Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

October, 2003
(For Canada)

Wednesday, October 1, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, virgin, doctor
     White
     Mass: 333; Lect. 457
     Reading: Neh. 2:1-8
     Gospel: Lk. 9:57-62

Thursday, October 2, 2003
     Memorial
     Guardian Angels
     White
     Mass: 334; Lect. 650
     Reading: Ex. 23:20-23a
     Gospel: Mt. 18:1-5, 10

Friday, October 3, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 183; Lect. 459
     Reading: Bar. 1:15-22
     Gospel: Lk. 10:13-16

Saturday, October 4, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Francis of Assisi
     White
     Mass: 335; Lect. 460
     Reading: Bar. 4:5-12, 27-29
     Gospel: Lk. 10:17-24

Sunday, October 5, 2003
     Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 182; Lect. 140
     First Reading: Gen. 2:7ab, 8b, 18-14
     Second Reading: Heb. 2:9-11
     Gospel: Mk. 10:2-16

Monday, October 6, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 184; Lect. 461
     Reading: Jon. 1:1-2:1, 10
     Gospel: Lk. 10:25-37

Tuesday, October 7, 2003
     Memorial
     Our Lady of the Rosary
     White
     Mass: 337; Lect. 462
     Reading: Jon. 3:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 10:38-42

Wednesday, October 8, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 185; Lect. 463
     Reading: Jon. 4:1-11
     Gospel: Lk. 11:1-4

Thursday, October 9, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 186; Lect. 464
     Reading: Mal. 3:13-4:2
     Gospel: Lk. 11:5-131

     Or St. Denis, bishop, and companions, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 338; Lect. 464 or 654

     Or St. John Leonardi, priest
     White
     Mass: 339; Lect. 464 or 655)

Friday, October 10, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 187; Lect. 465
     Reading: Joel 1:13-15, 2:1-2
     Gospel: Lk. 11:15-26

Saturday, October 11, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 188; Lect. 466
     Reading: Joel 3:12-21
     Gospel: Lk. 11:27-28

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White or green
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 466 or 707-712

Sunday, October 12, 2003
     Twenty-Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 183; Lect. 143
     First Reading: Wis. 7:7-11
     Second Reading: Heb. 4:12-13
     Gospel: Mk. 10:17-30

Monday, October 13, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 189; Lect. 467
     Reading: Rom. 1:1-7
     Gospel: Lk. 11:29-32

     Or Thanksgiving Day
     White
     Mass: 332-A or 550-551; Lect. 648-A

Tuesday, October 14, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 156; Lect. 468
     Reading: Rom. 1:16-25
     Gospel: Lk. 11:37-41

     St. Callistus I, pope, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 340; Lect. 468 or 656

Wednesday, October 15, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Teresa of Jesus, virgin, doctor
     White
     Mass: 341; Lect. 469
     Reading: Rom. 2:1-11
     Gospel: Lk. 11:42-46

Thursday, October 16, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Marguerite D'Youville, religious
     White
     Mass: 343-A; Lect. 470
     Reading: Rom. 3:21-30
     Gospel: Lk. 11:47-54

Friday, October 17, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 344; Lect. 471
     Reading: Rom. 4:1-8
     Gospel: Lk. 12:1-7

Saturday, October 18, 2003
     Feast
     St. Luke, evangelist
     Red
     Mass: 345; Lect. 661
     Reading: 2 Tim. 4:9-17a
     Gospel: Lk. 10:1-9

Sunday, October 19, 2003
     Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     (World Mission Sunday)
     Green
     Mass: 184; Lect. 146
     First Reading: Is. 53:4, 10-11
     Second Reading: Heb. 4:14-16
     Gospel: Mk. 10:35-45

Monday, October 20, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 157; Lect. 473
     Reading: Rom. 4:20-25
     Gospel: Lk. 12:13-21

Tuesday, October 21, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 158; Lect. 474
     Reading: Rom. 5:12, 15b, 17-21
     Gospel: Lk. 12:35-38

Wednesday, October 22, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 159; Lect. 475
     Reading: Rom. 6:12-18
     Gospel: Lk. 12:39-48

     Dedication of Consecrated Churches, solemnity
     White

Thursday, October 23, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 160; Lect. 476
     Reading: Rom. 6:19-23
     Gospel: Lk. 12:49-53

     St. John of Capistrano, priest
     White
     Mass: 348; Lect. 476 or 664

Friday, October 24, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 161; Lect. 477
     Reading: Rom. 7:18-25a
     Gospel: Lk. 12:54-59

     St. Anthony Claret, bishop
     White
     Mass: 439; Lect. 477 or 665

Saturday, October 25, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 162; Lect. 478
     Reading: Rom. 8:1-11
     Gospel: Lk. 13:1-9

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White or green
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 478 or 707-712

Sunday, October 26, 2003
     Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 185; Lect. 149
     First Reading: Jer. 31:7-9
     Second Reading: Heb. 5:1-6
     Gospel: Mk. 10:46-52

Monday, October 27, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 163; Lect. 479
     Reading: Rom. 8:11-17
     Gospel: Lk. 13:10-17

Tuesday, October 28, 2003
     Feast
     Red
     St. Simon and St. Jude, apostles
     Mass: 350; Lect. 666
     Reading: Eph. 2:19-22
     Gospel: Lk. 6:12-19

Wednesday, October 29, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 164; Lect. 481
     Reading: Rom. 8:26-30
     Gospel: Lk. 13:22-30

Thursday, October 30, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 165; Lect. 482
     Reading: Rom. 8:31b-39
     Gospel: Lk. 13:31-35

Friday, October 31, 2003
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 166; Lect. 483
     Reading: Rom. 9:1-5
     Gospel: Lk. 14:1-6