Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

August, 2004
(For Canada)

Sunday, August 1, 2004
     Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time     
     Green
     Mass: 173; Lect. 114
     First Reading: Ecc. 1:2, 2:21-23
     Second Reading: Col. 3:1-5, 9-11
     Gospel: Lk. 12:13-21

Monday, August 2, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 159; Lect. 407
     Reading: Jer. 28:1-17
     Gospel: Mt. 14:22-36

     Or St. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
     White
     Mass: 295; Lect. 407 or 611

     Or St. Peter Julian Eymard, priest
     White
     Mass: 409-411; 407 or 719-724

Tuesday, August 3, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 160; Lect. 408
     Reading: Jer. 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22
     Gospel: Mt. 14:22-36

Wednesday, August 4, 2004
     Memorial
     White
     St. John Vianney, priest
     Mass: 296; Lect. 409
     Reading: Jer. 31:1-7
     Gospel: Mt. 15:21-28

Thursday, August 5, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 161; Lect. 410
     Reading: Jer. 31:31-34
     Gospel: Mt. 16:13-23

     Dedication of St. Mary Major
     White
     Mass: 297; Lect. 410 or 613

     Blessed Frédéric Janssoone, priest
     White
     Mass: 297-A or 409-411; Lect. 410 or 613A

Friday, August 6, 2004
     Transfiguration of the Lord
     White
     Mass: 298; Lect. 614
     Reading: Dan. 7:9-10, 13-14 OR 2 Pet. 1:16-19
     Gospel: Mt. 17:1-9

Saturday, August 7, 2004
     Green
     Ferial
     Mass: 162; Lect. 412
     Reading: Hab. 1:12-2:4
     Gospel: Mt. 17:14-20

     St. Sixtus II, pope, and companions, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 299; Lect. 412 or 615

     St. Cajetan, priest
     White
     Mass: 300; Lect. 412 or 616

     Or White or green
     Our Lady's Saturday
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 412 or 707-712

Sunday, August 8, 2004
     Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 174; Lect. 117
     First Reading: Wis. 18:6-9
     Second Reading: Heb. 11:1-2, 8-19
     Gospel: Lk. 12:32-48

Monday, August 9, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 163; Lect. 413
     Reading: Ezek. 1:2-5, 24-28c
     Gospel: Mt. 17:22-27

     St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) virgin and martyr
     Red
     Mass: 397-398 or 403; Lect. 413 or 713-718

Tuesday, August 10, 2004
     Feast
     St. Lawrence, deacon, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 302; Lect 618
     Reading: 2 Cor. 9:6-10
     Gospel: Jn. 12-24-26

Wednesday, August 11, 2004
     Memorial
     St. Clare, virgin
     White=
     Mass: 303; Lect. 415
     Reading: Ezek. 9:1-7, 10, 18-22
     Gospel: Mt. 18:15-20

Thursday, August 12, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 164; Lect. 416
     Reading: Exek. 12:1-16
     Gospel: Mt. 18:21-35-19:1

Friday, August 13, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 165; Lect. 417
     Reading: Ezek. 16:1-15, 60, 63 Or Ezek. 16:59-63
     Gospel: Mt. 19:3-12

     St. Pontian, pope and St. Hippolytus, priest, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 304; Lect. 417 or 620

Saturday, August 14, 2004
     Memorial
     St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 304-A or 397-398; Lect. 418
     Reading: Ezek. 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32
     Gospel: Mt. 19:13-15

     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

Sunday, August 15, 2004
     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

Monday, August 16, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 166; Lect. 419
     Reading: Ezek. 24:15-24
     Gospel: Mt. 19:16-22

     St. Stephen of Hungary
     White
     Mass: 307; Lect. 419 or 623

Tuesday, August 17, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 167; Lect. 420
     Reading: Ezek. 28:1-10
     Gospel: Mt. 19:23-30

Wednesday, August 18, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 168; Lect. 421
     Reading: Ezek. 34:1-11
     Gospel: Mt. 20:1-16a

Thursday, August 19, 2004
     Green
     Ferial
     Mass: 169; Lect. 422
     Reading: Ezek. 36:23-28
     Gospel: Mt. 22:1-14

     St. John Eudes, priest
     White
     Mass: 308; Lect. 422 or 624

Friday, August 20, 2004
     Memorial
     White
     St. Bernard, abbot, doctor
     Mass: 309; Lect. 423
     Reading: Ezek. 37:1-14
     Gospel: Mt. 22:34-40

Saturday, August 21, 2004
     Nemorial
     St. Pius X, pope
     White
     Mass: 145; Lect. 424
     Reading: Ezek. 43:1-7a
     Gospel: Mt. 23:1-12

Sunday, August 22, 2004
     Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 176; Lect. 123
     First Reading: Is. 66:18-21
     Second Reading: Heb. 12:5-7, 11-13
     Gospel: Lk. 13:22-30

Monday, August 23, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 170; Lect. 425
     Reading: 2 Thess. 1:1-5, 11b-12
     Gospel: Mt. 23:13-22

     St. Rose of Lima, virgin
     White
     Mass: 312; Lect. 425 or 628

Tuesday, August 24, 2004
     Feast
     St. Bartholomew, apostle
     Red
     Mass: 313; Lect. 629
     Reading: Rev. 21:9b-14
     Gospel: Jn. 1:45-51

Wednesday, August 25, 2004
     Green
     Ferial
     Mass: 171; Lect. 427
     Reading: 2 Thess. 3:6-10, 16-18
     Gospel: Mt. 23:27-32

     Or St. Louis
     White
     Mass: 314; Lect. 427 or 630

     Or St. Joseph Calasanz, priest
     White
     Mass: 315; Lect. 427 or 631

Thursday, August 26, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 172; Lect. 428
     Reading: 1 Cor. 1:1-9
     Gospel: Mt. 24:42-51

Friday, August 27, 2004
     Memorial
     St. Monica
     White
     Mass: 175; Lect. 316
     Reading: 1 Cor. 1:17-25
     Gospel: Mt. 25:1-13

Saturday, August 28, 2004
     Memorial
     St. Augustine, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 317; Lect. 430
     Reading: 1 Cor. 1:26-31
     Gospel: Mt. 25:14-30

Sunday, August 29, 2004
     Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 177; Lect. 126
     First Reading: Sir. 3:17-20, 28-29
     Second Reading: Heb. 12:18-19, 22-24a
     Gospel: Lk. 14:1, 7-14

Monday, August 30, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 173; Lect. 431
     Reading: 1 Cor. 2:1-5
     Gospel: Lk. 4:16-30

Tuesday, August 31, 2004
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 174; Lect. 432
     Reading: 1 Cor. 2:10b-16
     Gospel: Lk. 4:31-37