Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

August, 2003
(For Canada)


Friday, August 1, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 294; Lect. 405
     Reading: Lev. 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37
     Gospel: Mt. 13:54-58

Saturday, August 2, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 188; Lect. 406
     Reading: Lev. 25:1, 8-17
     Gospel: Mt. 14:1-12

     Or St. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
     White
     Mass: 295; Lect. 402 or 611

     Or St. peter Julian Eymard, priest
     White
     Mass: 409-411; Lect. 406 or 719-724

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 406 or 707-712

Sunday, August 3, 2003
     Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time     
     Green
     Mass: 173; Lect. 113
     First Reading: Ex. 16:2-4, 12-15, 31a
     Second Reading: Ephes. 4:17, 20-24
     Gospel: Jn. 6:24-35

Monday, August 4, 2003
     Memorial
     St. John Vianney, priest
     White
     Mass: 407; Lect. 1113
     First Reading: Numb. 11:4b-15
     Gospel: Mt. 14:13-21

Tuesday, August 5, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 1898; Lect. 408
     Reading: Numb. 12:1-13
     Gospel: Mt. 14:22-36

     Or Dedication of St. Mary Major
     White
     Mass: 297; Lect. 408 or 613

     Or Blessed Frédéric Janssoone, priest
     White
     Mass: 297-A or 409-411; Lect. 408 or 67-68

Wednesday, August 6, 2003
     Feast
     Transfiguration of the Lord
     White
     Mass: 298; Lect. 614
     Reading: Dan. 7:9-10, 13-14 OR 2 Pet. 1:16-19
     Gospel: Mk. 9:2-10

Thursday, August 7, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 156; Lect. 410
     Reading: Numb. 20:1-13
     Gospel: Mt. 16:13-23

     Or Sixtus II, pope, and companions, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 299; Lect. 410 or 615

     Or St. Cajetan, priest
     White
     Mass: 300; Lect. 410 or 616

Friday, August 8, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Dominic, priest
     White
     Mass: 301; Lect. 411
     Reading: Deut. 4:32-40
     Gospel: Mt. 16:24-28

Saturday, August 9, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 157; Lect. 412
     Reading: Deut. 6:4-13
     Gospel: Mt. 17:14-20

Sunday, August 10, 2003
     Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 174; Lect. 116
     First Reading: 1 Kgs. 19:4-8
     Second Reading: Ephes. 4:30-5:2
     Gospel: Jn. 6:41-51

Monday, August 11, 2003
     Memorial
     White
     St. Clare, virgin
     Mass: 303; Lect. 413
     Reading: Deut. 10:12-22
     Gospel: Mt. 17:22-27

Tuesday, August 12, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 158; Lect. 414
     Reading: Deut. 31:1-8
     Gospel: Mt. 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

Wednesday, August 13, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 159; Lect. 415
     Reading: Deut. 34:1-12
     Gospel: Mt. 18:15-20

     Or St. Pontian, pope and St. Hippolytus, priest, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 304; Lect. 415 or 620

Thursday, August 14, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 304-A or 397-398; Lect. 416
     Reading: Jos. 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17
     Gospel: Mt. 18:21-19:1

     VIGIL MASS
     White
     Vigil of the Assumption of Mary
     Mass: 305; Lect. 621
     First Reading: 1 Chr. 15:3-4, 15-16, 16:1-2
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 15:54-57
     Gospel: Lk. 11:27-28

Friday, August 15, 2003  
     Solemnity
     Assumption of Mary
     White
     Mass: 306 Lect. 622
     First Reading: Rev. 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 15:20-26
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-56

Saturday, August 16, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 160; Lect. 418
     Reading: Jos. 24:14-29
     Gospel: Mt. 19:13-15

     Or St. Stephen of Hungary
     White
     Mass: 307; Lect. 418 or 623

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 418 or 707-712

Sunday, August 17, 2003
     Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 175; Lect. 119
     First Reading: Prov. 9:1-6
     Second Reading: Ephes. 5:15-20
     Gospel: Jn. 6:51-58

Monday, August 18, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 161; Lect. 419
     First Reading: Judg. 2:11-19
     Gospel: Mt. 19:16-22

Tuesday, August 19, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 162; Lect. 420
     Reading: Judg. 6:11-24a
     Gospel: Mt. 19:23-30

     Or St. John Eudes, priest
     White
     Mass: 308; Lect. 420 or 624

Wednesday, August 20, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Bernard, abbot, doctor
     White
     Mass: 309; Lect. 421
     Reading: Judg. 9:6-15
     Gospel: Mt. 20:1-16a

Thursday, August 21, 2003
     Nemorial
     St. Pius X, pope
     White
     Mass: 310; Lect. 422
     Reading: Judg. 11:29-39a
     Gospel: Mt. 22:1-14

Friday, August 22, 2003
     Memorial
     Queenship of Mary
     White
     Mass: 311; Lect. 423
     Reading: Ruth 1:1-2ab, 3-6, 14b-16, 22
     Gospel: Mt. 22:34-40

Saturday, August 23, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 163; Lect. 424
     Reading: Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17
     Gospel: Mt. 23:1-12

     Or St. Rose of Lima, virgin
     White
     Mass: 312; Lect. 424 or 628

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 424 or 707-712

Sunday, August 24, 2003
     Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 176; Lect. 122
     First Reading: Jos. 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b
     Second Reading: Ephes. 4:32-5:2, 21-32
     Gospel: Jn. 6:53, 60-69

Monday, August 25, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 164; Lect. 425
     Reading: 1 Thess. 1:1-5, 8b-10
     Gospel: Mt. 23:13-22

     Or St. Louis
     White
     Mass: 314; Lect. 425 or 630

     Or St. Joseph Calasanz, priest
     White
     Mass: 315; Lect. 425 or 631

Tuesday, August 26, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 165; Lect. 426
     Reading: 1 Thess. 2:1-8
     Gospel: Mt. 23:23-26

Wednesday, August 27, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Monica
     White
     Mass: 316; Lect. 427
     Reading: 1 Thess. 2:9-13
     Gospel: Mt. 23:27-32

Thursday, August 28, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Augustine, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 317; Lect. 428
     Reading: 1 Thess. 3:7-13
     Gospel: Mt. 24:42-51

Friday, August 29, 2003
     Memorial
     Beheading of St. John the Baptist, martyr;
     Red
     Mass: 318; Lect. 634
     Reading: Jer. 1:17-19
     Gospel: Mk. 6:17-29

Saturday, August 30, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 166; Lect. 430
     Reading: 1 Thess. 4:9-11
     Gospel: Mt. 25:14-30

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 430 or 707-712

Sunday, August 31, 2003
     Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 177; Lect. 125
     First Reading: Deut. 4:1-2, 6-8
     Second Reading: Jas. 1:17-18, 21-22, 27
     Gospel: Mk. 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23



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