Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

February, 2008
(For Canada)

Friday, February 1, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 165; lect. 321
     Reading: 2 Sam. 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17
     Gospel: Mk. 4:26-34

Saturday, February 2, 2008
     Feast
     White
     Presentation of the Lord
     (World Day for Consecrated Life)
     Mass: 208; Lect. 524
     First Reading: Mal. 3:1-4 
     Second Reading: Heb. 2:10-11, 13b-18++
     Gospel: Lk. 2:22-40

Sunday, February 3, 2008
     Green
     Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
     Mass: 159; Lect. 70
     First Reading: Zaph. 2:3, 3:12-13
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 1:26-31
     Gospel Reading: Mt. 5:1-12a

Monday, February 4, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 166; lect. 323
     Reading: 2 Sam. 15:13-14, 15:30, 16:5-13a
     Gospel: Mk. 5:1-20

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
     Memorial
     Red
     Saint Agatha, virgin, martyr
     Mass: 211; Lect. 324
     Reading: 2 Sam. 18:9-10, 18:14b, 18:24-26a, 18:30-19:3++
     Gospel: Mk. 5:21-43

SEASON OF LENT

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
     Purple
     Ash Wednesday
     Mass: 57; Lect. 220
     First Reading: Joel 2:12-18
     Second Reading: 2 Cor. 5:20-6:2
     Gospel: Mt. 6:1-6, 16-18

Thursday, February 7, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 58; Lect. 220
     Reading: Deut. 30:15-20
     Gospel: Lk. 9:22-25

Friday, February 8, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 59; Lect. 221
     Reading: Is. 58:1-9a
     Gospel: Mt. 9:14-15

     Or St. Jerome Emiliani
     White
     Mass: 213; Lect. 108 and 111

     Or St. Josephine Bakhita, virgin
     White
     Mass: 419-421: Lect. 108 and 111

Saturday, February 9, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 60; Lect. 222
     Reading: Is. 58:9b-14
     Gospel: Lk. 5:27-32

Sunday, February 10, 2008
     Purple
     First Sunday in Lent
     (Development and Peace)
     Mass: 61; Lect. 22
     First Reading: Gen. 2:7-9, 16-18, 25; 3:1-7 ++
     Second Reading: Rom. 5:12-19
     Gospel: Mt/ 4"1-11

Monday, February 11, 2008
     (World Day of Prayer)
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 62; Lect. 224
     Reading: Lev. 19:1-2, 11-18
     Gospel: Mt. 25:31-46

     Optional: Our Lady of Lourdes
     Memorial
     Mass: 215

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 63; Lect. 225
     Reading: Is. 55:10-11
     Gospel: Mt. 6:7-15

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 64; Lect. 226
     Reading: Jonah 3:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 11:29-32

Thursday, February 14, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 65; Lect. 227
     Reading: Esth. 14:1, 3-5, 12-14
     Gospel: Mt. 7:7-12

     Or St. Cyril, monk, and St. Methodius, bishop
     Mass: 216

Friday, February 15, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 66; Lect. 228
     Reading: Ezek. 18:21-28
     Gospel: Mt. 5:20-26

Saturday, February 16, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 67; Lect. 229
     Reading: Deut. 26:16-19
     Gospel: Mt. 5:43-48

Sunday, February 17, 2008
     Second Sunday in Lent
     Purple
     Mass: 68; Lect. 25
     First Reading: Gen. 12:1-4
     Second Reading: 2 Tim. 1:8b-10
     Gospel: Mt. 17:1-9

Monday, February 18, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 69; Lect. 230
     Reading: Dan. 9:3, 4b-10
     Gospel: Lk. 6:36-38

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 70; Lect. 231
     Reading: Is. 1:10, 16-20, 27-28, 31++
     Gospel: Mt. 23:1-12

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 71; Lect. 232
     Reading: Jer. 18:18-20
     Gospel: Mt. 20:17-28

Thursday, February 21, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 72; Lect. 233
     Reading: Jer. 17:5-10
     Gospel: Lk. 16:19-31

     Or Saint Peter Damian, bishop, doctor
     Mass: 218

Friday, February 22, 2008
     Chair of St. Peter, apostle
     Feast
     White
     Mass: 219; Lect. 535
     Reading: 1 Peter 5:1-4
     Gospel: Mt. 16:13-19

Saturday, February 23, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 74; Lect. 235
     Reading: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
     Gospel: Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32

Sunday, February 24, 2008
     Third Sunday in Lent
     (Christian Initiation - First Scrutiny)
     Purple
     Mass: 75; Lect. 28
     First Reading: Ex. 17:3-7
     Second Reading: Rom. 5:1-2, 5-8
     Gospel: Jn. 4:5-42 (Or Jn. 4:5-15, 19-26, 39, 40-42)

Monday, February 25, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 76; Lect. 237
     Reading: 2 Kgs. 5:1-15a
     Gospel: Lk. 4:24-30

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 77; lect. 238
     Reading: Dan. 3:25, 34-43
     Gospel: Mt. 18:21-35

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 78; Lect. 239
     Reading: Deut. 4:1, 5-9
     Gospel: Mt. 5:17-19

Thursday, February 28, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 79; Lect. 240
     Reading: Jer. 7:23-28
     Gospel: Lk. 11:14-23

Friday, February 29, 2008
     Ferial
     Purple
     Mass: 80; lect. 241
     Reading: Hosea 14:1-9
     Gospel: Mk. 12:28b-34