Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

March, 2003
(For Canada)

Saturday, March 1, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 186; Lect. 346
     First Reading: Sir. 17:1-4, 6-8, 10-15
     Gospel: Mk. 10:13-16

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White or Green
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 346 or 707-712

Sunday, March 2, 2003
     Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 163; Lect. 83
     First Reading: Hos. 2:14, 15, 19-20
     Second Reading: 2 Cor. 3:1-6
     Gospel: Mk. 2:18-22

Monday, March 3, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 187; Lect. 347
     First Reading: Sir. 17:24-27, 29
     Gospel: Mk. 10:17-27

Tuesday, March 4, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 188; Lect. 348
     First Reading: Sir. 35:1-12
     Gospel: Mk. 10:28-31

     Or St. Casmir
     White
     Mass: 221; Lect. 348 or 537

Wednesday, March 5, 2003
     Violet
     Ash Wednesday
     Mass: 57; Lect. 220
     First Reading: Joel 2:12-18
     Second Reading: 2 Cor. 5:20-6:2
     Gospel: Mt. 6:1-6, 16-18

Thursday, March 6, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 58; Lect. 220
     First Reading: Deut. 30:15-20
     Gospel: Lk. 9:22-25

Friday, March 7, 2003
     (World Day of Prayer)
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 59; Lect. 221
     First Reading: Is. 58:1-9a
     Gospel: Mt. 9:14-15

     Or St. Perpetua and St. Felicity
     Memorial
     Mass: 180 or 111; Lect. 222

Saturday, March 8, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 60; Lect. 222
     First Reading: Is. 58:9b-14
     Gospel: Lk. 5:27-32

     Or Saint John of God
     Memorial
     Mass: 180 or 111; Lect. 223

Sunday, March 9, 2003
     Violet
     First Sunday in Lent
     Mass: 23; Lect. 164
     First Reading: Gen. 9:8-15
     Second Reading: 1 Pet. 3:18-22
     Gospel: Mk. 1:12-15

Monday, March 10, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 62; Lect. 224
     First Reading: Lev. 19:1-2, 11-18
     Gospel: Mt. 25:31-46

Tuesday, March 11, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 63; Lect. 225
     First Reading: Is. 55:10-11
     Gospel: Mt. 6:7-15

Wednesday, March 12, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 64; Lect. 226
     First Reading: Jon. 3:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 11:29-32

Thursday, March 13, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 65; Lect. 227
     First Reading: Esth. 14:1, 3-5, 12-14
     Gospel: Mt. 7:7-12

Friday, March 14, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 66; Lect. 228
     First Reading: Ezek. 18:21-28
     Gospel: Mt. 5:20-26

Saturday, March 15, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 67; Lect. 229
     First Reading: Deut. 26:16-19
     Gospel: Mt. 5:43-48

Sunday, March 16, 2003
     Second Sunday in Lent
     Violet
     Mass: 68; Lect. 26
     First Reading: Gen. 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18
     Second Reading: Rom. 8:31b-35, 37
     Gospel: Mk. 9:2-10

Monday, March 17, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 69; Lect. 230
     First Reading: Dan. 9:3, 4b-10
     Gospel: Lk. 6:36-38

     Or St. Patrick
     Memorial
     Lect. 225

Tuesday, March 18, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 70; Lect. 231
     First Reading: Is. 1:10, 16-20, 27-28, 31
     Gospel: Mt. 23:1-12

     Or St. Cyril of Jerusalem
     Memorial
     Lect. 226

Wednesday, March 19, 2003
     Solemnity
     White
     Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 
          patron of the universal Church, principal patron of Canada
     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)

Thursday, March 20, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 72; Lect. 233
     First Reading: Jer. 17:5-10
     Gospel: Lk. 16:19-31

Friday, March 21, 2003
     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 22, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 74; Lect. 235
     First Reading: Mic. 7:14-15, 18-20
     Gospel: Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32

Sunday, March 23, 2003
     Third Sunday in Lent
     (Christian Initiation - First Scrutiny)
     Violet
     Mass: 75; Lect. 29
     First Reading: Ex. 20:1-17
             Or Ex. 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 1:18, 22-25
     Gospel: Jn. 2:13-25

Monday, March 24, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 76; Lect. 237
     First Reading: 2 Kgs. 5:1-15a
     Gospel: Lk. 4:24-30

Tuesday, March 25, 2003
     Solemnity
     White
     Annunciation of the Lord
     Mass: 229; Lect. 545
     First Reading: Is. 7:10-14, 8, 10d
     Second Reading: Heb. 10:4-10
     Gospel: Lk. 1:26-38

Wednesday, March 26, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 78; Lect. 427
     First Reading: Deut. 4:1, 5-9
     Gospel: Mt. 5:17-19

Thursday, March 27, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 79; Lect. 240
     First Reading: Jer. 7:23-28
     Gospel: Lk. 11:14-23

Friday, March 28, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 80; Lect. 241
     First Reading: Hos. 14:1-9
     Gospel: Mk. 12:28b-34

Saturday, March 29, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 81; Lect. 242
     First Reading: Hos. 5:15b-6:6
     Gospel: Lk. 18:9-14

Sunday, March 30, 2003
     Fourth Sunday in Lent
     (Christian Initiation - Second Scrutiny)
     Violet or Rose
     Mass: 82; Lect. 32
     First Reading: 2 Chr. 36:14-17a, 19-23
     Second Reading: Eph. 2:4-10
     Gospel: Jn. 3:14-21

Monday, March 31, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 83; Lect. 244
     First Reading: Is. 65:17-21
     Gospel: Jn. 4:43-54