Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

May, 2005
(For Canada)

Sunday, May 1, 2005
     Sixth Sunday of Easter
     (The Pope's Pastoral Works)
     (International Workers' Day)
     White
     Mass: 139; Lect. 55
     First Reading: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
     Second Reading: 1 Pet. 3:15-18
     Gospel: Jn. 14:15-21

Monday, May 2, 2005
     Memorial
     Saint Athanasius, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 244; Lect. 291
     First Reading: Acts 16:11-15
     Gospel: Jn. 15:26-16:4a

Tuesday, May 3, 2005
     Feast
     Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles
     Red
     Mass: 245; Lect. 561
     First Reading: 1 Cor. 15:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 14:6-14

Wednesday, May 4, 2005
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 142; Lect. 293
     First Reading: Acts 17:15, 22 - 18:1
     Gospel: Jn. 16:12-15

     Or Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, religious
     White
     Mass: 245-A or 429-430; Lect. 290 or 738-742

Thursday, May 5, 2005
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 143; Lect. 294
     First Reading: Acts 18:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 16:16-20

Friday, May 6, 2005
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 144; Lect. 295
     First Reading: Acts 18:9-18
     Gospel: Jn. 16:20-23a

     Or Blessed François de Laval, bishop
     White
     Mass: 245-A or 405-408; Lect. 291 or 561B

Saturday, May 7, 2005
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 131; Lect. 296
     First Reading: Acts 18:23-28
     Gospel: Jn. 16:23b-28

Sunday, May 8, 2005
     Ascension Of The Lord
     (World Communications Day; Mother's Day)
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 146; Lect. 58
     First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
     Second Reading: Ephes. 1:17-23
     Gospel: Mt. 28:16-20
   
Monday, May 9, 2005
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 148; Lect. 297
     First Reading: Acts 19:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 16:29-33

Tuesday, May 10, 2005
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 149; Lect. 298
     First Reading: Acts 20:17-27
     Gospel: Jn. 17:1-11a

Wednesday, May 11, 2005
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 150; Lect. 299
     First Reading: Acts 20:28-38
     Gospel: Jn. 17:11b-19

Thursday, May 12, 2005
     (Canada Health Day)
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 151; Lect. 300
     First Reading: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
     Gospel: Jn. 17:20-26

     Or St. Nereus and St. Achilleus, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 246; Lect. 300 or  562

     Or St. Pancras, Martyr
     Red
     Mass: 247; Lect. 300 or 563

Friday, May 13, 2005
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 152 ; Lect. 301
     First Reading: Acts 24:27; 25:13b-21
     Gospel: Jn. 21:15-19

     Or Our Lady of Fatima
     White
     Mass: 390 or 395-391; Lect. 301 or 707-712

Saturday, May 14, 2005
     Feast
     Saint Matthias, apostle
     Red
     Mass: 248; Lect. 564
     First Reading: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
     Gospel: Jn. 15:9-17

     Vigil Mass:
     Red
     Mass: 154; Lect. 62
     First Reading: Gen. 11:1-9 
                or: Ex. 19:3-8a, 16-20 
                or: Ezek. 37:1-14
                or: Jo. 2:28-32
     Second Reading: Rom. 8:22-27
     Gospel: Jn. 7:37-39

Sunday, May 15, 2005
     Pentecost Sunday
     Solemnity
     Red
     Mass: 155; Lect. 63
     First Reading: Acts 2:1-11
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 12:3b-7, 12-13
     Gospel: Jn. 20:19-23

ORDINARY TIME

Monday, May 16, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 156; Lect. 341
     First Reading: Sir. 1:1-10
     Gospel: Mk. 9:14-29

Tuesday, May 17, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 157; Lect. 342
     First Reading: Sir. 2:1-11
     Gospel: Mk. 9:30-37

Wednesday, May 18, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 158; Lect. 343
     First Reading: Sir. 4:11-19
     Gospel: Mk. 9:38-40

     Or St. John I, pope and martyr
     Red
     Mass: 249; Lect. 343 or 565

Thursday, May 19, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 159; Lect. 344
     First Reading: Sir. 5:1-8
     Gospel: Mk. 9:41-50

Friday, May 20, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 160 ; Lect. 345
     First Reading: Sir. 6:5-17
     Gospel: Mk. 10:1-12

     Or Saint Bernadine of Siena, priest
     White
     Mass: 250; Lect. 345 or 566

Saturday, May 21, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 161 ; Lect. 346
     First Reading: Sir. 17:1-4. 6-8, 10-15
     Gospel: Mk. 10:13-16

     Or Saint Eugène de Mazenod, bishop
     White
     Mass: 250-A or 414-416, or 407-408; Lect. 342 or 566A

     Or Saint Christopher Magallanes, priest, martyr, and companions, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 399-400; Lect. 346 or 399-400 or 713-718

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White or green
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 346 or 707-712

Sunday, May 22, 2005
     Trinity Sunday
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 190; Lect. 164
     First Reading: Ex. 34:4b-6, 8-9
     Second Reading: 2 Cor. 13:11-13
     Gospel: Jn. 3:16-18

Monday, May 23, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 162; Lect. 347
     First Reading: Sir. 17:24-27, 29
     Gospel: Mk. 10:17-27

Tuesday, May 24, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 163; Lect. 348
     First Reading: Sir. 35:1-12
     Gospel: Mk. 10:28-31

     Or Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, bishop
     White
     Mass: 250-B or 407-408; Lect. 345 or 566B or 719-724

Wednesday, May 25, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 164; Lect. 349
     First Reading: Sir. 36:1-2, 5-6, 13-22
     Gospel: Mk. 10:32-45

Thursday, May 26, 2005
     Memorial
     White
     St. Philip Neri
     Mass: 254; Lect. 350
     First Reading: Sir. 42:15-25
     Gospel: Mk. 10:46-52

Friday, May 27, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 265; Lect. 351
     First Reading: Sir. 44:1, 9-13
     Gospel: Mk. 11:11-25

     Or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, bishop
     White
     Mass: 255; Lect. 347 or 571

Saturday, May 28, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 166 ; Lect. 352
     First Reading: Sir. 51:12-20
     Gospel: Mk. 11:27-33

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White or green
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 352 or 707-712

Sunday, May 29, 2005
     Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
     White
     Mass: 191; Lect. 167
     First Reading: Deut. 8:2-3, 14-16
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 10:16-17
     Gospel: Jn. 6:51-59

Monday, May 30, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 167; Lect. 353
     Reading: Tobit 1:1ad, 2a, 3, 17; 3:1-8++
     Gospel: Mk. 12:1-12

Tuesday, May 31, 2005
     Visitation of Mary
     Feast
     White
     Mass: 256; Lect. 572
     First Reading: Zeph. 3:14-18
                Or: Rom. 12:9-16
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-56