The British Province of Carmelites Liturgical Ordo 2016
Statue of St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, sculpted by Michael Clark at the Great Courtyard of The Friars, Aylesford, Kent. Used by kind permission of the Prior & Community.
GENERAL NOTES The liturgical Ordo here presented is that recommended for the friar, lay Carmelite and other communities of the British Province of Carmelites serving England, Scotland and Wales. The following points should be noted: 1. For this Liturgical Year from Advent 2015 until Advent 2016 Sunday and Festive Lectionary: Weekday Lectionary: Year C Cycle II 2. Abbreviations CS Carmelite Supplement (1987) NCS New Carmelite Supplement (1993) EP1 Evening Prayer 1 (First Vespers) Mem Memorial 3. For the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as Divine Office: Numbers in this Ordo 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 in Rome (currently awaiting updating and reprint). For ease of compilation, page references for the three-volume Divine Office Breviary printed by Collins are no longer included in this Ordo. 4. On Ferias (ordinary days) and most Memorias, use the Psalter for the prescribed week in conjunction with the reference in the 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. Regarding Midday Prayer in the Divine Office... 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.
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 most Office 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. For biographies of the Carmelite Saints and Blesseds, along with a commentary on the texts of their Offices, see Fr. Emanuele Boaga, O.Carm., Celebrating the Saints of Carmel, (Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2010). Information on the Order s holy men and women can also be found on: www.carmelite.org 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, yearbook, or website. 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. 1995 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. 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), and the Provincial practice (since 2012) of marking the 16 th day of each month as a time of particular prayer for vocations. In keeping with the request of 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).
NOTES FOR THE 2016 CARMELITE LITURGICAL ORDO The Holy See (including the Congregation for Divine Worship & The Discipline of the Sacraments) On 11 th April 2015 Pope Francis announced that an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy would be held from 8 th December 2015 to 20 th November 2016. Various resources for liturgy and reflection can be found online at www.im.va On 6 th August 2015 Pope Francis announced an annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, beginning on 1 st September 2015. The Congregation issued a Homiletic Directory to support the ministry of preaching. In the last year the Holy See has issued no other notes of particular relevance for the celebration of the Divine Office. Further information about the Congregation can be found online: www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/index_en.htm The Bishops Conference of England & Wales (including the Liturgy Office) The Spirituality Committee of the Bishops Conference Department for Christian Life and Worship has produced a series of resources suitable for meditation during the current Year of Mercy, which can be found via the website below. In 2015 the Bishops Conference announced its desire that the Revised Grail Psalter (2010) be used in future editions of the Liturgy of the Hours, and the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (2 nd Catholic Edition 2010) be used for the preparation of a new Lectionary. The bishops also asked that further work de done on the Proper Texts in the Liturgy of the Hours for the National Calendar of England. The Bishops Conference has made a number of changes to the Cycle of Prayer which are effective from 2016: Education Day to 2 nd Sunday in September Day for Life to the 3 rd Sunday in June. Racial Justice Day to 3 Sundays before the 1 st Sunday of Lent At Easter 2014 the Bishops Conference resolved to encourage the Catholic community to participate in local civic or ecumenical celebrations
commemorating all those who list their lives in the First World War; in 2016 this includes the Battle of the Somme on 1 st July. Further information regarding the liturgical calendar can be found on the website of The Liturgy Office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England & Wales: www.liturgyoffice.org.uk The Bishops Conference of Scotland (including the Liturgy Commission) No notes of relevance to the Liturgical Calendar were issued in 2015. For further information visit: www.bcos.org.uk The Carmelite Family Worldwide (including the Curia of the Carmelite Order and office of the Postulator General) On 17 th May 2015 the Holy Father canonised Saint Mariam Baouardy of Jesus Crucified, O.C.D. On 21 st December 2015 the PriorGeneral of the Carmelite Order announced (Prot. 243/2015) that a special year marking the 450 th anniversary of the birth of St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi would open on 2 nd April 2016 (the anniversary of her birth) and close on 25 th May 2017 (her feast day). Resources on this holy woman of our family can be found online at www.carmelite.org/mmp450 The Carmelite Family in Britain On 23 rd May 2015 Archbishop Óscar Romero was beatified, to the delight of many Carmelites in Britain who have prayed and worked for the cause of this member of the Brown Scapular Confraternity. His feast day is 24 th March. From the Editor Further copies of this Ordo can be obtained from the Distribution Office of Saint Albert s Press in Faversham. It is also available as a PDF file on the Province website: www.carmelite.org/prayer I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Fr. Gerard Walsh, O.Carm., for his kind assistance once again in compiling the Liturgical Ordo. Johan Bergström-Allen, T.O.C. Carmelite Communications & Outreach Office, York Web: www.carmelite.org/projects Email: projects@carmelites.org.uk
THE CARMELITE CALENDAR Carmelite Solemnities, Feasts and Memorias are listed in the Ordo below (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. 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 Ordo 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 St. 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 Saint-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 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) 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 St. Mariam 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., founder of the Carmelite nuns (optional memorial) 6 St. Nuno Alvares Pereira, O.Carm., friar (memorial) or in some places 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
JANUARY 2016 Fri 1 Mary Mother of God, Solemnity 75 Sat 2 Ss. Basil & Gregory, Mem. 711 PSALTER WEEK 2 EP 1 96 Sun 3 Epiphany of the Lord, Solemnity 100 Mon 4 After Epiphany 107 Tue 5 After Epiphany 109 Wed 6 After Epiphany 111 Anniversary: Fr. Joseph Kelly (2016) Thu 7 After Epiphany 113 Fri 8 St. Peter Thomas, Feast NCS 53 / CS 50 Sat 9 St. Andrew Corsini, Feast NCS 61 / CS 58 Anniversary: Fr. Gregory Fitzgerald (1996) ORDINARY TIME BEGINS PSALTER WEEK 1 EP 1 119 Sun 10 The Baptism of the Lord, Feast 121 Mon 11 Feria 402 Tue 12 Feria 411 Anniversary: Norah Melia (Leaven) (1997) In Scotland Wed 13 St. Kentigern, Feast 1210 In England and Wales Wed 13 Feria 421 Thu 14 Feria 430 Anniversary: Fr. Conleth Doyle (2016) Fri 15 Feria 441 Sat 16 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations)
PSALTER WEEK 2 EP 1 331 Sun 17 2 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 331 (Peace Sunday) Mon 18 Feria 475 (Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18-25 January) Tue 19 Feria 486 Wed 20 Feria (Bl. Angelo Paoli) 496 Anniversary: Sr. Willibrord ter Huurne (Blackburn) (2006) Thu 21 St. Agnes, Mem. 714 Fri 22 Feria 518 Anniversary: Fr. Hilary Buckley (1963) Sat 23 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 3 EP 1 332 Sun 24 3 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 332 (Racial Justice Day) Anniversary: Fr. Frank Crossan (1999) Mon 25 Conversion of St. Paul, Feast 718 Tue 26 Sts. Timothy & Titus, Mem. 721 Wed 27 Feria 570 (Holocaust Memorial Day) Anniversary: Fr. Edward Maguire (1990) Thu 28 St. Thomas Aquinas, Mem. 723 Fri 29 Feria (Bl. Archangela Girlani) 590 Sat 30 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM EP 1 332 Sun 31 4 th Sunday Ordinary Time 333 PSALTER WEEK 4 FEBRUARY 2016 Mon 1 Feria (Bl. Maria Candelaria of Saint-Joseph) 623 Anniversary: Sr. Teresa-Joseph Pegus (Corpus Christi) (2011)
Tue 2 Presentation of the Lord, Feast 726 Wed 3 Feria 644 Thu 4 Feria 654 Fri 5 St. Agatha, Mem. 732 Sat 6 St. Paul Miki & Companions, Mem. 733 EP 1 333 Sun 7 5 th Sunday Ordinary Time 333 (Day of Prayer for the Unemployed) Mon 8 Feria 402 (Day of Prayer for Victims of Human Trafficking) Anniversary: Br. John Berridge (2002) Tue 9 Feria 411 PSALTER WEEK 1 LENT BEGINS Volume II of Breviary required Wed 10 Ash Wednesday 124 Anniversary: Fr. Martin Bruton (1875) Anniversary: Fr. Alphonsus Hugh Brennan (2014) Thu 11 Our Lady of Lourdes, Op. Mem. 736 (World Day of Prayer for the Sick) Fri 12 of Lent 129 Sat 13 of Lent 131 Anniversary: Fr. Martin Sankey (2004) EP 1 132 Sun 14 1 st Sunday of Lent 135 (On all Sundays in Lent: Prayer for Candidates for the Sacraments) Mon 15 of Lent 139 Tue 16 of Lent 143 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) Wed 17 of Lent 147 PSALTER WEEK 4 PSALTER WEEK 1
Thu 18 of Lent 150 Anniversary: Fr. Alfred Tabone (2003) Anniversary: Sr. Teresa Clements, DMJ (Affiliated) (2007) Fri 19 of Lent 154 (Lent Fast Day) Anniversary: Fr. Hugh Clarke (2007) Sat 20 of Lent 158 Anniversary: Sr. Telesphora Bar (Blackburn) (1961) EP 1 132 Sun 21 2 nd Sunday of Lent 135 Mon 22 The Chair of St. Peter, Feast 739 Tue 23 St. Polycarp, Mem. 743 Wed 24 of Lent 147 Thu 25 of Lent 150 Fri 26 of Lent 154 Sat 27 of Lent 158 Anniversary: Winifred Swingler (The Leaven) (1981) EP 1 132 Sun 28 3 rd Sunday of Lent 135 Mon 29 of Lent 139 PSALTER WEEK 2 PSALTER WEEK 3 MARCH 2016 In Wales Tue 1 St. David, Solemnity 1183 In England & Scotland Tue 1 St. David, Feast 1183 Wed 2 of Lent 147 Thu 3 of Lent 150 Fri 4 of Lent 154 (Women s World Day of Prayer) Sat 5 of Lent 158
PSALTER WEEK 4 EP 1 132 Sun 6 4 th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) 135 Anniversary: Fr. Bonaventure Fitzgerald (1987) Mon 7 Ss. Perpetua & Felicity, Mem. 745 Anniversary: Vi Hall [Crick] (TOC) (1995) Tue 8 of Lent 143 Wed 9 of Lent 147 In Scotland Thu 10 St. John Ogilvie, Feast 1211 In England and Wales Thu 10 of Lent 150 Fri 11 of Lent 154 Sat 12 of Lent 158 PSALTER WEEK 1 EP 1 161 Sun 13 5 th Sunday of Lent 162 Mon 14 of Lent 164 Anniversary: Fr. Michael (Pop) Kiely (1979) Tue 15 of Lent 167 Wed 16 of Lent 169 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) Thu 17 St. Patrick, Feast 747 Fri 18 of Lent 173 EP1 of the Solemnity 748 Sat 19 St. Joseph, Solemnity 751 Principal Protector of the Carmelite Order (see introduction) EP 1 177 Sun 20 PALM SUNDAY 178 Mon 21 of Holy Week 180 Tue 22 of Holy Week 183 Wed 23 of Holy Week 185 Thu 24 of Holy Week 187 PSALTER WEEK 2
The Easter Triduum Begins Thu 24 MAUNDY THURSDAY EP 189 Fri 25 GOOD FRIDAY 190 Sat 26 HOLY SATURDAY 199 Sun 27 EASTER SUNDAY 209 Mon 28 Monday in the Octave 215 Tue 29 Tuesday in the Octave 217 Wed 30 Wednesday in the Octave 219 Thu 31 Thursday in the Octave 221 Anniversary: Fr. J. Ailbe McNamee (1975) APRIL 2016 Fri 1 Friday in the Octave 224 Sat 2 Saturday in the Octave 226 450 th anniversary of the birth of St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi Anniversary: Fr. Brocard Sewell (2000) EP 1 227 Sun 3 2 nd Sunday (Octave Day) of Easter 228 (Divine Mercy Sunday) Mon 4 Annunciation of the Lord, Solemnity 760 Tue 5 of Eastertide 242 Wed 6 of Eastertide 247 Thu 7 St. John Baptist de la Salle, Mem. 769 Fri 8 of Eastertide 256 Sat 9 of Eastertide 261 EP 1 231 Sun 10 3 rd Sunday of Easter 234 Mon 11 St. Stanislaus, Mem. 769 Tue 12 of Eastertide 242 Wed 13 of Eastertide 247 Thu 14 of Eastertide 252 PSALTER WEEK 2 PSALTER WEEK 3
Fri 15 of Eastertide 256 Anniversary: Elizabeth Young (TOC) (1988) Sat 16 of Eastertide 261 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) PSALTER WEEK 4 EP 1 231 Sun 17 4 th Sunday of Easter 234 (World Day of Prayer for Vocations) Mon 18 of Eastertide 238 Tue 19 of Eastertide 242 Wed 20 of Eastertide 247 Thu 21 of Eastertide 252 Anniversary: Fr. Richard Berchmans Hearne (1987) Fri 22 of Eastertide 256 In England EP 1 1184 Sat 23 St. George, Solemnity 1185 In Scotland and Wales Sat 23 of Eastertide 261 EP 1 231 Sun 24 5 th Sunday of Easter 234 Mon 25 St. Mark, Feast 773 Tue 26 of Eastertide 242 Wed 27 of Eastertide 247 Anniversary: Fr. J. Conleth Fitzgerald (1975) Thu 28 of Eastertide 252 Fri 29 St. Catherine of Siena, Feast 777 Patron of Europe (Day of Prayer for Europe) Sat 30 of Eastertide 261 MAY 2016 EP 1 231 Sun 1 6 th Sunday of Easter 234 (Day of Prayer for Human Work) PSALTER WEEK 1 PSALTER WEEK 2
Mon 2 St. Athanasius, Mem. 781 Tue 3 Ss. Philip & James, Apostles, Feast 782 In England Wed 4 The English Martyrs, Feast 1185 In Wales and Scotland Wed 4 of Eastertide 247 Thu 5 St. Angelus, Mem. NCS 92 / CS 83 Anniversary: Fr. M. Malachy Lynch (1972) Fri 6 of Eastertide 256 Sat 7 of Eastertide 261 EP 1 263 Sun 8 The Ascension of the Lord, Solemnity 267 (Day of Prayer for World Communications) Mon 9 of Eastertide (St. George Preca) 238 Tue 10 of Eastertide 242 Wed 11 of Eastertide 247 Anniversary: Fr. Anthony Pelan (2011) Thu 12 of Eastertide 252 Fri 13 of Eastertide 256 Sat 14 St. Matthias, Apostle, Feast 786 EP 1 292 Sun 15 Pentecost Sunday, Solemnity 295 (Day of Prayer for the Church) END OF EASTER SEASON Volume III of Breviary required (7 th Week of Ordinary Time) PSALTER WEEK 3 PSALTER WEEK 3 Mon 16 St. Simon Stock, Feast NCS 99 / CS 90 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) Tue 17 Feria 561 Anniversary: Fr. Leonard Love (1980) Wed 18 Feria 570 Thu 19 Feria 580 Fri 20 Feria 590 Sat 21 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM
PSALTER WEEK 4 EP 1 301 Sun 22 Most Holy Trinity, Solemnity 305 Mon 23 Feria 623 Anniversary: Fr. Thomas O Neill (1979) Tue 24 Feria 634 Wed 25 St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Feast NCS 112 / CS 104 Anniversary: Sr. Thérèse Tummon (Blackburn) (1969) Thu 26 St. Philip Neri, Mem. 789 In England Fri 27 St. Augustine of Canterbury, Feast 790 In Scotland and Wales Fri 27 Feria 665 Sat 28 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 1 EP 1 310 Sun 29 Body and Blood of Christ, Solemnity 315 Anniversary: Fr. Angelus Ramsey (1962) Anniversary: Sr. Joan van Frankenhuijsen (Blackburn) (2012) Mon 30 Feria 402 Tue 31 Visitation of the BVM, Feast 790 JUNE 2016 Wed 1 St. Justin Martyr, Mem. 795 Anniversary: Br. Eugene McKenna (2008) Thu 2 Feria 430 Anniversary: Br. Anthony McGreal (1965) EP 1 321 Fri 3 Sacred Heart of Jesus, Solemnity 325 Sat 4 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mem. 794 Anniversary: Margaret Allies (Affiliated) (2007)
PSALTER WEEK 2 EP 1 337 Sun 5 10 th Sunday of Ordinary Time 337 (Carmelite NGO Day of Prayer and Action for World Environment Day) Mon 6 Feria 475 Anniversary: Fr. Simon White (1980) Anniversary: Fr. David Waite (2011) Tue 7 Feria 486 Wed 8 Feria 496 In Scotland Thu 9 St. Columba, Feast 1212 In England and Wales Thu 9 Feria 507 Fri 10 Feria 518 Sat 11 St. Barnabas, Apostle, Mem. 799 PSALTER WEEK 3 EP 1 338 Sun 12 11 th Sunday of Ordinary Time 338 Mon 13 St. Antony of Padua, Mem. 801 Tue 14 St. Elisha, Prophet, Mem. NCS 125 Wed 15 Feria 570 Thu 16 Feria 580 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) Fri 17 Feria 590 Sat 18 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM EP 1 338 Sun 19 12 th Sunday of Ordinary Time 338 (Day for Life) Mon 20 Feria 623 Tue 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Mem. 802 Anniversary: Fr. John Lamont (1995) PSALTER WEEK 4
In England Wed 22 Ss. John Fisher & Thomas More, Feast 1187 In Wales Wed 22 Ss. John Fisher & Thomas More, Mem. 1187 In Scotland Wed 22 Feria 644 (Day of Prayer for Those who Suffer Persecution) Thu 23 Feria 654 EP 1 804 Fri 24 Birth of St. John the Baptist, Solemnity 806 Sat 25 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM EP 1 339 Sun 26 13 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 339 Mon 27 Feria 402 Tue 28 St. Irenaeus, Mem. 810 EP 1 of the Solemnity 810 Wed 29 Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles, Solemnity 812 Thu 30 Feria 430 PSALTER WEEK 1 JULY 2016 Fri 1 Feria 441 Sat 2 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM Anniversary: Br. Benedict Reney (2008) EP 1 340 Sun 3 14 th Sunday of Ordinary Time 340 Mon 4 Feria (Bl. Maria Crocifissa Curcio) 475 Tue 5 Feria 486 Anniversary: Fr. D. Columba Flanagan (1986) Wed 6 Feria 496 Thu 7 Feria 507 PSALTER WEEK 2
In Scotland Fri 8 Our Lady of Aberdeen, Feast Comm. BVM In England & Wales Fri 8 Feria 518 Sat 9 Our Lady s Saturday (Bl. Jane Scopelli) Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 3 EP 1 341 Sun 10 15 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 341 (Sea Sunday) Mon 11 St. Benedict, Feast 821 Patron of Europe (Day of Prayer for Europe) Tue 12 Feria 561 Wed 13 Feria (St. Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes ) 570 Thu 14 Feria 580 Anniversary: Fr. Donald Grant (1997) Fri 15 St. Bonaventure, Mem. 823 EP of the Solemnity NCS 149 / CS 119 Sat 16 BVM of Mount Carmel, Solemnity NCS 170 / CS 136 Patronal Feast of the Carmelite Order (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) PSALTER WEEK 4 EP 1 342 Sun 17 16 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 342 Mon 18 Feria 623 Tue 19 Feria 634 EP 1 NCS 185 / CS 153 Wed 20 St. Elijah, Prophet, Solemnity NCS 201 / CS 169 Father of All Carmelites Thu 21 Feria 654 Fri 22 St. Mary Magdalene, Mem. 825 Sat 23 St. Birgitta of Sweden, Feast 828 Patron of Europe (Day of Prayer for Europe) EP 1 342 Sun 24 17 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 343 (Day of Prayer for Life) PSALTER WEEK 1
Mon 25 St. James, Apostle, Feast 828 Tue 26 Ss. Joachim & Anne, Mem. 832 Secondary Protectors of the Carmelite Order (see introduction) Wed 27 Bl. Titus Brandsma, Mem. NCS 227 / CS 186 Anniversary: Br. Thomas Johnston (2013) Thu 28 Feria 430 Fri 29 St. Martha, Mem. 834 Sat 30 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM EP 1 343 Sun 31 18 th Sunday of Ordinary Time 343 Anniversary: Joan Passingham (The Leaven) (1995) PSALTER WEEK 2 AUGUST 2016 Mon 1 St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori, Mem. 836 Tue 2 Feria 486 Wed 3 Feria 496 Anniversary: Br. Leo Maher (1975) Thu 4 St. John Vianney, Mem. 837 Fri 5 Feria 518 Sat 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord, Feast 842 PSALTER WEEK 3 EP 1 344 Sun 7 19 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 344 Mon 8 St. Dominic, Mem. 848 Tue 9 St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein), Feast Comm. One Martyr Patron of Europe (Day of Prayer for Europe) Anniversary: Frances Abrahams (TOC) (2008) Wed 10 St. Lawrence, Feast 849 Thu 11 St. Clare, Mem. 852 Fri 12 Feria (Bl. Isidore Bakanja) 590 Sat 13 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM Anniversary: Fr. Patrick Geary (1992)
PSALTER WEEK 4 EP 1 853 Sun 14 Assumption of BVM, Solemnity 855 Patronal Feast of the British Province of Carmelites Mon 15 Feria 623 Tue 16 Feria 634 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) Wed 17 Feria (Bl. Angelus Augustine Mazzinghi) 644 Thu 18 Feria 654 Fri 19 Feria 665 Sat 20 St. Bernard, Mem. 860 EP 1 346 Sun 21 21 st Sunday in Ordinary Time 346 Mon 22 The Queenship of the BVM, Mem. 861 Tue 23 Feria 411 Wed 24 St. Bartholomew, Apostle, Feast 863 Thu 25 Feria (St. Miriam Baouardy) 430 Fri 26 Feria (Bl. Jacques Retouret) 441 Anniversary: Fr. Edwin Scally (1963) Anniversary: Sr. Teresa Heuthurst (Blackburn) (2003) Sat 27 St. Monica, Mem. 864 EP 1 347 Sun 28 22 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 347 Mon 29 The Passion of St. John the Baptist, Mem. 866 Tue 30 Feria 486 Wed 31 Feria 496 PSALTER WEEK 1 PSALTER WEEK 2 SEPTEMBER 2016 Thu 1 Feria (St. Teresa Margaret Redi) 507 (World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) Fri 2 Feria 518
In England Sat 3 St. Gregory the Great, Feast 870 In Scotland & Wales Sat 3 St. Gregory the Great, Mem. 870 PSALTER WEEK 3 EP 1 348 Sun 4 23 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 348 Mon 5 Feria 551 Tue 6 Feria 561 Anniversary: Guida Pryor (The Leaven) (1993) Wed 7 Feria 570 Thu 8 The Nativity of the BVM, Feast 871 Fri 9 Feria 590 Sat 10 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 4 EP 1 348 Sun 11 24 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 349 (Education Sunday) Mon 12 Feria 623 Tue 13 St. John Chrysostom, Mem. 874 Wed 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Feast 878 Thu 15 Our Lady of Sorrows, Mem. 884 Fri 16 Ss. Cornelius & Cyprian, Mem. 887 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) Sat 17 St. Albert of Jerusalem, Feast NCS 271 / CS 215 Lawgiver of Carmel Anniversary: Fr. Cyril Baxter (2011) PSALTER WEEK 1 EP 1 349 Sun 18 25 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 349 (Home Mission Sunday) Anniversary: Fr. T. Cathal Gallagher (1994) Mon 19 Feria 402 Tue 20 Ss. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn & Comp., Mem. Comm. Martyrs Wed 21 St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist, Feast 889 Thu 22 Feria 430
Fri 23 St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Mem. Comm. Men Saints In England Sat 24 Our Lady of Walsingham, Mem. Com. BVM In Scotland and Wales Sat 24 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM EP 1 350 Sun 25 26 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 350 (Day of Prayer in Thanksgiving for the Harvest) Mon 26 Feria 475 Tue 27 St. Vincent de Paul, Mem. 890 Wed 28 Feria 496 Thu 29 Ss. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Feast 892 Fri 30 St. Jerome, Mem. 897 Anniversary: Fr. Lawrence Walsh (1997) PSALTER WEEK 2 OCTOBER 2016 Sat 1 St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Feast NCS 287 / CS 229 PSALTER WEEK 3 EP 1 351 Sun 2 27 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 351 Mon 3 Feria 551 Anniversary: Fr. Louis Cogan (1965) Tue 4 St. Francis of Assisi, Mem. 904 Wed 5 Feria 570 Thu 6 Feria 580 Fri 7 Our Lady of the Rosary, Mem. 906 (Harvest Fast Day) Sat 8 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM
PSALTER WEEK 4 EP 1 351 Sun 9 28 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 352 (Day of Prayer for Prisoners and their Dependents) Mon 10 Feria 623 Tue 11 Feria 634 Anniversary: Fr. Kilian Lynch (1985) Wed 12 Feria 644 Thu 13 Feria 654 Fri 14 Feria 665 Sat 15 St. Teresa of Jesus, Feast NCS 303 / CS 245 Anniversary: Fr. Bede Caine (1976) PSALTER WEEK 1 EP 1 352 Sun 16 29 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 352 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) Mon 17 St. Ignatius of Antioch, Mem 913 Anniversary: Fr. Patrick Russell (1975) Tue 18 St. Luke, Feast 913 Wed 19 Feria 421 Thu 20 Feria 430 Fri 21 Feria 441 Sat 22 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 2 EP 1 353 Sun 23 30 th Sunday of Ordinary Time 353 (Day of Prayer for World Mission) Mon 24 Feria 475 In Wales Tue 25 The Six Welsh Martyrs & Comp., Feast Com. Martyrs In England and Scotland Tue 25 Feria 486 Anniversary: Joan Swingler (The Leaven) (1974) Wed 26 Feria 496 Thu 27 Feria 507 Fri 28 Ss. Simon & Jude, Apostles, Feast 919 Anniversary: Fr. Michael Wall (1988)
Sat 29 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM EP 1 354 Sun 30 31 st Sunday of Ordinary Time 354 Mon 31 Feria 551 PSALTER WEEK 3 NOVEMBER 2016 EP 1 of the Solemnity 920 Tue 1 All Saints, Solemnity 924 Anniversary: Fr. Elias Lynch (1967) Wed 2 All Souls, Commemoration 929 Thu 3 Feria 580 Fri 4 St. Charles Borromeo, Mem. 931 Sat 5 Our Lady s Saturday (Bl. Frances d Amboise) Sat. Off. BVM. Anniversary: Fr. Paul O Brien (1999) EP 1 355 Sun 6 32 nd Sunday of Ordinary Time 355 Mon 7 Feria 623 In Wales Tue 8 All Saints of Wales, Feast In Scotland Tue 8 Bl. John Duns Scotus, Mem. In England Tue 8 Feria (Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity) 634 Wed 9 Dedication of Lateran Basilica, Feast 931 (Prisons Week, 9 th -15 th November) Anniversary: Rita Cook (TOC) (2009) Thu 10 St. Leo the Great, Mem. 932 Fri 11 St. Martin of Tours, Mem. 932 Anniversary: Dick Stotesbury (TOC) (1991) Sat 12 St. Josaphat, Mem. 936 PSALTER WEEK 4
PSALTER WEEK 1 EP 1 355 Sun 13 33 rd Sunday of Ordinary Time 355 (Remembrance Sunday) (Interfaith Week in England, Wales, N. Ireland 13-20 November) Mon 14 All Carmelite Saints, Feast NCS 348 / CS 278 Tue 15 All Carmelite Souls, Commemoration NCS 357 / CS 287 In Scotland Wed 16 St. Margaret of Scotland, Feast 1213 In England & Wales Wed 16 Feria 421 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) Thu 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Mem. 938 Fri 18 Feria 441 Sat 19 Our Lady s Saturday (St. Raphael Kalinowski) Sat. Off. BVM PSALTER WEEK 2 EP 1 357 Sun 20 Christ the King, Solemnity 361 (Day of Prayer for Young People) (Interfaith Week in Scotland 20-27 November, T.B.C.) Mon 21 The Presentation of the BVM, Mem. 940 (Pro Orantibus Day of solidarity for cloistered religious) Tue 22 St. Cecilia, Mem. 940 Wed 23 Feria (34 th Week in Ordinary Time) 496 Thu 24 Ss. Andrew Dűng-Lạc & Comps., Mem. Com. Martyrs Fri 25 Feria 518 Sat 26 Our Lady s Saturday Sat. Off. BVM ADVENT BEGINS Volume I of Breviary required LECTIONARY: Sundays Year A, Weekdays Cycle II EP 1 3 Sun 27 1 st Sunday of Advent 7 Mon 28 of Advent 13 Anniversary: Fr. John FitzGerald (2007) PSALTER WEEK 1
Tues 29 of Advent (Bls. Denis & Redemptus) 17 In Scotland EP 1 of the Solemnity 1213 Wed 30 St. Andrew, Apostle, Solemnity 1213 In England and Wales Wed 30 St. Andrew, Apostle, Feast 943 DECEMBER 2016 Thu 1 of Advent 24 Fri 2 of Advent 27 Sat 3 St. Francis Xavier, Mem. 946 (Day of Prayer for Migrants & Refugees) Anniversary: Fr. Joseph Abbley (2004) EP 1 3 Sun 4 2 nd Sunday of Advent 7 (Bible Sunday) Mon 5 of Advent (Bl. Bartholomew Fanti) 13 Tue 6 of Advent 17 Wed 7 St. Ambrose, Mem. 947 EP 1 of the Solemnity 948 Thu 8 Immaculate Conception of BVM, Solemnity 950 Fri 9 of Advent 27 Sat 10 of Advent 31 (Carmelite NGO Day of Prayer and Action for World Human Rights Day) PSALTER WEEK 2 PSALTER WEEK 3 EP 1 3 Sun 11 3 rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) 7 Mon 12 of Advent 13 Tue 13 St. Lucy, Mem. 954 Wed 14 St. John of the Cross, Feast NCS 380 / CS 305 Thu 15 of Advent 24 Fri 16 of Advent 27 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations)
Sat 17 of December 17 th 33 PSALTER WEEK 4 EP 1 3 Mag. Ant. 34 Sun 18 4 th Sunday of Advent 7 Ben. Ant. 35 Mag. Ant. 36 (Day of Prayer for Expectant Mothers) Anniversary: Roger Brown (TOC) (2008) Mon 19 of December 19 th 36 Tue 20 of December 20 th 39 Wed 21 of December 21 st 41 Thu 22 of December 22 nd 43 Fri 23 of December 23 rd 45 Sat 24 of December 24 th 47 EP 1 of the Solemnity 49 Sun 25 The Nativity of the Lord, Solemnity 53 Mon 26 St. Stephen, Feast 957 Anniversary: Fr. Andrew Donnelly (2006) Tue 27 St. John, Apostle & Evangelist, Feast 959 Wed 28 The Holy Innocents, Feast 961 In England & Wales Thu 29 St. Thomas Becket, Feast 963 In Scotland Thu 29 Fifth Day of Christmas Octave 68 Anniversary: Davidina (Dina) McGhee (The Leaven) (2002) Fri 30 The Holy Family, Feast 61 Sat 31 Seventh Day of Christmas Octave 72 EP 1 of the Solemnity 74 JANUARY 2017 Sun 1 Mary, the Mother of God, Solemnity 75 Easter Sunday 2017: 16 th April LAUS DEO SEMPER ET MARIAE
450 th anniversary of the birth of Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi 2 nd April 2016 25 th May 2017 Ceramic by Adam Kossowski in the Relic Chapel at Aylesford Priory. Used by kind permission of The Prior and Community. Printed on behalf of the Provincial Office by Saint Albert s Press www.carmelite.org