Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

May, 2003
(For Canada)

Thursday, May 1, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 115; Lect. 270
     Reading: Acts 5:27-33
     Gospel: Jn. 3:31-36

     Or St. Joseph, the worker
     Mass: 243; Lect. 272 or 559

Friday, May 2, 2003
     Memorial
     Saint Athanasius, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 244; Lect. 271
     First Reading: Acts 5:34-42
     Gospel: Jn. 6:1-15

Saturday, May 3, 2003
     Feast
     Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles
     Red
     Mass: 245; Lect. 561
     First Reading: 1 Cor. 15:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 14:6-14

Sunday, May 4, 2003
     Third Sunday of Easter
     White
     Mass: 118; Lect. 47
     First Reading: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19
     Second Reading: 1 Jn. 2:1-5
     Gospel: Lk. 24:35-48

Monday, May 5, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 119; Lect. 273
     First Reading: Acts 6:8-15
     Gospel: Jn. 6:22-29

Tuesday, May 6, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 120; Lect. 274
     First Reading: Acts 7:51-8:1a
     Gospel: Jn. 6:30-35

     Or Blessed François de Laval, bishop
     White
     Mass: 245-A or 405-408; Lect. 274 or 561B)

Wednesday, May 7, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 121; Lect. 275
     First Reading: Acts 8-1b-8
     Gospel: Jn. 6:35-40

Thursday, May 8, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 122; Lect. 276
     First Reading: Acts 8:26-40
     Gospel: Jn. 6:44-51

     Or Blessed Catherine of Augustine, religious
     White
     Mass: 345-B or 429-430; Lect. 276 or 561C

Friday, May 9, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 123; Lect. 277
     First Reading: Acts 9:1-20
     Gospel: Jn. 6:52-59

Saturday, May 10, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 124; Lect. 278
     First Reading: Acts 9:31-42
     Gospel: Jn. 6:53, 60-69

Sunday, May 11, 2003
     (World Communications Day)
     Fourth Sunday of Easter
     White
     Mass: 125; Lect. 50
     First Reading: Acts 4:7-12
     Second Reading: 1 Jn. 3:1-2
     Gospel: Jn. 10:11-18

Monday, May 12, 2003
     (Canada Health Day)
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 126; Lect. 279
     First Reading: Acts 11:1-10
     Gospel: Jn. 10:1-10

     Or St. Nereus and St. Achilleus, martyrs   
     Red
     Mass: 246; Lect. 279 or 562

     Or St. Pancras
     Red
     Mass: 247; Lect. 279 or 563

Tuesday, May 13, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 127; Lect. 280
     First Reading: Acts 11:19-26
     Gospel: Jn. 10:22-30

Wednesday, May 14, 2003
     Feast
     Saint Matthias, apostle
     Red
     Mass: 248; Lect. 564
     First Reading: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
     Gospel: Jn. 15:9-17

Thursday, May 15, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 129; Lect. 282
     First Reading: Acts 13:13-25
     Gospel: Jn. 13:16-20

Friday, May 16, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 130; Lect. 283
     First Reading: Acts 13:26-33
     Gospel: Jn. 14:1-6

Saturday, May 17, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 131 ; Lect. 284
     First Reading: Acts 13:44-52
     Gospel: Jn. 14:7-14

Sunday, May 18, 2003
     (World Day of Youth)
     Fifth Sunday of Easter
     White
     Mass: 132; Lect. 53
     First Reading: Acts 9:26-31
     Second Reading: 1 Jn. 3:18-24
     Gospel: Jn. 15:1-8

Monday, May 19, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 133; Lect. 285
     First Reading: Acts 14:5-18
     Gospel: Jn. 14:21-26

Tuesday, May 20, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 134; Lect. 286
     First Reading: Acts 14:19:28
     Gospel: Jn. 14:27-31a

     Or St. Bernadine of Siena, priest
     White
     Mass: 250; Lect. 286 or 566

Wednesday, May 21, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 135; Lect. 287
     First Reading: Acts 15:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 15:1-8

     Or Saint Eugène de Mazenod, bishop
     White
     Mass: 250-A or 414-416, or 407-408; Lect. 2872 or 566A

Thursday, May 22, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 136; Lect. 288
     First Reading: Acts 15:7-21
     Gospel: Jn. 15:9-11

Friday, May 23, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 137; Lect. 289
     First Reading: Acts 15:22-31
     Gospel: Jn. 15:12-17

Saturday, May 24, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 138 ; Lect. 290
     First Reading: Acts 16:1-10
     Gospel: Jn. 15:18-21

     Or Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, bishop
     White
     Mass: 250-B or 407-408; Lect. 290 or 566B or 719-724

Sunday, May 25, 2003
     Sixth Sunday of Easter
     White
     Mass: 139; Lect. 56
     First Reading: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
     Second Reading: 1 Jn. 4:7-10
     Gospel: Jn. 15:9-17

Monday, May 26, 2003
     Memorial
     White
     Mass: 254; Lect. 291
     First Reading: Acts 16:11-15
     Gospel: Jn. 15:26-16:4a

Tuesday, May 27, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 141; Lect. 292
     First Reading: Acts 16:22-34
     Gospel: Jn. 16:5-11

     Or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, bishop
     White
     Mass: 255; Lect. 292 or 571

Wednesday, May 28, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 142; Lect. 293
     First Reading: Acts 17:15, 22, 18:1
     Gospel: Mk. 16:12-15

Thursday, May 29, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 143; Lect. 294
     First Reading: Acts 18:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 16:16-20

Friday, May 30, 2003
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 144; Lect. 295
     First Reading: Acts 18:9-18
     Gospel: Jn. 16:20-23a

Saturday, May 31, 2003
     Visitation of Mary
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 256; Lect. 572
     First Reading: Zeph. 3:14-18
                Or: Rom. 12:9-16
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-56