Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

April, 2006
(For Canada)

Saturday, April 1, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 88; Lect. 249
     Reading: Jer. 11:18-20
     Gospel: Jn. 7:40-53

Sunday, April 2, 2006
     Fifth Sunday in Lent
     Violet
     Mass: 89; Lect. 35
     First Reading: Jer. 31:31-34
     Second Reading: Heb. 5:7-9
     Gospel: Jn. 12:20-33

Monday, April 3, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 90; Lect. 251
     Reading: Dan. 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-64 (Or Dan. 13:2, 4-6, 8, 15-16, 19-23, 28, 41-46, 48-64)
     Gospel: Jn. 8:1-11

Tuesday, April 4, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 91; Lect. 252
     Reading: Numb. 21:4-9
     Gospel: Jn. 8:21-30

     Or St. Isodore, bishop and doctor
     Memorial
     Mass: 180 or 111; Lect. 231

Wednesday, April 5, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 92; Lect. 253
     Reading: Dan. 3:13-20, 24, 49-50, 91-95
     Gospel: Jn. 8:31-42

     Or St. Vincent Ferrer, priest
     Memorial
     Mass: 180 or 111; Lect. 232

Thursday, April 6, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 93; Lect. 254
     Reading: Gen. 17:3-9
     Gospel: Jn. 8:51-59

Friday, April 7, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 94; Lect. 255
     First Reading: Jer. 20:7, 10-13
     Gospel: Jn. 10:31-42

     Or St. John Baptist de la Salle, priest
     Memorial
     Mass: 180 or 111; Lect. 233

Saturday, April 8, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 95; Lect. 256
     Reading: Ezek. 37:21-28
     Gospel: Jn. 11:45-57

HOLY WEEK
Sunday, April 9, 2006
     Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday)
     Red
     Mass: 96; Lect. 37
     Gospel: Mk. 11:1-10
          Or Jn. 12:12-16
     First Reading: Is. 50:4-7
     Second Reading: Phil. 2:6-11
     Gospel: Mk. 14:1-15:47

Monday, April 10, 2006
     Monday of the Holy Week
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 97; Lect. 257
     Reading: Is. 42:1-7
     Gospel: Jn. 12:1-11

Tuesday, April 11, 2006
     Tuesday of the Holy Week
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 98; Lect. 258
     Reading: Is. 49:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 13:21-33, 36-38

Wednesday, April 12, 2006
     Wednesday of the Holy Week
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 99; Lect. 259
     Reading: Is. 50:4-9a
     Gospel: Mt. 26:14-26

EASTER TRIDUUM
     Thursday, April 13, 2006

     Mass of Chrism
     White
     Mass: 100; Lect. 260
     Reading: Is. 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9
     Gospel: Lk. 4:16-21

     Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday)
     Evening Mass Of The Lord's Supper
     White
     Mass: 101; Lect. 39
     First Reading: Ex. 12:1-8, 11-14
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 11:23-26
     Gospel: Jn. 13:1-15

Friday, April 14, 2006
     Good Friday
     Ferial
     Red
     Mass: 102; Lect. 40
     First Reading: Is. 52:13-53:12
     Second Reading: Heb. 4:14-16, 5:7-9
     Gospel: Jn. 18:1-19:42

Saturday, April 15, 2006
     Holy Saturday
     The Resurrection Of The Lord
     Easter Vigil
     White
     Mass: 103; Lect. 41
     First Reading: Gen. 1:1-2:2 (Shorter: Gen. 1:1, 26-31a)
     Second Reading: Gen. 22:1-18 (Shorter: Gen. 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18)
     Third Reading: Ex. 14:15-31, 15:20
     Fourth Reading: Is. 54:5-14
     Fifth Reading: Is. 55:1-11
     Sixth Reading: Bar. 3:9-15, 3:32-4:4
     Seventh Reading: Ezek. 36:16-17a, 18:28
     Epistle: Rom. 6:3-11
     Gospel: Mk. 16:1-8

Sunday, April 16, 2006
     Easter Sunday
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 104; Lect. 42
     First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 36-43
     Second Reading: Col. 3:1-4 Or 1 Cor. 5:6b-8
     Gospel: Jn. 20:1-18

EASTER SEASON
Monday, April 17, 2006
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 105; Lect. 261
     Reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33
     Gospel: Mt. 28:8-15

Tuesday, April 18, 2006
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 106; Lect. 262
     Reading: Acts 2:36-41
     Gospel: Jn. 20:11-18

Wednesday, April 19, 2006
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 107; Lect. 263
     Reading: Acts 3:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 24:13-35

Thursday, April 20, 2006
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 108; Lect. 264
     Reading: Acts 3:11-26
     Gospel: Lk. 24:35-48

Friday, April 21, 2006
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 109; Lect. 265
     Reading: Acts 4:1-12
     Gospel: Jn. 21:1-14

Saturday, April 22, 2006
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 110; Lect. 266
     Reading: Acts 4:13-21
     Gospel: Mk. 16:9-15

Sunday, April 23, 2006
     Second Sunday of Easter (Of the Divine Mercy)
     White
     Mass: 111; Lect. 44
     First Reading: Acts 4:32-35
     Second Reading: 1 Jn. 5:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 20:19-31

Monday, April 24, 2006
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 112; Lect. 267
     Reading: Acts 4:23-31
     Gospel: Jn. 3:1-8

     Or Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 238; Lect. 267 or 554

Tuesday, April 25, 2006
     Feast
     Red
     Mass: 239; Lect. 255
     Reading: 1 Peter 5:5b-14
     Gospel: Mk. 16:15-20

Wednesday, April 26, 2006
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 114; Lect. 269
     Reading: Acts 5:17-26
     Gospel: Jn. 3:16-21

     Or Our Lady of Good Counsel
     White
     Mass: 239A or 390; Lect. 279 or 707-712

Thursday, April 27, 2006
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 115; Lect. 270
     Reading: Acts 5:27-33
     Gospel: Jn. 3:31-36

Friday, April 28, 2006
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 116; Lecet. 271
     Reading: Acts 5:34-42
     Gospel: Jn. 6:1-15

     Or Saint Peter Chanel, priest, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 240; Lect. 271 or 556

     Or Saint Louise Grignion de Montfort, priest
     White
     Mass: 240-A or 409-411; Lect. 271 or 556A

Saturday, April 29, 2006
     Memorial
     Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor
     White
     Mass: 241; Lect. 272
     Reading: Acts 6:1-7
     Gospel: Jn. 6:16-21

Sunday, April 30, 2006
     Third Sunday of Easter
     White
     Mass: 118; Lect. 47
     First Reading: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19
     Second Reading: 1 Jn. 2:1-5
     Gospel: Lk. 24:35-48