Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

May, 2004
(For Canada)

Saturday, May 1, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 124; Lect. 278
     Reading: Acts 9:31-42
     Gospel: Jn. 6:53, 60-9

     Or St. Josept the worker
     White
     Mass: 243; Lect. 278 or 559

Sunday, May 2, 2004
     Fourth Sunday of Easter
     (World Day of Prayer for Vocations)
     White
     Mass: 125; Lect. 51
     First Reading: Acts 13:14, 43-52
     Second Reading: Rev. 7:9, 14b-7
     Gospel: Jn. 10:27-30

Monday, May 3, 2004
     Feast
     St. Philip and St. James, apostles
     Red
     Mass: 245; Lect. 561
     First Reading: 1 Cor. 15:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 14:6-14

Tuesday, May 4, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 127; Lect. 280
     First Reading: Acts 11:19-26
     Gospel: Jn. 10:22-30

     Or Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, religious
     White
     Mass: 245-A or 429-430; Lect. 280 or 738-742

Wednesday, May 5, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 128; Lect. 281
     First Reading: Acts 12:24-13:5a
     Gospel: Jn. 12:44-50

Thursday, May 6, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 129; Lect. 282
     First Reading: Acts 13:13-25
     Gospel: Jn. 13:16-20

     Or Blessed François de Laval, bishop
     White
     Mass: 245-A or 405-408; Lect. 282 or 561B

     Or Blessed François de Montmorency, bishop
     White, Memorial
     Mass: 245-A or 405-408; Lect. 282 or 561B

Friday, May 7, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 130; Lect. 283
     First Reading: Acts 13:26-33
     Gospel: Jn. 14:1-6

Saturday, May 8, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 131; Lect. 284
     Reading: Acts 13:44-52
     Gospel: Jn. 14:7-14

     Or Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine
     White
     Mass: 245-B or 429-430; Lect. 284 or 561C

Sunday, May 9, 2004
     Fifth Sunday of Easter
     (World Day of Youth)
     (Mother's Day)
     White
     Mass: 132; Lect. 54
     First Reading: Acts 14:21b-7
     Second Reading: Rev. 21:1-5a
     Gospel: Jn. 13:1, 31-33a, 34-35

Monday, May 10, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 133; Lect. 285
     Reading: Acts 14:5-18
     Gospel: Jn. 14:21-26

Tuesday, May 11, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 134; Lect. 286
     Reading: Acts 14:19-28
     Gospel: Jn. 14:27-31a

Wednesday, May 12, 2004
     (Canada Health Day)
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 135; Lect. 287
     Reading: Acts 15:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 15:1-8

     Or St. Nereus and St. Achilieus, martyrs
     Red
     Mass 246; Lect. 287 or 562

     Or St. Pancras, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 247; Lect. 287 or 563

Thursday, May 13, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 136; Lect. 288
     Reading: Acts 15:7-21
     Gospel: Jn. 15:9-11

     Or Our Lady of Fatima
     White
     Mass: 390 or 395-391; Lect. 288 or 707-712

Friday, May 14, 2004
     Feast
     Red
     St. Matthias, apostle
     Mass: 248; Lect. 564
     Reading: 1:15-17, 20-26
     Gospel: Jn. 15:9-17

Saturday, May 15, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 138; Lect. 290
     Reading: Acts 16:1-10
     Gospel: Jn. 15:18-21

Sunday, May 16, 2004
     Sixth Sunday of Easter
     (The Pope's Pastoral Works)
     White
     Mass: 139; Lect. 57
     First Reading: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
     Second Reading: Rev. 21:10-14, 22-23
     Gospel: Jn. 14:23-9

Monday, May 17, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 140 ; Lect. 291
     Reading: Acts 16:11-15
     Gospel: Jn. 15:26-16:4a

Tuesday, May 18, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 141; Lect. 292
     Reading: Acts 16:22-34
     Gospel: Jn. 16:5-11

Wednesday, May 19, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 142; Lect. 293
     Reading: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1
     Gospel: Jn. 16:12-15

Thursday, May 20, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 143; Lect. 294
     Reading: Acts 18:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 16:16-20

     Or St. Bernadine of Siena, priest
     White
     Mass: 250; Lect. 294 or 566

Friday, May 21, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 144; Lect. 295
     Reading: Acts 18:9-18
     Gospel: Jn. 16:20-23a

     Or St. Eugène de Mazenod, bishop
     White
     Mass: 250-A or 414-16; Lect. 295 or 566a

Saturday, May 22, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass:  131; Lect. 296
     Reading: Acts 18:23-28
     Gospel: Jn. 16:23b-28

     Or St. Rita of Cascia, religious
     White
     Mass: 429; Lect. 296 or 737-742

Sunday, May 23, 2004
     Ascension of the Lord
     (World Communications Day)
     White
     Mass: 146; Lect. 58
     First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
     Second Reading: Heb. 9:24-28; 10:19-23
     Gospel: Lk. 24:46-53

Monday, May 24, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 148; Lect. 297
     Reading: Acts 19:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 16:29-33

     Or Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, bishop
     White
     Mass: 250-B or 407-408; Lect. 297 or 566B or 719-724

Tuesday, May 25, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 149; Lect. 298
     Reading: Acts 20:17-27
     Gospel: Jn. 17:1-17

     Or St. Bede the Venerable, priest, doctor
     White
     Mass: 251; Lect 298 or 567

     Or St. Gregory VII, pope
     White
     Mass: 252; Lect 298 or 568

     Or St. Mary Magadelen de Pazzi, virgin
     White
     Mass: 253; Lect 298 or 569

Wednesday, May 26, 2004
     Memorial
     White
     St. Philip Neri, priest
     Mass: 254; Lect. 299
     Reading: Acts 20:28-38
     Gospel: Jn. 17:11b-19

Thursday, May 27, 2004
     Feast
     White
     Mass: 151; Lect. 300
     Reading: Acts 22:30, 23:6-11
     Gospel: Jn. 17:20-26

     Or St. Augustine of Caterbury, bishop
     White
     Mass: 255; Lect 300 or 571

Friday, May 28, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 152; Lect. 301
     Reading: Acts 24:27, 25:13b-21
     Gospel: Jn. 21:15-19

Saturday, May 29, 2004
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 153; Lect. 302
     Reading: Acts 28:16-20, 30-1
     Gospel: Jn. 21:20-5

     Pentecost Vigil Mass
     Red
     Mass: 154; Lect. 62
     First Reading: Gen. 11:1-19
                 Or Ex. 19:3-8a, 16-20
                 Or Ezek. 37:1-14
     Second Reading: Rom. 8:22-27
     Gospel: Jn. 7:37-39

Sunday, May 30, 2004
     Pentecost
     Red
     Mass: 155; Lect. 63
     First Reading: Acts 2:1-11
     Second Reading: Rom. 8:8-17
     Gospel: Jn. 14:15-6, 23b-6

ORDINARY TIME

Monday, May 31, 2004
     Feast
     White
     Visitation of Mary
     Mass: 256; Lect. 572
     Reading: Zeph. 3;14-18
           Or Rom. 12:9-16
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-56