Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

December, 2003
(For Canada)

Mon. December 1, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 2; Lect. 175
     First Reading: Is. 2:1-5
     Gospel: Mt. 8:5-11, 13

Tue. December 2, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 3; Lect. 176
     First Reading: Is. 11:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 10:21-4

Wed. December 3, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Francis Xavier, priest
     White
     Mass: 349; Lect. 177
     First Reading: Is. 25:6-10a
     Gospel: Mt. 15:29-37

Thu. December 4, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 5; Lect. 178
     First Reading: Is. 26:1-6
     Gospel: Mt. 7:21, 24-7

     Or St. John Damascus, priest, doctor
     White

Fri. December 5, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 6; Sunday Lect. 179
     First Reading: Is. 29:17-24
     Gospel: Mt. 9:27-31

Sat. December 6, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 7; Lect. 180
     First Reading: Is. 30:19-21, 23-6
     Gospel: Mt. 9:35-10:1, 5, 6-8

     Or St. Nicholas, bishop
     White

Sun. December 7, 2003
     Second Sunday of Advent
     Violet
     Mass: 8; Lect. 6
     First Reading: Bar. 5:1-9
     Second Reading: Phil. 1:3-6, 8-11
     Gospel: Lk. 3:1-6

Mon. December 8, 2003
     Solemnity
     Immaculate Conception
     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

Tue. December 9, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 10; Lect. 182
     First Reading: Is. 40:1-11
     Gospel: Mt. 18:12-14

Wed. December 10, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 11; Lect. 183
     First Reading: Is. 40:25-31
     Gospel: Mt. 11:28-30

Thu. December 11, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 12; Lect. 184
     First Reading: Is. 41:13-20
     Gospel: Mt. 11:11-5

     Or St. Damasus I, pope
     White

Fri. December 12, 2003
     Feast
     Our Lady of Guadalupe
     White
     Mass: 375-A; Lect. 707-712
     First Reading: Zech. 2:10-3 OR Rev. 11:19a, 12:1, 3-6a, 10ab
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-47

Sat. December 13, 2003
     Memorial
     St. Lucy, virgin, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 376; Lect. 186
     First Reading: Sir. 48:1-4, 9-11
     Gospel: Mt. 17:10-3

Sun. December 14, 2003
     Third Sunday of Advent
     Violet
     Mass: 15; Lect. 9
     First Reading: Zeph. 3:14-8a
     Second Reading: Phil. 4:4-7
     Gospel: Lk. 3:10-8

Mon. December 15, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 16; Lect. 187
     First Reading: Numb. 24:2-7, 15-17a
     Gospel: Mt. 21:23-27

Tue. December 16, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 17; Lect. 188
     First Reading: Zeph. 3:1-2, 9-13
     Gospel: Lk. Mt. 21:28-32

Wed. December 17, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 22; Lect. 193
     First Reading: Ge. 49:1, 8-10
     Gospel: Mt. 1:1-17

Thu. December 18, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 23; Lect. 194
     First Reading: Jer. 23:5-8
     Gospel: Mt. 1:18-24

Fri. December 19, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 24; Lect. 195
     First Reading: Judg. 13:2-7, 24-25a
     Gospel: Lk. 1:5-25

Sat. December 20, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 25; Lect. 196
     First Reading: Is. 7:10-14, 8:10d
     Gospel: Lk. 1:26-38

Sun. December 21, 2003
     Fourth Sunday of Advent
     Violet
     Mass: 21; Lect. 12
     First Reading: Mic. 5:2-5a
     Second Reading: Heb. 10:5-10
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-45

Mon. December 22, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 27; Lect. 198
     First Reading: 1 Sam. 1:24-28
     Gospel: Lk. 1:46-56

Tue. December 23, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 28; Lect. 199
     First Reading: Mal. 3:1-4, 4:5-6
     Gospel: Lk. Lk. 1:57-66

     Or St. John of Kanty, priest
     Memorial, White

Wed. December 24, 2003
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 29; Lect. 200
     First Reading: 2 Sam. 7:1-5, 8-12, 16
     Gospel: Mt. 1:67-79

CHRISTMAS SEASON
     Solemnity
     White or Gold
     Christmas - Vigil of Christmas
     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

Thu. December 25, 2003
     Christmas - Mass at Dawn
     White
     Mass: 32; Lect. 15
     First Reading: Is. 62:11-2
     Second Reading: Titus: 3:4-7
     Gospel: Lk. 2:15-20

     Christmas - Mass during the Day
     White
     Mass: 33; Lect. 16
     First Reading: Is. 52:7-10
     Second Reading: Heb. 1:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 1:1-18

Fri. December 26, 2003
     Feast
     Red
     Saint Stephen
     Mass: 35; Lect. 696
     First Reading: Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59
     Gospel: Mt. 10:17-22

Sat. December 27, 2003
     Feast
     White
     Saint John, apostle, evangelist
     Mass: 36; Lect. 697
     First Reading: 1 Jn. 1:1-4
     Gospel: Jn. 20:2-8

Sun. December 28, 2003
     Holy Family
     White
     Mass: 34; Lect. 17
     First Reading: 1  Sam. 1:11, 20-2, 24-8
     Second Reading: 1 Jn. 3:1-2, 21-4
     Gospel: Lk. 2:41-52

Mon. December 29, 2003
     White     
     5 th Day in Christmas octave
     Mass: 38; Lect. 202
     First Reading: 1 Jn. 2:3-11
     Gospel: Lk. 2:22-35

     Or St. Thomas Becket

Tue. December 30, 2003
     White
     6 th Day in Christmas octave
     Mass: 39; Lect. 39
     First Reading: 1 Jn. 2:12-17
     Gospel: Lk. 2:36-40

Wed. December 31, 2003
     7 th Day in the Octave of Christmas
     White
     Mass: 40; Lect. 204
     First Reading: 1 Jn. 2:18-21
     Gospel: Jn. 1:1-18