CALENDAR & ORDO PERSONAL ORDINARIATE OF OUR LADY OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS Under the patronage of St. Augustine of Canterbury DECEMBER 2015 2015/2016: Readings for the Sunday cycle - Year C, Weekday cycle -Year 2. Tues 1 [red] Wed 2 Thurs 3 Fri 4 [] Tuesday of the first week of Advent [ or Saint Edmund Campion, priest & martyr optional ] Is 11.1-10; Lk 10.21-24 MP.: Pss. 3 [&4]; 5 EP.: Pss. 6; 7 Isa 2.1-11 Is 42.18-end Mt 13.34-43 1 Thess 1 Wednesday of the first week of Advent [Ember Day] Is 25.6-10; Mt 15.29-37 MP.: Pss. 8; 10 EP.: Ps. 9 Is 3.1-5 Is 43.1-13 Mt 13.44-end 1 Thess 2.1-12 Saint Francis Xavier, priest Memorial Mass of the Saint: Preface of Advent I or Saint Isa 26.1-6; Mt 7.21, 24-27 [or 1 Cor 9.16-19, 22-23; Mk 16.15-20] MP.: Pss. 11; 12 EP.: Pss. 13; 14; 15 Is 4.2-5.7 Is 43.14-end Mt 14.1-12 1 Thess 2.13-end Friday of the first week of Advent [Ember Day] [ or Saint John Damascene, priest & doctor optional ] Is 29.17-24; Mt 9.27-31 MP.: Pss. 16; 17 EP.: Ps. 18.1-31 Is 5.8-24 Is 44.1-8 Mt 14.13-end 1 Thess 3
Sat 5 SUN 6 Mon 7 TUES 8 Wed 9 [] Thur 10 Saturday of first week of Advent [Ember Day] Is 30.19-21, 23-26 Mt 9.35-10.1, 6-8 MP.: Pss. 18.32-end; 20 EP.: Ps. 119.1-16 Is 5.25-end Is 44. 9-23 Mt 15.1-20 1 Thess 4.1-12 THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Mass of the Sunday: Creed, Preface of Advent I Baruch 5.1-9; Phil 1.4-6, 8-11; Lk 3.1-6 MP.: Ps. 119.129-144 EP.: Ps. 119.89-104 Is 64 Amos 8.4-12 2 Tim 3.14-4.8 Jn 5.25-end Saint Ambrose, bishop & doctor Memorial Mass of the Saint: Preface of Advent I or saint Is 35.1-10; Lk 5.17-26 [or Eph 3.8-12; Jn 10.11-16] MP.: Ps. 119.145-160 EP1.: Ps. 45 Is 6 Is 44.1-8 Mt 15.21-28 Rev 12.1-6 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BVM Solemnity Mass of the Solemnity: Gloria, Creed, Preface of the Immaculate Conception Gen 3.9-15, 20; Eph 1.3-6, 11-12; Lk 1.26-38. MP.: Ps. 138 EP2.: Ps. 72 Gen 3.9-20 Prov 8.22-35 Jn 2.1-12 Acts 1.1-14 Wednesday of the second week of Advent Mass of the day: Preface of Advent 1 [ or Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, hermit optional ] Is 40.25-31; Mt 11.28-30 MP.: Pss. 24; 27 EP.: Pss. 26; 29 Is 8.16-9.7 Is 45.14-end Mt 16.1-12 2 Thess 1 Thursday of the second week of Advent Is 41.13-20; Mt 11.11-15 MP.: Pss. 30; 32 EP.: Ps. 31 Is 9.8-10.4 Is 46 Mt 16.13-end 2 Thess 2
Fri 11 [] Sat 12 [] Friday of the second Week of Advent [ or Saint Damasus I, pope optional memorial ] Isa 48.17-19; Mt 11.16-19 MP.: Pss. 33; 36 EP.: Ps. 34 Is 10.5-19 Is 47 Mt 17.1-13 2 Thess 3 Saturday of the second week of Advent [ or Our Lady of Guadalupe optional memorial ] Mass of the day; Preface of Advent I Sirach 48.1-4, 9-11; Mt 17.10-13 MP.: Ps. 35 EP.: Ps. 119.17-32 Is 10.20-32 Is 48.1-11 Mt 17.14-21 Jude SUN 13 Mon 14 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Mass of the Sunday: Creed, Preface of Advent I-II Zeph 3.14-18; Phil 4.4-7; Lk 3.10-18 MP.: Pss. 23; 80 EP.: Pss. 11; 14 Mal 3.1-5 & Ch 4 Is 40.1-11 Mt 11.2-19 or Phil 4.4-end 1 Cor 3 Saint John of the Cross, priest Memorial Mass of the Saint: Preface of Advent I or saint Num 24.2-7, 15-17; Mt 21.23-27 [ or 1 Cor 2.1-10; Lk 14.25-33 ] MP.: Ps. 119.161-176 EP.: Ps. 37.1-26 Is 10.33-11.9 Is 48.12-end Col 1.1-14 Lk 20.9-18 Tues 15 Wed 16 Tuesday of the third week of Advent -II Zeph 3.1-2. 9-13; Mt 21.28-32 MP.: Pss. 37.27-end; 38 EP.: Pss. 39; 41 Is 11.10-12.end Is 50.4-10 Col 1.15-end Lk 20.19-26 Wednesday of the third week of Advent Is 45.6-8, 18, 21-25; Lk 7.19-23 MP.: Pss. 42; 43 EP.: Ps. 44 Is 13.1-13 Is 51.1-8 Col 2.1-15 Lk 20.27-21.4
Thurs 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 SUN 20 Mon 21 Tues 22 Thursday of the third Week of Advent Mass of 17 December: Preface of Advent II Gen 49.2, 8-10; Mt 1.1-17 MP.: Pss. 45; 46 EP.: Pss. 40; 47 Is 14.3-20 Is 51.9-16 Col 2.16-3.11 Lk 21.5-19 Friday of the third week of Advent Mass of 18 December: Preface of Advent II Jer 23.5-8; Mt 1.18-24 MP.: Pss 48; 49 EP.: Ps. 50 Is 21.1-12 Is 51.17-end Col 3.12-4.1 Lk 21.20-28 Saturday of the third week of Advent Mass of 19 December: Preface of Advent II Judges 13.2-7, 24-25; Lk 1.5-25 MP.: Pss 51; 52 EP.: Ps. 119.33-48 Is 22.1-14 Is 52.1-12 Col 4.2-end Lk 21.29-36 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Mass of the Sunday: Creed, Preface of Advent II Micah 5.1-4; Heb 10.5-10; Lk 1.39-44 MP.: Pss. 40; 113 EP.: Pss. 123; 131 Zech 2 Is 10.33-11.10 Rev 20.11-21.7 Lk 1.26-38a Monday of the fourth Week of Advent [Ember day] Mass of 21st December: Preface of Advent II [ or Saint Peter Canisius, priest & doctor optional - Collect only ] Song 2.8-14 or Zeph 3.14-18; Lk 1.39-45 MP.: Ps. 54; 56 EP.: Ps. 55 Is 24 Is 52.13-53.12 2 Jn Jn 1.19-37 Tuesday of the fourth week of Advent Mass of 22nd December: Creed, Preface of Advent II 1 Sam 1.24-28; Lk 1.46-56 MP.: Pss. 57; 58 EP.: Pss. 59; 60 Is 25.1-9 Is 54 3 Jn Jn 3.22-36 EMBER DAYS are days of prayer and penance which traditionally seek God s blessing of favourable weather and a fruitful harvest from the land, interceding in times of drought or flood and giving thanks in better times. They occur in our Calendar this month on the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after Advent 1
Wed 23 Thurs 24 Wednesday of the fourth week of Advent Mass of 23rd December: Preface of Advent II [ or Saint John of Kanty, priest optional Collect only ] Mal 3.1-4, 23-24; Lk 1.57-66 MP.: Pss. 61; 62 EP.: Ps. 63; 64 Is 26.1-13 Is 55 Phil 4.4-9 Jn 5.30-47 Thursday of the fourth week of Advent [Christmas Eve] Mass of 24th December: Preface of Advent II [Evening Mass of Christmas] 2 Sam 7.1-5; 8-12, 14, 16; Lk 1.67-79 MP.: Ps. 132 EP.: Ps. 85 Is 58 Is 32.1-8 or Is 9.2-7 Philemon Jn 13.1-17 or Mt 1.18-25 FRI 25 Sat 26 red SUN 27 THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD- Solemnity with Octave Mass of Vigil/Midnight/Dawn/Day: Gloria, Creed [genuflection instead of bow] Preface of Christmas I-III Vigil Is 62.1-5; Acts 13.16-17, 22-25; Mt 1.1-25 Midnight Is 9.1-7; Titus 2.11-14; Lk 2.1-14 Dawn Is 62.11-12; Titus 3.4-7; Lk 2.15-20 Day Is 52.7-10; Heb 1.1-6; Jn 1.1-18 MP.: Ps. 19 EP.: Pss. 8; 110 Is 35 Is 65.17-end Jn 3.16-21 1 Jn 1.1-9 Saint Stephen, the first martyr Feast Mass of the Feast: Gloria, Preface of Christmas III Acts 6.8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10.17-22 MP.: Ps. 72 EP.: Ps. 73 Ex 18.13-26 Gen 4.1-10 Acts 6 Jn 15.20-16.4a THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH Mass of the Feast: Gloria, Creed, Preface of Christmas I-III Sirach 3.2-6, 12-14; Col 3.12-21; Lk 2.41-52 MP.: Ps. 132 EP.: Ps. 90 Is 40.18-end Is 12 Col 1.1-20 Phil 2.1-11
Mon 28 red Tues 29 [red] Wed 30 Fri 31 The Holy Innocents Feast Mass of the Feast: Gloria, Preface of Christmas I-III 1 Jn 1.5-2:2; Mt 2.13-18 MP.: Ps. 78.1-30 EP.: Ps. 78.31-54 Gen 37.13-20 or Baruch 4.21-27 Is 49. 14-25 1 Pet 4.12-end Mt 18.1-10 Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas Mass of the day: Gloria, Preface of Christmas I-III [ or Saint Thomas Becket, bishop & martyr optional ] 1 Jn 2.3-11; Lk 2.22-35 MP.: Ps. 78.55-end; 79 EP.: Pss. 80; 81 Is 29.1-14 Is 59.1-15a Gal 4.1-7 Jn 12.20-23 Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas Mass of the day: Gloria, Preface of Christmas I-III 1 Jn 2.12-17; Lk 2.36-40 MP.: Pss. 83; 84 EP.: Pss. 85; 86 Is 29.15-end Is 59.15b-end Eph 3.14-end Jn 12.34-end Seventh Day in Octave of Christmas [ or Saint Sylvester, pope optional ] Mass of the day: Gloria, Preface of Christmas I-III 1 Jn 2.18-21; Jn 1.1-18 MP.: Ps 87; 88 EP1.: Ps 145 Is 38.1-20 Gen 17.1-13 1 Jn 5.13-end Eph 2.11-18