Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

August, 2006
(For Canada)

Tuesday, August 1, 2006
     Memorial
     St. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 294; Lect. 402
     Reading: Jer. 14:17-22
     Gospel: Mt. 13:36-43

Wednesday, August 2, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 156; Lect. 403
     Reading: Jer. 15:10, 16-21
     Gospel: Mt. 13:44-46

     Or St. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
     White
     Mass: 295 or 611; Lect. 403 or 611

     Or Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest
     White
     Mass: 409-411; Lect. 403 or 719-724

Thursday, August 3, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 157; Lect. 404
     Reading: Jer. 18:1-6
     Gospel: Mt. 13:47-52

Friday, August 4, 2006
     Memorial
     White
     Mass: 296; Lect. 405
     Reading: Jer. 26:1-9
     Gospel: Mt. 13:54-58

Saturday, August 5, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 158; Lect. 406
     Reading: Jer. 26:11-16, 24
     Gospel: Mt. 14:1-12

     Or Blessed Frédéric Janssoone, priest
     White
     Mass: 297-A or 409-411; Lect. 406 or 613A

     Or Dedication of Saint Mary, Major
     White
     Mass: 297; Lect. 406 or 613

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White or Green
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 406 or 707-712

Sunday, August 6, 2006
     Feast
     Transfiguration of the Lord
     White
     Mass: 298; Lect. 614
     First Reading: Dan. 7:9-10, 13-14
     Second Reading: 2 Pet. 1:16-19
     Gospel: Mk. 9:2-10

Monday, August 7, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 159; Lect. 407
     Reading: Jer. 28:1-17
     Gospel: Mt. 14:13-21
    
     Or St. Sixtus II, pope, and companions, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 299; Lect. 407 or 615

     Or St. Cajetan, priest
     White
     Mass: 300; Lect. 407 or 616

Tuesday, August 8, 2006
     Memorial
     St. Dominic, priest
     White
     Mass: 301; Lect. 408
     Reading: Jer. 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22
     Gospel: Mt. 14:22-36

Wednesday, August 9, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 160; Lect. 409
     Reading: Jer. 31:1-7
     Gospel: Mt. 15:21-28

     Or Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr
     Red
     Mass: 397-398 or 403; Lect. 409 or 713-718

Thursday, August 10, 2006
     Feast
     St. Lawrence, deacon, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 302; Lect. 618
     Reading: 2 Cor. 9:6-10
     Gospel: Jn. 12:24-26

Friday, August 11, 2006
     Memorial
     White
     Mass: 303; Lect. 411
     Reading: Nah. 1:15c, 2:2, 3:1-3, 6-7
     Gospel: Mt. 16:24-28

Saturday, August 12, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 161; Lect. 412
     Reading: Hab. 1:12-2:4
     Gospel: Mt. 17:24-20

     Or Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, erligious
     White
     Mass: 375; Lect. 412

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

Sunday, August 13, 2006
     Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 174; Lect. 116
     First Reading: 1 Kgs. 19:9, 11-13
     Second Reading: Ephes. 4:30-5:2
     Gospel: Jn. 6:41-51

Monday, August 14, 2006
     Memorial
     St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 304-A or 397-398; Lect. 413
     Reading: Ezek. 1:2-5, 24-28c
     Gospel: Mt. 17:22-27

     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

Tuesday, August 15, 2006
     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

Wednesday, August 16, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 1162; Lect. 415
     Reading: Ezek. 9:1-7, 10, 18-22
     Gospel: Mt. 18:15-20

     Or Saint Stephen of Hungary
     White
     Mass: 307; Lect. 425 or 623

Thursday, August 17, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 163; Lect. 416
     Reading: Ezek. 12:1-16
     Gospel: Mt. 18:21-35-19:1

Friday, August 18, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 164; Lect. 417
     Reading: Ezek. 16:1-15, 60, 63 (OR Ezek. 16:59-63)
     Gospel: Mt. 19:3-12

Saturday, August 19, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 165; Lect. 418
     Reading: Ezek. 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32
     Gospel: Mt. 19:13-15

     St. John Eudes, priest
     White
     Mass: 308; Lect. 418 or 624

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

Sunday, August 20, 2006
     Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 175; Lect. 119
     First Reading: Prov. 9:1-6
     Second Reading: Ephes. 5:15-20
     Gospel: Jn. 6:51-58

Monday, August 21, 2006
     Memorial
     St. Pius X, pope
     White
     Mass: 310; Lect. 419
     Reading: Ezek. 24:15-24
     Gospel: Mt. 19:16-22

Tuesday, August 22, 2006
     Memorial
     Queenship of Mary
     White
     Mass: 311; Lect. 420
     Reading: Ezek. 28:1-10
     Gospel: Mt. 19:23-30

Wednesday, August 23, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 166; Lect. 421
     Reading: Ezek. 34:1-11
     Gospel: Mt. 20:1-16a

     Or Saint Rose of Lima, virgin
     White
     Mass: 312; Lect. 421 or 628

Thursday, August 24, 2006
     Feast
     St. Bartholomew, apostle
     Red
     Mass: 313; Lect. 629
     Reading: Rev. 21:9b-14
     Gospel: Jn. 1:45-51

Friday, August 25, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 167; Lect. 423
     Reading: Ezek. 37:1-14
     Gospel: Mt. 22:34-40

     Or Saint Louis,
     White
     Mass: 314; Lect. 423 or 630

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

Saturday, August 26, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 168; Lect. 424
     Reading: Ezek. 43:1-7a
     Gospel: Mt. 23:1-12

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White or Green
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 424 or 707-712

Sunday, August 27, 2006
     Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Green
     Mass: 176; Lect. 122
     First Reading: Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b
     Second Reading: Ephes. 4:32-5:2, 21-32++
     Gospel: Jn. 6:53, 60-69

Monday, August 28, 2006
     Memorial
     St. Augustine, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 317; Lect. 425
     Reading: 2 Thess. 1:1-5, 11b-12
     Gospel: Mt. 23:13-22

Tuesday, August 29, 2006
     Memorial
     Beheading of St. John the Baptist, martyr;
     Red
     Mass: 318; Lect. 634
     Reading: Jer. 1:17-19
     Gospel: Mk. 6:17-29

Wednesday, August 30, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 169; Lect. 427
     Reading: 2 Thess. 3:6-10, 16-18
     Gospel: Mt. 23:27-32

Thursday, August 31, 2006
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 170; Lect 428
     Reading 1 Cor. 1:1-9
     Gospel: Mt. 24:42-52