Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

March, 2001
(For Canada)

Thursday, March 1, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 58; Lect. 220
     Reading: Deut. 30:15-20
     Gospel: Lk. 9:22-5

Friday, March 2, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 59; Lect. 221
     Reading: Is. 58:1-9
     Gospel: Mt. 9:14-5

Saturday, March 3, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 60; Lect. 222
     Reading: Is. 58:9-14
     Gospel: Lk. 5:27-32

Sunday, March 4, 2001
     First Sunday of Lent
     Violet
     First Reading: Deut. 26:4-10
     Second Reading: Rom. 10:8-13
     Gospel: Lk. 4:1-13

Monday, March 5, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 62; Lect. 224
     Reading: Lev. 19:1-2, 11-18
     Gospel: Mt. 25:31-46

Tuesday, March 6, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 63; Lect. 225
     Reading: Is. 55:10-1
     Gospel: Mt. 6:7-15

Wednesday, March 7, 2001
     Ferial
     Red
     or Saints Perpetus and Felicity
     Mass: 64; Lect. 226
     Reading: Jonah 3:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 11:29-32

Thursday, March 8, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     or Saint John of God
     Mass: 65; Lect. 227
     Reading: Esther 14:1, 3-5, 12-14
     Gospel: Mt. 7:7-12

Friday, March 9, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     or Saint Frances of Rome
     Mass: 66; Lect. 228
     Reading: Ezek. 18:21-8
     Gospel: Mt. 5:20-6

Saturday, March 10, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 67; Lect. 229
     Reading: Deut. 26:16-9
     Gospel: Mt. 5:43-8

Sunday, March 11, 2001
     Second Sunday of Lent
     Violet
     First Reading: Gen. 15:5-12, 17-18
     Second Reading: Phil. 3:17-4:1
     Gospel: Lk. 9:28-36

Monday, March 12, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 69; Lect. 230
     Reading: Dan. 9:3, 4:10
     Gospel: Lk. 6:36-38

Tuesday, March 13, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 70; Lect. 231
     Reading: Is. 1:1, 17-20, 27-8, 31
     Gospel: Mt. 23:1-12

Wednesday, March 14, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 71; Lect. 232
     Reading: Jer. 18:18-20
     Gospel: Mt. 20:17-28

Thursday, March 15, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 72; Lect. 233
     Reading: Jer. 17:5-10
     Gospel: Lk. 16:19-31

Friday, March 16, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 73; Lect. 234
     Reading: Gen. 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-20, 28
     Gospel: Mt. 21:33-43, 45-6

Saturday, March 17, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     or Saint Patrick
     Mass: 74; Lect. 235
     Reading: Mic. 7:14-5, 18-20
     Gospel: Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32

Sunday, March 18, 2001
     Third Sunday of Lent
     Violet
     First Reading: Ex. 3:1-8, 13-5
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 10:1-6, 10-2
     Gospel: Lk. 13:1-9

     Christian Initiation: First Scrutiny
     First Reading: Ex. 17:3-7
     Second Reading: Rom. 5:1-2, 5-8
     Gospel: John 4:5-42

Monday, March 19, 2001
     Solemnity
     White
     Saint Joseph
     Mass: 227; Lect. 543
     Reading: 2 Sam. 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
     Second Reading: Rom. 4:13, 16-18, 22
     Gospel: Mt. 1:16, 18-21, 24a OR Lk. 2:41-51

Tuesday,  20, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 77; Lect. 238
     Reading: Dan. 3:25, 34-43
     Gospel: Mt. 18:21-35

Wednesday, March 21, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 78; Lect. 239
     Reading: Deut. 4:1, 5-9
     Gospel: Mt. 5:17-19

Thursday, March 22, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 79; Lect. 240
     Reading: Jer. 7:23-8
     Gospel: Lk. 11:14-23

Friday, March 23, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     or Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo
     Mass: 80; Lect. 241
     Reading: Hosea 14:1-9
     Gospel: Mk. 12:28-34

Saturday, March 24, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 81; Lect. 242
     Reading: Hosea 5:15-6:6
     Gospel: Lk. 18:9-14

Sunday, March 25, 2001
     Fourth Sunday of Lent
     Violet
     First Reading: Joshua 5:9, 10-12
     Second Reading: 2 Cor. 5:17-21
     Gospel: Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32

     Christian Initiation: Second Scrutiny
     First Reading: 1 Sam. 16:1, 6-7, 10-13
     Second Reading: Eph. 5:8-14
     Gospel: Jn. 9:1-41

Monday, March 26, 2001
     Solemnity
     White
     Annunciation of the Lord
     Mass: 229; Lect. 545
     First Reading: Is. 7:10-4, 8:10
     Second Reading: Heb. 10:4-10
     Gospel: Lk. 1:26-38

Tuesday, March 27, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 84; Lect. 245
     Reading: Ezek. 47:1-9, 12
     Gospel: Jn. 5:1-16

Wednesday, March 28, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 85; Lect. 246
     Reading: Is. 49:8-15
     Gospel: Jn. 5:16-30

Thursday, March 29, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 86; Lect. 247
     Reading: Ex. 32:7-14
     Gospel: Jn. 5:18, 31-47

Friday, March 30, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 87; Lect. 248
     Reading: Wis. 2:1, 12-22
     Gospel: Jn. 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Saturday, March 31, 2001
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 88; Lect. 249
     Reading: Jer. 11:18-20
     Gospel: Jn. 7:40-53