Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

March, 2002
(For Canada)

Friday, March 1, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 73; Lect. 234
     First Reading: Gen. 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28
     Gospel: Mt. 21:33-43, 45-46

Saturday, March 2, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 74; Lect. 235
     First Reading: Mic. 7:14-15, 18-20
     Gospel: Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32

Sunday, March 3, 2002
     Third Sunday in Lent
     (Christian Initiation - First Scrutiny)
     Violet
     Mass: 75; Lect. 28
     First Reading: Ex. 17:3-7
     Second Reading: Rom. 5:1-2, 5-8
     Gospel: Jn. 4:5-42 
          (Shorter: Jn. 4:5-15, 19-26, 39, 40-42)

Monday, March 4, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     (Optional Memorial: Saint Casmir; Lect. 221)
     Mass: 76; Lect. 237
     First Reading: 2 Kgs. 5:1-15a
     Gospel: Lk. 4:24-30

Tuesday, March 5, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 77; Lect. 238
     First Reading: Dan. 3:25, 34-43
     Gospel: Mt. 18:21-35

Wednesday, March 6, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 78; Lect. 239
     First Reading: Deut. 4:1, 5-9
     Gospel: Mt. 5:17-19

Thursday, March 7, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     (Optional Memorial: St. Perpetua and St. Felicity; Lect. 222)
     Mass: 79; Lect. 240
     First Reading: Jer. 7:23-28
     Gospel: Lk. 11:14-23

Friday, March 8, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     (Optional Memorial: Saint John of God; Lect. 223)
     Mass: 80; Lect. 241
     First Reading: Hos. 14:1-9
     Gospel: Mk. 12:28b-34

Saturday, March 9, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     (Optional Memorial: Saint Frances of Rome; Lect. 224)
     Mass: 81; Lect. 242
     First Reading: Hos. 5:15b-6:6
     Gospel: Lk. 18:9-14

Sunday, March 10, 2002
     Fourth Sunday in Lent
     (Christian Initiation - Second Scrutiny)
     Violet or Rose
     Mass: 82; Lect. 31
     First Reading: 1 Sam. 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13
     Second Reading: Eph. 5:8-14
     Gospel: Jn. 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

Monday, March 11, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 83; Lect. 244
     First Reading: Is. 65:17-21
     Gospel: Jn. 4:43-54

Tuesday, March 12, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 84; Lect. 245
     First Reading: Ezek. 47:1-9, 12
     Gospel: Jn. 5:1-16

Wednesday, March 13, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 85; Lect. 246
     First Reading: Is. 49:8-15
     Gospel: Jn. 5:16-30

Thursday, March 14, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 86; Lect. 247
     First Reading: Ex. 32:7-14
     Gospel: Jn. 5:18, 31-47

Friday, March 15, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 87; Lect. 248
     First Reading: Wis. 2:1a, 12-22
     Gospel: Jn. 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Saturday, March 16, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 88; Lect. 249
     First Reading: Jer. 11:18-20
     Gospel: Jn. 7:40-53

Sunday, March 17, 2002
     Fifth Sunday in Lent
     (Christian Initiation - Third Scrutiny)
     Violet
     Mass: 89; Lect. 34
     First Reading: Ezek. 37:12-14
     Second Reading: Rom. 8:8-11
     Gospel: Jn. 11:1-45 
          (Shorter: Jn. 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45)

Monday, March 18, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     (Optional Memorial: St. Cyril of Jerusalem; Lect. 226)
     Mass: 90; Lect. 251
     First Reading: Dan. 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-64 
          (Shorter: Dan. 13:2, 4-6, 8, 15-16, 19-23, 28, 41-46, 48-64)
     Gospel: Jn. 8:1-11

Tuesday, March 19, 2002
     Solemnity
     Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 
          patron of the universal Church, principal patron of Canada
     White
     Mass: 227; Lect. 543
     First Reading: 2 Sam. 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
     Second Reading: Rom. 4:13, 16-18, 22
     Gospel: Mt. 1:16, 18-21, 42a
          (Or Lk. 2:41-51a)

Wednesday, March 20, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 92; Lect. 253
     First Reading: Dan. 3:13-20, 24, 49-50, 91-95
     Gospel: Jn. 8:31-42

Thursday, March 21, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 93; Lect. 254
     First Reading: Gen. 17:3-9
     Gospel: Jn. 8:51-59

Friday, March 22, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 94; Lect. 255
     First Reading: Jer. 20:7, 10-13
     Gospel: Jn. 10:31-42

Saturday, March 23, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     (Optional Memorial: St. Turibius de Mongrovejo; Lect. 228)
     Mass: 95; Lect. 256
     First Reading: Ezek. 37:21-28
     Gospel: Jn. 11:45-57

Sunday, March 24, 2002
     Passion (Palm) Sunday
     Red
     Mass: 96; Lect. 38
     Gospel: Mt. 21:1-11
     First Reading: Is. 50:4-7
     Second Reading: Phil. 2:6-11
     Gospel: Mt. 26:14-27:66

Monday, March 25, 2002
     Monday of the Holy Week
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 97; Lect. 257
     First Reading: Is. 42:1-7
     Gospel: Jn. 12:1-11

Tuesday, March 26, 2002
     Tuesday of the Holy Week
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 98; Lect. 258
     First Reading: Is. 49:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 13:21-33, 36-38

Wednesday, March 27, 2002
     Wednesday of the Holy Week
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 99; Lect. 259
     First Reading: Is. 50:4-9a
     Gospel: Mt. 26:14-26

Thursday, March 28, 2002
     Holy Thursday
     Violet in hours; White in Mass
     Mass: 100; Lect. 260
     First Reading: Is. 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9
     Second Reading: Rev. 1:4-8
     Gospel: Lk. 4:16-21

     Easter Triduum
     Evening Mass Of The Lord's Supper
     White
     Mass: 101; Lect. 39
     First Reading: Ex. 12:1-8, 11-14
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 11:23-26
     Gospel: Jn. 13:1-15

Friday, March 29, 2002
     Good Friday
     Ferial
     Red
     Lect. 40
     First Reading: Is. 52:13-53:12
     Second Reading: Heb. 4:14-16, 5:7-9
     Gospel: Jn. 18:1-19:42

Saturday, March 30, 2002
     Holy Saturday
     The Resurrection Of The Lord
     Easter Vigil
     White
     Mass: 103; Lect. 41
     First Reading: Gen. 1:1-2:2 
          (Shorter: Gen. 1:1, 26-31a)
     Second Reading: Gen. 22:1-18 
          (Shorter: Gen. 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18)
     Third Reading: Ex. 14:15-31, 15:20
     Fourth Reading: Is. 54:5-14
     Fifth Reading: Is. 55:1-11
     Sixth Reading: Bar. 3:9-15, 3:32-4:4
     Seventh Reading: Ezek. 36:16-17a, 18:28
     Epistle: Rom. 6:3-11
     Gospel: Mt. 28:1-10

Sunday, March 31, 2002
     Easter Sunday
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 104; Lect. 42
     First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 36-43
     Second Reading: Col. 3:1-4 Or 1 Cor. 5:6b-8
     Gospel: Jn. 20:1-18