Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

May, 2007
(For Canada)

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 127; Lect. 280
     First Reading: Acts 11:19-26
     Gospel: Jn. 10:22-30

     Or Saint Joseph the Worker
     Optional Memorial
     Mass: 243; Lect. 280 or 559

Wednesday, May 2, 2007
     Memorial
     Saint Athanasius, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 244; Lect. 281
     First Reading: Acts 12:24-13:5a
     Gospel: Jn. 12:44-50

Thursday, May 3, 2007
     Feast
     Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles
     Red
     Mass: 245; Lect. 561
     Reading: 1 Cor. 15:1-8
     Gospel: 14:6-14

Friday, May 4, 2007
     Ferial
     Mass: 130; Lect. 283
     First Reading: Acts 13:26-33
     Gospel: Jn. 14:1-6

     Or Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis
     White
     Mass: 245-A pr 429-430; Lect. 283 or 738-742

Saturday, May 5, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 131; Lect. 554
     Reading: Acts 13:44-52
     Gospel: Jn. 14:7-14

Sunday, May 6, 2007
     Fifth Sunday of Easter
     White
     Mass: 132; Lect 54
     First Reading: Acts 14:21b-27
     Second Reading: Rev. 21:1-5a
     Gospel: Jn. 13:1, 31-33a, 34-35

Monday, May 7, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 133; Lect 285
     Reading: Acts 14:5-18
     Gospel: Jn. 14:21-6

Tuesday, May 8, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 134; Lect. 286
     Reading: Acts 14:19-28
     Gospel: Jn. 14:27:31a

     Or Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine, religious
     White
     Mas: 245B or 429-430; Lect. 286 or561C

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 135; Lect. 287
     Reading: Acts 15:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 15:1-8

Thursday, May 10, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 136; Lect. 288
     Reading: Acts 15:7-21
     Gospel: Jn. 15:9-11

Friday, May 11, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 137; Lect. 289
     Reading: Acts 15:22-31
     Gospel: Jn. 15:12-7

Saturday, May 12, 2007
     (Canada Health Day)
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 138; Lect. 290
     Reading: Acts 16:1-10
     Gospel: Jn. 15:18-21

     Or St. Nereus and ASt. Achilleus, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 246; Lect. 290 or562

     Or St. Pancras, martyr
     Red
     Mass: 247; Lect. 290 or 563

Sunday, May 13, 2007
     Sixth Sunday of Easter
     White
     Mass: 139; Lect 57
     First Reading: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
     Second Reading: Rev. 21:10-14, 22-23
     Gospel: Jn. 14:23-9

Monday, May 14, 2007
     Feast
     Red
     Saint Matthias
     Mass: 248; Lect. 564
     Reading: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
     Gospel: Jn. 15:9-17

Tuesday, May 15, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 141; Lect. 292
     Reading: Acts 16:22-34
     Gospel: Jn. 16:5-11

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 142; Lect. 293
     Reading: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1
     Gospel: Jn. 16:12-15

Thursday, May 17, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 143; Lect. 294
     Reading: Acts 18:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 16:16-20

Friday, May 18, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 144; Lect. 295
     Reading: Acts 18:9-18
     Gospel: Jn. 16:20-23a

     Or St. John I, pope and martyr
     Mass: 249; Lect 295 or 565

Saturday, May 19, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass:  131; Lect. 296
     Reading: Acts 18:23-28
     Gospel: Jn. 16:23b-28

Sunday, May 20, 2007
     Ascension of the Lord
     (World Communications Day)
     White
     Mass: 146; Lect. 58
     First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
     Second Reading: Heb. 9:24-28; 10:19-23
     Gospel: Lk. 24:46-53

Monday, May 21, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 148; Lect. 297
     Reading: Acts 19:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 16:29-33

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

     Or St. Christopher Magallanes, priest, martyr and companions, martyrs
     Red
     Mass 399-400; Lect. 297 or 399-400 or 713-718

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 149; Lect. 298
     Reading: Acts 20:17-27
     Gospel: Jn. 17:1-11a

     Or St. Rita of Cascia, religious
     White
     Mass: 429; Lect 298 or 737-742

Wednesday, May 23, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 150; Lect. 299
     Reading: Acts 20:28-38
     Gospel: Jn. 17:11b-19

Thursday, May 24, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 151; Lect. 300
     Reading: Acts 22:30, 23:6-11
     Gospel: John 17:20-26
 
     Or Blessed Louis-Zéphiriin Moreau, bishop
     White
     Mass: 250-B; Lect. 300 or 566B or 719-724

Friday, May 25, 2007
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 152; Lect. 301
     Reading: Acts 24:27, 25:13-21
     Gospel: Jn. 21:15-9

     Or Saint Bede the Venerable, priest, doctor
     White
     Mass: 251; Lect 301 or 567

     Or Saint Gregory VII, pope
     White
     Mass: 252; Lect 301-568

     Or Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin
     White
     Mass: 253; Lect 301-569

Saturday, May 26, 2007
     Memorial
     White
     Saint Philip Neri
     Mass:  254; Lect. 302
     Reading: Acts 28:16-20, 30-1
     Gospel: Jn. 21:20-5

Sunday, May 27, 2007
     Pentecost Sunday
     Red
     Mass: 155: Lect. 63
     First Reading: Acts 2:1-11
     Second Reading: Rom. 8:8-17
     Gospel: Jn. 14:15-6, 23b-6

ORDINARY TIME

Monday, May 28, 2007
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 156; Lect. 347
     Reading: Sir. 17:24-27, 29
     Gospel: Mk. 10:17-27

Tuesday, May 29, 2007
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 157; Lect 348
     Reading: Sir. 35:1-12
     Gospel: Mk. 10:28-31

Wednesday, May 30, 2007
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 158; Lect 349
     Reading: Sir. 36: 1-2, 5-6, 13-22
     Gospel: Mk. 10:32-45

Thursday, May 31, 2007
     Feast
     White
     Visitation of Mary
     Mass: 256; Lect. 572
     Reading: Zeph. 3;14-18 OR Rom. 12:9-16
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-56