Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

August, 2005
(For Canada)

Monday, August 1, 2005
     Memorial
     St. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 294; Lect. 407
     First Reading: Numb. 11:4b-15
     Gospel: Mt. 14:22:36

Tuesday, August 2, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 171; Lect. 408
     Reading: Numb. 12:1-13
     Gospel: Mt. 15:1-2. 10-14

     Or St. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
     White
     Mass: 295; Lect. 408 or 611

     Or St. Peter Julian Eymard, priest
     White
     Mass: 409-411; Lect. 408 or 719-724

Wednesday, August 3, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 172; Lect. 409
     Reading: Numb. 13:1-2, 25-33, 14:1-2b, 26-29, 34-35++
     Gospel: Mt. 15:21-28

Thursday, August 4, 2005
     Memorial
     St. John Vianney, priest
     White
     Mass: 296; Lect. 410
     Reading: Numb. 20:1-13
     Gospel: Mt. 16:13-23

Friday, August 5, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 173; Lect. 411
     Reading: Deut. 4:32-40
     Gospel: Mt. 16:24-28

     Or Dedication of St. Mary Major
     White
     Mass: 297; Lect. 411 or 613

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

Saturday, August 6, 2005
     Feast
     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

Sunday, August 7, 2005
     Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 174; Lect. 115
     First Reading: 1 Kgs. 19:9, 11-13
     Second Reading: Rom. 9:1-5
     Gospel: Mt. 14:22-33

Monday, August 8, 2005
     Memorial
     St. Dominic, priest
     White
     Mass: 301; Lect. 413
     Reading: Deut. 10:12-22
     Gospel: Mt. 17:22-27

Tuesday, August 9, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 174; Lect. 414
     Reading: Deut. 31:1-8
     Gospel: Mt. 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

     Or. St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr
     Red
     Mass: 397-398 or 403; lect. 414 or 713-718

Wednesday, August 10, 2005
     Feast
     Red
     St. Lawrence, deacon, martyr
     Mass: 302; lect. 618 
     Reading: 2 Cor. 9:6-10
     Gospel: Jn. 12:24-26

Thursday, August 11, 2005
     Memorial
     White
     St. Clare, virgin
     Mass: 303; Lect. 416
     Reading: Jos. 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17
     Gospel: Mt. 18:21-19:1

Friday, August 12, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 175; Lect. 417
     Reading: Jos. 24:1-13
     Gospel: Mt. 19:3-12

     Or St. Jane Frances de Chantal. religious
     White
     Mass: 375; Lect. 417

Saturday, August 13, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 176; Lect. 418
     Reading: Jos. 24:14-29
     Gospel: Mt. 19:13-15
     Or St. Pontian, pope and St. Hippolytus, priest, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 304; Lect. 418 or 620

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 418 or 707-712

Sunday, August 14, 2005
     Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 175; Lect. 118
     First Reading: Is. 56:1, 6-7
     Second Reading: Rom. 11:13-15, 29-32
     Gospel: Mt. 15:21-28

     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

Monday, August 15, 2005
     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

Tuesday, August 16, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 177; Lect. 420
     Reading: Judg. 6:11-24a
     Gospel: Mt. 19:23-30

     Or St. Stephen of Hungary
     White
     Mass: 307; Lect. 42018 or 623

Wednesday, August 17, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 178; Lect. 421
     Reading: Judg. 9:6-15
     Gospel: Mt. 20:1-16a

Thursday, August 18, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 179; Lect. 422
     Reading: Judg. 11:29-39a
     Gospel: Mt. 22:1-14

Friday, August 19, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 180; Lect. 423
     Reading: Ruth 1:1-2ab, 3-6, 14b-16, 22++
     Gospel: Mt. 22:34-40

     Or St. John Eudes, priest
     White
     Mass: 308; Lect. 423 or 624

Saturday, August 20, 2005
     Memorial
     St. Bernard, abbot, doctor
     White
     Mass: 309; Lect. 424
     Reading: Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17
     Gospel: Mt. 23:1-12

Sunday, August 21, 2005
     Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 176; Lect. 176
     First Reading: Is. 22:15, 19-23
     Second Reading: Rom. 11:33-36
     Gospel: Mt. 16:13-20

Monday, August 22, 2005
     Memorial
     Queenship of Mary
     White
     Mass: 311; Lect. 425
     Reading: 1 Thess. 1:1-5, 8b-10
     Gospel: Mt. 23:13-22

Tuesday, August 23, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 181; Lect. 426
     Reading: 1 Thess. 2:1-8
     Gospel: Mt. 23:23-26

     Or St. Rose of Lima, virgin
     White
     Mass: 312; Lect. 426 or 628

Wednesday, August 24, 2005
     Feast
     Red
     St. Bartholomew, apostle
     Mass: 313; Lect. 629
     Reading: Rev. 21:9b-14
     Gospel: Jn. 1:45-51

Thursday, August 25, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 182; Lect. 428
     Reading: 1 Thess. 3:7-13
     Gospel: Mt. 24:42-51

     Or St. Louis
     White
     Mass: 314; Lect. 428 or 631

     Or St. Joseph Calasanz, priest
     White
     Mass: 314; Lect. 630

Friday, August 26, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 183; Lect. 429
     Reading: 1 Thess. 4:1-8
     Gospel: Mt. 25:1-13

Saturday, August 27, 2005
     Memorial
     White
     St. Monica
     Mass: 316; Lect. 430
     Reading: 1 Thess. 4:9-11
     Gospel: 25:14-30

Sunday, August 28, 2005
     Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 177; Lect. 124
     First Reading: Jer. 20:7-9
     Second Reading: Rom. 12:1-2
     Gospel: Mt. 16:21-27

Monday, August 29, 2005
     Memorial
     Beheading of St. John the Baptist, martyr;
     Red
     Mass: 177; Lect. 124
     Reading: Jer. 1:17-19
     Gospel: Mk. 6:17-29

Tuesday, August 30, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 184; Lect. 432
     Reading: 1 Thess. 5:1-6, 9-11
     Gospel: Lk. 4:31-37

Wednesday, August 31, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 185; Lect. 433
     Reading: Col. 1:1-8
     Gospel: Lk. 4:38-44