Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

December, 2002
(For Canada)

Sunday, December 1, 2002
     Violet
     Mass: 1; Lect. 2
     First Sunday of Advent
     First Reading: Is. 63:16b-17; 64:1, 3-8
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 1:3-9
     Gospel: Mk. 13:31-7

Monday, December 2, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 2; Lect. 175
     Reading: Is. 2:1-5
     Gospel: Mt. 8:5-11, 13

Tuesday, December 3, 2002
     Memorial
     St. Francis Xavier, priest
     White
     Mass: 369; Lect. 176
     Reading: Is. 11:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 10:21-24

Wednesday, December 4, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Or. Saint John Damascus, priest, doctor (White)
     Mass: 4; Lect. 177
     Reading: Is. 25:6-10a 
     Gospel: Mt. 15:29-37

Thursday, December 5, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 5; Lect. 178
     Reading: Is. 26:1-6
     Gospel: Mt. 7:21, 24-7

Friday, December 6, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Or Saint Nicholas, bishop (White)
     Mass: 6; Lect. 179
     Reading: Is. 29:17-24
     Gospel: Mt. 9:27-31

Saturday, December 7, 2002
     Memorial
     White
     Saint Ambrose, bishop and doctor
     Mass: 372; Lect. 180
     First Reading: Is. 30:19-21, 13-26
     Gospel: Mt. 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8

Sunday, December 8, 2002
     Violet
     Second Sunday of Advent
     Mass: 8; Lect. 5
     First Reading: Is. 40:1-5, 9-11
     Second Reading: 2 Pet. 3:8-15
     Gospel: Mk. 1:1-8

Monday, December 9, 2002
     Solemnity
     Immaculate Conception of Mary
     White
     Mass: 373; Lect. 689
     First Reading: Gen. 3:9-15, 20
     Second Reading: Ephes. 1:3-6, 11-12
     Gospel: Lk. 1:26-38

Tuesday, December 10, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 10; Lect. 182
     Reading: Is. 40:1-11
     Gospel: Mt. 18:12-4

Wednesday, December 11, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Or Saint Damascus I (White)
     Mass: 11; Lect. 183
     Reading: Is. 40:25-31
     Gospel: Mt. 11:28-30

Thursday, December 12, 2002
     Feast
     White
     Our Lady of Guadalupe
     Mass: 375A; Lect. 691A
     Reading: Zech. 2:10-13
          (Or Rev. 11:19a, 12:1, 12:3-6a, 12:10ab)
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-47

Friday, December 13, 2002
     Memorial
     Red
     Saint Lucy, virgin, martyr
     Mass: 376; Lect. 185
     Reading: Is. 48:17-19
     Gospel: Mt. 11:16-19


Saturday, December 14, 2002
     Memorial
     White
     St. John of the Cross, priest, doctor
     Mass: 377; Lect. 186
     Reading: Sir. 48:1-4, 9-11
     Gospel: Mt. 17:10-13

Sunday, December 15, 2002
     Violet or Rose
     Third Sunday of Advent
     Mass: 15; Lect. 8
     First Reading: Is. 61:1-2a, 10-11
     Second Reading: 1 Thess. 5:16-24
     Gospel: Jn. 1:6-8, 19-28

Monday, December 16, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 16; Lect. 187
     Reading: Numb. 24:2-7, 15-17a
     Gospel: Mt. 21:23-27

Tuesday, December 17, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 22; Lect. 193
     Reading: Gen. 49:2, 8-10
     Gospel: Mt. 1:1-17

Wednesday, December 18, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 23; Lect. 194
     Reading: Jer. 23:5-8
     Gospel: Mt. 1:18-24

Thursday, December 19, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 24; Lect. 195
     Reading: Judg. 13:2-7, 24-25a
     Gospel: Lk. 1:5-25

Friday, December 20, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 25; Lect. 196
     Reading: Is. 7:10-14, 8:10d
     Gospel: Lk. 1:26-38

Saturday, December 21, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 26; Lect. 197
     Reading: Zeph. 3:14-18a
         (Or Song of Songs 2:8-14)
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-45

Sunday, December 22, 2002
     Violet
     Mass: 21; Lect. 11
     Fourth Sunday of Advent
     First Reading: 2 Sam. 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
     Second Reading: Rom. 16:25-27
     Gospel: Lk. 1:26-38

Monday, December 23, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 28; Lect. 199
     Reading: Mal. 3:1-4, 4:5-6
     Gospel: Lk. 1:57-66

Tuesday, December 24, 2002
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 29; Lect. 200
     Reading: 2 Sam. 7:1-5, 8-12, 16
     Gospel: Lk. 1:67-79

CHRISTMAS SEASON
     Solemnity
     White or Gold
     Christmas - Vigil
     Mass: 30; Lect. 13
     First Reading: Is. 62:1-5
     Second Reading: Acts 13:16-7, 22-5
     Gospel: Mt. 1:1-25

     Solemnity
     White or Gold
     Christmas - Mass during the night
     Mass: 31; Lect. 14
     First Reading: Is. 9:2-4, 6-7
     Second Reading: Tit. 2:11-14
     Gospel: Lk. 2:1-16

Wednesday, December 25, 2002
     Solemnity
     White
     Christmas - Mass at Dawn
     Mass: 32; Lect. 15
     First Reading: Is. 62:11-12
     Second Reading: Tit. 3:4-7
     Gospel: Lk. 2:15-20

     Solemnity
     White
     Christmas - Mass during the Day
     Mass: 33; Lect. 16
     First Reading: Is. 52:7-10
     Second Reading: Heb. 1:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 1:1-18 (Or Jn. 1:1-5, 9-14)

Thursday, December 26, 2002
     Feast
     Red
     St. Stephen, first Christian martyr
     Mass: 35; Lect. 696
     Reading: Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59
     Gospel: Mt. 10:17-22

Friday, December 27, 2002
     Feast
     White
     St. John, apostle, evangelist
     Mass: 36; Lect. 697
     Reading: 1 Jn. 1:1-4
     Gospel: Jn. 20:2-8

Saturday, December 28, 2002
     Feast
     Red
     Holy Innocents, martyrs
     Mass: 37; Lect. 698
     Reading: 1 Jn. 1:15-2:2
     Gospel: Mt. 2:13-8

Sunday, December 29, 2002
     Feast
     White
     Holy Family     
     Mass: 34, Lect. 17     
     First Reading: Gen. 15:1-6, 17:3b-5, 15-16, 21:1-7
     Second Reading: Heb. 11:8, 11-12, 17-19
     Gospel: Lk. 2:22-40

Monday, December 30, 2002
     Sixth day in Christmas octave
     White
     Mass: 39; Lect. 203
     Reading: 1 Jn. 2:12-17
     Gospel: Lk. 2:36-40

Tuesday, December 31, 2002
     Seventh day in Christmas octave
     White
     Or Saint Sylvester I (Optional Memorial)
     Mass: 40; Lect. 204
     Reading: 1 Jn. 2:18-21
     Gospel: Jn. 1:1-18