 World Day of Migrants and Refugees Sunday, 20 January 2019 World Day for Consecrated Life Saturday, 2 February 2019 World Day of the Sick Monday, 11 February 2019 Day of Prayer for Vocations Sunday, 12 May 2019 World Communications Day Sunday, 2 June 2019 Mission Sunday Sunday, 20 October 2019 More recently several other dates have been designated Days of Prayer, including: International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking Friday, 8 February 2019 Worldwide Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Abuse Friday, 15 February 2019 Day of Prayer for the Church in China Friday, 24 May 2019 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sunday, 1 September 2019 World Day of the Poor Sunday, 17 November 2019 Additional Days for Ireland: Catholic Schools Week begins Sunday, 27 January 2019 Day of Prayer for Temperance Sunday, 3 March 2019 Special Day of Prayer for Emigrants Sunday, 17 March 2019 Day for Life Sunday, 6 October 2019 Children s Day of Mission Prayer Friday, 11 October 2019 Prisoners Sunday Sunday, 10 November 2019 Sunday/Holyday of Obligation * Diocesan feasts celebrated as solemnities this year on Sundays ** Diocesan feasts transferred for this year *** Reduced to when two s occur on same date **** Transferred this year ***** Added August 2016 ****** Added February 2018 tbc to be confirmed

DECEMBER 2018 1 Saturday 34 th Week in Ordinary Time 2 Sunday FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 3 Monday 1 st Week of Advent St Francis Xavier, priest 4 Tuesday 1 st Week of Advent St John Damascene, priest and doctor of the Church 5 Wednesday 1 st Week of Advent 6 Thursday 1 st Week of Advent St Nicholas, bishop Galway: St Nicholas, bishop 7 Friday 1 st Week of Advent St Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church 8 Saturday THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 9 Sunday SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Not celebrated St Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin 10 Monday 2 nd Week of Advent 11 Tuesday 2 nd Week of Advent St Damasus I, pope 12 Wednesday 2 nd Week of Advent Our Lady of Guadalupe St Finnian, bishop Meath: St Finnian, bishop 13 Thursday 2 nd Week of Advent St Lucy, virgin and martyr 14 Friday 2 nd Week of Advent St John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the Church 15 Saturday 2 nd Week of Advent 16 Sunday THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 17 Monday 3 rd Week of Advent 18 Tuesday 3 rd Week of Advent may be made of St Flannan, bishop Killaloe: St Flannan, bishop 19 Wednesday 3 rd Week of Advent 20 Thursday 3 rd Week of Advent may be made of St Fachanan, bishop Kilfenora: St Fachanan, bishop 21 Friday 3 rd Week of Advent may be made of St Peter Canisius, priest and doctor of the Church 22 Saturday 3 rd Week of Advent Solemnity ) 23 Sunday FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Not celebrated St John of Kanty, priest ) 24 Monday 4 th Week of Advent 25 Tuesday THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) Solemnity 26 Wednesday St Stephen, first martyr 27 Thursday St John, apostle and evangelist 28 Friday The Holy Innocents, martyrs 29 Saturday 5 th Day in the Octave of Christmas may be made of St Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr 30 Sunday THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

31 Monday 7 th Day in the Octave of Christmas may be made of St Sylvester I, pope JANUARY 2019 1 Tuesday MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD Solemnity 2 Wednesday Before Epiphany Ss Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors of the Church 3 Thursday Before Epiphany The Most Holy Name of Jesus St Munchin (Mainchin), bishop Limerick: St Munchin (Mainchin), bishop 4 Friday Before Epiphany 5 Saturday Before Epiphany Dublin: St Charles of St Andrew 6 Sunday THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Solemnity 7 Monday After Epiphany St Raymond of Penyafort, priest 8 Tuesday After Epiphany 9 Wednesday After Epiphany 10 Thursday After Epiphany 11 Friday After Epiphany 12 Saturday After Epiphany 13 Sunday THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD (Not celebrated St Hilary, bishop and doctor of the Church ) 14 Monday 1 st Week in Ordinary Time 15 Tuesday 1 st Week in Ordinary Time St Ita, virgin Limerick: St Ita, virgin 16 Wednesday 1 st Week in Ordinary Time St Fursa, abbot and missionary 17 Thursday 1 st Week in Ordinary Time St Anthony, abbot 18 Friday 1 st Week in Ordinary Time 19 Saturday 1 st Week in Ordinary Time 20 Sunday SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Fabian, pope and martyr ) (Not celebrated St Sebastian, martyr ) 21 Monday 2 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Agnes, virgin and martyr 22 Tuesday 2 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Vincent, deacon and martyr 23 Wednesday 2 nd Week in Ordinary Time 24 Thursday 2 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church 25 Friday The Conversion of St Paul, apostle 26 Saturday 2 nd Week in Ordinary Time Ss Timothy and Titus, bishops 27 Sunday THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Angela Merici, virgin 28 Monday 3 rd Week in Ordinary Time St Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church 29 Tuesday 3 rd Week in Ordinary Time )

30 Wednesday 3 rd Week in Ordinary Time St Aidan, bishop Ferns: St Aidan, abbot Dublin: Bl Margaret Ball and Francis Taylor, martyrs Meath: Bl Margaret Ball and Francis Taylor, martyrs 31 Thursday 3 rd Week in Ordinary Time St John Bosco, priest FEBRUARY 2019 1 Friday St Brigid, abbess, secondary patron of Ireland Kildare and Leighlin: St Brigid, abbess, secondary patron of Ireland 2 Saturday The Presentation of the Lord 3 Sunday FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Blaise, bishop and martyr (Not celebrated St Ansgar, bishop 4 Monday 4 th Week in Ordinary Time 5 Tuesday 4 th Week in Ordinary Time St Agatha, virgin and martyr 6 Wednesday 4 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Paul Miki and Companions, martyrs 7 Thursday 4 th Week in Ordinary Time St Mel, bishop Ardagh and Clonmacnois: St Mel, bishop 8 Friday 4 th Week in Ordinary Time St Jerome Emiliani St Josephine Bakhita, virgin 9 Saturday 4 th Week in Ordinary Time ) ) 10 Sunday FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Scholastica, virgin ) 11 Monday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Lourdes St Gobnait, virgin 12 Tuesday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time 13 Wednesday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time 14 Thursday Ss Cyril, monk and Methodius, bishop, patrons of Europe 15 Friday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time 16 Saturday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time 17 Sunday SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order ) (Not celebrated St Fintan, abbot ) 18 Monday 6 th Week in Ordinary Time 19 Tuesday 6 th Week in Ordinary Time 20 Wednesday 6 th Week in Ordinary Time 21 Thursday 6 th Week in Ordinary Time St Peter Damian, bishop and doctor of the Church 22 Friday The Chair of St Peter, apostle 23 Saturday 6 th Week in Ordinary Time St Polycarp, bishop and martyr 24 Sunday SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 25 Monday 7 th Week in Ordinary Time 26 Tuesday 7 th Week in Ordinary Time

27 Wednesday 7 th Week in Ordinary Time 28 Thursday 7 th Week in Ordinary Time MARCH 2019 1 Friday 7 th Week in Ordinary Time St David, bishop 2 Saturday 7 th Week in Ordinary Time 3 Sunday EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4 Monday 8 th Week in Ordinary Time St Casimir 5 Tuesday 8 th Week in Ordinary Time St Kieran, bishop Ossory: St Kieran, bishop 6 Wednesday ASH WEDNESDAY 7 Thursday After Ash Wednesday may be made of Ss Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs 8 Friday After Ash Wednesday may be made of St John of God, religious may be made of St Senan, bishop 9 Saturday After Ash Wednesday may be made of St Frances of Rome, religious 10 Sunday FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 11 Monday 1 st Week of Lent 12 Tuesday 1 st Week of Lent 13 Wednesday 1 st Week of Lent 14 Thursday 1 st Week of Lent 15 Friday 1 st Week of Lent 16 Saturday 1 st Week of Lent may be made of St Aengus, bishop and abbot 17 Sunday SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT ST PATRICK, bishop, principal patron of Ireland Solemnity 18 Monday 2 nd Week of Lent may be made of St Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the Church 19 Tuesday ST JOSEPH, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity 20 Wednesday 2 nd Week of Lent 21 Thursday 2 nd Week of Lent may be made of St Enda, abbot 22 Friday 2 nd Week of Lent 23 Saturday 2 nd Week of Lent may be made of St Turibius of Mongrovejo, bishop 24 Sunday THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (Not celebrated St Macartan, bishop ) (Not celebrated Clogher: St Macartan, bishop ) 25 Monday THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD Solemnity 26 Tuesday 3 rd Week of Lent 27 Wednesday 3 rd Week of Lent 28 Thursday 3 rd Week of Lent 29 Friday 3 rd Week of Lent 30 Saturday 3 rd Week of Lent 31 Sunday FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

APRIL 2019 1 Monday 4 th Week of Lent may be made of St Ceallach (Celsus), bishop 2 Tuesday 4 th Week of Lent may be made of St Francis of Paola, hermit 3 Wednesday 4 th Week of Lent 4 Thursday 4 th Week of Lent may be made of St Isidore, bishop and doctor of the Church 5 Friday 4 th Week of Lent may be made of St Vincent Ferrer, priest 6 Saturday 4 th Week of Lent 7 Sunday FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Not celebrated St John Baptist de la Salle, priest 8 Monday 5 th Week of Lent 9 Tuesday 5 th Week of Lent 10 Wednesday 5 th Week of Lent 11 Thursday 5 th Week of Lent may be made of St Stanislaus, bishop and martyr 12 Friday 5 th Week of Lent 13 Saturday 5 th Week of Lent may be made of St Martin I, pope and martyr 14 Sunday PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION 15 Monday Monday in Holy Week 16 Tuesday Tuesday in Holy Week 17 Wednesday Wednesday in Holy Week 18 Thursday HOLY THURSDAY (Not celebrated St Laserian, bishop 19 Friday GOOD FRIDAY 20 Saturday HOLY SATURDAY (Not celebrated Leighlin: St Laserian, bishop 21 Sunday EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD S RESURRECTION (Not celebrated St Anselm, bishop and doctor of the Church 22 Monday Easter Monday 23 Tuesday Easter Tuesday (Not celebrated St George, martyr (Not celebrated St Adalbert of Prague, bishop and martyr 24 Wednesday Easter Wednesday (Not celebrated St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr 25 Thursday Easter Thursday (Not celebrated St Mark, evangelist 26 Friday Easter Friday 27 Saturday Easter Saturday (Not celebrated St Asicus, bishop (Not celebrated Elphin: St Asicus, bishop 28 Sunday SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Divine Mercy Sunday (Not celebrated St Peter Chanel, priest and martyr (Not celebrated St Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, priest 29 Monday St Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church, patron of Europe 30 Tuesday 2 nd Week of Easter St Pius V, pope ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

MAY 2019 1 Wednesday 2 nd Week of Easter St Joseph the Worker 2 Thursday 2 nd Week of Easter St Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the Church 3 Friday Ss Philip and James, apostles 4 Saturday 2 nd Week of Easter St Conleth, bishop Kildare: St Conleth, bishop 5 Sunday THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (Not celebrated Bl Edmund Rice, religious 6 Monday 3 rd Week of Easter 7 Tuesday 3 rd Week of Easter 8 Wednesday 3 rd Week of Easter In some places: Bl John Sullivan, priest 9 Thursday 3 rd Week of Easter 10 Friday 3 rd Week of Easter St Comgall, abbot 11 Saturday 3 rd Week of Easter ) 12 Sunday FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Not celebrated Ss Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs ) (Not celebrated St Pancras, martyr ) 13 Monday 4 th Week of Easter Our Lady of Fatima 14 Tuesday St Matthias, apostle 15 Wednesday 4 th Week of Easter St Carthage, bishop Waterford & Lismore: St Carthage, bishop 16 Thursday 4 th Week of Easter St Brendan, abbot Clonfert: St Brendan, abbot Kerry: St Brendan, abbot 17 Friday 4 th Week of Easter 18 Saturday 4 th Week of Easter St John I, pope and martyr 19 Sunday FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 20 Monday 5 th Week of Easter St Bernadine of Siena, priest 21 Tuesday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Christopher Magallánes, priest and Companions, martyrs 22 Wednesday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time St Rita of Cascia, religious 23 Thursday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time 24 Friday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time 25 Saturday 5 th Week in Ordinary Time St Bede the Venerable, priest and doctor of the Church St Gregory VII, pope St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin 26 Sunday SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Not celebrated St Philip Neri, priest 27 Monday 6 th Week of Easter St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop 28 Tuesday 6 th Week of Easter 29 Wednesday 6 th Week of Easter 30 Thursday 6 th Week of Easter )

31 Friday The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary JUNE 2019 1 Saturday 6 th Week of Easter St Justin, martyr 2 Sunday THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Solemnity (Not celebrated Ss Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs 3 Monday 7 th Week of Easter St Kevin, abbot Dublin: St Kevin, abbot 4 Tuesday 7 th Week of Easter Ss Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs 5 Wednesday 7 th Week of Easter St Boniface, bishop and martyr 6 Thursday 7 th Week of Easter St Norbert, bishop St Jarlath, bishop Tuam: St Jarlath, bishop 7 Friday 7 th Week of Easter St Colman, bishop Dromore: St Colman, bishop 8 Saturday 7 th Week of Easter 9 Sunday PENTECOST Solemnity (Not celebrated St Columba (Colum Cille), abbot and missionary, secondary patron of Ireland ) 10 Monday 10 th Week in Ordinary Time The Blessed Virgin, Mary, Mother of the Church ****** (Not celebrated St Ephrem, deacon and doctor of the Church *****) Derry: St Columba (Colum Cille), abbot and missionary ** Raphoe: St Columba (Colum Cille), abbot and missionary ** 11 Tuesday 10 th Week in Ordinary Time St Barnabas, apostle 12 Wednesday 10 th Week in Ordinary Time 13 Thursday 10 th Week in Ordinary Time St Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church 14 Friday 10 th Week in Ordinary Time St Davnet, virgin 15 Saturday 10 th Week in Ordinary Time 16 Sunday THE MOST HOLY TRINITY Solemnity 17 Monday 11 th Week in Ordinary Time 18 Tuesday 11 th Week in Ordinary Time 19 Wednesday 11 th Week in Ordinary Time St Romuald, abbot 20 Thursday 11 th Week in Ordinary Time The Irish Martyrs 21 Friday 11 th Week in Ordinary Time St Aloysius Gonzaga, religious 22 Saturday 11 th Week in Ordinary Time St Paulinus of Nola, bishop Ss John Fisher, bishop and Thomas More, martyrs 23 Sunday THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (Corpus Christi) Solemnity 24 Monday THE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Solemnity

25 Tuesday 12 th Week in Ordinary Time 26 Wednesday 12 th Week in Ordinary Time 27 Thursday 12 th Week in Ordinary Time St Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor of the Church 28 Friday THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS Solemnity (Not celebrated St Irenaeus, bishop and martyr ) 29 Saturday SS PETER AND PAUL, apostles Solemnity (Not celebrated The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary ) 30 Sunday THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church ) JULY 2019 1 Monday 13 th Week in Ordinary Time St Oliver Plunkett, bishop and martyr Armagh: St Oliver Plunkett, bishop and martyr Meath: St Oliver Plunkett, bishop and martyr 2 Tuesday 13 th Week in Ordinary Time 3 Wednesday St Thomas, apostle 4 Thursday 13 th Week in Ordinary Time St Elizabeth of Portugal 5 Friday 13 th Week in Ordinary Time St Anthony Zaccaria, priest 6 Saturday 13 th Week in Ordinary Time St Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr St Monnine, virgin 7 Sunday FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Maelruain, bishop and abbot 8 Monday 14 th Week in Ordinary Time St Kilian, bishop and martyr 9 Tuesday 14 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, and Companions, martyrs 10 Wednesday 14 th Week in Ordinary Time 11 Thursday St Benedict, abbot, patron of Europe 12 Friday 14 th Week in Ordinary Time 13 Saturday 14 th Week in Ordinary Time St Henry 14 Sunday FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Camillus de Lellis, priest 15 Monday 15 th Week in Ordinary Time St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church 16 Tuesday 15 th Week in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Mount Carmel 17 Wednesday 15 th Week in Ordinary Time 18 Thursday 15 th Week in Ordinary Time 19 Friday 15 th Week in Ordinary Time 20 Saturday 15 th Week in Ordinary Time St Apollinaris, bishop and martyr ) 21 Sunday SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor of the Church 22 Monday St Mary Magdalene 23 Tuesday St Bridget of Sweden, religious, patron of Europe

24 Wednesday 16 th Week in Ordinary Time St Sharbel Makhlūf, priest St Declan, bishop Waterford and Lismore: St Declan, bishop 25 Thursday St James, apostle 26 Friday 16 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary 27 Saturday 16 th Week in Ordinary Time 28 Sunday SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 29 Monday 17 th Week in Ordinary Time St Martha 30 Tuesday 17 th Week in Ordinary Time 31 Wednesday 17 th Week in Ordinary Time St Ignatius of Loyola, priest St Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor of the Church AUGUST 2019 1 Thursday 17 th Week in Ordinary Time St Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church 2 Friday 17 th Week in Ordinary Time St Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop St Peter Julian Eymard, priest 3 Saturday 17 th Week in Ordinary Time 4 Sunday EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St John Mary Vianney, priest ) 5 Monday 18 th Week in Ordinary Time The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major 6 Tuesday The Transfiguration of the Lord 7 Wednesday 18 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Sixtus II, pope and Companions, martyrs St Cajetan, priest 8 Thursday 18 th Week in Ordinary Time St Dominic, priest 9 Friday St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr, patron of Europe (Not celebrated St Nathy, bishop ) (Not celebrated St Felim, bishop ) Achonry: St Nathy, bishop Kilmore: St Felim, bishop 10 Saturday St Lawrence, deacon and martyr 11 Sunday NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Clare, virgin 12 Monday 19 th Week in Ordinary Time St Jane Frances de Chantal, religious St Lelia, virgin St Attracta, virgin St Muredach, bishop Achonry: St Attracta, virgin Killala: St Muredach, bishop 13 Tuesday 19 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Pontian, pope and Hippolytus, priest, martyrs St Fachtna, bishop )

Ross: St Fachtna, bishop 14 Wednesday 19 th Week in Ordinary Time St Maximilian Kolbe, priest and martyr 15 Thursday THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Solemnity 16 Friday 19 th Week in Ordinary Time St Stephen of Hungary 17 Saturday 19 th Week in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Knock 18 Sunday TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 19 Monday 20 th Week in Ordinary Time St John Eudes, priest 20 Tuesday 20 th Week in Ordinary Time St Bernard, abbot and doctor of the Church 21 Wednesday 20 th Week in Ordinary Time St Pius X, pope 22 Thursday 20 th Week in Ordinary Time The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary 23 Friday 20 th Week in Ordinary Time St Rose of Lima, virgin St Eugene, bishop Derry: St Eugene, bishop 24 Saturday St Bartholomew, apostle 25 Sunday TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Louis of France (Not celebrated St Joseph Calasanz, priest 26 Monday 21 st Week in Ordinary Time 27 Tuesday 21 st Week in Ordinary Time St Monica 28 Wednesday 21 st Week in Ordinary Time St Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church 29 Thursday 21 st Week in Ordinary Time The Passion of St John the Baptist 30 Friday 21 st Week in Ordinary Time St Fiacre, monk 31 Saturday 21 st Week in Ordinary Time St Aidan of Lindisfarne, bishop and missionary ) ) SEPTEMBER 2019 1 Sunday TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Monday 22 nd Week in Ordinary Time 3 Tuesday 22 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church 4 Wednesday 22 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Mac Nissi, bishop Down: St Mac Nissi, bishop Connor: St Mac Nissi, bishop 5 Thursday 22 nd Week in Ordinary Time 6 Friday 22 nd Week in Ordinary Time 7 Saturday 22 nd Week in Ordinary Time 8 Sunday TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9 Monday 23 rd Week in Ordinary Time )

St Ciaran, abbot Clonmacnois: St Ciaran, abbot 10 Tuesday 23 rd Week in Ordinary Time St Peter Claver, priest )***** 11 Wednesday 23 rd Week in Ordinary Time 12 Thursday 23 rd Week in Ordinary Time The Most Holy Name of Mary St Ailbe, bishop Cashel and Emly: St Ailbe, bishop 13 Friday 23 rd Week in Ordinary Time St John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor of the Church 14 Saturday The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 15 Sunday TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated Our Lady of Sorrows ) 16 Monday 24 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Cornelius, pope and Cyprian, bishop, martyrs 17 Tuesday 24 th Week in Ordinary Time St Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the Church 18 Wednesday 24 th Week in Ordinary Time 19 Thursday 24 th Week in Ordinary Time St Januarius, bishop and martyr 20 Friday 24 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, priest, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang and Companions, martyrs 21 Saturday St Matthew, apostle and evangelist 22 Sunday TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 23 Monday 25 th Week in Ordinary Time St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (Not celebrated St Eunan (Adomnan), abbot Raphoe: St Eunan (Adomnan), abbot 24 Tuesday 25 th Week in Ordinary Time 25 Wednesday 25 th Week in Ordinary Time St Finbarr, bishop Cork: St Finbarr, bishop 26 Thursday 25 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Cosmas and Damian, martyrs 27 Friday 25 th Week in Ordinary Time St Vincent de Paul, priest 28 Saturday 25 th Week in Ordinary Time St Wenceslaus, martyr Ss Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, martyrs 29 Sunday TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels 30 Monday 26 th Week in Ordinary Time St Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church ) ) OCTOBER 2019 1 Tuesday 26 th Week in Ordinary Time St Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church 2 Wednesday 26 th Week in Ordinary Time The Guardian Angels 3 Thursday 26 th Week in Ordinary Time Bl Columba Marmion, priest 4 Friday 26 th Week in Ordinary Time

St Francis of Assisi 5 Saturday 26 th Week in Ordinary Time 6 Sunday TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Bruno, priest 7 Monday 27 th Week in Ordinary Time Our Lady of the Rosary 8 Tuesday 27 th Week in Ordinary Time 9 Wednesday 27 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss Denis, bishop and Companions, martyrs St John Leonardi, priest Bl John Henry Newman, priest 10 Thursday 27 th Week in Ordinary Time 11 Friday 27 th Week in Ordinary Time St John XXIII, pope St Canice, abbot Kilkenny City: St Canice, abbot 12 Saturday 27 th Week in Ordinary Time ) 13 Sunday TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 14 Monday 28 th Week in Ordinary Time St Callistus I, pope and martyr 15 Tuesday 28 th Week in Ordinary Time St Teresa of Avila, virgin and doctor of the Church 16 Wednesday 28 th Week in Ordinary Time St Hedwig, religious St Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin St Gall, abbot and missionary 17 Thursday 28 th Week in Ordinary Time St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr 18 Friday St Luke, evangelist 19 Saturday 28 th Week in Ordinary Time Ss John Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, priests, and Companions, martyrs St Paul of the Cross, priest 20 Sunday TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 21 Monday 29 th Week in Ordinary Time 22 Tuesday 29 th Week in Ordinary Time St John Paul II, pope 23 Wednesday 29 th Week in Ordinary Time St John of Capistrano, priest 24 Thursday 29 th Week in Ordinary Time St Anthony Claret, bishop 25 Friday 29 th Week in Ordinary Time Cork and Ross: Bl Thaddeus MacCarthy, bishop Cloyne: Bl Thaddeus MacCarthy, bishop 26 Saturday 29 th Week in Ordinary Time 27 Sunday THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Otteran, monk ) (Not celebrated Waterford: St Otteran, monk ) 28 Monday Ss Simon and Jude, apostles 29 Tuesday 30 th Week in Ordinary Time St Colman, bishop Kilmacduagh: St Colman, bishop

30 Wednesday 30 th Week in Ordinary Time 31 Thursday 30 th Week in Ordinary Time Cloyne: Bl Dominic Collins, martyr NOVEMBER 2019 1 Friday ALL SAINTS Solemnity 2 Saturday THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (All Souls Day) 3 Sunday THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Malachy, bishop ) Armagh: St Malachy, bishop as Solemnity this year* Down and Connor: St Malachy, bishop as Solemnity this year* 4 Monday 31 st Week in Ordinary Time St Charles Borromeo, bishop 5 Tuesday 31 st Week in Ordinary Time St Martin de Porres, religious Opt. Mem)*****. 6 Wednesday All the Saints of Ireland 7 Thursday 31 st Week in Ordinary Time St Willibrord, bishop and missionary 8 Friday 31 st Week in Ordinary Time 9 Saturday The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 10 Sunday THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Church 11 Monday 32 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Martin of Tours, bishop 12 Tuesday 32 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Josaphat, bishop and martyr 13 Wednesday 32 nd Week in Ordinary Time 14 Thursday 32 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Laurence O Toole, bishop Dublin: St Laurence O Toole, bishop 15 Friday 32 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Albert the Great, bishop and doctor of the Church 16 Saturday 32 nd Week in Ordinary Time St Margaret of Scotland St Gertrude, virgin 17 Sunday THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Not celebrated St Elizabeth of Hungary, religious 18 Monday 33 rd Week in Ordinary Time The Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss Peter and Paul 19 Tuesday 33 rd Week in Ordinary Time 20 Wednesday 33 rd Week in Ordinary Time 21 Thursday 33 rd Week in Ordinary Time The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 22 Friday 33 rd Week in Ordinary Time St Cecilia, virgin and martyr 23 Saturday 33 rd Week in Ordinary Time St Columban, abbot and missionary ) ) 24 Sunday OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Solemnity (Not celebrated Ss Andrew Dŏng-Lạc, priest and Companions, martyrs 25 Monday 34 th Week in Ordinary Time St Catherine of Alexandria, virgin and martyr

St Clement I, pope and martyr ***** St Colman, bishop Cloyne: St Colman, bishop Transferred **** 26 Tuesday 34 th Week in Ordinary Time 27 Wednesday 34 th Week in Ordinary Time St Fergal, bishop and missionary 28 Thursday 34 th Week in Ordinary Time 29 Friday 34 th Week in Ordinary Time 30 Saturday St Andrew, apostle DECEMBER 2019 1 Sunday FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 2 Monday 1 st Week of Advent 3 Tuesday 1 st Week of Advent St Francis Xavier, priest 4 Wednesday 1 st Week of Advent St John Damascene, priest and doctor of the Church 5 Thursday 1 st Week of Advent 6 Friday 1 st Week of Advent St Nicholas, bishop Galway: St Nicholas, bishop 7 Saturday 1 st Week of Advent St Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church 8 Sunday SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 9 Monday THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Not celebrated St Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin 10 Tuesday 2 nd Week of Advent 11 Wednesday 2 nd Week of Advent St Damasus I, pope 12 Thursday 2 nd Week of Advent Our Lady of Guadalupe St Finnian, bishop Meath: St Finnian, bishop 13 Friday 2 nd Week of Advent St Lucy, virgin and martyr 14 Saturday 2 nd Week of Advent St John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the Church 15 Sunday THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 16 Monday 3 rd Week of Advent 17 Tuesday 3 rd Week of Advent 18 Wednesday 3 rd Week of Advent may be made of St Flannan, bishop Killaloe: St Flannan, bishop 19 Thursday 3 rd Week of Advent 20 Friday 3 rd Week of Advent may be made of St Fachanan, bishop Kilfenora: St Fachanan, bishop 21 Saturday 3 rd Week of Advent may be made of St Peter Canisius, priest and doctor of the Church 22 Sunday FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 23 Monday 4 th Week of Advent may be made of St John of Kanty, priest 24 Tuesday 4 th Week of Advent Solemnity ) )

25 Wednesday THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) Solemnity 26 Thursday St Stephen, first martyr 27 Friday St John, apostle and evangelist 28 Saturday The Holy Innocents, martyrs 29 Sunday THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH (Not celebrated St Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr ) 30 Monday 6 th Day of the Octave of Christmas 31 Tuesday 7 th Day in the Octave of Christmas may be made of St Sylvester I, pope