Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

April, 2007
(For Canada)

HOLY WEEK

Sunday, April 1, 2007
     Passion Sunday
     Red
     Mass: 96; Lect.37
     Gospel: Lk. 19:28-40
     First Reading: Is. 50:4-7
     Second Reading: Phil. 2:6-11
     Gospel: 22:14-23:56

Monday, April 2, 2007
     Monday of the Holy Week
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 97; Lect. 257
     Reading: Is. 42:1-7
     Gospel: Jn. 12:1-11

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
     Tuesday of the Holy Week
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 98; Lect. 258
     Reading: Is. 49:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 13:21-33, 36-8

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
     Wednesday of the Holy Week
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 99; Lect. 259
     Reading: Is. 50:4-9
     Gospel: 26:14-26

Thursday, April 5, 2007
     Holy Thursday (Mass of the Lord's Supper)
     Violet in hours; White in Mass
     Mass of Chrism: 100; Lect. 260
     First Reading: Is. 6:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9
     Second Reading: Rev. 1:4-8
     Gospel Lk. 4:16-21

EASTER TRIDUUM

Friday, April 6, 2007
     Good Friday (Celebration of the Lord's Passion)
     White
     Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: 202; Lect. 39
     First Reading: Ex. 12:1-8. 11-14
     Second Reading: 1 cor. 11:23-26
     Gospel: 5:7-9; Jn. 13:1-15

Friday, April 6, 2007
     Good Friday (Celebration of the Lord's Passion)
     Red
     Mass: 102; Lect. 40
     First Reading: Is. 52:13-53:12
     Second Reading: Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-79
     Gospel: 5:7-9; Jn. 18:1-19:42

Saturday, April 7, 2007
     Easter Vigil (Resurrection of the Lord)
     White
     Mass: 103; Lect 41
     First Reading: Gen. 1:1-2:2
     Second Reading: Gen. 22:1-18
     Third Reading: Ex. 14:15-31, 15:20-1
     Fourth Reading: Is. 54:5-14
     Fifth Reading: Is. 55:1-11
     Sixth Reading: Bar. 3:9-15, 32-4:4
     Seventh Reading: Ezek. 36:16:17, 18-28
     Epistle: Rom. 6:3-11
     Gospel: Lk. 24:1-12

Sunday, April 8, 2007
     Easter Sunday, (Resurrection of the Lord)
     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 OR Lk. 24:13-35 (afternoon/evening)

EASTER SEASON

Monday, April 9, 2007
     Easter Octave
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 105; Lect. 161
     Reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33
     Gospel: mt. 28:8-15

Tuesday, April 10, 2007
     Easter Octave
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 106; Lect. 262
     Reading: Acts 2:36-41; Jn. 2:11-8

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
     Easter Octave
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 107; Lect. 263
     Reading: Acts 3:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 24:13-35

Thursday, April 12, 2007
     Easter Octave
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 108; Lect. 264
     Reading: Acts 3:11-26
     Gospel: Lk. 24:35-48

Friday, April 13, 2007
     Easter Octave
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 109; Lect. 265
     Reading: Acts 4:1-12
     Gospel: Jn. 21:1-14

Saturday, April 14, 2007
     Easter Octave
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 110; Lect. 266
     Reading: Acts 4:13-21
     Gospel: Mk. 16:9-15

Sunday, April 15, 2007
     Second Sunday of Easter
     White
     Mass: 111; Lect. 45
     First Reading: Acts: 5:12-6
     Second Reading: Rev. 1:9-11a, 12-3, 17-9
     Gospel: Jn. 20:19-31

Monday, April 16, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 112; Lect. 267
     Reading: Acts 4:23-31
     Gospel: Jn. 3:1-8

Tuesday, April 17, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 113; Lect. 268
     Reading: Acts 4:32-7
     Gospel: Jn. 3:7-15

     Or Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin
     White
     Mass: 2325-B or 419-422; Lect. 276 or 551A

Wednesday, April 18, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 114; Lect. 269
     Reading: Acts 5:17-26
     Gospel: Jn. 3:16-21

Thursday, April 19, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 115; Lect 270
     Reading: Acts 5:27-33
     Gospel: Jn. 3:31-6

Friday, April 20, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 116; Lect. 171
     Reading: Acts 5:34-42
     Gospel: Jn. 6:1-15

Saturday, April 21, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 117; Lect. 272
     Reading: Acts 6:1-7
     Gospel: Jn. 6:16-21

     Or St. Anselm, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 236; Lect. 272 or 552

Sunday, April 22, 2007
     Third Sunday of Easter
     White
     Mass: 118; Lect. 48
     First Reading: Acts: 5:27-32, 40b-41
     Second Reading: Rev. 5:11-14
     Gospel: Jn. 21:1-19

Monday, April 23, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass 119; Lect. 273
     Reading: Acts 6:8-15
     Gospel: Jn. 6:22-9

     Or St. George, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 2327; Lect. 273 or 553

     Or St. Adalbert, bishop, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 405-416 or 401; Lect 719-724 or 713-718

Tuesday, April 24, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 120; Lect. 274
     Reading: Acts 7:51-8:1
     Gospel: Jn. 6:30-5

     Or St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 238; Lect. 274 or 554

Wednesday, April 25, 2007
     Feast
     Red
     Saint Mark
     Mass: 239; Lect. 555
     Reading: 1 Pet. 5:5b-14
     Gospel: Mk. 16:15-20

Thursday, April 26, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 122; Lect 276
     Reading: Acts 8:26-40
     Gospel: Jn. 6:44-51

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

Friday, April 27, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 123; Lect. 277
     Reading: Acts 9:1-20
     Gospel: Jn. 6:52-59

Saturday, April 28, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 124; Lect. 278
     Reading: Acts 9:31-42
     Gospel: Jn. 6:53, 60-9

     Or Saint Peter Chanel, priest, martyr
     red
     Mass: 240; Letc 278-556

     Or Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort, priest
     white
     Mass: 240-A or 409-411 or 414-416; Lect. 278 or 556A

Sunday, April 29, 2007
     Fourth Sunday of Easter
     (World Day of Prayer for Vocations)
     White
     Mass: 125; Lect. 51
     First Reading: Acts 13:14, 43-52
     Second Reading: Rev. 7:9, 14b-7
     Gospel: Jn. 10:27-30

Monday, April 30, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 126; Lect. 279
     First Reading: Acts 11:1-18
     Gospel: Jn. 10:1-10

     Or Blessed Marie of the Incarnation, religious
     White
     Mass: 240-B or 421-430; Lect. 279-558A

     Or St. Pius V, pope
     White
     Mass 242; Lect 279 or 558