Catholic Diocese of Columbus Liturgical Calendar - FOR YOUR PERMANENT RECORDS
Table of Precedence of Liturgical Days. The Paschal Triduum of the Passion and Resurrection of the Lord Title, founder or principal patron of an order or congregation and religious province w/out prejudice to the prescription given in proper solemnities; Other feasts inscribed in the Calendar of each diocese, order or congregation. The Nativity of the Lord & Epiphany. Weekdays of from Dec. th up to and including Dec. th.. Ascension & Pentecost. Days within Christmas.. Sundays of, Lent, & Easter. Weekdays of Lent. Ash Wednesday. Obligatory Memorials in the General Calendar. Weekdays of Holy Week from Monday through Thursday. Proper Obligatory Memorials: Secondary patron of the place, diocese, region or religious province; Other obligatory memorials in the Diocesan calendar, order or congregation.. Days within Easter. Optional memorials may be celebrated in the special manner described in GIRM and the Liturgy of Hours even on weekdays of (#). Solemnities in the General Calendar. Obligatory memorials may be celebrated as optional memorials if they fall on Lenten weekdays. The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. Weekdays of up to and including Dec. th 0. Proper Solemnities of the: Dedication and anniversary of one s own church; Principle patron of the place, city or state; Title of one s own church; The title, founder or principal; Patron of an order or congregation. Weekdays of Christmas time from Jan nd until the Saturday after Epiphany. Feasts of the Lord in the General Calendar. Weekdays of the Easter Time from Monday after Easter up to and including the Saturday before Pentecost. Sundays of Christmas and. Weekdays in. Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints in the General Calendar. Proper Feasts of the: Principle patron of the Diocese; Anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral church; Principal patron of a region or province or country or wider territory;.
Liturgy of the Hours December, to January, Volume I & Christmas January, to March, Volume III Weeks to, March, -June, Volume II Lent, Triduum, Easter June 0, August, Volume III Weeks 0-, August, -November 0, Volume IV Weeks -, December, -January, Volume I & Christmas
WxvxÅuxÜ ECDK The new liturgical year begins with Evening Prayer on / Lectionary Cycles are: Sunday: Year C Weekday: Cycle I th: Holy Day of Obligation. No Funeral or Ritual Masses. st Sunday of, # St. Francis Xavier, Priest # st week in, # the st week in, # st Week of # St. Ambrose, Bishop/Doctor # th week in #0 Immaculate Conception, # th: Can also use Readings from the Common of BVM #0-. th: Masses taking place after pm are considered to be for the Christmas Vigil, Readings, #. th: Holy Day of Obligation. No Funeral or Ritual Masses. Readings specific to time of Mass Night: # Dawn # Day # nd Sunday of, # rd Sunday of # /0 th Sunday of, #/ The Holy Family # 0 nd Week of # rd Week of # / th Monday of, #0/ th Day within Nativity # nd Week of # rd Week of # The Nativity of the Lord-see notes Our Lady of Guadalupe #0A the rd Week of # St. Stephen, st Martyr # St. Lucy, Virgin/Martyr # rd Week of # St. John, Apostle/ Evangelist # St. John of the Cross, Priest/ Doctor # rd Week of # Holy Innocents, Martyrs # nd Week of # the rd Week of # th Day within the Nativity, #
]tçâtüç ECDL st: Holy Day of Obligation. No Funeral or Ritual Masses. Mary, the Mother of God, # Ss. Basil & Gregory, Bishops/Doctors # Christmas Weekday # St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious # St. John Neumann, Bishop # The Epiphany of the Lord, # Christmas Weekday # Christmas Weekday # Christmas Weekday # 0 Christmas Weekday # Christmas Weekday # Christmas Weekday # The Baptism of the Lord, # st Week Time, #0 st Week Time, #0 the st week in #0 St. Anthony, Abbot #0 st week in #0 st week in #0 nd Sunday in # St. Agnes, Virgin/Martyr # Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, # - the nd week Time, # St. Francis de Sales Bishop/Doctor # The Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle # Ss. Timothy & Titus, Bishops #, G# rd Sunday in # St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest/Doctor of Church # 0 rd Week in # 0 the rd week in # St. John Bosco, Priest #
YxuÜâtÜç ECDL th: World Day of the Sick Unless noted elsewise, dates with fish on them are days of abstinence. th Sunday in # th Week in # St. Agatha, Virgin/Martyr # St. Paul Miki & Companions, Martyrs, # th week in # rd week in # th week in # The Presentation of the Lord, # th week in # 0 th Sunday in # th Week in # th Week in #0 the th Week in # Ss. Cyril, Monk & Methodius Bishop, # th week in # th week in # th Sunday in # th Week in # th Week in # the th Week in # th week in # The Chair of St. Peter, # St. Polycarp Bishop/ Martyr, #0 th Sunday in # th Week in # th Week in # the th Week in # th week in #
`tüv{ ECDL th: Begin using Volume in the Liturgy of Hours, Week. Funeral Mass only allowed. No Ritual Masses. th: First Scrutiny. May use # Readings. th-th: The following readings may be used on any day this week, esp. in years B & C when the Gospel of the Samaritan Woman is not read on the rd Sunday of Lent: Ex :-/Jn : - # th Sunday in # 0 st Sunday of Lent, # th Week in # st Week in Lent, # th Week in # st Week in Lent, # Ash Wednesday # the st Week in Lent, # Thursday after Ash Wednesday # st Week in Lent, # th week in # Friday after Ash Wednesday # st Week in Lent, # th week in # Saturday after Ash Wednesday # st Week in Lent, # st: Second Scrutiny. May use # Readings Unless noted elsewise, dates with fish on them are days of abstinence except for the th which is a day of fast and abstinence. nd Sunday of Lent, # / rd Sunday of Lent, #0/th Sunday of Lent, # nd Week in Lent, #0 The Annunciation of the Lord # St. Joseph, Spouse of the BVM, # rd Week in Lent, # the nd Week in Lent, # the rd Week in Lent, # nd Week in Lent, # rd Week in Lent, # nd Week in Lent, # rd Week in Lent, # nd Week in Lent, # 0 rd Week in Lent, #
April st-th: The following readings may be used on any day this week, esp. in years B & C when the Gospel of the Man born blind is not read on the th Sunday of Lent: Mi :- /Jn. :-, #. th: Third Scrutiny. May use # Readings. th Sunday of Lent, # th Week in Lent, # th Week in Lent, # th Week in Lent, # th Week in Lent, # the th Week in Lent, # 0 the th Week in Lent, # th Week in Lent, # th Week in Lent, # th Week in Lent, # th Week in Lent, # th Week in Lent, # th Week in Lent, # th-th: The following readings may be used on any day this week, esp. in years B & C when the Gospel of Lazarus is not read on the th Sunday of Lent: Kgs : b-, -/Jn. : -, #. Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, #, Monday of Holy Week, # Tuesday of Holy Week, # Holy Week # Holy Thursday # Good Friday #0 Holy Saturday # th & th: No Funeral or Ritual Mass allowed th: No Masses during day. No Ritual Masses or Funerals allowed. Easter Vigil may start after :0pm. Easter Sunday # or Evening # Monday within Easter, # Tuesday within Easter, # Wednesday within the Octave of Easter, # Thursday within Easter, # Friday within Easter, # Saturday within Easter, # Unless noted elsewise, dates with fish on them are days of abstinence except for the th which is a day of fast and abstinence. nd Sunday of Easter/Divine Mercy Sunday # St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin / Doctor # 0 nd week in Easter, #
May th: Since the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on the following Sunday, the nd reading and Gospel from the th Sunday of Easter may be read, # rd Sunday of Easter # rd Week in Easter, # rd Week in Easter, # the nd Week in Easter, # the rd Week in Easter, # St. Athanasius, Bishop/Doctor #0 rd Week in Easter, # Ss. Philip & James, Apostles # 0 rd Week in Easter, # nd Week in Easter, # rd Week in Easter, # th Sunday of Easter # th Week in Easter, # St. Matthias, Apostle # the th Week in Easter, # th Week in Easter, # th Week in Easter, # th Week in Easter, # th Sunday of Easter # th Week in Easter, # th Week in Easter # the th Week in Easter, # th Week in Easter, # th Week in Easter, # th Week in Easter, #0 th Sunday of Easter # th Week in Easter, # th Week in Easter # the th Week in Easter, # 0 th Week in Easter, # The Visitation of the BVM, #
June th: Masses for the Vigil of the Solemnity of Pentecost use # lectionary readings St. Justin, Martyr # 0th: Readings are: Gen : -, or Acts : - Psalm : -, - John : - th: St. Anthony of Padua is the Secondary Patron of the Diocese. rd: Masses after pm are considered Vigil Mass Readings of th #. th: Masses after pm considered Vigil Mass of Solemnity of SS. Peter & Paul. Use Readings #0 The Ascension of the Lord # Pentecost Sunday #/ The Most Holy Trinity # St. Charles Lwanga & Companions, Martyr # 0 of the BVM Mother of the Church th Week in # th Week in Easter # St. Barnabas, Apostle #0 th Week in # St. Boniface, Bishop/Martyr # the 0th Week Time, # the th Week Time, # th Week in Easter #00 St. Anthony of Padua, Priest/ Doctor # th Week in # th Week in Easter #0 0th Week in # St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious # th Week in Easter #0 0th Week in # th Week in #0 /0 Corpus Christi #/ th Sunday in # The Nativity of St. John the Baptist #/ th Week in # the th Week Time, # th Week in # Sacred Heart of Jesus # Ss. Peter & Paul Apostles #0/
July th: May also use readings for the Country or City, #- or For Peace and Justice, #- th: Can use Gospel from #0 th Sunday in #0 th Week in # th Week in # th Week in # th Week in # St. Thomas, Apostle # 0 the th Week Time, # th Week in #0 St. Benedict, Abbot # th Week in # th Week in # th Week in # th Week in # th Sunday in #0 St. Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor # th Week in #0 the th Week Time, # th Week in # th Week in # th Week in # th Sunday in #0 St. Mary Magdalene, #0 th Week in # the th Week Time, # St. James, Apostle #0 Ss. Joachim & Anne, Parents of the BVM # th Week in #00 th Sunday in # St. Martha, #0 0 th Week in #0 St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest #0
August th: Vigil Mass readings for Assumption # th: Holy Day of Obligation th Sunday in # th Week in #0 The Transfiguration of the Lord # the th Week Time #0 St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop/Doctor #0 St. Dominic, Priest #0 th Week in #0 th Week in # th Week in #0 0 St. Lawrence, Deacon/Martyr # th Sunday in # th Week in # th Week in # St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest/Martyr # The Assumption of the BVM # th Week in # th Week in # th Sunday in # th Week in # St. Bernard, Abbot/Doctor # St. Pius X, Pope # The Queenship of the BVM # th Week in # St. Bartholomew, Apostle # st Sunday in # st Week in # St. Monica, # St. Augustine, Bishop/Doctor # The Passion of St. John the Baptist #; G# 0 st Week in # st Week in #0
September nd Sunday in # nd Week in # St. Gregory the Great, Pope/ Doctor # the nd Week Time # nd Week in # nd Week in # nd Week in # rd Sunday in # St. Peter Claver Priest # 0 rd Week in # the rd Week Time # rd Week in #0 St. John Chrysostom, Bishop/Doctor # The Exaltation of the Holy Cross # th Sunday in # Ss. Cornelius, Pope & Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs # th Week in # the th Week Time # th Week in # Ss. Andrew Kim Taegon, Priest & Paul Chong Ha-Sang & Companions, Martyrs # St. Matthew, Apostle/ Evangelist # th Sunday in # St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest # th Week in #0 the th Week Time # th Week in # St. Vincent de Paul, Priest # th Week in # th Sunday in # 0 St. Jerome, Priest/Doctor #
October St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin/Doctor # The Holy Guardian Angels #, G#0 th Week in # St. Francis of Assisi # th Week in #0 th Sunday in # Our Lady of the Rosary # th Week in # the th Week Time # 0 th Week in # th Week in # th Week in # th Sunday in # th Week in # St. Teresa of Jesus Virgin/Doctor # the th Week Time # St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop/Martyr #0 St. Luke, Evangelist # Ss. Isaac Jogues. John de Brebeuf, Priests & Companions, Martyrs # th Sunday in # th Week in # th Week in # the th Week Time # th Week in # th Week in # th Week in # 0th Sunday in #0 Ss. Simon & Jude, Apostles # 0th Week in #0 0 the 0th Week Time # 0th Week in #
November st: Holy Day of Obligation. No Funeral or Ritual Masses. All Saints Day # All Souls Day # nd: May use Readings from Masses for the Dead, #0-0. No Wedding Masses. th: Thanksgiving Day. May used Readings # - 0th: No Ritual Masses. Funeral Masses only. -Liturgical year ends. New year begins with Vespers. st Sunday in # 0 nd Sunday in # St. Charles Borromeo Bishop # St. Martin of Tours Bishop # st Week in # St. Josaphat Bishop/Martyr # the st Week Time # St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Virgin # st Week in # nd Week in # st Week in # nd Week in # The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, # nd Week in # rd Sunday in # rd Week in # rd Week in # the rd Week Time # The Presentation of the BVM #00 St. Cecilia, Virgin/Martyr #0 rd Week in #0 Christ the King # th Week in #0 th Week in #0 the th Week Time #0 th Week in #0 th Week in #0 0 St. Andrew, Apostle #
December The new liturgical year begins with Evening Prayer on /0 Lectionary Cycles are: Sunday: Year A Weekday: Cycle th: NOT a Holy Day of Obligation. No Funeral or Ritual Masses. st Sunday of, # nd Sunday of, # st Week of # Immaculate Conception # St. Francis Xavier, Priest # 0 nd Week in, # the st Week in, # the nd Week in, # st Week of # Our Lady of Guadalupe, #0A st Week of # St. Lucy, Virgin/ Martyr # St. Ambrose, Bishop/Doctor #0 St. John of the Cross, Priest/ Doctor # th: Can also use Readings from the Common of BVM #0-. th: Masses taking place after pm are considered to be for the Christmas Vigil, Readings, #. th: Holy Day of Obligation. No Funeral or Ritual Masses. Readings specific to time of Mass Night: # Dawn # Day # rd Sunday of, # th Sunday of, #0 Holy Family # rd Week of # th Week of # 0 th Day within the Nativity # rd Week in, # th Week in, #0 th Day within the Nativity # the rd Week in, # The Nativity of the Lord rd Week of # St. Stephen, st Martyr # rd Week of # St. John, Apostle/ Evangelist # rd Week of # The Holy Innocents/ Martyrs #